Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-05
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Uonos Of Frtsidsnt Greer
When RsAr-Admirai Grocf entered tho Dis-
1E)<x Court room yesterday morning 80 convene
the Graham coort-maftial he Hound In front Of
m ooAs large basket Of roses. beautiful In de-
slGn, Win card attached, upon which we're
WRITTEN these finess ITO Rear Admiral J. A..
(<Feef. xish congratulations from the members
q ~ court. tho 3udge.Advocate, and the Is
oociAke 70 the Judac-Advocasc." The recipient
. tbts exQuiaise norai tribute became rear adj
mtEAl Afth oficer in limo Of promotion In the
nnvy, on Sunday. Admiral Greer bowed his
tanks 70 tho court and called tho body 20 order.
Mscninsss Walsh was called. and he testified
- 70 Commander Graham's language after the
GvAth a Admiral Porter.
Ex-Nechintst Darts. Of Norfolk, In his testi-
moay. stated that the mourning was not put on
for Admiral Porter whom tho rudders were re-
csivsd on board ne ships. He also said that
ho heard Commander Graham say that IL would
~ - farce for him TO wear the badge Tor
ehas man. Davis tcstiaed that be kept the run
Of TIE dates concerning the wearing Of mourn
tu1 for Admiral Porter by making MONOGRAM
dun IN . scrap-b, or. He admitted that he
Gnfor1eined luminosity toward the accused, ana
had % expressed himself.
rRExTiss TESTIFIED.
james ID. Prcnsiss Commander Grahsn's ac-
cuser and ex-shiplswriter On the monitors, was
called a. q witness for the prosecution He SAID
he was on board the monitors on February "a,
1891. and saw the general muster ou that cay
and heard the orders read announcing the death
Of Admiral Ptrter Prior 10 the mus.er lie
heard Commander Graham cay. In speaking oil
The death Of the Admiral: Yes, - him
hc's dead ard gone to -. i hope, where no
ought 70 have boon twonty-nve years ago, -
him. wish that were nrst-class nre.
o. - 4 ut ar
roast MIN : I'D make him equirm. - - him.
This, Prentiss ssofe, was said by the accused 10
the presence Of Mate kuhl, lotmep rainier
ana Watts. He also testified in regard to tho
Upon reassembling after tho dinner recess
Prentins WIS shown the original log Of the ships
and asked who wrote the interlineaton ana tue
provision about the mourning Tor conmshosi =
Granam. The witness replied that he thought
TIE handwriting was that OF the accused. The
1udge-Advocate then handed Prentiss the
smooth log which had been forwarded 70 the de-
partment mt Washington ana in,crsoga'ea a, ha
wrote himself. Being cross-quesuoned py tne
accused, Prentiss said he did not have consldera.
BILE animosity toward Commander Graham anu
that ne never had spoken 10 Onicer NJ. b. sutton.
Of the Richmond police, asking him not 10 arrest
escaped men from the monitors, and then used
Language against the accused which showed AMI
mostly toward him
PERHAPS Hg LIED.
Tho witness was asked II he was mistaken
about this IL he was not also mistaken about all
. the ether statements he had made before the
court and replied that he was morally sure that
he had never bad any conversation with Onicer
Sutton =.
whether or MT he had ever expressed his hatred
toward the accused, and he answered that he
had.
PERHAPS 70, SIR" answered Prentiss.
On his cross-eXamination he said he further
stated that he did in general way promise 10
withhold his charges against the Commander II
the latter would recommend him urentiss) Tor
reaRPointment ,o,, p.,msr OF xou,a 70.
commend you 10 my successor you would WITH
draw your charges you admit that you lied
again, did you not 7" queried Colonel stern.
To this the associate TO the Judge-hdvocate
objected on the grounds that the counsel Tor the
accused was assumiug that the witness nad
made statement which he Ind not. Colonel
Stern denied that he intended 70 do THIS ana
asked that the stenographer read over the ques-
ton. The objection OF the Judge.Adyocate was
sustained.
Prentiss continued his testimony by saying:
"No. sir; / did not say to Mr.. James Hayes
about the time forwarded the charges TO Wash
ington that would walk barefooted 10 that city
but what would have Commander Oraham put
out Of the navy. II had gotten the recommen-
dalton should have put II In my report to the de-
partment and have gwen the reasons why was
refused re-enlstment i do not look upon what
said 70 Palmer In regard 70 this promise as
falsohood on my part; i looked upon IL as mat
ter Of business. Yes, sir; IL would have been
false promise 10 get n paper against the Com
mander. did not think was trying TO entrap
Commander Graham
WAS 1T TRAP?
"Did you not do this FOR the purpose OF getting
me into q trap aud obtain the recommendation
from met" asked the accused.
"No, sirl" Continuing, in answer to croes-eI-
animation by the accused, Prentiss said mo
one else knew OF this scheme. l first made up
my mind, not fully, shortly after heard your
language toward Admiral Porter. i had not
been in the service quite month. retained
throughout my term of service the determine
ton 70 report you whenever an opportunity pre-
eented itself. l finally determined 70 make up
the report Immediately after my discharge from
service"
Prentise was then examined by the accused as
70 his former history, and was Intercepted as 70
his term OF service with Fleischman & Co. as
their salesman Tie admitted that he had had a
circuIar-letter concerning the accused printed,
out stated that he never gave but one copy OF II
away.
AslLUTE TO TIE REAR ADMIRAL
Court adjourned to meet at $50 O'clock this
morning. Later In the afternoon a salute was
flred from Capitol Square In honor OF the new
Rear-Admirai, President Greer, which was both
The salute, which attracted a large crowd TO the
Capitol Square, was Ia accordance with the FOL
lowing order:
SPECIAL ORDER NO. O.
RICHMOND, April 4. 1892.
Capsafn John f. Huteheson, Commanding Battery
A, First Battalion Artillery, Virginia PoIun-
tesrs.
Sir,-You viii place In position on the Capitol
kauare, Immediately north Of the custom-house,
! platoon Of your guns and at O'Clock 7. n.
proceed TO fire salute OF thirteen guns In
honor OF the promotion of Admiral Greer, OF the
United states navy.
BY order w. Z. Simons. major commanding
First Battalion Artillery, Virginia Volunteers.
w. G. HARVEY, JR,
Captain and Adiuiant
The guns were admirably served, and in pay
ing this conf iiment 10 Admiral Greer the How
itzers did graceful act. as II Is the first oppor-
tunify ever offered OF firing salute to an admi-
raj while In an inland city.