Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-19
court the members will return to their
proper stations.
(Signed) r.. A. ALGER

(Signed) r. A. ALGER,
Secretary OF War.
The Journeys required of the members
OF the court incomplying with this or
wee.
by order Of the Secretary OF War:
(Sigued) IL G. CORBIN.
Adjutant General.
LOCATION OF THE OFFICERS.
The officers OF the court are now To-
Gated as follows:
General Merritt at New York Cen
erals Wade and Butler at Washington,
General Young at Augusta, General
Frank a Admission. Ala.,: General Pen
nington at Atlanta, General Randall at
Greenvflle, S. c.; General Kline at
Athens. Ga; General Comba at Hunts
VILE, Ala; Col. Haines at Baltimore.
Col. Gillespie at New York, Col. Suter
at Boston, Col. Gunther at the Wash
ington barracks, and Lieut.. Col. Davis
at West Point.
General Corbin stated that the order
for the appointment of the court-n,ar-
tial would be delivered to General Ea-
gan either tonight or tomorrow morn
ing This, it is expected. Will be done
by an officer or an employe of the Ad-
ju tant Generals Office. It's receipt and
acknowledgment by the Commissary
General will be tantamount to the re-
lief of that officer from his present du-
ties, and he will turn over its affairs
either to some one designated to act by
the Secretary of War or To the officer
next in charge OF the department.
Lieutenant Colonel George Il. Davis.
Of the Commissary Department, Is now
on duty with General Eagan. and 1t
may be that he viii be detailed to take
charge of the Office.
If the course indicated by an officer
of the Adjutant Generals Office to-
night Is followed, the probability IS that
General Icagan will not be placed nn-
der actual arrest and deprived OF uny
of his liberties pending and during the
trial. but will be subject only TO con-
structive and technical arrest during
that time. In the case of officers OF high
rank this is occasionally, but not Of
ten done. and this course does not in
any way invalidate the trial or findings
Of the court. General Eagan Will be
expected to remain away from his Office
and make himself inconsDicNous until
his appearance before the court to an
swer the charges, when he Will he
placed under constructive arrest and
remain so during it's proceedings. This
is believed to be sufficiently carrying
out the intent of the law for all prac
teal purposes, and may be allowed In
the case of an officer of the Generals
rank, who has borne good reputation.
Were the defendant n. younger officer
of an obstreperous character and in
course of placing him under arrest and
depriving him of his sword would no
doubt be followed. While the above Is
believed to be n general outline of Sec
rotary Ayers idea of what should he
done. yet no positive statement to that
effect has been made, and 1t may be
subject to change.
GEN. CORBIN SILENT.
Adjutant General Corbin refused to-
night to make any statement regard
ing the form of the charges and specifi-
cations to be brought against General
Eagan. or to say when they would be
published. In view of the early meet
ing of the court this must be done very
soon, and. indeed. it Is altogether likely
that the judge advocate general OF the
army has already given some attention
to this feature of the proceedings.
General Iagan, after the issuance of
the formal order tonight, declined to
make any statement in connection with
his case, but said in response to n
question that he had not received for
NAL notice of the appointment of the
court.