The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-28

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Especial Dispatch to Tho post)
Washington, January 27--The fate OF
General Eagan has been decided and the
verdict As now IN the hands of the re-
viewing officer IN the otnce Of the Judge
advocate general. Following this 1t will
be sent to tho secretary Of war for approval,
The president may approve or set aside
the proceedings aud findings Of tho court.
General Eagan's counsel, Mr.. Worthing1
ten, made mastery presentation in de-
Tense and argument.
General Eagan's daughter and son. in-law
went ON the stand to plead his cause and
every device calculated to enlist tho sym
patty OF the military tribunal was used,
and yet when General Eugsn left the cham
her he looked bewildered, downcast and
heart broken and the smile OF confidence
with which he first entered tho presence
Of the court wns missing from his face.
There we're several dramatic scenes dur
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ing the last session of the Eagan court
martial. and. however deeply the audience
was affected by them, the accused felt
their sting with deeper Intensity They
bore decided Significance for him, Az
times he trcmblcd III his seat aud bent
bis head upon his breast. Then, again.
nc would nervousiy clutch his beard, as
IL to force his face into control but ut
all times II was impossible for him TO con
troll his emotion. Toward the close Of the
ordeal his agitation increased, and when
IL was over he presented the appearances
OF a man who would 30 the Inevitable with
out murmur
What the verdict was Is altogether Il
matter of speculation and officially Mt
least, will not be made public by the tr'al
board, military regulations requiring that
It's finding shall go through the prescribed
channels and be kept secret until action
be had and promulgated By the proper re-
viewing authorities. The testimony at the
closing session OF the court WAS directed
largely TO establishing the fact that the
general had lost his mental balance as
result OF the charges made against nim
by General Miles. His daughter and her
husband told OF the generals changed con-
dition and iptimatcd that they had great
fears that he might at any time XIII his
accuger.
Mr.. Mckee, life long friend, stated that
at the time he believed him actually in
sane. The facts in this connection were
brought out strongly by Mr.. Wortbington
In his efforts to show that General Easan
at times was wholly Irresponsible
A dramatic incident OF the trial today was
Tho testimony OF the generals daughter,
in which she described her fathers appear
ance on the day he first read General Miles
statement. Standing In the door Of ms
house with the newspaper containing me
evidence in his hand he exclaimed Wildly:
~ have been crucifed By General miles,
The nrst witness before the Eagsn
cour, martial today was David II. Mckee.
uis testimony was In line with that OF
ether witnesses OF the defense, tending 70
show tho excited state Of General Eagans
mind after General Miles Testimony pc
fore tho war investigating commission.
Mr. Russell A. Alger. serrstary OF war.
xas next called to the Witness stand no
yaid that he recalled a conversation ne
had with General Eagan shortly after ien :
eral Miles had given his testimony Gen
80, Tagan came into his Office IN an ex-
lied state OF mind and said Il was nis
wish 10 prefer charges against GenerA
Miles for what he had said 49,.
II told him" teEtined eecfetary 49,,
,,,,n,,nity 10 officers who testified before
ne committee he could not 40 So.
a Mr.. Secretary. did you receive Any
ipstructions from the president on this
point? .,.. hsd h..o
granted TO witnessee.
After hearing other wtnesIes slsu NJ
to General Eagsn, the defense rs''ea "
case. A.~.n ~
.,y,ne that he contanf@d that BY the law
| ~ this country, civil, 6rirnl4Al or military,
defendant could not be called 70 account
for what he said before the war lnvesti-
eating commission. he quoted from
(, humber Of high authorities 70 shos tnst u
~ words spokep were pertinent and ma.
,ertaI 10 the cause In hand ana were M
affected 10 BY the tribunal hesyins me
ss,,e ara werc not malicious In character,
M witness can not DO held answoranie.
The remedy said Mr.. worthinEtons lie,
| with the tribunal before when rensrn'
Eagan gave his testimony y Pc nha ussn
vas enumerated and lnsdIpisssble he
would have withdrawn bis words - once
mt ~ THIS late day, 70 call Nm 70 account