Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-28
Some of Eagan'S Family We're Wit
ne,se, Before the 'iembers OF
the COurtmartial.
THE IMMUNITY
TO THE WITNESSES,
President Mckinley Never Reduced Such
10 Writing, But Made the state
ment 10 the Committee 10
That Effect.

ness before The Eagau c1urtmartial to-
day wa. David R Mckee of thi. city.
Cor many YEAR agent OF the Associated
Press H. ud he bad known General
Eagau about a. year, They were init
mate friends as buv and Young men.
and the friendship bah newer been inter.
rupted although thoy 40 Times bad not
seen each other for long por.ol. Dur.
ing the period between the tiu.e General
/ Mile gave DIS testimony before the war
investigating commission and tbe day
. which General Elau ulde Do. State
meut thc wiue-. SAW h.m two or three
time, lie then seemed 60 be cirrwuru
and much praocruWed Mckee -aid the
impression General Eagau then made
upuu him wa- hr bad become insane.
The wituo-. always found him very clr-
rect Boz hi- bearing and .perrh. aud 0u
these occasions Dol. manner wa. .odiaar-
cut that hc was greatly shocked and
alarmed. and the conclusion the witness
reached was that General Eagau had
Loot his mind Ou one of these occasions
Boz expressed 90 General Eagau hi. pro-
found regret that be- had given utter
ancc o. the language used iu his state.
meut and rgproycd him mildly for not
consulting him about the matter Tle
general explained that he had not felt
Tat ihorty tu consult thr witness becaus
hs knew OF the long existing friendship
between theiamily Ui wiuc-. and the
| family OF General Mile. and said that
| he .Elmu lid NOT feel at Hbuty 90
| bring fhe wiiur-. into the controversy
| Major $ G. Miles recorder OF the war
I investigating commission. vaFracalled
and said -o Gar a- he knew the orlrr of
the president granting immunity Co
| witnesses before that body bad uot been
reduced 20 writing
AZ thi. point the judge advocate read
the president addre-. on the assembling
oi the war investigating commission.
which however was unsigned and the
witness was asked h,thcr any other in
siructious bad hocu given He replied
taere had not The witness was present
at the meeting between the president
and members Of the war investigating
commission The witness said
The matter Of immunity for witne--
Sos came up think 10 was called up by
,lr Dodge and the president said any
witness who should appear before the
commission oould DO so without any
fear of punishment or persecution
Russell Algcr secretary OF war was
next called 30 the witnc.. stand Hc
said ho recalled the conversation he had
with General Eagau shortly after Gen.
Miles had given his testimony Gen.
Eagan came into his office In an excited
state Of mind and said IL was hi- wish to
prefer charges against General Miles ou
what he said n told him. testified
SECRETARY Alger that under the prasi-
dents order granting immunity 90 oni
Gers who testified before the commits
sioH ha could not do so. General Alger
VIZ ,hen excused the members uf the
court Tisiug 10 their feet as be- withdrew
Colonel Alexander and Colonel Davis
were recalled and said thatncycr during
thcir acquaintance uf the accused had
they ever known him to use vulgar or
'pruiaue language lie had alway. beou
correct aud clean loo speech. and never
had they known him Co use such lam.
guage rs he used iu the statement bc-
fore the war commission
Dr W + Hopkins of California. and
New York General Eagin. .uu-iu.mw.
was called he uid hr came o. Wash
1r-,qn after General Miles had given
Ens'-eony and had lived 40 the gen.
only auou' 'lo said that hc observed
N-..,. g,ps very rcstlc..
J why do they call Il thets s.''l
J yoke, ! wonderf
Because there Is generally q calf
one end Of IT, guess '-Clevel
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