The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-19
CASE OF GENERAL EAGAN
DETAIL FOR COURTM Il RTFAL MADE
PUBLIC LAST NIGHT.
1t Is Headed by Major General Wesley
Merritt-Ordered to Meet Mt 10 IA. m. /,
Wednesday, January 25, Soon
Thereafter as Practicable Eugan May
be Held Under ssTechnicalo Arrest.

Washington, jan 1S.-The detail for
the court-martial which is to try Com
misssary General Charles P. Eagan on
charges growing out of his statement
before the war investigation committee
last week, in which he severely attacked
General Miles, was made public at the
war department Tonight. The court is
made up of thirteen army officers, of
whom Major General Wesley Merritt is
the head, and judge advocate, and it
is to meet in this city on Wednesday,
as practicable, this qualification being
necessary because a number of the
members are at distant points. All the
officers composing the court, save one,
are from the regular army, number of
whom, however, during the war accept
ed volunteer rank and still hold those
comissions. Major General Butler is the
only one who is not connected with the
regular army. The summons reads as
follows:
The following order is published for the
INFORMATION and guidance of all concerned:
by direction of the president, general
itl court, marital ar Is appointed to meet in this
SIX a. dav 10 o ofoek n sS on wednesday, the
after as practicable for the trial of Briga-
d1er General Charles Z. Eagan, commissary
general of subsistence. United States army,
ana such other persons as may be brought
before 1t.
Detail for the court: Major General Wes-
Ley Merritt United States volunteers; Ma
army; Major General Matthew Butler, Unit
ed States volunteers; Major General Samuel
B.,ad B NJ Young, United States volunteers;
States volunteers; Brigadler General U.
Mex. Pennington, United States volunteers
SSrlgadier General George NJ Sandal, United
Kline, United States volunteers Colonel
Peter G. Haynes, corps of engineers; Col
93el %n1anaf George L. GiIespie corps of engineers
ors ooloneI Go GharleS H a. sqter corps of engln-
artillery; Lieutenant General George e.
Davis, deputy, Judge advocate general, Judge
advocate of the court.
The court is empowered to proceed with the
business before it with any number of mem
bers not less than the minimum prescribed
by law Upon the final adjournment of the
court, the members will return to their
proper stations. (SigneD
Secretary Of War.
General Corbin stated that the order
for the appointment of the court-mar-
tial would be delivered to General
Eagan either tonight or tomorrow
morning. This will be done by an en-
ploye or officer of the adjutant generals
office. Lieutenant Colonel George Da-
Wis of the commissary department is
now on duty with General Eagan and it
may be that he will be detailed to take
charge of the office. If the course in
dicated by an officer of the adjutant
generals Office tonight is followed, the
probability is that General Eagan will
not be placed under actual arrest and
deprived of any of his liberties pending
and during the trial, but will be subject
only to constructive and technical ar
rest during that time. In the case of
officers of high rank this is occasionally
but not often done, and this course does
not in any way invalidate the trial or
findings of the court. General Eagen
will be expected to remain away from
his office until his appearance before
the court.
Adjutant General Corbin refused to-
night to make any statement regarding
the form of the charges and specifica-
tions to be brought against General
Eagan or to say when they would be
published. In view of the early meet
ing of the court this must be done very
soon and, indeed, it is likely that the
Judge advocate general of the army has
already given some attention to this |
feature of the proceedings. General
Eagan after the issue of the formal or
der of the court declined to make any |
statement, but said he had not received |
formal notice of the appointment of the |
court.