New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22
Man IS SAID TO HAVE VIOLATED.


MAN IS SAID TO HAVE VIOLATED
The court-martial for the trial of Colonel Will
lam Seward of the 9th Regiment, on charge OF
dsobedicnoe Of orders, preferred by BrSadier-Ne'-
eral Louis Fitzgerald. commenced Mt the list hesl-
mcnt Armory at $ o'clock last evening. The cours
was composed Of Brgadler-General Peter C.
Doyle president; Colonies David +. Austen Joh'
G.. Eddy and Alexis c. Smith, and Lieutenant
Colonel Wallace \. Downs.
After the members of the court had been sworn
General Mcmahon. who with Lieutenant-Colonel
James \. Dcnison, appeared as counsel Tor Oo'oH'l
S ward. made motion to amend the charges ana
specifications against Colonel Seward by inserting
the whole OF the order which he was alleged 10
have disobeyed The court Immediately ordere'
the room cleared to consider the matter After tho
doors were opened and business was resumed the
Judge Advocate arose and said
THE court overrules the demurrer =
Colonel Austen. interrupting- Object TO tna'
there has been no question OF demurrer deniod
General Doyle then said that the court ue'''o
the right 10 amend the specifications as requested.
General McAlahOn then demurred to the specll-
cations on the ground that they did not state tacS
sufficient to support the charge. There was an
other long argument the room was again cleared.
and then there was another long wait When the
court reassembled 1t was 10 o'clock Ihe announce,
ment was then made that the Judge-adyocate had
consented 10 amend the specifications by putting
In the order in full, as had been requested IN the
first place and then the Court was ready 10 70
Genera Fitzgerald was called. and testified TO the
Issuing of the order for the parade IN van Nort-
iandt Park and to the fact that II was not com
Piled with. Then he asked about cominuni'i n
lions which he had with Colonel Seward after the
order was ISSUED. The examination went on as
ODD YOU have any conversation with Colonel
Seward about that order? Ayes, think IL was
on Friday Nav % Colonel Seward called on me
and asked me to excuse his regiment from drll az
Van Cortlandt Park, and spoke or paraplHB Oh
which the regiment had to perform toll MN
that had no objection whatever 10 MS parading
| ON Decoration Day but his objection 10 going 10
Van Cortlandt Park was nonsense ana couIu no.
a halliday drill and as IL took place on SATURDAY
did not think his objection to parading Sood
o-DM You have any further conversation or
order? Al wrote ~ him on Friday, June J. te.Nhs
him 20 be- careful about having any bal cartrlses
among the ammunition % be used az van to'.
!andt Park on Saturday. recover ie'te ,,, ~
C5lonel seward III NOT intend - 60 70 Van t9r,,
lanlt Park because the part of my order ABOUT
inspections interfering with the proposed iIlH APP
p.irI % the OH Regiment That WAS the hIst Spl-
Colonel Seward informing me that he did not ihteh1
General McMahon cross-cxamlnei General Fl,z-
gerald briefly. and then Colonel Austen SAID ne
wanted to ask few questions ...,,... -,
WAS any order ever issuel by YOU reVokng the
discretion given IN Paragraph OF your orier i'r
the drill in Van Cor,andt PdrkY he asked
40 sir" the rep.y
Inspcctor-'icurrl McGrdth was catei, ana ttS'l-
fed - having some communication WIN 'o .}
| Seward Early In May about the date OF nsprcl.on'
and those .otors were In effect that the apr XlmAe
! date ~ the Inspection OF the regiment was khJ""
| by Colonel seward about May ?.
The court Will meet again AT oc.ock ths even