The times., 1899-02-08
A Court-MartiaI Ordered.


The scandal practically monopolized pub
lie attention and on Wednesday January
is, the Secretary of War issued the fol-
lowing order for a court-martial:
War Department,
Adiutant Generals Office.
Washington. ID. G.. Jan. Is, 1899.
The following order is published for the infor-
nation and guidance of all concerned:
War Department.
Washington. d. C.. Jan. Is 1929
By direction OF the President general court
martial is appointed to meet in this city at 10
O'Clock a. Wednesday, the 18th day Of
January, 1892 thereafter as practics-
ble, for the trial OF Brig. Gen. Charles p Eagan
Commissary General Of Subsistence, T.. s A, and
such other persons rs may be brought before II.
Detail fOr the court:
Mai. Gen. Wesley Merritt, L. 6. \
Mai. Gen James F. Wade, L. s. Volunteers.
Mai. Gen. Matthew C. Butler L. $ Volunteers
Mai. Gen. Samuel B. NJ. Young, 1. 5. Yolun-
tecrs.
Big. Gen ROYAL T Frank [. 5. Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. Alexander c. New. Pennington, L.
; Volunteers.
Brig. Cen. George VI. Randall. L. 5 Volunteers.
Big. Gen. Jacob Kline, L. :. Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. Richard Comba. t. $. Volunteers.
Col. Peter G. Hams, Corps OF Engineers.
Col. George /. Gillespie. Corps OF Engineers.
Col. Charles X. Suter, Corps OF Engineers.
Col. Francis L. Guenther, Fourth L. : Artil-
lcry.
Lieut. Col. George Il. Davis, deputy Judge ad.
yocate general. judge advocate OF the court.
The court is empowered to proceed with the
business before it with any number of members
not less than the number prescribed 10y law.
Upon the final adjournment Of the court the
members viii return to their proper stations.
r. \. ALGER, Secretary OF War.
The journeys required Of the members of the
court in complying with this order are necessary
for the public service.
-. IC
H. {. CORBIS, Adiutant General.
General Eagan, on Wednesday. January
2J appeared before n court martial and
pleaded not guilty TO the charges and
specifications which follow:
Charges and Specifications
Charge I-Conduct unbecomins an officer and
| gentleman.
specification-In that Brig. Gen. Charles p
| Elgan, Commissary General of Subsistence.
| United States Army, did, while testiiying ls
| witness before the Commission appointed hy
| the President TO investigate the conduct Of the
| War Department in the with Spain, submit
| and read as part OF his testimony, certain
written statement, in which he did make use Of
| and thereby publish the following dislraCcful
grossly insulting. and ungeutlcnany language
| with reference 20 yaj. Gen Nelson 4. Miles,
| Commanding the Army, namely:
Iii and when General Miles charges that it,
| (mcauing timed fresh beef ''was furnished as
!
| he lies in mis- heart. he lies in every hair Of
his head and every pore OF his body; he lies will
| fully deliberately, Intentionally, and maliciOusly
In denouncing General Miles as 4 liar
| when he makes this statement wish to make it
! as emphatic ana as coarse as the statement it.
| self. / wish to force the lie back into his
throat covered with the contents of 4 camp la
| trne.'
| This at Washington, d. C., January II, 1899
Charge Conduct TO the prejudice Of good
| order and military discipline.
Spccifcation-in that Brig. Gen. Charles p.
| Eagan. Comnlissary General of Subsistence,
| United States Army, did, while testifying as a
| witness before the commission appointed by the
| President To investigate the conduct oi the War
| Department in the war with Spain, submit and
| read, as part Of his testimony, cetan writ
| ten statement in which he did make use of, and
therey publish, the following grossly abusive and
| ImInilitaTy language with reference to the Major
General Commanding the Army, namely:
eli and when General Miles charges that it,
| (meanng timed fresh heef was furnished as a
| .prctence OF experiment. he lies in his throat
he lies in his heart, he lies in every hair of his
head, and every pore OF his body; he lies will
fully. deliberately Intentionally and mIliciously.
II his statement is true that this furnished
/ under .pretcnce of experiment. then ! should
| be dr,imrned out Of the army and inearccrated
| in State prison. ii this statement is false.
| assert it to be, then he should be drummed out
of the service and incarcerated in prison with
otter libelcrs.
| His statement is a scandaous libel. rejecting
| upon the honor of every officer in the depart
| ment who has contracted for purchased this
meat, and especially and particularly the
! Commissary Ceneral-myself. In denouncing
| General Miles a liar. when he makes this
| statement, ! wish to make it emphatic and
as the statement itself. wish to force
49, u. hsoL into ~. .h--~. oo-a-ad With hs