The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-07
CHoATE TALKS FOR M,oA11A.
The Charges Frivoious-McCaIIa Dealing
with Open Rebellion.

with Open Rebellion.
| For nearly five hours yesterday Joseph II
| Choate stood before the twelve naval judges
who are sitting in court martial over his client,
| Commander Bowman II. McCalls and made a
plea for the accused officers acqulttal on all
| the charges and Specifications which have
been brought against him. A short resume OF
the testimony by judge Advocate Garst for the
Government followed Mr.. Choates summing up,
after which Rear Admiral Harmony announced
that there woula be no more open sessions OF
the court which has now boon sitting for thir-
teen days. To-day the court meets in eHocu-
tive session to slft the evidence and como 10 q
decision on each charge. This work may take
IRON four hours to four days. the Admiral saYs.
Tho result OF the courts deliberations will be
T EEoa to the SeGretGry G fae law md
running his hand quickly through his hair.
began his address TO the naval officers, who
:" May il please tho court" he said, you will
not eXpegt mere andsman TO enter into the
TO the Judge Advocate and his able assistant.
l snail content myself with Resume OF tho
y We hnfly am AM some questions OIL Jaw winch
lle then impressed upon the court the i'm
p9rtance OF their decision TO the whole navy.
ALA was absolutely unconscious that II
single man aboard his ship had complaint TO
up from the American press, and, as Mr.. Choulo
Put IT, ne whole pack OF HOUNDS ,hnm Eas at 1T
The lawyer then began review Of the various
hosie erapS Eaf ssRetssSSssdh the M
bearing on It, In every instance where men
Jackets he strenuously main aired that ii was
Tor the purpose Of restraint one and neverfor
punishment. The strauacket was to pro
tect the men from themselves, for their vel
fare. not their injury The specification which
embodied Graham's con iinement In irons Tor
iyo DAYS at antwerp under mlsapnrehensi9n
Nh. Choato characterized as the most grossly
frivolous charge that had ever been brought
s Sei4te court martial me mtpea!ment, ne
failed TO toll the Captain that he had given
Graham permission TO leave the deck. although
he stood beside his commander when Graham
was ordered into irons. MIR. Choate pictured
the scene whore the Commander threatened
The Captain used strong language" he
said. with threats to Kill, at the same time.
That the CAPTAIN has Acknowledged. but no
Meyer to submission. The charge is that the
Captain used unbecomng language on that
unbecoming, but, In spite OF them, it is becom-
InS universal Softer language might haye
effect Sought u for Some people seem to think
that shin-ot7Tar is sunday school: such
iamEuage would seem somewhat strange IN u
SUNDAY school, but tho millennium hasn't ar
rived everywhere yet"
NIL Nuodlc uuulllleu mo CHdi BS tudt tue ht
ticles OF war haunt been read once n month
on board. but lie said very lew CAPTAINS IL tho
navy keen to this ancient regulation, which was
started In 1900. Taking up the cutting down
Of Walker which he said was the only charge
Choatc went over the Captains actions on that
night step by step from the gagG ing 10 the use
of the sword asserting that each one was tho
only alternative that was left to the Captain
with WI iker in ouen rebellion and the sailors
forward ready to back him up.
lie concluded with an appeal to the court to
consider the twenty-five years OF service which
Capt McCalla had given to his country, and the !
record he has made for himself in that time.
Then Lieut.. Garst emphasized q few OF tho |
points OF the evidence given by the Govern |
ments Witnesses and the court adjourned. A |
general hands baking follnweo between the |
lawyers and the nava officers AZ the court |
broke up At 10 O'Clock to-day the court will |
meet IN secret session.