The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
MORE EVIDENCE
THAT NEALL WAS
IN GOOD HEALTH
Testimony of the Post
Surgeon.
A DISSERTATION ON THE GRIP
1T WOULD IMPAIR A MANS CA
PACITY FOR WORK.
Major Moseley Did Not Believe Neau
Was Any Worse in February
Than He Was in
December.
1T WOULD IMPAIR A MANS CA
PACITY FOR WORK.
April 10, 1899.

Ihere was more medical testimony at
the trial of Lieutenant Neall yesterday.
out 1t was not of the kind that will do
the accused much good Major Edward
b. Moseley, post surgeon of the Presidio,
was the principal witness, and his evil
dence related mostly to the condition
physical and mental-of Neall just before
he disappeared from the post.
Major Moseley was on the examining
board that passed upon Neall's physical
condition at the time he was examined
for promotion. He said that at the time
Neall was examined he was in good
health and was physically sound. The
witness referred to the certificate Neall
had signed and said the board did not
and does not take notice of such
certificates to any extent, for they
do not consider an officer capable
OF passing upon his own physical condi-
tion, except to the extent of calling at
tention to blindness in one eye or the
loss of limb
Then followed a long dissertation on
grip and its effects, the gist of which was
that II a man was so i'll he could NOT
properly keep books he could not Dron-
erly command a company, which was
precisely what the sergeant said on
Thursday-that Neall seemed at the in
spection to be well able to attend to his
military duties. Keeping books the wit
ness thought, required no more exercise
of will and intelligence than to Command
a company or troop at drill. Beyond
MealTs statement that he had the grip
Moseley had not noticed any material
change in the appearance of the accused
from last December until he disappeared
in February.
Regarding the, dividends from the post
exchange to, the post hospital, Major
Moseley said they should have been turned
oyer to him. He had not received any div
loendS from the post exchange from Oc-
toner I
ant SlaVenS, who succeeded Lieutenant
Neali as post exchange officer, paid him
the dlyldends for the months of Novem-
bber. December, January, February and
March. he made no demand for these
dlvldends when they were not forthcom-
ing, Tor he had no knowledge of when
lhey nad been declared, and anyway he
never had any trouble about them. When
they were due the dividends had always
peen brought to him and he receipted for
tnen, ana that ended the matter.
Mr.. Thornton submitted a hypothetical
question to the witness which embraced
many OF the conditions of the case, and
Tor Neall that appeared in the days pro-
ceedlngs. The many duties for which
Neal was responsible We're recited to the
witness and he was asked if an attack OF
the grip would impair an officers efficien-
cy in all those duties. The answer was
yes, in all his duties his efficiency would
Replying to further questions from the
defense Moseley said he did not consider
that Neall's health was any worse in Feb
ruary than it had been in December. The
only other witness of the day was Her.
man Roth, hospital steward of the post
hospital, who came to the stand to tell OF
certain prescriptions prescribed by DR.
Edle; HE was not certain there were any
for Neall, however, and he was excused
without cross-examination.
Ihe trial is now awaiting the return
from honolulu of Colonel Compton, com.
mander of the Fourth Cavalry. who will
be the last witness for the prosecution.