Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-27
Eaid ne Was Completely Unneryed
by Accusations Made by
the General.
WEPT DURING PART
OF HIS TESTIMONY.
During the Recital Of IIi. Evidence All
Members Of the Court showed
Much Feeling for the
Witness.

NaTulukluh. jan - " hNu the Ia
gan courtmartial reassembled to-day
Judge Advocate Davis stated that BE-
wished 20 -uhmitiormally the testimony
of General Miles o. an exhibit ia this
trial and syith This statement he said the
pro~cuiion rested 90. case Mr Worth
iugtun counsel iur General Eayau.
read several exhibits iu connection with
the testimony read 90 yesterdays ses-
sion " the court These included the
correspondence bgtwcru General Miles
and General Elmn through the adiu.
t4ut general which the latter asked a.
to whether the interview published IN
New York newspapers which General
Miles is alleged o. have severely criti-
ci-ei the commi-.lry generals depart
m'ut wa. authoritative Extracts from
The alleged interview were also read and
submitted "a. part of the record.
Col " l. Alexander ~ the United
States army and OF To- subsistence de-
partment was the first witness called
by the defense He -aid he returned 10
Washington from Jamaica on the morn
ing Of the day General Eagan gave test
imony before the war investigating com.
mission. General Eagan. h. said. was
hastily going over papers la connection
with his testimony and showed signs II
great excitement General Eagau uery-
ously handled paper. aud the witness
rarely had seen thc man in such q uery-
ou- condition biz manner was so excep-
ti0nal that he asked Colonel Davis of
the commiss.ry department who was
present whether thc general was not
ID he had secn intimately connected
with General Eagau but never before
bad he seen him Boo such condition. Gen.
Merritt asked ihe witness whether 10 his
knowledge General Eagau consulted any
one as 10 the substance Of his testimony
90 hc presented 90 The commission. Col
Alexander answered that so far a. he
knew general Eagan had not
Colonel George r. Davis. assistant %
Commi-sary General Eagan. was the
next witness He testified he had been
very closely associated with General
Eagan during the last several months.
he was in the office when General Miles
gave the testimony before the war in
vcstigation commission. and as soon as
General Eagan saw the published state
meut Of his testimony, hc became con-
siderably excite and had written Gen.
Miles asking as to the truth of the inter.
view published with General Miles As
they went uu hi. excitement increased
10 such an extent that be- did not and ap-
parently could not attend 30 the routine
duties Of the office Later on General
Eagan reached such a state that hc could
not attend to any business The day
before General Eagan appeared before
the commission he read his statement
over to the witness. who urged him to
modify 10 somewhat but he would not
listen. and walking up and down tho
room said he would not change "a word
Of &C. He was then iu % very
nervous state Newspaper cnppings
were constantly being received
riticsng General Eagan and these
greatly increased his excitement Some
Of these clipping carried the idea that
General Eagan was murderer. and
that ho had acted cuuupty IN sending
unfit food 90 the army During these
days tho witness said. General Eagau
was wholly untitled to perform the os.
dImry duty of his office Up 20 this
time the general had been hard worker
aud never before had exhibited any
signs Of nervous strain Colonel Davis
said General Eagms conduct In office
was perfectly honest and he had al.
ways had the good viii Of the soldiers
at heart, moro 30, in fact thanany other
commissary general whom he had ever
known or hcardof General Eagan had
told the witness that he was prevented
] FROM pmcoediugmilitary fashion against