New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
HEARING WCALLA'S SIDE.
TWO WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE
SECRETARY TRACY DECIDES THAT THE Closing
ARGUMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENTAL SHALL
BE oRAI.-MR. CHoATE WILL SPEAK.

! .pcrNryrs N THE GOVERNMENTAL SHALL
BE ORAL-MR. CHOATE WILL SPEAK
A dispatch was received by the McCalla court
martial Yesterday from the Secretary OF the Navy
Granting the reouest of the accused that the closing
arguments be made orally, and the eloquehce oil Mr'
Cbo,te will he heard at the close of the proceedings
| in bebalf Of the captain of the Enterprise. The
prosecution closed its case yesterday with inc tea
mony Of sergeant of Marines Monroe VINO was sergeant
Of the guard at the time OF the Walker episode lie
,rora IN the same things that he had sworn TO before
fine cour OF inquiry, and his testimony diiieicd only
from that Of the officers who witnessed the affair in
! nat be testified that water thrown over Walker
oor no had been cut ard that Walker hit by the
| commanders sword three times. The prosecution
then rested its and read extracts from the log OF
the Enterprise showing that the ship was at sea when
men were in straitjackes and lrOned together III GER
| tain
rho defence began in the afternoon by the Offering
nv N ,ienzes as testimony of the official record of the
nroceed Is and findings in the Of seaman svageh
lie said that as these findings of a general court
martial showed in the testimony presented thst tho
man had been confined In STRAIT
| iocket and a, they had been approved
by the highest reviewing authority. the Admiral OF
the European Squadron a tac consent had been gwen
10 this mode of punishment That part of the court
martiars record which showed that Svagch was Iohed
with his hands behind him while in straitlachet was
mot road hut the whole record was offered in evidence
The records OF the police court Of the District Oh
Columbia. which showed u long career oil pctN ofimc
es the early life OF Walker also offered IN cNI-
donce Lieutenant Niullgan was the first witness put
nm tho stand by the defence. The defence had asked
that the prosecution be forced TO call him. ana MI
Cboate made a speech on the subject. which was 30
spociou and plausible that the hearty old Admiral ut
tho head Of the table could only in response to
if Clear the court" Relieved from tic beautiful
snuositics of Mr. Choate's oratory. the c0urt quickly
decided that the defence could not designate what Wit
ncsscs the court or the prosecution should CALL and
took a recess for luncheon.
Lieutenant Mullgan told the story of the cutting
down of Walker substantially he had told II at tho
cour of inquiry and other witnesses have told IT,
No ouestion however. got him TO admit that he was
| o,roid NJ a mntinv On cross-examination IL WIS
cabin that night, the American Consul ana his friends
being on board. This out in questions as 10 why
pnvmaster Nudd was deck at 10 O'Clock at nght
WIen tho Admiral shook his head at the judge advo-
cate and indicated that that line OF cross-eAanlhaoh
was going far, the questions OF this nature were
properly dropped IL, A., ,,,o.
cOud wish In his testimony and the fact that boih the
prosecution and the defence wanted him on TIE sH
but wanted the other side 10 call him, showed that e
WAS like one of those ancient field pieces winch Wchl
OF both ways and were equally fatal 10 ircHl ara
cncmy-in fact perfectly impartial. Iaymaet y Mudl.
whose presence on deck at 10 o'clock at night tho
prosecution sought TO account for was the next VII
ness. He told the story Of the Walker incident
that the other Witnesses OF the affair had done hu
said that he thought the commander wac quito stlnea
in cutting down Walker. and that the commander was
in fact, rather slow about enforcing discipline ana
cutting the down lie thought that me COMMANDER
was fully Justified In what he did. and the eject, Of his
action good. for Walker after that reformed ana
was advanced to 4 frStclass man
The court meets at 10 O'Clock this morning.