The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-15
THE MNRscHNNR rRIAL.
More Interesting Testimony Given in the
 Case Yesterday.

More Interesting Testimony Given in the
 Case Yesterday.
 Brooklyn, May 14.-The trial of Med teal Director Kerschner of the navy, on the charge of perjury, was continue to-day.
 Dr. Delevan Bloodgood testified that he had shown pr. Kerschner's letters to Medical Inspector Van Ripper. He was then closely questioned by MT. NChoate and admitted that it was mere Inference on his part that the publish led letter was similar to the one he re- #ceived from pr. Kerschner.
 MT. Choate asked the witness to re- call from memory the contents of Cap <tain Evans report. The witness then 4 repeated what he could remember of &Captain Evans endorsement bearing upon Dr. Kerschner's action.
 The witness told of Dr. Kerschner's record and service. His record, he Baid, was excellent and his service aard. They had been close friends for zibout thirty years. MT. Choate asked whether Dr. Kerschner had the wit &ness' advice.
 The witness said that Dr. Kerschner wrote to him very hurriedly. He was particularly outraged ard insulted at Admiral Meade's letter, and asked the witness advice as to demanding an irl- NIuiry.
 Surgeon General Myron then took the stand and testified that he had received a private letter from pr. Kerschner containing enclosures. The letter he had destroyed but the enclosures he produced. They were copies of the re- < lcrt and endorsements in regard to pr. xerschner's action in the matter of the Nova Scotian bark, upon which the Original Inquiry was held.
 They were submitted as evidence. & A private letter dated Kingston, Ja- Nnaica, April 7, from Dr. Kerschner to he witness was also produced and lead. It referred to Admiral Meade's accusation of him. Dr. Kerschner in he letter said:
 'They had a court of inquiry, vet on hat attack against me, and I had to lay sent you a copy of the proceed ngs. hope it will not get you trouble because you got in the papers. Any ow, you must have informed the sec- etary that you had copy. I said hat I had sent you copy. They did ot ask me and I did not tell them ent D. B. a copy. did not, however, end him a complete copy. I merely lent him extracts. I can't tell you ow much I appreciate your affection te friendship. This Is about the only hing that has saved me from going 4 4verboard after what have suffered.
 Such vile base1ess, crazy and foolish Fords from man who is unfit for the ! osition of admiral would as soon : ee the devil. I never go on deck for ear of seeing him. I hate him as I ever yet hated any man from head to bot, and sometimes I think he will hake me as crazy as himself I hear hat his ship goes to KeiI and leaves linn there, and that he will soon go on he retired list. At least he says he < ill. The letter created a sensation The witness said he had taken no cps to have Dr. Kerschner removed om the service on account of Ad- ira1 Medde's accusation. He did not | link it worth while. Dr. Kerschner,
 said had an excellent record in the | hval service.
 MT. Choate eIicited the fact that Dr. ! ' erschner had made a requisition for | test case for water analysis. Admiral | eades accusation stated that Dr. $ erschner had failed to provide him. |
 f with such instruments. < Or. Kerschner's requisition for this fn- | rument had been allowed by the sur pn general. che witness thought that Dr. Kersch- f's precautions, which were criticised, | b very possibly kept yellow fever
 ay from his ship.
 Iedical Inspector William K. Van-
 ypan was the next witness called |
 Bloodgood had, he said, shown him
 tain papers which were copies of in-
 sements relating to sick men aboard
 merchant vessel. They were by Cap
 h Evans, Admiral Meade and Dr.
 rschner
 REhe witness read the papers and stat
 that he could not swear that the cop
 were verbatim.
 Recess was then taken