Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
MODE or EAGAN's TRIAL.
commtssary-GeneraI viii Plead Not
c,,tttv Then plead Justification

entity. Then Ticud
WASHINGTON. ID. q" January a.
The court-martial oommissary-General
1.ooan will begin at la O'Clock to-morio"
morning in one Of the parlors or 'h'
Fbbitt House. unless there is postpone
mont not now i'm contemplation.
It is not believed that the trial VIII pe
of greater duration than few days pos
siblv not more than two or three. Nil-
torv trials are very much simpler imam
trials by Jury. The court meets ana tle
order converting 30 is read. SO as 20 Feits
fhe composition of the tribunal. I"r" ''7
accused is introduced, and me cHel
and specifications are read 10 MN.
correspond 90 the indictment I'D cI!ill-
nal case. but they are not tecNhl0"l w.
character much simpler, and not so open
to objection. a plea ia the nature ot O.
LEGAL demurrer is permitted Dul ''''.
/ msnauv APPLIES only TO alleged want Oh
jurisdiction. which will not Doe urged lh
/ he Eaean case. There are no opening
addresses and 40 time is lost IN -e'lins
/ down 10 the issue.
PLEA or JUSTIFICATION.
General Eagan will plead not guilty in
General way, and then he probably VIII
onter the plea of justification. This ac-
tion is customary in cases of TINS chaI-
octrr Int II rests with the court alone
whether or not the plea Will DC alo" eN,
II is not likely that it will be dehleV
General Eaean. I'm which event ne may
tben GO ahead and urge that ms ac'ioH
was brought about by certain sla,elile '-.'
made bv General Miles. 1T Would De con-
petent for him to swear that ne w.
evcited and perturbed by these state
, ,,orts MS TO be thrown off his proper men
toI balance. The expectation that suCi
oction bv him would open up the "hol'
teof controversy and drag into il zen
, eral Miles is not well founded
B 10 tho court allows the plea Of Justlnca
, .ior II will not enter into the question
: ,,hotber or not General Miles made IN
! statements accredited TO him. Inc Idc
that he has not up 70 the pieseul uill
n modo any denial Of them will pe taken III
10 10 consideration ~,
WHAT THE INTERCHANGEABLE SA SAY
- Judee-Advocate Davis stated TO Sla
r reporter to-day that he expects 10 o. nav
e mo difficulty in proving 'hdI No 49,
Il Irooon made the statements in the speC
{. rootione before the War Commissioi
e 80 II he cannot produce the ORIGIN
t,,oewritten statement read 10y lhe :"
o,eed or obtain one of the copies Vi
,,i,en ont by General Eagah
'srbe war Commissioners have ears
Ia ..,5 ne and heard the statement read
&c Colonel paws said that he Won, would Il G,
st v Necessity sry for larger number lie 9, sa
Ill me- 6id not apprehend that General Eas'
tie would We produce more than the prosecute .c3 IL,
rd and. therefore. he believed the tfa' "
I'm be OF brief duration
hi THE MEMBERS ARRIVING
.at Several of the members of the coui
7k martial arrived here to-day ana
EFF others are expected TO come to-nshl
100 tomorrow morning. The members n'
us. mere are General Wade, General buIl
om General Young. General COMBS ana ",
ss- - pordau The last three named, w
Elk 80 et,,ioned i'm the south reported IN
ON -r~,,.el 90 the Adjutant- General at
win War Department this morning.