Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-28
THE CASE CLOSED.
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him two or three times. He then
seemed careworn and much preoceu-
pied.
What impression did the languag,
he used make upon you?"
Il was shocked. grieved astonishei
and alarmed. Alarmed because il
seemed to me. from my long acquaint-
ance with him, my knowledge of hi.
character, my knowledge that he wa:
always courteous and scrupulously cor
rect in his language, he had lost his
mind. My impression was one of abso
lutte fear and belief that under somt
extraordinary strain he had become
insane. his remarks We're 50 utterly
at variance with his usual language
In the As years I have known him
never heard him use a coarse word OF
vulgar epi1het.'
Did you see Gen. Eagan after he
had made this statement?'
Yes, sir
What then took place.
The prosecution offered no objection
and the witness proceeded: u ex-
pressed to Gen. Eagan my profound re-
greet that he had given utterance tC
such language. | spoke to him in re
proachful manner for not speaking &c
me about the matter before he testified
and giving me the opportunity to blue
pencil his statement. Gen. Eagan re-
piled in substance that he wished he
had felt at liberty to consult me. He
felt that he was restrained from doing
so. however on account of the friendly
hot n 4
Gen. Miles and the latter's family
Gen. Eagan he felt it might impair oul
relations"
Major $. Q. Miles the recorder of the
war investigating commission, was
called. and in answer to inquiries, sad
that SO far as he knew the order of the
President granting immunity to Wit
nesses before that body had not been
reduced to writing.
At this point the judge advocate read
the Presidents address on the assem-
bling of the war investigating commls-
! sion. which, however. was unsigned
The witness was asked whether any
! instructions had been given. He re-
oiled in the negative. The witness was
| present al the meeting of the President
| and the members of the war invest-
eating commission. The witness sa!c:
'The matter of immunity for wit
uesses came up-I think it was called
| up by Mr.. Dodge-and the President
| said that witnesses who should ipped:
| before the commission could 90 50
without any fear of punishment or
, persecution.
| Russell A. Alger. the secretary OF
| war. was next called to the witness
stand. He said that he recalled con-
| versation he had with Gen. Eagan
shortly after Gen. Miles had given his
| testimony. Gen. Eagan came into MS
office in an excited state of mind and
said it was his wish to prefer charges
| against Gen. Miles for what he had
| said.
! II had told him." testified Sec. Alger
that under the President S order
granting immunity to officers who testl-
| fed before the commission. he could
not do so"
Gen. Alger was then excused. the
members of the court rising TO their
| feet as he Withdrew.
! Col. Alexander and Col. Davis were
F, recalled and said that never during
/ their acquaintance with the accused
had thev known him to use vulgar or
nrofane language. He always had been
! correct and clean in speech and never
had they known him to use such IAN
puare as was used in his statement be-
fore the war commission
DR.. W. f. Hopkins of California ana
| New York. Gen. Engan's son-in-laW
was called. He came 60 Washington
after Gen. Miles had given his festi-
mony and lived at the commissary gen
aral's house. He said he then observed
| that Gen. Eagan was very restless ano
parvous and could not eat normally non
| slaep normally. At the. table ne al
| times would stop eating and apparent!
u-ould lose himself in thought. He was
intensely nervous and showed signs Of
| coppestiou of certain parts of the Draln
witneSs had long talks with his wife
chant her father. and he had told hel
thai her father must be carefully
watched and that they must be pre-
,orad for anything. Gen. Eagan''
mind was receptive at this time
and ,he witness believed that some
thine very serious might happen.
con F,agan. the witness added, wa!
y, . gloomy frame of mind in conse
.,,ancn of the things that had beer
Ia about him. He felt that his homo
80 DESTROYED and that he did no
..,,t ia see people Gen. Eagan. wit
- Further testified. did not wan