The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-19
THE EAGAN SCANDAL.
Several Cpsrsea Open Ia the fFs.idsat In
Dealing with the commssoAFy-
uenerai Of the Army.


Washington, Ian. i7.--In answer &C.
a direct question Secretary Aiger. at
the close OF the official day yesterday.
said that the war department had
taken no action in the case Of Commits
sary-Gcncrnl Eagnn. but when the in
quiry was pursued. he declined TO say
one word as to his intentions In the
matter. II was apparent during the
day that this matter was receiving at
tention. and in fact the commissary
general himself spgHt some time clos
eted with the secretary. Three dis
tinct lines OF action we're talked Of as
within the line Of probability. The
frat was a strong rcprimand TO he ad-
dressed by the president himself 10
Gen. Eagnn, stating that but for the
immunity he had promised nil wit.
nesses before the commission. he would
have couri-martiaIed him. The sec
ond line was an actual court-martini,
while the third was n court Of inquiry.
To Place the RsspoRsihl.;ty for Deciding.
The purpose of she latter would be-
II was said, to plnce upon n military
tribunal the responsibility for deCid-
ing whether or not Gen. Pagan should
he tried by eourt-maTiial. OF course
the court Of inquiry might go a long
way into the matter which led up to
the attack continued IN Gen. Engan's
statement. possibly involving de-
termination NJ TO the correctness Of
the charges touching the character Of
the army beef preferred by Gen. Miles,
though this would appear to be mp
pointing n second tribunal 10 invesii-
gate the methods ard results Of the
first engaged already ON that work.
asa. Miies viii Net Prefer Charges
II was stated that Gen. Miles would
not prefer charges against Gen. En-
gan Ger ,he utfsfancez delivered by
him before the war investigating com
mission Is=i FRIDAY. but Intends 60 let
the war denartmsns deal :.'!:l ...s :..s .s...;-
ter In It's own way.
Touching these charges. II Is said
that there Is really no absolute neses-
eity that amy one shall father them
though the advocate general of the
war department would be called upon
30 put them in shape u II should be de-
eided to order court.mE-flal. II Ia
suggested that the war investigating
commission has deprived itself OF the
power 90 make out real legal pre-
sentiment against Gen. Eagnn, II It was
so disposed, BY retaining the objec-
tiqnable paper to him.
E.ssa's ss.tsmsas NOT In tue Hands Of
the eemmissian.
so far IA II IL known. the statement
delivered last Friday IL not now in the
hands Of the commission. aud the
Judge advocate who wn..l.s prosecute
tien- E..ssEau EsEau m case Of n ccart-martiai
might be under the necessity of TAX
ing secondary evidence in the shape OF
newspaper publications OF hia state
menf. RiI ofwhich arr admittedly moth
ing more than absfraets. Perhaps this
fart world moi hnve much wright with
@ eonrf-marfial. but in ordinary legal
practice Il would place the prosecution
nt very great disadvantages.
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