The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
GEN. EACAN'S OFFENSE
CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS ON
WHICH HE WILL BE TRIED.
His "DisgracefuI, Grossly Insulting
and UngentIemanIy Language" To-
wards General Miles.
MORE BAD MEAT TESTIMONY
CAPTAIN WARBURTON'S STATEMENT
REGARDING ARMY BEEF.
DIR. Salmon BEFORE the War Investi-
eating COmmissiOn-Inspec at
the Packing Houses.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The charges and
specifications upon which Commissary Gen
eral Eagan is to be tried this week have
been given to the press. The charges and
specifications follow:
Charge l. Conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger and gentleman
'Specification-In that Brigadier General
Charles p. Eagan, commissary general OF
subsistence, United States army, did, while
teStifying as a witness before the commits
sion appointed by the President to inVest1-
gate the conduct of the War Department
in the war with Spain, did submit and read
as a part of his testimony Il certain writ
ten statement, in which he did make use OF,
and thereby publish, the following disgrace
full, grossly insulting and ungentlemanly
language with reference to Major General
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army
namely:
If and when General Miles charges that
it (meaning timed fresh beef was furnished
a ''pretense of experiment he
lie lies il sI his ii hroS he bn s G his his h heard
and every pore of his body he lies wilfully,
deliberately. Intentionally and maliciously
In denouncing General Miles as
liar when he makes this statement, L wish
to make it as emphatic and as coarse as the
statement itself. l wish to force the lie
back into his throat covered with the con-
tents of a camp latrine. 90 .ooo
This at Washington, D. G., Jan. L. 1883.
"Charge 2 Conduct to the prejudice of
good order and military discipline.
"SpecificatioE-In that Brigadier General
Charles p Eagan comm sSary s Sd While
testifying as a witness before the coInlnis?
sion appointed by The President to lnVeStl-
gate the conduct of the War Department IN
The war with Spain, submit and read as a
rart of his testimony, certain written
statement, in which he did make use o. ana
thereby publish, the following grossly anu
siVe and unmilitary language with TeIerence
to the major general commanding the ARMY
namely: ooa, Dr,,os charges that
IL (meaning timed fresh beef was turnlsheo
as a ''pretenSe of experiment, ne iies ia IA
his throat, he lies in his heart, he lles ~ ~
his body; he lies willfully, denberately, ~
tentionally and maliciously. Ii MS STATE STATE
! .pretense of an experiment" then 1 should
be drummed out of the army and nearer
ated in state prison II TINS Sa sta he should
he drummed out of the service and incar-
cerated in prison with other libelers
=" His statement is a ScandalouS npel, re-
hecting upon the honor of every officer in
the department who has contracted LOT vi
purchased this meat. and especially ana par
ticularv on the commiSsary generaI-Iny-
self In denOuncing General Miles as a
liar when he makes this statement, l WISH 10
make it as emphatic and as coarse en tb as ' lie
back into his throat covered with the con-
tents of camp latrlne. , 20
=" L wish to brand 1t as talsehooq oI
whole CLOTH without particle of truth 10
sustain it. and unless he can prove his state
ment he should be denQp l by every 9yrcS
from the society of decent people and SO
cstracised that the street bootblacks would
not condescend to speak to him. for ne has
fouled his own nest; he has aspersed the
honor of a brother officer without a particle
of evidence or fact to sustain in any degree
his scandalous Hbelous. malicious falsehood,
namely. that this beef or anything what
ever was furnished the army under pre-
tense of experiment.
This at Washington, D. c., jan u, 1899"
The precise nature of General Eagan's plea
o.oiA hoc MT
vet been determined upon. So far as the
charges are concerned it is understood that
General Eagan will not plead guilty to
either of them A strong legal contest is
looked for in the proceedings before the
court martial.