The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-02
C0URT-MARTlAL FINDINGS.
Com missary General Eagsn Dismissed
Trom the Unttsd States servcr-No
Recon nssudstioa For Cismsncy.


General Chas. p. Eagan,
charged with conduct unbecoming an
officer and q gentleman, and with con-
duct tending to the prejudice Of good
order and military discipline, is now
in the hands of the court martial ap-
pointed to try him. Friday the taking
of testimony was closed and arguments
of counsel submitted. The trial lasted
three days and consumed less than
eight hours of actual sitting.
A session behind closed doors of an
hour or SO sufflced for the court to
reach conclusion and embody it in q
report. What the verdict was is alto
gether matter of speculation and, Of.
ficially, at least, will not be made pub
lie by the trial board, military regula-
tions requiring that its finding shall
go through prescribed channels and be
kept secret until action be had and
promulgated by the proper reviewing
authorities.
The attendance at the court-martial
was much larger Friday than at any
among the spectators was score or
more Of ladies. Several of them were
friends of Gen. Eagan's daughter, who
was called as a witness, while 9TH
ers were attracted by curiosity. The
testimony at the closing session
of the court was directed large
ly to establishing the fact that
the general had lost his mental
balance as result of the charges
made against him by Gen. Miles. His
generals changed condition and init.
mated that they had great fears that
he might any time kill his accuser. Mr..
Mckee, lifelong friend, stated that
at that time he believed him actually
insane. The facts In this connection
were brought out strongly
by Mr.. worthington, in his
efforts to show that Gen.
Eagan at times was wholly irresronsi.
BILE.
4 dramatic incident Of the trial Fri.
| day was the testimony OF the generals
daughter. in which she described her
fathers appearance ON the day he Rrst
read Gen. Miles statement. Standing
in the door Of his house with the news
| paper containing the evidence in his
hand, he had exclaimed wildly: II
have been crucified by Gen. Miles"
| Throughout the three days Of the
trial the members of the court sat in
their places and attentively listened to
every word of the testimony. Only ON
two or three occasions did they ask the
witnesses any questions, and then an
answer Of yes, sir, or no, sir, sufficed.
Where their sympathies were, or. what
was passing in their minds, was not
disclosed by even the slightest change
of expression.
Immediately upon the case being
closed the room was ordered cleared
and the court went into executive ses
sion to deliberate upon their findings
Dismissal from the military service
of the United States without any rec
ommendation for clemency is the vcr
dict passed by the court-martial upor
Commissary General Eagan for his re
cent virulcnt attack upon Maj. Gen
Miles The verdict was reached withir
As minutes after the trial was ended
Friday.
Notwithstanding the nature of th'
courts conclusions, the president car
exercise clemency il he so desires ant
Gen. Eagan's friends will urge that hi
punishment be confined to relieving
him from the duties of commissary gen
eral of subsistence and to a detail t,
garrison duty.