New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
THE LYMAN COUREMARTIAL BEGUN
lie PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGES
ANOTHER TRIAL TO FOLLOW THAT OF
TIE KEAi.SARGES NAVIGATOR

ANOIItK hhihi' ~ AS4@-'D'' -''--N
TIE XEAasARGEs NAVIGATOR.
The court-mar,lal of Lieutenant Charles II. Ly.
man. of the Kearsarge. was actually begun yester-
day at the Navy Yard and by the same court that
tried Corrro,rder Oscar F. Heyerm,n. But the trial
did not get far along for after two-hours session
GEORGE E. Kent the counsel for the accused, pleaded
for time to examine the log books IN order that he
might be better able to protect TIE interests OF MS
client The charges were first read 10 the accused.
who pleaded Not guilty" to the hrst charge and
It's three specifications the substance of which Is
that he was neglectful OF his duties as navigator;
and he made the same plea on the second charge
and its specification, that he was culpably ineil-
cient in the performance Of his auty'
Naval Cadet r. b. Mccormick, who was the as
slstant 10 Lieutenant Lyman, was the hrst witness
lie testified to the hazy condition of the weather
preceding the loss of the Kearsafge and 70 the OBJ
servatons ne had taken and the manner OF making
thor, Counsel for the accused objected to several
questions asked by Lieutenant Commander Kelley,
the Judge Advocate, upon the GROUND thhl tney
were leading. Mr. Kent said that his ooJections
were made 70 facilitate the method OF arriving at
conclusions and the Judge-Advocate apoogetically
said he should be sorry 10 ask leading questions.
AR Eopt asked the privilege OF postponing his
c,oes-exa -,ination of the witness, which was
granted.
Commander fIeyerrau. whose case is now before
he Secretary for decision was the next witness ana
,!s testimony was similar 10 '"AI "S'S-''D.N o''S'
rfo said that the positions Of the ship were worked
out by the navigator, from when ne sn t9 VIZ
ships course Ne described the course OF me Vessei
rom the position at 4 o'clock on February untu
Tho shin stranded at sunset me Judse-StVOcate
asked the witness II h recalled CONVEX Sdtry ne
ha! with the navigator about b'J' y NJ Vi 0D u-.ty
p fut The accused objected to the question on the
ground that the specification reads ma al was AZ
.;,,nset that the negligence was committed.
I,eutenant john Hood was the next Si.ness, gu!
ni, testimony the same ds gwen AZ me yurI oL
Ipquirv and AZ the Heyer.3an cOrrt-fnar'iei' Inc
court taer adjourned till 10 a. m. to-day
lust as the cOu.t adjourned i,euteI!hn. -Cyti-
rlau,er Kel!y was heard 10 remark that shoIher
o,lr,-,so ftisi void follow that or Leusenant ly-
o,sn md bv the same court. He refGSes 70 slFe
~ 'r....i.,a~. and the suggestion was made and
10, do5j dat the victim was Lieutenant Dfl!A3Fl,
WAC was wa,cn officer when the .<caTsarge strue.
Later i was stated that the person % De urea IS
CAPTAIN EGwn NJ shepard wao eom;.an-s .ns
wrIt!ae letter in which he reflected upon Csptain
f. NJ Bunce in a name. as 10 diminish tcaPeCI ana
confidence in that officer ,. -, -.
Captain Francis ". Bunce Is commandaht OF tne
COMPLIANCE to the Navy Department that apprea.
,lce3 enlisted in New-York were sent % He"port
~ a badly clothed condition. me complaint way
trlranitt Ted % Captain Shepard through .S'mra
Shepard is charged with using this language: Men.
ag a rule are prone 70 chi fau.t with the methods
of others ard in this matter ] an under ire m
preston that Captain BuIcc Is acquiring ether
consciously unconsclously reputation l9r tnoI,
ougnness at the expense 4 his brother CHEERS
such language Is Claimed TO be IN violation OF
Article 2l9 of the Navy Regulations, which READS:
No officer shall language WHICH may tend 70
dInin.s the confidence in or respect que 20 su-
rerior in command" Hence the charge Is con-
iJct to the prejudice OF good order and discipline.
ard violation OF lawful regulation issued by the
Secretary OF the Navy