The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
MlITYRE on THE STAND
He Denies Making the State
ments Charged Him.
HAD BEEN TAKING DRUGS
- Also Denied Having Made Similar
etstsments Previously to His Lee
tures-An Alleged Interview
In New York.

Denver. Colo, Oct. Sin the Mcintyre
eourtmarfial this morning. the cross
examination Of the defendant was re-
sumed- He denied several statements
attributed to him in an Interview pub
iished In Denve papers. He said he
did not accuse Eastern shipbuilders Of
cheating the government as alleged in
the Interview. He said he was under
influence Of drugs when talking to the
reporter. He declared he had made no
assertion to the effect that Sampson re-
ported himself within four miles in or
der to get prize money. The judge ad-
vocate asked II he had made state
ments similar TO those in the lecture.
He admitted having been interviewed
oy q Times reporter. but could not re-
member what he had said. This ques-
ton was strongly combatted by Attor-
neys Cranston a. Dou for the defense.
The Judge advocate announced that he
was laying the foundation Of impeach-
ment or the witness. Argument on the
objection was deferred by agreement.
A report was read from the Brooklyn
Eagle to the effect that Chaplain Nc
Intyre made statements in a CONVERSE
ton with friends In that city of the
same character alleged to have been
made In his Denver lecture. The chap
lain denied having made such state
ments in Brooklyn and declared that he
refused TO ak to the Eagle reporter
he believed the reporter being Of
Tended. wilfully misrepresented him.
The Judge advocate then placed In the
witness hands a copy Of an alleged in
terview with him. published in the New
York Times OF August. having been
telegraphed from Denver.
The chaplain said he had no remem-
brance of giving an Interview TO a rep
res~entative of n paper published out
side Of Denver. He denied having given
the alleged interview TO anybody. An
alleged Interview with the witness. pub
'hshed August 10 in the Denver Times.
which was almost incidental with the
n printed In the view York Times,
was also denied as TO many statements
given. He admitted having been inter-
viewed by a reporter of the Times, but
could not remember what he said to
him.
In the afternoon Chaplain Mcintyre. !
on redirect examination. stated that ne
had he brandy he drank on the night
OF the lecture In a four-ounce bottle, in
dicating on a similar bottle the amount
he drank. II was shown that he took
abou. one-third Of the contents.
Alonza A. Arson, an engineer. testified
that he was quite intimate with Chap
lain Mcintyre In 1894. and that on the
night of lecture with the chaplain did
not recognize him. ever after he had
told his name. Witness thought the
chaplain had the manner OF a man un-
der the Influence of liquor. During the
lecture the chaplain's was not
natural.
DR.. II. I. P~ershing. physician I'm
charge OF insane and nervous patients
~ tho Aranah0a 1o.,tu Aa..Ktat ,.a.
called In as an expert. He expressed
the opinion that n man in the physical
and nervous condition OF Chaplain Nc
Intyre. who took is grains of quinlne
and over an ounce of brandy. would
become Intoxicated. Persons afflicted
with nervous diseases. the witness stat
ed. are more susceptible to the inhu-
ence OF intoxicants than those in per-
fect health.
On cross-examination DIR. Pershing
said that a man accustomed to an oc-
casional drink OF liquor would be prob
ably be intoxicated by the amount OF
brandy and quinine taken by the chap
lain. He asserted that the effect OF the
stimulants mentioned would not last
onger than two hours. Witness said
the effect OF intoxication is to remove
restraints in action and speech. In most
cases what an intoxicated man says has
relation with what he thinks when
sober.
DR.. W. r. Wilson. who was surgeon
of the 10th Illinois cavalry during the
civil war. was called. He has been treat
ing Chaplain Mcintyre since Sept. 20.
He testified that Chaplain Mcintyre
was on the date mentioned suffering
from nervous prostration and had been
20 suffering for some time. He had not
yet recovered fully. One NJ the symp-
toms Of the chaplain's ailment. witness
said. was forgetfulness. confusion OF
ideas and vertigo.
DR.. Wilson was still on the stand
when court adjourned for the day.