Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-13

any complaint TO make OF the trent.
menl you received a the hospItalYp
Witness replied mo, STR"
pn belng to-eXnmmod BY the iudpe
'glVocate the witness reiterated his last
ftatoment
Ihe judge advocate then asked. "Do
YOU mean that You have no complaint
"l being marked duty, the FIRST time
you went TO the doctor?'
Wlthess replied that he had none as
me had not fully explained his case TO
'He doctor IN answer to question
10y the court the witness said he was
treated kindly In the hospital and chat
llis eyes were examined by a special
l'' IN the early part OF December.
PRIVATE HOLLAND.
Glover was sent back TO the hogp,,al
aud the next witness called was Private
crawford r. Holland, Of company X.
ne sald ne was placed on the sick list
nn NOV. End, and was suffering from
ne ehects Of an operation that was
practically performed on him while on
board the transport on Sept 18Th, while
returning from the Philippines On APP
plying at the hospital he received treat.
lnent from Major Egan which relieved
hlm for day or two when he was iust
as bad as ever. He went baok 10 the
hospital and received the same treat
ment but Il did not. he SAYS, relieve hla
pain or seem TO do him any good He
was marked duty at the time BY the
doctor but found II impossible to 20
through the settlng-up exercises In
drill and was therefor relieved from
drill 10y Lieut.. Abel, who was then COM
mandng the company.
ON being CrOss-eNamined witness
gave particulars In regard 20 his affllc-
ton and Acknowledged that the opera
ton on the transport relieved his suf-
ferlng and that when he arrived ut
Fort Douglas the wound from the oper-
alton was healed He further testified
that since the list Of the month he had
been under Major Egon's care and was
getting Well just as the latter had pre-
dcted
IN ueing re-examined Holland stated
that his case was aggravated when he
arrived at the post because he had to
do fatigue duty
The Judge advocate. then asked you
mean that you stuck ii out Ike man,
and did not report at the hospital until
you had reached the limit OF your en-
durance2
capt Cronkhelt objected and the
question was Withdrawn,
LIEUT. ABEL TEsTIFIEs,
The last witness this forenoon was
Lieut. Charles Abel, Who gave his evl-
lencc IN a direct energetic manner
which coupled with his striking appear
ance rendered him a very interesting
witness Ne Is a nAtive Of Italy and
there Is enough OF his mother tongue
adherng to his speech TO render II
pleasing,
he testified that he was commander
Of company X ON Nov, 9Th and on that
day excused Private Holland from drill
Witness said he was placed In COM
mand OF the company Nov. 9, and on
that day found Holland living down as
II In pain. He asked Holland why he
did not go on the sick report. Later
replIed that he had done 50, but the
doctor said there was nothing the mat
ter with him and chased him out OF
the dispensary Witness said that he
then examined Holland and found him
In bad condition He had Holland re-
duce his complaint TO writing and then
forwarded y 10 the post commander
with "A request that Major Egan be re-
quired 10 use his professional skill for
Hollands relief The next day Holland
reported for duty and witness told him
10 go on sick report the following morn
ing The next morning, said the Wit
ness Holland fell out OF the ranks:
said he had been marked duty but
requested TO be excused from drlll. Wit
ness excused him and after drill
board Of officers TO be convened to give
It's opinion as to the physical condition
of Private Holland, and reported to
the post commander that Holland had
been excused from drill.
The court adjourned until 1880 at this
point