The evening times., 1901-10-29

/ gentleman. tnHt the assistant aN3Alstll
! and Inspector, under orders from the
| headquarters Of the Marine Corps. has
| come here and made false official report
| because ne wants To become colonel-
] 'A--WcU YOU have forced IL out of
| me. and ~ is the truth
! "Q.-And You have made the serious
/ charge based upon that Have any proof
/ IU support thereof
''A--CunceTuing yDu2
"Q.-Nes
! "N-No. ] haven't got the absolute
facts. but ! have got them pretty fairly
| established
"Q.-AAnd to get that you believe / have
/ made this repoTt2
| "A--Weu, / don't go so far as 10 say
! that that is il. You have brought II dow n
] TO such a point that it Is ridiculous now In
my estimation. You have made a state
| ment which is now borne out 10y the facts
and you have made "A statement which
do not consider true and / have come as
! a witness against your testimony MY
testimony Counterbalances your testimo-
NY Now YOU have led up To a conlspi-
J raCy. and everything else, although /
don't hesitate To say that I believe this
little treaty is absolutely a fact
| "Q.-And therefore these people who are
i'm this treaty or league are going 10 dis
! credit everybody who may he an appu-
cant-that is your idea2
"A.-They viii endeayor to get their
own desires.
And the foregoing testimony having been
read over Icy him. be-, the said Meade. did
IacknowIedgc the same to be correct. wei
knowing that such, his sworn statement
was false. and intended to deceive. and
did thereby knowingly and yillfUlIy vio-
/ late the sancuty OF the oath taken by
| him TO tell the truth. the whole truth. and
nothing but the truth this 20 The. scandal
/ and disgrace Of the naval service
Specification f.-In that the said Rob
Z ert l.. Meade a colonel I'm the United
| States Marine Corps being in command
OF the marine barracks. navy yard, New
York, having appeared before a duly and
: lawfully constituted naval court Of
enquiry, convened by order Of
( the Secretary Of the Navy. at the
navy yard. New York, on the 18th
/ day of July, 1901. having been duly and
t lawfully sworn as a witness to tell the
/ truth. the whole truth. and nothing but
/ the truth, and having been interrogated
/ in reference TO matters then under inves-
! tigauon. did then and there testify upon
matters material TO the enquiry then be
I ing made by said court in substance and
/ effect as follows:
/ "Q--CoIonel Meade. ! viii ask you
/ again. are you prepared to state 20 this
/ court, under oath. as a fact within your
! knowl,dg 10 which you have sworn to
d lesllIy, that at the present time OF at
any AiAAli -stllh l.. benny
/ ter Of the Marine Corps. and one William
/ \. Boring, architect. OF New Y1rk have
/ 3een or are in coliusion to defraud the
/ Government
.'A.-They have been I'm coIIusion. YES.
I know it as fact that they have been I'm
! coiiuSlcn. and that the Government has
! been detraudod
"Q-Do you state it. Colonel Meade. as q
I fact or as your belief I ask the court
/ that this question be answered absolute
] rg inn. s.9-s
Al decline 10 answer that question.
Colonel MCadc-Then I withdraw the
{ deciiuation and will answer the question
/ that it is ny belief that collision exists.
and wish 10 change my answers that ]
may have given in testimony 10 make
/ that the case-it is my belief.
/ And the foregoing testimony hayIua
/ been read over by him. he. the said
/ Meade did acknowledge the same 10 be
J correct well knowing that such his sworn
/ statement was false. and intended 10 de-
1 ceive. and did thereby knowingly and
Wiilfully violate the sanctity Of the oath
/ taken by him 20 tell the truth. the whole
/ truth, and nothing but the truth; this TO
/ the scandal and disgrace Of the naval
I service
/ Specification 5.-In that the said Robert
( J.. Meade. a colonel in the United States
/ Marine Corps, being in command of the
marine barracks, navy yard. New York,
] having appeared before a duly and law
Z fully constituted naval court Of enquiry,
/ convened by order Of the Secretary Of the
/ Navy, al the navy yard. New York on
I the 18th day Of July. 1891. having been
duly and lawfully sworn as "a witness TO
I tell the truth, the whole truth. and moth
/ ing but the truth. and having been inter-
/ rogated in reference to matters then Un-
/ der investigation. did then and there tes-
tify in substance and effect as follows:
Examination y Major Charles H.
o. want to know what has caused
my being a persona non srata?
/ Any answer is that upon an occa-
sion which has been referred 20 by YOU
7 in your testimony before this court when
I was stationed iE Boston in command Of
l the marine barracks there. YOU were. in
I 1895 or 1897. ! can't recOIect exactly
only remember the CirCumStauCeS-I can't
| recoIect the year but ] could easily find
| Out-invited by me and by other members
OF my family % come 90 an evening en-
/ tgrtaiEment i'm my house. When you ar
/ rived there late in the evening after we
| had waited for YOU. as II was progress
4 sive party you arrived IN such a drunken
I condition that YOU were uutlt 90 be- IN the
( house. and you were In maudun cOndi-
I ton and you wept In my parlor.
! And the foregoing testimony having
Z been read over by him, he. the said Meade,
/ did acknowledge the same 10 be correct.
I well knowing that such his sworn state
/ ment was false. and intended TO deceive.
I and did thereby knowingly and willfully
1 violate the sarctity Of the oath taken by
| him to tell the truth. the whole truth
I and nothing but the truth. this to the
/ scandal and disgrace Of the naval service.
/ Specification Tin that the said Robert
/ L. Meade a colonel I'm the United States
/ Marine Corps. being IA command Of the
! marine barracks. navy yard, New York
I having appeared before a duly and law
! fully constituted naval court Of enquiry,
/ convened by order Of the Secretary Of the
I Navy. At the navy yard. New York. on
/ the 25th day of July. 1901: having been
| tell the truth. the whole truth, and moth
/ ing but the truth. and having been inter
/ rOgated in reference % matters thon uu-
/ der investigation. did then and there tes-
I tify in substance and effect as follows:
J Examination by Major Charles II
| LauchheimeT. l. $ NJ. c.
O. want 60 know what has caused
my being a persona aon gratg2
"a On another uccasion-I have
| q great many friends iu the Puritan Club
/ iu E0StOU-yOu received am invitation or q
! card from the Puritan Club 10 bo "a guest
1 there. and your conduct was suCU that
( they had 10 recall the invitation
I And the foregoing testimony having been
/ read over 10y him. he. the said Meade. did
/ acknowledge the same 20 be correct well
] knowing that eUrh Hf1 gr-nrrr .fr.Ha.4..f