Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-04
COUNSEL FOR NILES.
a,Jon LEE cRoss-aUEsTIoNs W.T.
xrssrs BEFORE BEEF COURT.
NEW ADJECTIVE FOR THE NEAT.
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~. ,.mmaading tho army. Major Lee
., introduced TO the court by the re-
.,rl.- colonel Davis at the beginning
.r tfe afternoon session. lie began 10
.-,ss-czamine witness at once. and with
The aret one antagonized the court TO the
extent OF demanding the admission Of
certain letters as evidence. but was re-
fused. The proceedings were not mark
d. however. by any evidence OF unplea-
same friction between the court and the
r.w counsel
Tho appearance OF Major Ice I'm the
.so IS the elimination OF considerable
.1rresp Ondcnce between General Miles
ana the court as TO the accuracy Of some
statements made by witnesses on the
stand. and which General Miles consider
ci ho had official data 10 prove Incorrect
S. acEan with the testimony Of CoiOnel
woodruff several days ago. 10 the ehect
hat beef herds We're seldom, II ever
lrvcn with troops in the indian cam,
racns OK the West. General Miles, cdieu
ttention Of the court 90 this case ana
was informed by letter that II he choSei
"a was within his right 20 De pIeaVn' %
to be represented Joy counsel TO Keep
r.pliod that IL was sometimes the custom
f1 courts Of inquiry 90 have present an
,fR-er fo assist the recorder in keeping
he records in shape The court replied
to tbis fhat 10 did not need any assist
auoe" for ITS recorder. but suggested
rain that General Miles could be pres
emit. or be represented by counsel, TO aid
Ill, ne examination Of witnesses. To this
General Miles replied to-day that. in ac-
In Oh lao
would be represented hereafter by Major
.as.s Lee FOR the purpose of partici-
ua.ng in the examination, with view
90 eHcltlng the full truth pertaining to
tas subject under discussion"
MILES NOT DEFENDANT.
vs does not place General Miles In
.s rlsition OF defendant before the
o.-. but gives his counsel the right Oh
dieting a direct or cross examination
. f y as he desires.
colonel j. A. Case. Of the Fourth Penn
...yanla Regiment. who served with Gen.
.-,l Brooke in the Porto Rican campaign,
..s.aed that he had about six days eN-
rs-ence with canned roast beef. At hrst
He men tried to keep the meat after
ID. cans were opened, but It spoiled be-
tae.u meals. He ordered me company
looks 90 make stews Of a whole can at
CAPTAIN A. Ii. Gray. of the SiXth Massa-
.hIsstts which went TO Porto RICO on
.r, Yale when she carried General Miles
south said the principal cause or COM
plant among his men was not as u 'ne
quality of the ratiOns but because they
we're short in quantity. -,- l..
Did not the Yale carry provisions IN
her cargo. aside from the mems traNel
ratigns?" asked Colonel Davis.
Il understood that she ala.
Did you report that this state Oh tnliss
existed, 10 any high aulhoIlty
Il reported TO my colonel
WAS there any higher oHlcer y"
board"
ing the army
While ON detached duty on shore, wit
ness said his men got hold Of one lot
,,,r. r..r canned beef. two thirds or
which WAS spoiled aud the remainder Of
,.or.. quality than be had seen else
where.
BEEF TASTED "BLEACHED."
Alfred FooJe. Of Holyoke. Mass, a ser
ee4ut in the Second Massachusetts Regi-
meut. who served at Santiago. had new
objective for the much-discussed canned
roast beef lie said IT tasted "bleached.'
Some of it seemed to be simply boiled TO
death. and the rest was absolutely
cutrid. Probably one third was spoiled
IN this way. His command got compare
rIr,ly little refrigerated beef, most of 1t
sr1iling before it could be cooked, and
Z ug. after leing cooked, to Keep from
duner TO SUPPER
Captain NJ. l.. Critchheld. of the Eighth
ohio. which also served in Cuba, de-
s.r.bed the voyage south on the ST. Paul
.eef being piled up by the ton on the
.ecs where the men could get it for
,i- taking
Witness said that from the landing, on
.r.r 10th. TO the surrender, on the l'th'
t..ra was little or no complaint as to
Oh. ration. After the surrender the regi-
mont was camped at Sevnla, about SIX
miles east of the city. Here they got an
Issue az REFRIGERATED beef but the men
fused TO take Il. lie Inspected the
m.lt. cut O. quarter IN half, and found
.. was apparently good on the inside
though green and Shiny on the surface
H. cut some from the inside, cooked u,
and WAS made very sick by eating H. ana
.. we're other men who tried 1t.
Van Shack one of the Rough Riders
t..,.0ed that the canned roast beer was
Sad and the rati0ns generally unsatisfac-
tot..
FlRST ISSUE WITH COURT.
Al u.- roint Major Lee, counsel for
General Miles raised the first issue with
Oh. court. Witness said he had certain
letters written home from cuba, describ-
iie ODE conditions there from day 10 day.
lI. offered 10 read them. but colonel
lI.,.. lined. Major Lee stated that
l. fn...It the letters should be admitted
lis evidence. tending TO bring out viNdly
the very conditions which are being IN
or.r.I rf0 The court declined 10 enter
tain tls -uegestion.
Lieutenant Thayer. who was aboard the
Sal. odd her trip 90 Porto Rico, support
a.. -.. rr..edinr witnesses in all the un-
complimentary things they had S"lu u
ue canned roast beef. .,o.,
NMr lie continued the examination,
end elected the fact that the refrigerated
hf served abroad the Yale was 50 OF
fsa 1. that IL was repulsive, even IN
t.l0s and stews Major Lee also GOT
uom the witness a detailed description
o, tne canned beef. 20 the effect that IL
Was iu long strips i'm the can. the meat
being held together by long strips or more
or grsue which had TO be cut away De
itg wholly UNBEATABLE.
When hs Command went ashore ID per
c..L ot the men were sick. After snort
march u the hot sun. their weakness
due. as Doe considered, 20 the bad FOOD on
sa.p-b0afd. increased until most Of the
aal were sick. even II not on SICK report