The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-10
VALUE OF THEIR WORDS.
ooop NAME or rRENrIss AND FIFE.
,xt,nosses Testified that They Would be-
iieve Thorn on Oath-Evidcpce Closed
In the Graham Case.

The twelfth session Of the naval court
,ar,ial trying Commander James ID. Graham
.,s held yesterday. After tho record OF Fri
..~ had beon read and approved Captain
r..ter made statement in reference 10 the
..o,r,oniac Of Mr.. c. u. Langhorne as a wit
-. uestated that Mr. Langhorne had been
oui Of town.
~ u. Baylor, apothecary. was the frat wit
.,s. called in robuttal. Ho stated that he
la. been IN tho Confederate service as an as
s.st.ni surgeon. Yes he said Il would
fr'.rvo lite on oath
WtMam Nelcher landsman, was the next
v.rcss called. 1 have known Fife, he said
s.rco he came on board. Yes. would believe
vrJ. b. Newell was the next witness call
o. HE said that he was general delivery clerk
stle Richmond postoilico. / have been q
member of Phi. keafny Post for seven
t..s. / have been officer OF the dav. COM
handler and Quar.ernaster. know James ID.
lreutss. lie IS member of Tie post. have
known him for about ten years. ] have been
Ultimately acquainted for the past six years
With aim. ! would believe HIM on oath or
az ether way.
ss-oxamned by Captain Parker
f. got pha kelrny Post investigating the
~. l.Ct OF lTent IS a. regards his testimony
40 80 Comrade GrahaIny
A,s YOU might call 10 an investigation.
~ was committee appointed. az frent.s'
fe.l S. O. investigate the testimony OF Com
70 sweeney that was given at the court Of
i1llIy.
WOULD nrLIEyr Nm
1rr MI. Smith. DEPUTY collector of internal
revenue. was next called. He SAID ~ an
serr OBJ ouestiOns / am bonded Oiicec OF
Size Government. Ny bond is s5o00O. | am
member of Phil kearny Post. / know
James d. pTentiss would believe him on
C4.-.
lr.ss-examined 10y Captain Parker
N.4t was your business before You became
g. officer If the Government.
was in the LIQUOR business.
n.vuu think that diguihed occupa--
"I object calculated both OF the Judge
Advocates The man didn't come here 10
te suited by counsel for the defense, SAID
Lieutenant lauchheimer
"Ne submit that IL Is a proper question"
g.. a.. tain Parker
Colonel Meredith then presented hypO-
neucal case of the dealings of Palmer and
IIentss
Af.er citing the illustration Colonel Mere
Ctl asked the witness II he would believe a
nan on oath ii be acted in that manner.
The question was ob ected TO by Lieutenant
Iemiy Both be and Colonel Meredith
ar-uel 40 considerable length. The Court
reused 90 sustain the objection.
Tie witness. replying said. If the second
person was correct / don't think / could.
Was 10 not az your request as commander OF
Pin. hearly Post that Commander Graham
enlisted Mr. Prentiss
received u letter from Commander Ora
BAN which stated that he would be willing TO
enis. members OF Phil. kearny Post II they
came up % the requirements as TO sobrety
aal competency. I'm that way Mr. Frentiss
received the position OF ships writer.
ANOTHER WHO WOULD.
Nr. Mark r. Lloyd was the next witness
g. led He said I'm substance as follows l re-
sle IN Manchester My occupation IS the
insurance business. belong 10 PM kearny
] 81. i avn commander. j nave known
James ID. Prentiss since 1872. From his gen
tr4l reputation and my own personal knOwl-
edge / would believe him on oath.
Colonel Meredith, On cross examination,
sssed the same hypothetical question he had
asked the former witness, ending with the
query Would you believe him under oath;
The witness. thinking for moment. said:
Well. now. 1 would believe him under oath.
sr so on the knowledge have had OF the
-ral for many years.
Tie Questi was again read to the witness
AZ he was instructed TO answer the question
without strayng from the subject
y have answered the question, think, SAID
tie witness
Do you mean 10 say that if Prentiss was
guilty of the conduct mentioned IN my last
question You Woull believe him on oath.
w0ld said Mr LLOYD.
Atthls point Lieutenant Lauchheimer stated
shat be lad no further witnesses 20 call, and
that tie rebuttal testimony was closed.
After some little consultation the Judge
Advocate announced that the trial was closed.
Captain Parker asked whether the argument
could be oral OF whether it would have TO be
written
Tile court was cleared TO deliberate the
I0lt
When the court reoDened President Greer
announced as the dscision of the Court that
tie argument must be in writing and that it
would have 10 bo submitted & the Court be-
fore being read by counsel. He further said
that the counsel were allowed until Monday
morning al $3.50 o'clock 10 prepare their argu-
meut lie then announced the court adj
lCurled until that time.