The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-08
HARRIS TOLD HIS STORY.
HIs STATEMENT MADE HEFoRE
THE CONFERENCE.-THE.

Audience Was the Largest That HAD
Gathered 90 Hear the Evidence
It Was Of Much the same Charac-
ter as THAT Already Adduced bS
the Defcnse-The story Of the Di-.
turhnnee Ia the Restaurant was
brought out by aucStioninE quar-
termaster Murphy-Tcxttmony oi
the witnesses who Appeared
Speculation a. 20 the Result of the
Trial.
The largest crowd Of spectators that has
yet gathered for the court martial pro
ceedings was in tho Republican Blues
room a. the Beyimcntal Armory last
night. ana tho testimony was followed
with decided interest. Since the witness
stand has been occupied by the witness IS
summoned for tho defense there has been
a good deal 81 a spicy nature relative 20
the trip of the Blues 10 Louisville. ana
those gathered to hear the evidence have
seldom made any complaint or duliness
or tedium Of the proceedings.
The end Of the Harris trinl begins 10
nppear. II was thought probable that
last nights session might conclude the
testimony. but such was not the case
Corp Harris was put on the stand. sworn
AZ a witness. gave his statement ana was
ready Tor oross-oxamination hy the judge
advocate when the court decided 20 adj
journ until Monday night
Not more than three. possibly two ses-
slona Will be needed 60 complete the case
That IL what the judge advocate. inc
counsel Tor the defendant and the court
heiieve. After Corpl Harris comes down
from the stand there will be few viii
pe-ses introduced hy the state % rchu'
the testimony Of some OF che witnesses
that have been examined Tor the defense
and II is possible that the defense may
also have a few more sworn. capt. can"
stated that Private Joe ianleN 81 IN"
blues whom h. regards as a very inF
,,ortant witness Tor Harris. would he Pu1
on the stand later. with the court con
sent Tn. Judge advocate agreed 20 TINS
ana II was understood that private nan
ley would appear az che next session
gix sessions have i,eeu held by the coui'
The total expense for each viii mobahi
fs about $40 n three more arc heia w.
total cost TO the state for the Harms tri"i
will be about sea- That b a. much he
an, state shoot held 10 savannah q re"
DAYS ago cost the state
Private Walls was che frst witness cali-
cd lie said he had known nothing oi
the election Of y. p Walker as a u''n'
her OF the company. Regarding Harris
and the charges against him. the witness
said be had never seen the accnsed 10
Louisville when he was drunk. and thai
his language ilad ~ no time been dl~fe-
Fpectfui 10 enc officers Corpl Harris
language. when ne apologized 60 the ooLi-
pany. was repeated by the witness. VINO
declared that the corporal had said ihht
he dld ~, know that he had done any
thing for which he should apologize, huf
that h. would apologize. nevertheless
This was on the Friday Of the Blucr
stay Ia Louisville. nt To- the afternoon.
the witness said but he had never heard
Hanley apologize Capt Wilson ihc
witness declared would he mistaken n
he said that the apology from Harris was
received by the company on Saturday
morning The dccusci had told MIN that
ne did not intend returning 90 savannah
with the company bera0se 81 the way ne
had been treated by the officers
Upon the CONCLUSION Of the attorneys
examination Of tho witness. the president
Of the court. Col. T s. WyAy. Jr.. asked
the witness II he knew why Corpl. Har-
ris had loss his position with the Central
Railroad after his return from Louis
vile. The witness said there were three
reasons. the earnishment euit brought
against Harris hy capt Wilson Of tae
Blues Capt Wilson's complaint 20 the
master mechanic 81 Harris conduct IN
Louisville. and Harris having returned
90 Savannah after the date by which he
had been directed 10 be- back ~ his work
Private Joseph W Pate Of the Blues
said h. WAS under arrest az che same time
with Harris. and that for tweuty-scycn
hours they were together Their cots were
almost contiguous. and never had he OBJ
served any conduct of Harris that was
disorderly. nor had he seen the man drunk
The witness said he had never apolocized
10 che company for the onense FOR which
he was put under arrest and that no
charges were ever preferred against him
Private Joseph Hanlcy, he said. had jump
ed out Of the window as well as Harris.
the charges under which Hanley was put
under arrest having hecn drunkenness and
cursiug an officer Nor dad Haulcy. the
witness declared. apologize e. the compa-
ny. The witness substantiated che state
ment made by Private Walls as TO the
language employed by Harris IN Of
ferinE hts apology 90 the company.
He alao corroborated the statement that
q was az aBoui o'clock Frislay afternoon
that the apology was offered Is Harris
Great stress has been iald upon the
point AZ 10 whether Harris was a, lib
ofty 10 get his meals while under arrest.
Cap cam insists as part OF his de-
Tense. that Harris had 10 escape from CON
finement IN order 90 get something %
"a AMI drink. Private Pate said h. was
allowed 90 so 20 che dining room for his
meals while under arrest. but his test-
mony was that II was mot until oclOck
one morning thas Harris had been given
his breakfast. though the other members
OF the company had hreakfastsd at 6.
Considerable meTriment. suppressed. Of
course. was created by the witness a.
gcription Of some Of the induleencos Of
members Of the company and their visits
10 Georgia headquarters and Gen. Castle
man.
Pay Member r. W Campos Of the
Blues. Was not with the company. bur
was M Louisville during the reunion Hls
testimony was not important. being m0ss
~ hcarsay. lie said he had seen FIar-
ris in the company quarters. and that the
prisoner did nor then seem TO b. ia the
least drunk. Harris had then cold hin,
that Capt Wilson was trcatiug him badly.
and that he had not been getting anything
60 eat
Private Charles i. Guyer Of Company
c.. OF the Guards. was "a member OF the
Blues at the time Of the fanous trip.
He rsid Harris had slapped him on the
back. refuarking that he war hungry
and then jumped from the window The
tfHlr -Four were ordered tn fall fr d..