The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-19
CAPTAIN BRADLEY'S TRIAL
SERGT. KOBS TESTIFIES FOR THE
PROSECUTION.

somewhat confused In His statements
The Purchase of Beer for Camp Pur.
poses--Letter Introduced to Show Thai
Contract Was Made with n Brevvln g
Company.
Hartford, Conn, April 1S.-The trial
by court-martial of Captain Oscar L.
Bradley, of Company l. Second regl-
ment, c. NJ G., of Meriden began the
second days session promptly at nine
o'clock this morning. The feature OF
the morning session, perpaps, was to be
found in the perfect storm of hideous
profanity which was necessarily
brought out by the examination OF wit
nesses as the alleged utterances of the
accused officer while on duty in camp at
Mantle. In response to the questions OF
the Judge Advocate, former Sergeant
Henry c. Kobs, of Company 1, who was
the first witness, uttered the most vio-
lent and the foulest of oaths, which, he
said, had been employed by Captain
Bradley. Many in the court room shud-
dered at the rehearsal of the awful
blasphemies, and the newspaper men,
who are always prepared for the most
untoward of events, commented much
upon the fearful rehearsal.
Colonel Thompson, the president Of
the court, was prompt again to-day, and
the court convened sharply at the APP
pointed hour. They followed for an
hour and forty-five minutes a most tedi-
Gus performance rendered apparently
unavoidable by the articles of war gov
erning court-martial procedure. 1t con-
sisted of the reading of the complete
record Of yesterdays proceedings as
transcribed by the court stenographer.
Judge Advocate Rogers read the report
and occupied the time until 10.45 in do
ing it. Then followed some discussion
in the consideration of the report as to
its accuracy Minor changes and
amendments had to be discussed and
ordered and 1t was nearly ten o'clock
when the court was ready for the real
business Of the day. So trying was this
ordeal that an effort will be made to in
duce the higher military authorities to
consent to the suspension of this partic-
ular provision, the accused being will
ing.
Henry G. Kobs, of Meriden, a former
sergeant of Company l, under Captain
Bradley, was called to the witness
chair and his examination was begun by
the Judge Advocate, at the point where
1t was abandoned at adjournment yes
terday.
The Witness in the opinion of the
spectators, was very poor one. He
seemed to be unable to understand the
questions which were put to him; and
was often altogether evasive in his an
swers. On examination by Attor7
ney G. j. Danaher, counsel for the pris-
oner. Kobs was made to dscredit him.
self to a greater or lesser extent by adj
uniting that on September u last he
was one of six members of Company |,
to apologize to the assembled company
for "unsoldierly conduct
The Judge Advocate questioned Kobs
for ten minutes. He told of the trouble
which developed between him and Cap
tain Bradley ON the first day Of the en-
campment at Mantle He had been or
dered to take detail for some particu-
lar purpose by his captain. He had
done so, and a similar order was given
for the evening of that day. Ywo of the
detail refused to act and Sergeant Hobs
reported the fact to a lieutenant, and
later to Captain Bradley. The latter,
according to Kobs, after investigation,
decided that the sergeant was at fault;
seized him by the throat and swore at
him violently, concluding with the
threat that he would have him dis
charged. Kobs said he promptly re-
moved his blouse and handed it to the
captain as an indication of his willing
ness to leave the company.
The next morning, Kobs added Cap
tain Bradley returned the blouse with a
statement to this effect: Here is your
blouse; the trouble would not have hap
pened if I had not been drunk
With this recital concluded Kobs was
taken In hand by Attorney Danaher.
The lawyer quickly confused the wit
ness and converted him into a witness
who, In the opinion of those present, was
not proving strong one for the prose-
cution. He was not able to swear that |
Captain Bradley was intoxicated and |
did not answer convincingly a question
which made possible the inference that |
he had raised his hand to strike Cap
tain Bradley before the latter seized |
him and INDUCED in oaths.
The cross-examination of Kobs occu-
pied three-quarters of an hour and he
was a again examined by Judge Advo-
cate Rogers.
Attorney Danaher again took the wit |
ness in hand after the Judge Advocate
had concluded his second examination
If Kobs, and undertook to prove that if
Captain Bradley had beer in camp he
had it by order of the then Lieutenant
Colonel Callahan. Kobs was asked if
lie had any knowledge of the fact that
f any beer had been bought 1t had been
tent to the head of the company by Or
Ter of Lieutenant-C Colonel Callahan
The witness replied negatively, where
Upon the lawyer started to read a letter
which he said, had been written by
Colonel Callahan to Captain
Bradley. The Judge Advocate objected
ind the court ordered that the letter be
blown to the witness. This was done
md Kobs denied having any knowl-
dge of it's purpose or outcome.
At this point Kobs examination was
concluded and the stenographer began
o read to the witness the entire test-
nony given by him during the morning.
1t 1856 p. m. this work was not fin
shed and a recess was taken until 2:15,
when the reading of the testimony to
<obs was continued.
The court resumed its sitting at 2:15
m and anOt her sensation GeVelODed