The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-17
That Is Likely to BE the Fate of
Commissary General Chas.
p. Eagan.
ud[g WILL LIKELY MAKE CHARGES.
r,s War Department Decides on 1t
and GER. Merritt Will Re the
President Of the Board.
o.o r,e.o Makes y" A""'"ry "a the War
,,c.i,caiins board lie Has Hue Pen-
ri,dA Auth. Objectionable Matter In
a.. n.tr.fruoay Before The Board.

V.err>GroN. Jan. 10. Tho war de
.,.,mcn, has decided Ia court-martial
c.n Easan. Gen. Merritt will be
...,,i,rf ~ the cOurt. which will sit
=, Washington Owing 10 the impos-
.hai, ~ Getting enough general Of
. e.er< 20 maSe up the entire detail.
there uill bc some officers OF junior
,sak on 'hc court.
W.>m>erov. Jan. 10. The revised
! e,.cmcu, ~ Gcn Egau with all OBJ
/ ,,f.onah.c matter eliminated. was
: admitted 10 the war nvestigating
/ admission Monday morning.
+ va, accompanied by letter of
,,,p,m.,ta' la which Gen. Egan makes
o-ma apology Ia the commission.
Both 'hc statement and apology
we're accepted by the commission in
/ executive session.
The following is the letter OF Gen.
Ta.an 60 the commissions
~is1trmcn ] have the honor TO hand you
bfgiih n, testimony which is now resub-
,ed ani revised in connection with the
rtr, t1Irc> .oi by YOU in your letter 10 me OF
,suary % ,.93
lheoGecl0aahle features and hat is con-
,.rei Irrelevant matter by you in which
r,ra er rely agree. are eliminated. In
&. tmnec ou desire 20 state that there was
tr-' though. or intention on my part
Z sly d.rc-pect whatsoever to your
srzi.>'an. hgt ID explanation and in extenu-
81 r. Ole .acglaec used by me heretofore.
les hytl ,he attention OF the commission
rte fact ,hat / have been accused prac. ,
tsy q feeding the soldiers with poisoned
k'r.ich male them Sick-embalmed beef 9
b al'd that have furnished meat to the S
~ under The pre,ense Of experiment. d
y q caarcc 10 effect IS corruption and worse. b
fl-'e j, 'coplrdizcd the lives Of soldiers sent =.
b. ''os' tropical climates and who were
kiieli on such food as was sent them; "
~ these statements have gone to the D
ne country Inc0ntradicted: that they have a:
'Hs O he country as a man who had fed tho -,
~ q, poisoned meat and corruptly so; that
1i'ol' three weeks time I have kept silent
Nis reason hat was debarred, after talk
-Eia The honorable secretary OF war. from
''Tns cArges because Of the immunity
.'~ 10y TIC president to Witnesses
your commission. notwith-
l.as Tie gravity OF these pr
't'aols' hat II Is unreasonable 10 believe
" '1'h mon'iroas charges could have any prl
~ faec' nan to work upon az honorable
A'lel Way as to goad him to q species SIT
''ier''.oa. and that {, was but natural mt
-' ,''i@T opportunity was given him. 10 fee
+. ila fiiu'e the charges. that he should cia
"''f'l' them in harsh language and in ho
g. ''a' are deemed improper. no matter
ine lrovocetion ne
'-'''o' withdraw the language and 70
- 50 Objectionable. and resubm,t N /
-l sworn statement with the abiding Fri
q '-ai your commission. having all the T.
't'oie yoi VIII decide the points at issue
> Very respectfully. Gee
'CHAELEs p. EAGAH. oug
Commissary General" the
.7 ioRK, Jan. 49, The Herald. in ord
'saingion dispatch, says: IF Gen. inv,
az is courtmartialed it will not be and
lH' time lie has had to face fel. spec
'~'ers on charges While hold A
ae rank Of captain commissary of sha,
'''Hce he was tried in November. disc
o.! eouri-martial, Of which Lieut.. befo
y w. wilkins was president. It tee
a'Tsea that, although a disburs- how
-''T' he 'habitually bet at cards resp
'se stakes. In one of the specifl- to c.
> d, was accused of losing 5000. anyt
IA "a Hailed pto November IS, 1877, whic
'"e same" iden,