The San Francisco call., 1903-12-09
MACEE'S CASE
IS CONCLUDED
Defendants Attorney Tries to
Prove Insanity, but Fails
to Substantiate the Plea
Is BURIED WITH HONORS
Sergeant Louth Laid to Rest
by His Regiment in National
Cemetery at the Presidio

The trial of Private Clark Magee for
assault upon DR.. B. F. Edger at the
Presidio was concluded yesterday
The sealed findings of the court-mar-
tial will not be made public until they
have been submitted to General Ar
thur Macarthur upon his return from
Manila the latter part of this month.
What the verdict will be can, of course,
only be based on surmise but from
what can be learned of the evidence n
is likely to go very hard with the ac-.
cused.
Surgeon Edger told the court in a
brief manner of the cowardly attack
made upon him, and how the prisoner
had stealthily entered his office when
his back was turned and how his at
tention had been drawn to the pris-
oner by the swapping of the pistol;
how he leaped from his seat and grap-
pied with his assailant. who dealt him
several powerful blows on the head
with his pistol, and how, afterward, in
a hand -to-hand struggle, he forced Ma.
gee out into the hallway. when the
noise of the seuffie attracted the atten-
ton of the guards, who rushed TO the
surgeons assistance and overpowered
the prisoner and landed him in the
guardhouse.
MAKES INSANITY PLEA.
Walter Gallagher, attorney for Ma
gee, made a strong fight for his client
on the plea of insanity. He did his ut
most to get the different witnesses be-
fore the court to testify that they had
on different occasions noted traces of
insanity in the prisoner None of them.
however. would admit that they had
ever noticed the slightest indication Of
his being of unsound mind. Upon this
they all agreed. The room was then
cleared of all but the members of the
court. who took but a few minutes to
reach their verdict.
Sergeant Michael Louth of Company
D, Tenth Infantry. who died on Mon
day morning, was buried yesterday
afternoon with military hono-s. The
funeral procession was formed in front
of the hospital. The body. which was
encased in a handsome casket was
borne to the caisson by six non-com-
missioned officers and was then draped
with the national colors, which were
surmounted by an abundance of floral
offerings from members of his regi-
ment as a token of the esteem in which
he was held by them.
BAND PRE- -EDES CAISSON.
The caisson was drawn by six mag
nificent dark bay chargers, and was
preceded by the Tenth Infantry Band.
Following the casket came three Off
Gers and the men of Sergeant Louths
company Then came the colonel of the
regiment and his entire staff, and then
followed the whole regiment. each
company being in command of the
first sergeant. The body was inferred
in the national cemetery. Prayers
were read by the regimental chaplain.
Then the last volley was fired over his
grave ard with the sounding of taps
the impressive service was at an end
The baseball game between the Pre-
sidio team and the Thirteenth Infantry
team, which will come off on Saturday
on the parade ground is attracting
great deal of attention at the post.
. Both mines are crackerjacks and both
feel sure of winning. Manager Joe
Wagner of the Presidios says it will be
a hot game, but he feels confident his
nine will come out victorious.
DR.. John S. Shepard will leave with
the Fifteenth Cavalry about the 20th
inst for Fort Meyers, D. c,