Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-07-05
The Court Martial,


 writer for the government. Thos Hughes was the first witness for the prosecution, and testified that he had never sold type writer to Capt. Milti- more, but acknowledged that he had signed the proposal and the accom- panying papers for type writer, fer the use of the government, and at the time he did not know what ho was signing. He said that about this time he had sold stove for cash to Captain Miltimore, and that he supposed the proposal for tho typewriter was for the stove. He had no account on his books of the sale of eitLer stove or typewriter to Captain Miltimore.
 Capt. True testified that the type writer was turned over to him az gov ernment property. He said that he had bought one similar in Los Angeles for S135.
 Glover, True's clerk, testified that he receipted for the typewriter and cabinet, that they wsre in good condition, had been used some, but not much. Besides the typewriter and cabinet, Captain Miltilnore turned over four reams of parchment paper, valued at S4.SS a ream, and three reams of demi paper, worth 8 ream, which were not included in the invoice. but were turned over as going with the machine. He said that the estimated total turned over to him amounted to s1j9.90 in Los Angeles.
 Willis Haynes testified that he sold Captain Miltinore a typewriter and an eight draw cabinet in 1888. The ma chine was as good as new He received S100 for it, the money being paid by J. $. Mansfield. He said it was worth S145, but that he sold it be- cause he needed the money at the time.
 J. $. Mansfield said that Capt. Milti- more handed him s100 and asked him to pay it to w. Haynes, who was away at the time, as he (Miltimorc) was going away Soon. Mir. Mansfield said the transaction had no connection with any other stationery transactions with the government.
 4 motion was made to adjourn till o'clock a. m. to- MOTION; objected to as tomorrow was Sunday, and it was net necessary to hold Court Martials on Sunday, except in time of war and as this WAS not time of war, the motlon was defeated. Adjourned till Monday at o'clock.
 The Capt. Miltimore case was resumed this morning.
 Mr. Knox Csrbett was the first witness. He said that in January last he had a conversation with Thos. Hughes in re- gard to the sale of a typewriter to Capt. Miltimore, and that Mr. Hughes said the transaction was all right.
 Mir. Samuel Hughes was the next witness. He testified that he had never heard anything of the typew riter, except that Thos. Hughes had told him 1t was either all right or all settled. A week ago, in conversation with him, Thomas Hughes said that Capt. Miltimore had claimed that he (Miltimore) had bought a typewriter, and Hughes said that he was positive that Capt. Miltimors had not.
 NIT. J. H. Martin testified as to the value of the typewriter, and said that a new one like it would cost $40 to Sl45, without any material. Alss, that the freight on the typewriter was about S5, and on the cabinet from $S 10 SIP. He said he had sold one like it on the cars in Los Angeles, for sl3S.
 MT. B. ". Tchenor was tLe next on the stand. He sad that the price of a No. 2 Standard Remington Typewriter in New York WAS $97.50, not including material, and the cabinet s30. Does not know what the freight would be to this place.
 MT. l.. H. Jerome testified that he had been a frequent visitor at the house and office of Capt. Miltimore. and saw this machine or one similar used ire quently.
 NIT. Carl Boch recognized two propo- sals for typewriter that had been sent to Thos Hughes. He received instruc- tions from Capt. Miltimore to make vouchers, which he did. Capt. Milti- more tosk them to Hughes. He said that the typewriter was in use in the office of Capt. Miltimore for two years and was turned over to Capt. True in Jan. 1890. He said there was never any stationery for the typewriter purchased except by Captain Miltimore; and none purchased by vouchers or in voiced. He said no stove WAS ever pur- chased of Thos. Hughes or Stevens & Hughes officially.
 Capt. Miltimore testified that about August, 1887 he had found it necessary to purchase typewriter, and went to see Thcs. Hughes about it. Hughes said that he did not carry that kind of goods in stock. Capt. Miltimore told him that he would make a selection of the kird wanted and have Hughes buy it. Mir. Hughes said all right, that he would do it that way. Subsequently he saw wv. Haynes and found that he was agent for the Remington Co. and talked with him and finally bought 8 type writer ard cabinet. He however, neg lscted to make request for authority to purchase at the time, but did so in October, 1889. He also bought sup plies of MT. Hughes and large qusnti- ty of J. 4. Martin.
 The court went out at 11:30 o'clock, and came back in about an hour, when the Wham case was called up.
 Adjourned at 1:30 until g o'clock to-