Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-28
Asked for by Counsel id Garter
Courtmartial Case.
THE ARGUMENT AND PLEA
MI. M'Eetgh Claims Many Irregularities
In the Procedure Of the Martial Court
That Tried the Captain. Ills
Twenty Objections.
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| 70 In" ,fiHn WAYNE MacNeash. coun-
SCI IN the c"urtmisrtli'l case eff Captain
y. ~. NaTler Of the army. Mr. Mae
Ieash asked inr judicial hearing n
me case. saying that if the President
| ARMED the proceedings lie would b.,
| guilty. oi an ACT Of great cruelty ara
wrong. ne record vas. he continued
| SC saturated with errors of law that
IS 'i'posstple IN a country governed
pS laws to affirm the finding. TO-.
l'eioEe pfpceeQlnS with his argument
proper. ny correctsd what he Jes.g
l.aleo as erroneous reports concerning
re case.
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IN
lions. He contended 1bat ..1be "a 800,
violations of this ACT Of Congress- We
sufficient 10 vitia.te The nroceedinos.
WAS r FsCJTJN ATr,
He had 10 doubt that Canaan car
te.. was convicted from t],e time ia
pleaded this statute before the conrt
but this was done under advice ana
was 1t least legitimate
With reference to the check issned
by Captain Carter. MI. Macyeach CON
tended that he could not under the lav,
have avoided their Issuance The
same was true Of every act performed
by him in this connection; not one act
was optional. Speaking of the bip,,
prices paid for service ay CantaIn