Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-01-26

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Eapan court martial re-assembled to.
day Judge Advocate Davis stated that
he wished 70 submit formally the tes-
tlmony OF General Miles as an exhibit
at this trial and with this the prosecu-
tioa rested its case. Worthington,
counsel for Eagan, read the CORES.
pondence between Miles and Eagan
through the adiutant general in which
the,lalter asked whether the interview
published in the New Y York newspapers
in which Miles is alleged to- have So
verely criticised the commissary gen.
erals department, was authoritative, Ex-
tracts from the alleged interview we're
also submitted as part Of the record.
Col. w. 4. Alexander, of the subsistence
department, was the 6rst witness
called by the defense. lie said he re-
turned to Washington from Jamaica
the day Eagan gave his testimony be-
fore The war investigating commission
lie rarely had seen man in such a
nervous condition. General Merritt
asked whether to bis knowledge Eagan
had consulted any one as to the sub
stance of his testimony to be presented
TO the commission. Alexander answered
as far as he knew Eagan had not.
EAGAN WAS "oxCITED.
Colonel George b. Davis, assistant to
Commissary General Eagan, testified to
Esgah's excitement over Miles testi-
mony The day before Eagan appeared
before Che commission. he read his
statement to the witness, who urged
him TO modify it somewhat, but he said
he would not change word. The
newspaper articles criticising Eagan
greatly increased his sexcitements Davis
said Eagan's conduct in his Office was
perfectly honest; he always had the
/. good of the soldiers at heart. more 50
than any other commissary general
whom be had ever known. e
Miss Mlllard, Eagan's steuographer,
and M. Rodgers, clerk in the Officials
testified regarding Eagan's nervous
state. Eagan himself was the next wit
ness. The statement of Gen. Miles, in
his opinion, had taken away his charac-
ter. He could not proceed against
Miles in the courts or otherwise, and
felt that he might better be dead in the
gutter Eagan's eyes filed with tears
his voice trembled and he spoke very
feelingly. His honor as a soldier, ht
continued, had been attacked, and a sol
dier's honor should be as sacred as tht
honor of woman. -
AN HONEST MAN
81 am an honest man, said Eagan
"and | believe no one who knows mi
will believe am dishonest man. M
record Is clean, my uniform unsullied
but | ave been slantered and wronged. /.
In answer to a question BY his connse
whether he ever received any benefi
for any contract be made, Eagan said
with great feeling; "No, on my homo
and before my God. not one cent
profit or gain did i ever receive. and ye
my office has disbursed Sl9.0O0,0O0 AM
l am now poor man. so poor that
have not now sufficient money wit
which to pay your feev WortllIng rea
large number Of newspaper clipping
which spoke Of Eagan as seoundre
and demanded his dismissal from th
army. The court adjourned until t
morrow.
ALGER is TOO GOOD.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. Secretar
Alger today appeared before the wa
investigating commission and denie
positively that he ever directly or ind
rectly had been inter ested in any arm
camps or in any supplies furnished th
government during the Spanish Va
All complaints had been Investigates
he said, and while there we're defec'
they were only these inseparable frol
suddenly creating 9 great army,
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