The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-19
GEN .EAGAN'S JUDGES
DETAIL FOR THE COURT MARTIAL.
is MADE PUBLIC AT THE WAR
DEPARTMENT
GEN. MERRITT TO PRESIDE
Gen. Eagan VIII BE Notified Mt Once.
After Which He VIII Be Tech
nicaIly Under Arrest and Incom-
petent to Discharge the Duties
of His OHce-Beiieved He VIII
Not Lose His Sword.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s-The detail
for the court martial which is to try
Cemmissary General Charles F. Eagan
on charges growing cut of his state
naents before the war investigating
commission last week, in which he at
tackled Gen. Miles, was made public at
the war department tonight The court
is made up of thirteen army officers, of
whom Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt is at
the head, and a judge advocate, and
it is to meet IN this city Wednesday,
the 18th inst, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, this qualification being
necessary because number of the
members are at distant points and will
require some days to adjust their af-
fairs and reach this city. All the of
3feers composing the court, save one,
are from the regular army, number
Of whom, however, during the war ac-
cepted volunteer rank and still hold
those commissions Maj. Gen. Butler
is the only one who is not connected
with the regular army
Adjt. Gen Corbin returned earIy in
the evening from his trip to New
=
departure of the transport Grant for
Manila, and came to the war depart
ment about $50 o'clock. He then sign
ed the formal order for pronulgating
the detail for the court, which Is as
fellows: Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U.
s. A; Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, U.
S. v; Maj. Gen. Matthew c. Butler. U.
8. v; Maj. Gen. Samuel B. Young. U.
S. "; Brig. Gen. Royal T. Frank, u.
5. v; Brig. Gen. Alexander New. Pen
nington, q. S. VI Brig. Gen. George
M. Randall. U. S. "; Brig. Gen. Jacob
Kline, U. s. "; Brig Gen. Richard
Combs, U. S. v; Col. Peter C. Hains,
corps of engineers; Col G. L. Gillespie.
corps Of engineers; Col Charles R.
Suter. corps of engineers; Col. Francis
E. Guenther, Fourth artillery; Lieut..
Col. George B. Davis, deputy Judge ad-
vocate general, judge advocate of the
court.
The officers of the court are now To-
Gated as follows: Gen. Merritt at New
York; Gems. Wade and Butler, at
Washington; Gen. Young, at Augusta;
Gen. Frank, at Admission, Ala; Gen.
Pennington, at Atlanta; Gen. Randall,
at Greenville, S. c.: Gen. Kline, at
Athens, Ga; Gen. Combs, at Hunts
vile, Ala; Col Hams, at Baltimore:
Col. Gillespie, at New York; Col. Suter.
at Boston; Col. Guenther, at Wash
ington Barracks, and Lieut.. Col. Davis,
West Point
Adjt. Gen. Corbin said the order for
court martial would be delivered to
Gen. Eagan either tonight or tomor-
row morning. This, it is said will
either be done by an officer or an en-
ploye OF the adjutant generals office.
This done. and the receipt by that Of
ficer will be tantamount to a suspen-
sion from office of that officer. He will
turn over his duties to the secretary
of war or the officer next in charge in
the office. Lieut.. Col. Davis, one of
the court members, is now on duty in
the commissary generals office. and
he may be delegated to take charge of
the duties of the office.
TECHNICALLY A PRISONER.
If the expectation at the adjutant
generals office tonight is followed, it
is probable Gen. Eagan will not be
placed under actual arrest and de-
prived of any of his liberties pending
and during the actual trial. but will
be subject only to technical arrest dur
ing that time. In the case of officers
of high rank this is occasionally. but
not often done, and this course does
not in any way fnvalfdate the trial or
findings of the court. Gen. Eagan will
be expected to remain away from his
Office and render himself inconspieuous
until his appearance before the court
to answer the charges, when he will
be placed under constructive arrest, to
remain SO during the proceedings. This
is believed to be sufficiently carrying
out the iutent of the law to all prac-
ticaI purposes, and may be allowed in
case of an officer of the defendants
rank, and will be continued during
good behavior. 1t is not believed the
custom Of deprfving him Of his sword
will be followed While the above is
believed to be a general outline of Sec