The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-08
Tim accused submitted the following ques-

| tho accused euo"i''o~ '
| ton III. .ha rocom-
mandation if il had been given 20 your
intended 10 put it with the charges Ia the
,enort | had made to tho Secretary OK 'he
Navy. =. d..t and aneak
falsely with me? asked the counsel.
No sir ,,.., ma.
waists part Of your plan to entrap me
ord cot from mo a paper to use against me-
Yes. sir; if it can be called so.
Who else knew of this scheme OF yours
None others.
Were YOU afraid TO take any one else into
vo we, confidence. or why did you not take
others in your confidence who you ciaifh had
been harshly treated by NE. -,
I wanted no others. / did not WISH To
bring any one else IN the matter. 1es' Gu
gineered ny plan alone;
How long before you lett the ser'ice "c'o
you contemplating this attack upon mo-
Since the month Of February 1871
What started you then!
Your language against Admiral Porter.
Is that all: what next happened; g.,
After a considerable pause Prentss SAID:
"Your conduct in general as commanding
officer OF these vessels.
asked what next happened after tho
alleged Porter mntter that you considered
improper on my part.
Your threatening and use Of abusive lam
guage TO an enlisted man September TO- 1871.
Then nothing occurred between February.
1891 and September. 1891, that you conslc-
cred improper, Am | right.
Yes. sir. something did occur. In July
your refusing to give me a sufficient amount
OF money 20 bury my child. while had more
than a sufficient amount asked for due me on
the books. / asked for $50 and received Si5.
/ arranged the necessary expenses OF the oc-
casion by borrowing $50 outside.
WaII snnmltfoN
court and had appended TO the record a spe-
cial money requisitiOn signed by James D.
Prentiss July 10. 1891. for SlS; amount due
him at the time. s63 approved by Com
mander Graham and paid by Assistant Pay
master John o. Lowell; also monthly money
requisition dated July 81, 1891 in which APP
pears the name OF James ID. Prentss with
amount due .6L43. and with amount already
drawn. Ed.
At this iuncture the Judge advocate OBJ
iected TO the next question asked. and after
brief argument the court was cleared. When
the court re-c0nyoned the nudge advocate
stated that il had been decided that the cues
tion was nadmissble on the ground that the
accused must conhne himself 70 the evidence
adduced by direct testimony
THE MONEY DUE.
Prentiss was then asked:
Did you not receive al due you except a
months pay,
Yes sir.
Did anything occur after September, 1891.
that you have 10 complain OF;
December 81 you used language unoecom-
ing an officer 10 IN enlisted man while at the
mast under your protection.
l. that ALL now,
No. sir. Your placing of yOurselfina position
By signing an agreement 70 leave your COM
mand without orders from the department on
February 10. 1892. On learning from certain
letters that you had transactions with an en-
listed man which are contrary 70 the rules
and regulations of the navy. hat is all.
Then as / understand. from February 1871.
month after you entered the service. until
you lett II. you kept memorandum OF all
these things Tor the purpose OF using them
against me.
no. sir. ! kept no memorandum. Not a
scratch Of q pencil or pen.
II have not been quietly on the Lookout
since the Porter incident continued the
witness. the access hal 20 the books made
mo familiar by having them IN my hands
daily. Certain orders and reports kept them
wildly in ms mind
Was the publishing Of the order relating 70
Admiral Porter recorded IN the log after
general muster,
Yes sir. No. there was no other order
published az tho same time. ! think the
next record dag an order was published il
regard TO the death OF General sherman
am positive about Admiral Porter, but not
about General sherman.
m nfhs after you determined 10 make tins
attack and kept Your position as ships clerk
without letting ne know.
es sir. 800
state your post0aice address for years 1850.
1.4f. l--Z and 1853 and the nome you were
BY postofice address for 1850 was Clover