The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-24
CHARGES
J DR. Which Gen .'gan VIII
Hav IN Staad Trial


have been given 20 the press.
The charges and specifications arc a
follows.
Charge Conduct unbecoming an orr
Ger and a gentleman. Specification: Il
that Brigedier General Charles 2. Ea
gan, commissary general OF subsistence
U. 3. A.. did, while testifying as wit
ness before the commission appointed b.
the president to investigate the conduc
OF the war department IN the war will
} Spain, submit and read as a part or hi
testimony certain written statement II
which he did make use OF, ana thereb,
publish the follow 'ng disgraceful. grossl,
Insulting and ungentlemaniy ianeuag,
with reference 70 Major General Nelson
a. Miles, commanding the army. name
Ily.
II ara when General Miles charges 4
(meaning timed fresh beeD was furnish
ed as 'pretense OF experiment he rei
IN his throat. he lies IN his heart, he Iiei
in every hair OF his head, and every por,
Of his body he lies wllfully. deliberately
Intentionally and maliclously.
In denouncing General Miles az q liar
he makes this statement. 81 wish ts
mako 1t as emphatic and as coarse a,
the statement itself. I wish to force tn,
lie back into mis- throat covered with the
contents OF camp latrine"
This, at Washington, u. c. Jan 70
1899
Charge 2.-Conduct to the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline Spec.
ihcotion; In that Brigadler General Char.
les p. Eagan commissary general Of sub.
sistence, u. s. A.. did, while testlfylus
as witness before the commission. ap-
pointed by the president to investigate
the conduct OF the war department In
the war with Spain, submit and read. as
a part Of his testimony, certain written
statements In which he ala make use OF,
and thereby publish. tho following grossly
abusive and unmilltary language with
reference to the major general OF the
/ army. namely:
III, and when General Miles charges
that 1t meaning timed fresh beeD was
furnished as a 'pretense Of experiment
he lied In his throat, he lies in his heart,
he lies In every hair OF his head and
every pore on his body he lies wiltully.
deliberately, Intentionally and malicious
ly, II his statement ls true t.et this was
furnished under pretense OF an expert
ment' then l should be drummed out Of
the army and incarcerated In state prls-
on. II this statement IL false, as l as
scrt It to be, then he should be drum
med out OF the service and incarcerated
In prison with other libelers
Ills statement IL scandalous libel.
rejecting upon tho honor OF every officer
In the department who has contracted
for or purchased this meat, and especial
~ and particularly on the commissary
general-myself. Ia denounclng General
Miles as liar. when he makes this state
ment l wish 10 make Il as emphatic and
as coarse as the statement Itself. | wish
to force the lie back into his throat COW
cred with the contents OF a camp la
drlne
II wish to brand It as falsehood of
whole cloth without a particle OF truth
TO sustain Il and unless nc can provo his
statemnet he should be denounced by
every honest man, barred from the so
ciety Of decent people. and 80 Aitraoised
that the street bootblacks wouio not con-
descend to speak To him, for he has foul
ad his own nest, he has aspersed the
honor Of a brother officer without par
ticle OF evidence or fact 10 sustain ia
any degree his scandalous, libelous ma
licious falsehood, VIZ; That this beef OF
anything whatever was furnished the
army under protonse OF experiment
This al Washington D. c., Jan. r.
1899.
The precise nature OF General Eagan's
plea 10 these charges and specifications
mas not yet been determined upon. 50
far az the charges are concerned, Il Is
understood that General Easan viii nos
plead guilty to either OF them. a strong
legal contest is looked FOR IN the proceed
ings before the court martial
Charleston, W. ". Jan. 23.-This has
been the most exciting day politically
since the legislature began The demo
cratic majority ina the house unseated two
republican members last week. This al
ternoon by u party vote the republican
members of the senate unseated lkidu
and seated la mis- place mis- republican
opponent at the last election. The senate
had referred this contest TO the commit
tee on privileges ana elections. but II dld
not wait Tor a report from the commit
tee. Tho comittee was relieved and final
| action taken az once. II IS currently re-
ported that this policy was outlined by
| Senator Elkins. who arrived here yester-
day from Washington ia company with
Mr. Scott Congressman Dayton and
Dorencr and other prominent republicans
who held o conference at Washington.
In retaliation for this proceedings the
! democrats In the house introduced reso-
| lutions looking 10 the unseating OF Red
mond. rep. scherr rep. and Outright,
| rep.
IL Is expected that tomorrow the senate
Will unseat two more democrats Ashby
and Marcum. Tomorrow the senate all
| consider both the majority and minority
reports on the contests OF the seats OF
Senators Getzendanner ar Pierson. who
served ia the Spanish war and dld not re-.
sig their seats. While they were ln tht
army tho democrats elected two senators
20 succeed them ana these men are thelf
contestants. n Is stated tonight that the
house VIII tomorrow seat Dent. dem
a. ths senatorial contest stood till TO
| day the legislature on Joint ballot con.
sisted Of 40 republicans and f democrats
The change OF one IN the senate TO-DAY
makes the legislature stand on joint bal
LOT, % republicans and AZ democrats
There IL no telling how things VIII x,
when the balloting begins tomorrow.
MI A, Fackler, editor o. the Ma
seanopy Fla J Hustler with l., Wit,
and children, suffered terribly from
| ~. Oh o.