The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-18
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN BRADLEY


His Attorney Makes n Fruitless Attempt
TO Prevent observation-disclosures
OverruIed-Defense Causes n Sensation
by Demanding Col. CaIIahan's with.
drawaI from the Court Room.
Hartford, Conn, April 17.-With all
the pomp and ceremony to be expected
in cause involving the regular army
of the United States there convened in
Hartford to-day a military court-mar-
tial 1t is the first to be held in this
commonwealth for many years. Indeed
none of the officers present seemed to
be able to recall such an event The
prisoner before the court to-day was
Captain Oscar l.. Bradley, command
ing Company 1, Second regiment, c. N.
G.. He stands charged by his command
ing colonel, Timothy f. Callahan, with
drunkenness and the misrepresentation
of military funds
The court as constituted was as fol-
lows:
Colonel Charles E. Thomp-
son, retired: Lieutenant Colonel Henry
.
bert l.. Fitch, Fourth regiment, and
Captain William F. M. Rogers, brigade
signal officer. Colonel Thompson, by
virtue of seniority, was president of the
court, while Captain Rogers was judge
advocate.
The court convened in the colonel's
room at the First regiment armory.
1t was exactly 10 a. M, the hour ap-
pointed, when Colonel Thompson arose
and called the court to order. The pres
ident, with Colonel Thayef and Major
Fitch, were Respondent in full dress I'M
form with swords, despite the fact that
the weather was incement. The judge
advocate alone was in fatigue uniform.
In the room at the time court was
opened were beside the members of the
court, an orderly, Private Richard
Goodman of Company X, First regi-
ment, and three newspaper men.
Little time was lost, and Colonel
Thompson instructed the orderly to
bring before the court the accused,
without his counsel. A snappy salute
and the orderly left the room, to return
a few months later followed by the
prisoner. The latter, entering the room,
halted, saluted and without embarrass-
ment said:
Captain Oscar l.. Bradley, Company
I, Second regiment at your service"
He was motioned forward and was in
troduced by the president to the mem
bers of the court. The prisoners coun-
sci, Attorney c. J! Danaher of Meriden,
was admitted and likewise presented to
the court.
Solemnly Colonel Thompson inquired
of the accused if he wished to protest
against any member of the court. A
calmly uttered mo came from the lips
lips of the captain, who was attired
Immediately in full dress. The mem
bers of the court We're then sworn in,
all in the room rising, after which a re-
quest from Captain Bradley, asking for
public proceedings, was read and grant
ed
These preliminaries having been con-
cluded, the court adjourned to the Cap
itol building, having occupied exactly
seventeen minutes in the organization.
At the State House the Supreme
Court room was comfortably filled with
spectators and witnesses
Colonel Callahan, the accuser of Cap
tain Bradley, first appeared here. He
was also in full dress uniform.
In his walk to the capitol Captain
Bradley was accompanied by his wife
and father.
A delay of over half an hour ensued
and during intermission Captain Rog-
ers, the judge advocate, consulted the
witnesses of the prosecution.
A minute or two before the hour of
eleven o'clock Colonel Thompson led his
two colleagues of the court into the
room, and they took their places In the
seats of the members of Connecticut's
highest judicial court, Judge Advocate
Rogers sat at a table Immediately be-
low the bench. At his side sat Colonel
Callahan. A short delay was followed
by the entrance of the accused, Cap
tain Bradley. Attorney Danaher ac-
him and Mrs. Bradley quiet
ly entered the ROOM taking a seat be-
hind her husband. All eyes were cen
tered on the Meriden captain, who
bore himself with no signs of discomfort
or embarrassment. On his breast were
half dozen badges.
The order converting the court was
lead and then Captain Bradley was
called upon to rise and listen to the
charges presented by Colonel Callahan,
which were as follows:
Second Regiment, G. N.
G.
New Haven, Conn, March 21, 1900.
Charges and specifica tions preferred
against Captain Oscar L. Bradley, COM
Co /, Second regiment, C. |
Y. G.
Charge drunkenness and disorder |
y conduct to the prejudice of good order
md discipline in violation Of the Sixty |
second Article of War
Specification LIN that said Captain |
Oscar l.. Bradley while in command of |
laid Company l was drunk and disor-
lerly in the street of said company in
he presence of officers and members of |
laid company, and in the presence of |
,ther officers and members of the Con- |
lecticut National Guard.
Specification HIN that said Captain |
Oscar l.. Bradley, while so drunk did |
orcibly and violently assault one Ser
,eant Henry Klobbs,and said Klobbs