Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-10
TOARGUEON MONDAY
THE LAST TESTIMONY IN THE Ora
HAM CASE GIVEN YESTERDAY
Rsbuttsi Evidence - to Prsntiss's InseE-
risy-The Result Of the Trial Will
Not BE Made Pebble.

All testimony In the Graham court-mar-
tial is IN. and the case now stands ready
for argument. Two weeks have been spent
in examining Witnesses. and about thirty
persons have been on the stand.
The speeches for the defence and prose-
cu.ion will be prepared in writing and de-
liyered on Monday. After this the court
viii hold q secret session for deliberation.
in which the verdict recommended will be
decided upon. The entire record will DO
placed in the custody of Judge-Advocate
lauchheimer. and by him Will be trans
mitted TO the hands Of the Judgo-Advocatee..
General at Washington. This official Will
review the record. make briet OF 1t, and
present his summary TO the Secretary OF
the Navy for his approval. If the sentence
10 dismissal from the service the mat
ter goes before the President for bis
sanction. after which the general result OF
the trial is made public.
THOROUGHLY Suited CASE.
There is much speculation and anxiety
| as to what the verdict will be. The extreme
punishment for such violations Is the
charges set forth is dismissal from the ser
vice. The case has been very thoroughly
sif,ed by both sides. The defence has been
very ably conducted by Captain James
Parker. OF New York, Mr.. G. Y. Meredith.
| and Colonel 10. Lane Stern. of this city.
Lieutenant Charles II. Lauchheimer, who
has been assisted in bis labor as Judge-Ad-
yocate by Lieutenant Samuel Lemley. has
| performed his duty in an earnest and con-
| scientious way, az has his associate. They
have in every instance been equal TO the
| emergency when disputed questions arose,
| and their prosecution from legal point
| OF view has been very strong one.
THEY BELIEVE FIPE.
When the court met yesterday morning
| the prosecution adopted a line of testi-
| monv TO rebut certain evidence introduced
by the accused for the purpose of i'm
| peaching Prentiss and Fife as witnesses.
The first person placed on the stand was
Dir. BAYLOR the apothecary on board the
| monitors. He said he was graduate OF
| the University of Virginia and was an as
sistant surgeon during the late war; lie
| testified that he had known Fife since he
| shipped on the monitors, and that from
bis general reputation and from his
| (Baylor's) personal knowledge OF the man
he would believe him on oath. He stated
that he had always found him worthy OF
confidence. Landsman BelchoT, from the
| vessel, testified to the same effect.
IN Favor OF PRrNTIss.
Mr.. Newell, the general delivery clerk at
| had known Prentiss about ten years and
| that he thought him truthful man and
would believe him on oath.
Dir. N. J.. Smith. past commander OF
Phil. Kearny Post. G.. A. r., of which
| James ID. Prentiss is also a member, was
placed on the stand by the prosecution:
| He stated that he was bonded officer or
| the government IN tho sum OF 10000. lie
| had known Mr.. Prentiss for several years.
and from his knowledge Of the man he
| would bslieve him under oath. .,
The witness stated that If Prentiss had
| come TO him to get letter OF recon-
mendation for the express purpose OF
| using il against him he could not believe
| him on oath.
THE COMMANDER TEsTIFIEs.
Mr.. NJ II. LLOYD, commander OF Phil.
| Kearny Post, testified that he had known
| Prentiss since 1872. and that from his
| general reputation and his own personal
| knowledge of Prentiss he would believe
| him under oath.
| On being cross-Questioned the witness
| was asked " Suppose that Prentiss were
| 10 threaten to prefer charges against you
as commander of Phil. Kearny Post. and
were to 90 to friend of yours and say If
you would recommend him to some posi-
| ton YOU might desire, he would not pre-
/ fer those charges, and that Prentiss were
| to afterwards admit under oath that he
| did not intend 10 withdraw those charges,
but intended TO get the recommendation
| from YOU, in order to strengthen his case
against you-would you believe him under
| oath!"
BAD ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
Il would believe Prentiss under oath,
replied the witness.
ANSWER the question" commanded the
| Court.
| II have answered it,"
| The interrogation was then reread, but
| tho witness insisted that he had answered
| 1t. He said that even though Prentlss
| were guilty of the conduct set forth III the
| question, he would still believe him under
oath.
The Judge-Advocate stated that his side
had no other witnesses to introduce, and
that he had the honor to announce that
the rebuttal was closed.
The court was then cleared and decided
that the argument of the accused be writ
ten ont and submitted to the Court for in.
spection before delivery. Commander
Graham's counsel asked that sufficient time
be given them for the preparation OF then
defence. Court adjourned TILL $3.50 O'Clock
Monday morning. at which hour IL IS ex
pected that the written address of the ac-
| cused Will be submitted.