Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-25


The following letter was then read u
Lieutenant Mills and submitted as evil
dence:
HEADQUARTERS
FIRST RECT VA. VOLS. INFANTRY,
RICHMOND. VA. February 10. 1884,
To Acting Assistant Acknowledgement
First brigade:
Sir,--I inclose with this an order for a
court-martIal Please have the same ex
ccuted and return to me at once. This
order II requested to avoid any possible
bubble by counsel as to the legality
OF a general court. It has been the Gus
tom here to appoint such courts ~. tht
colonel commanding, but reference &c
act OF March. 1872. gives room for
bubble. Yours respectfully,
HENRY c. JONES.
Following this was offered a letter from
Captain Gasser. president Of the court
OF February last. enclosing under date
OF February 18th specifications and
charges against j. A. Bradley and g. w
DePriest. The letter requests Lieutenant
Mills to have the court ordered to con-
vene on Saturday. February II. 1871
Witness identified both communication
and was told to stand aside.
MAJOR DERBYsHIRE TEsTIFIEs.
Colonel Jones was called to the stand
but his counsel demurred. requesting that
Colonel Phillips and Major Derbyshirt
be examined first This was assented TO
and Major Derbyshire was called. He ties
tilted that he was president of the cour'
which declared itself Illegal on November
9th. but he was not present that night
On the evening of the assembling or the
court for the first time he met Captain
Bossieux In the headquarters-room. anc
the question OF the legality Of the cour'
was raised by Captain Bossieux. who
claimed that Colonel Male hadn't the
right to order q general court-martial
Captain Anderson came In shortly there
after and entered into the argument, ad
vancing the same arguments as had Cap
tain Bossieux
'In the court Captain Anderson" con
tinued the witness, rose and stated
that he had something 10 communicate
as TO the legality of the court. l told
him TO reduce his remarks to writing
and he said that with my permission hi
would post the Judge advocate. My repl,
was IF there is no further business the
court stands adjourned
After the court, witness said he me-
Captain Anderson In the headquarters
room, and the latter in conversation witt
Colonel Jones, raised some objections Il
the court and asked to be relieved from
service. The Colonel declined to relieve
him. but told him to reduce his objections
| to writing, and he replied that he pre-
| ferred to let the Judge-aevocate brint
the matter before the court"
JONES DID NOT ASSENT.
Did you hear Colonel Jones assent t.
this arrangement
mo, sir; on the contrary, he agreed fol
| me to see the judge-advocate and advise
| him against such a procedure"
Referring to the assembly OF the officer!
| OF the court In headquarters-room by Col
| onel Jones, witness said that Colone
| Jones read letter which he had writer
| TO Colonel Male, also a part OF the lat
| ter's reply, and copy of letter which
| Colonel Male said he had received from
the Acknowledgement in reference to {
| decision of the Governor In regard Il
| General order No. 3. Captain Anderson
| replied very earnestly and at som'
length, and wound up by saying that thu
| Governor had no right to issue an un
| lawful order and they would test Thu
| matter IL they had 10 take II to the Cour
| of Appeals. He closed his remarks b!
| asking Colonel Jones what he proposed I,
| do. Captain Anderson was very earnes
| and very excited, and he stated to en-
| Colonel that he had no animus agans
| him, and his remarks were not personal
but intended for the colonel OF the regi
ment.
Colonel Jones made no reply TO Cap
| tain AndersOn's question" Major Derby
| shire said. "for just as he propounded II
laid note on his desk the purport o
which was for him not to be draw
| into discussion with the officers. / saw
| that 1t was not exactly a happy famil,
| gathering. The question was again aske,
| by Captain Bossleux and by some othe
| officer and / then wrote another note
| and said If you are through with thes
officers. let them CO. They adjourned IL
| about five minutes
What was Colonel Jones's manner du.
ring this meetingT' was asked
Colonel Jones deported himself very
well, and kept his temper remarkably
we'll" was the reply.
Are you positive that the opinion OF
| the Adjutant General was read. All OF
| the officers who have been on the stand
| have testified that 1t was not
II am. SIR
Witness said that Captain Anderson II
| his remarks said that the Co.onel's proper
course would have been to send thu
| papers back to the court with the en-
| dorsaton TO proceed, but he had no recOl.
lection Of any one saying that the tri
bunai would have proceeded If so ordered
| UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION.
| This concluded. the direct examination
and the cross-examination was conducted
at some length by Captain Anderson. II
| was shown that Major Derbyshire stopped
| in the room Of Company Il for a few
minutes before he joined Captain An
| dersOn In the headquarters room on the
| night after the adjournment of the first
court.
Were you not absent long enough
| Major. for me to have met Captain Bos.
sioux in the headquarters room and hold
a conversation with him?' was asked.
II do not think / was absent but {
very few minutes was the reply.
| Suppose were to tell you that Capital In
Bossieux and myself have both sworr
that We did meet that night. would you
not be inclined to think you were mis-
| taken"
| "No."
ION what do you base that?"
| ION the belief that you and Captain
Bossieux are as apt 20 be mistaken a.
| myself"
In response to q direct question. Major
| Derbyshire said that after he had Listened
for a few moments TO Captain Anderson:
TAX with Colonel Jones In headquarters
room he came TO the conclusion that h
| (Anderson) had come there with the In
tention OF forcing Colonel Jones to prefe
charges against him. Il was Impressed
with the fact, Captain Anderson" h,
said, that you would rather have beef
placed under arrest than not"
You don't think that i would want Il
be court-martialled, do your"
81 don't know. Some people have pc
| culiar tastes"
THE CAPTAINS MANNER AGGRES
SIVE.
Witness said that Captain Anderson
talk with Colonel Jones would have beer
perfectly proper had he addressed tn
Colonel in a respectful manner.
what In my manner did you conside
dsrespectful?" Captain Anderson asked.
your manner was very aggressive. an
you repeated the question, What do yo
want us to do. and what do you propos
to dor several times" was the reply.
How many times?"
"Three or four times?"