The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-22
CAPT. HANNAY IN RERUTTAL.
Interesting Session of the Fort
Smelling Court Martial.

The trial of Private William Eckhardt,
who is undergoing a court martial at Fort
permission was granted the court by Gen.
Wade to sit outside of the regular prescribed
hours, to wind up the case as speedily as
possible. Capt. Hannay was on the stand most
ross-examnation for a good part of the
afternoon, the court being in session for five
hours.
At the session yesterday much time
spent by the judge advocate and council for
the defense in wrangling over the admission
of evidence. The defense failed to show
that Capt Hannay called Private Doyle before
him to coerce him into giving testimony
which would injure the case of Eckhardt:
Both Capt Hannay and Private Doyle denied
the charge of the defense with emphasis.
Capt. Hannay also denied that he had ordered
Eckhardt arrested when informed that he
had been to the city to see an attorney.
At the opening Of the session yesterday.
Private Pat DOYLE was recalled by the de-
tense. He testified that when Capt. Hannay
called him into his presence the day before
he was sworn as witness the captain asked
him when he had his hair and eye brows
shaved off, and repeated what the captain
had said to him about being the star wit
ness for the defense. Upon being examined
| by Mr. Mcdonald, he testified that ne had had
| his hair and eye brows shaved three days
| after he went to the greenhouse with Eek
/ hardt. Witness testified that he had been
minus his hair and eye brows for the past
! four weeks and that Capt. Hannay had seen
| him every day in drill during that time
| Doyle also testified that he was present sew
eral times in the orderly room when Sergeant
! Martlick had talked with other members of
| the company relative to the trial of Eckhardt
| and had discussed the matter freely. Judge
! Advocate Kennedy took the witness and ques-
| toned him closely upon what had passed be
| tween Capt. Hannay and himself as to his
| hair being shaved.
Capt. Hannay then put on the stand
| by the prosecution in rebuttal Hannay was
! on the stand for full two hours Capt. Han
nay admitted that in the court martial Of
| Caldwell. he asked to be allowed to stay IN
| the room while Eckhardt testified, and as
! serted that Eckhardt's testimony at the ses-
! sion of the court was different from the state
| ment Eckhardt had made him, and the vari-
| ance of the testimony made deep impression
| on him. He denied saying "Eckhardt. you
had better change your testimony" but said
| that his testimony foreign to the state
ment made by him of the affair at Frontenac.
| Can't Hannay testified that he had never ac-
| cused Eckhardt of drinking but on each &C.
! casion that he had spoken to Eckhardt about
| his drinking his condition led him to believe
| that Private Eckhardt had been drinking, and
that each time he had mentioned it in
| the form of an inquiry. His inquiry was
| an honest one, as he thought Eckhardt had
! been drinking. The captain then denied that
| he had ordered Eckhardt arrested when he
| found that he had been to the city, but ad-
mitted having refused Eckhardt a pass to
go to the city again. Capt. Hannay admitted
! having some feeling against the defendant
but it was owing to the evident attempts Of
| the defense to injure him. He also felt sorry
that the man whom he had endeavored 10
| aSSloI ououiu nave 81 Cuiueu dSdiuSL Ill.,
Any feeling which he now had towards the
defendant had only been brought on since
| the trial had commenced.
Sergeant Martlick the last witness
| called. His redirect examination was con-
| Quoted by Mr.. Mcdonald, after which Judge
| Advocate Kennedy took the witness. Ser
geant Martlick testified that Capt. Hannay
| had ordered court martial of Caldwell twice
and that the board of officers reversed the
decision of the court. Caldwell had also
| been confined in the guard house several
| times at the instance of Capt. Hannay Mart
| ticks examination will be concluded at the
| session of the court Monday afternoon. The
| arguments by both attorneys will be sub
| m;tted on Tuesday. which will probably close
| the case.