New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-14
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ewearing falsely before court Of inquiry was re-
sumed Yesterday in the court-martal room. IN
np,Idng No T. in the Brooklyn Navy Yard when
the case was first brought 10 trial. on May D. Il.
u uinsdale Junior counsel for the defence. asked
for n weeks adjournment as Joseph II. Choate'
,,o sanior counsel was absent In Washington. A
geographic message TO Secretary Herbert. asking
for liberty TO adjourn the court. brought the ue-
sired permission. and while the members OF the
court were settling themselves In their places yes
,erday Mr. Choate sat In window-seat care
fulv reading the charges and specifications with
Mr. Hlnsdale In addition Admiral Walker.
the president Of the court ana Lieutenant Lauch-
elmer the Judge advocate the court is composed
OF Commodore Rush r. Wallace. Of the Newport
Naval station; Captain Sas Casey. in command
of the receiving ship Vermont; Captain WlhneId .
Schlev recently in charge of the Third Light
house District. but now member OF the bodru VI
INSPECTION and Survey; Captain Theodore +. Kane
who is on waiting orders Captain Albert kautz' IN
command of the Wabash. the receiving ship at Bos-
ton: Captain Henry F. Picking. in command OF the
Minnesota: Medical Directors Edward S Bogert OF
the Naval Hospital and Henry NJ. Wells OF the
laboratory and Medical Inspectors Charles II.
White and Thomas n. Penrose. of the Navy 1ard
staff
A few minutes before the court began its session
Dr Kershner in full uniform. but without his
sword entered the room and spent the interval
in chatting with Of his judges AFTER Al
miral Walker mad called the court TO ORDER Lieu
tenant Laucheimer introduced Mr.. Choate 10 the
officers officially connected with the trial linen
the proceedings of last Mondays session were
read and approved after which the judge-advocate
put the formal question TO the doctor:
Are you ready for trial.?
.I am" was the prompt response in low voice
Half a., hour was then taken up in reading the
charges and reciting the proceedings OF the court
of Inquiry held board the Nev>York. in April
last The specifications in the charges are as
follows:
Under charge I. violation of lawful regulation
acations' Quoting the correspondence concerning
Dr. Kershners refusal to attend cali al from
did on or about March 1895 forward the sr cor,
TsspOndenSse ad PrYae Director DeavaR Boodgood
charge IINscandalous conduct to the destruction ton
of good morals The two specifications allege
that being called before court Of inquiry h ,h
%orS station and he the said bd Ke ,6a ss
S Ss Of fn %SraS ss' of
ersl OF the Navy at Washington. D. c. substa an,
a spsa G 4efs ns to ia FIRST
the first these charges. dd state to SAID court
had left his hands at any time. except copy OF
the second Endorsement signed by Kear-Admihrai
such his testimony was false and Intended
to ala the a ,S ake an by h 10 tell
the truth, the whole truth ana nothng out me
Naya s ses TO and hs the said Ksrsner we'll
knowing that he had about the LIST day OF
March; 1895. forwarded to Medical Di nG Deg
Y substantial copies Of all the several reports.
letters and Endorsements referred TO in the second
specification OF the first OF these charges dld
state TO said court that no copy of any part OF said
correspondence had left his hands.
MR.. CHOATE MAKES AN OBJECTION.
When Dr. Kershner. in response to the Judge
Advocates request. arose 10 plead TO the charges.
count by count. Mr. Choate objected to the first
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DELAvAN BLOODGOOD, RETIRED MEDICAL
DIRECTOR.