Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-11
THE FLETCHER DOG CART.
The Colonel Shows it Was Bought
With His Check.
MRS. MCFARLAND IMPEACHED.
"A Brother Of the Defendant Testi-
hes to Her Reputation for r.
Veracity in the Quaker
City.
MCFARLAND IMPEAcHED.
The Court Martial.

After an enforced idleness of three days
awaiting the arrival Of witnes ses, the court
martial sitting upon the case OF. Lieutenant
Colonel Joshua Fletcher ~reconvened at Fort
Omaha yesterday morning, all members, the
Judge advocate and the accused being present.
Owing to the absence of the counsel for Col
onel Fletcher an adjournment was taken
at the request of the accused until l o'clock,
when the examination of witnesses for the
defense was resumed.
Mrs. j. S. Sllman, Of Chicago, was the
first witness called. She first saw Mrs. Nc
Farland at the Broad street station Two
wears ago in Philadelphia, where her atten-
ton was attracted to her by noticing her en-
gagged in a handkerchief filtration with GER
told by companions that she was Mrs. Nc
Farland. She had previously been told that
Mrs. Mcfarland was a very forward woman.
Last June Mrs. Mcfarland and Mrs.
Fletcher. while en- route east, had called on
her in Chicago and Mrs. Mcfarland had re.
cited the episode of the cart, and SAID
that she had Colonel Fletcher
where she wanted him, and that
thereafter the colonel won't be
troubled with his extra set Of false teeth. for
/ crushed them under my feet Mrs. McF'ar-
land also called at her residence o
turning home from attendance upon
this court martial. She called at the home of
Gn6 WltneSS muCu 70 MIS-. 0llHldn ulSpiedS-
ure. Atthat time she had remarked that she
had made it hot for the colonel and wasn't
s she would make him lose his
shoulder straps before she got through.
Upon DISCRIMINATION the witness said she
was a cousin of Colonel Fletcher.
Mr.. G. A.. Pierson, teller Of the
First National bank, of PhIladel,
phia, was the next witness called
He said he had known Colonel Fletcher
H4af a. vaaao j q u n a QhaNun a nhanLY "A afAh
June 10, 1855. Asked # he knew the
signature, he replied that he
did, that 1T was5 the signature
of Colonel Fletcher. and that the
check had gone through the regular chan
nels. This check was payable to the firm
from which the accused bought the dog-cart,
and was accompanied bya bill for the cart
over which the trouble arose, was offered in
evidence. ul.t
He has known Mrs. Mcfarland for fifteen
or twenty years, much OF the time living
about three squaers from her. He knows her
reputation for truth and veracity in
Philadelphia, and when her animosity was
aroused he did not consider that
she was to be- believed. Her
reputation in thise. regard fire.
quentiy discussed In hispresence and 1t was
generally pronounced bad.
Last June prior TO the time Mrs. Mcfarland
came to Omaha he heard that she had de-
clared that she was coming to Omaha to get
Colonel Fletcher under her foot, where she
wanted hiIs.
Upon cross-examination the witness said
he knew nothing personally concerning the
purchase OF the dog-cart. He was ques-
toned at length by the judge-adyocate
concerning his knowledge Of Mrs. Mcf'ar-
lands character, but his direct testimony
was mistaken.
G. H. Fletcher was then called. He is a
brother Of the accused. He is a member of
the Pennsylvania state legislature.
For fifteen years he has known
Mrs. mcfarland aud knows her rep
utation for truth and veracity in the Quaker
city aud knows II to be bad. He had once
heard William Thomas, an uncle OF
Mrs. Mcfarland, say. IN referring TO her
connection with this trial that that little she