Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
MEMBERS OF
THE COURT
Who Will Try the Case OF
Brig. Gen. Eagan.
MERRITT IS AT THE HEAD
1t Will Meet In Washington Next We'd
nesday or as Soon There
after as Possible.
MERRITT IS AT THE HEAL

Washington, Jan. 19.-The detail for the
court martial which is to try Commissary
General Eagan on charges growing out
of his statements before the war investi-
eating commission last week., in which
he attacked Gen. Miles, was made public
at the war department tonight. The court
is made up of 10 army officers, of which
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt is at the head,
and a judge advocate, and it is to meet
in this city on Wednesday, the 25th inst,
or as soon thereafter as practicable,
his qualification being necessary be-
cause a number of the members are at
distant points and will require some
days to adjust their affairs and reach
his city. All the officers composing
the court, save one, are from the regular
army, a number of whom, however, dur
ing the wal accepted volunteer rank and
still hold their commissions. Maj. Gen.
Butler is the only one who is not connect
ed with the regular army. Adjt. Gen.
Corbin returned early in the evening
from his trip to New York, where he went
to witness the departure of the transport
Grant for Manila, and came to the war
department about half past three. He
then signed the formal order promulgat-
ing the detail for the court, which is as
follows:
War Department, Washington, JAN.
1S.-The following order is published
for the information and guidance Of all
concerned: War Department, Washing
ton, Jan. 1S.-By direction of the presi-
dent, a general court martial is appointed
to meet in this city at 10 o'clock a. m.
Wednesday, the 25th day of January, 1899,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, for
the trial of Brig. Gen. Charles p. Eagan,
commissary general of subsistence, U. S.
brought before it. Detail for the court:
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. A.; Maj.
Gen. James F.. Wade, U. S. "; Maj.
Gen. Matthew Butler, U. S. VI; Maj.
Gen. Samuel B. Young, u. S. w.; Brig.
Gen. Royal T. Frank, U. S. "; Brig.
Gen. Alex. New. Pennington, U. S. ";
Brig. Gen. George M. Randall, U. S. ";
Brig. Gen. Jacob Kline, u. S. "; Brig.
Gen. Richard Combs. u. S. "; Col.
Peter Haines, corps of engineers; Col.
George l.. Gillespie, corps of engineers;
Col. George r. Suter, corps of engi-
neerS; Col. Francis t. Gucnther, Fourth
artillery; Lieut.. Col. d. b. Davis, dep
uty judge advocate general, judge adVo-
cate of the court.
THE court is empowered to proceed
with the business before it with any num-
Der of members not less than the mini
mum prescribed by law. Upon the final
adjournment of the court the MEMBER
will return to their proper stations.
"R. A. ALGER,
Secretary of War"
"The journeys required of the mem
bers of the court in complying with this
order are necessary for the public SER
vice.
by order of the secretary of war.
H. C. CORBIN, Adjt. Gen"
The %adjutant general refused tonight
to make any statement regarding the
form of the charges and specify the
Eagan or to say when they would be
published. In view of the early meeting
of the court martial this must be done
very soon and, indeed, it is altogether
likely that the judge advocate general Of
the army has already given attention tC
this feature of the proceedings.
Gen. Eagan, after the issuance Of tn,
formal order for the court tonight, de.
clined to make any statement in connec'
ton with the case, but said, in Response
to a question, that he had not received
formal notice of the appointment of the
court.