The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
RICHARDS TRIAL
COMES TO END
Earnest and Lengthy Talks
Mark Final Days Proceed
ings of Court Martial
TO RECEIVE LOVING CUP
Major Edgar A. Mearns Will
Be Presented With Token
of Esteem From Friends
TO RECEIVE LOVING CUP

The trial of Lieutenant G. S. Rich
ards Jr.. charged with duplicating his
pay accounts at three different times,
Is now practically ended All the tes-
timony is in and the arguments were
concluded at o'clock last night.
The court convened at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning when Attorney r. L.
Hathorn opened up the session on be-
half Of the defendant. He spoke earn
estly for two hours. At the opening of
the afternoon session Judge Advocate
John j. Bradley made a powerful adj
dress on behalf of the prosecution.
He reviewed the case fully from be-
ginning to end, covering every salient
point that had been brought up during
the long and tedious trial that has oc-
cupied the attention of this court mar
tlal for period of over six months.
Captain Bradley spoke rapidly and
fiuently for three hours and forty min
utes and was listened to with rapt at
tention by the court, the accused and
his counsel.
This case has occupied a great deal of
attention in army circles and the YER
dict is awaited with much interest.
Lieutenant Richards has used every
means in his power to have the charges
against him squashed" so that he may
still retain his commission. Much doc
u-1entary evidence has been introduced
from the Philippines and different parts
of this country and the accused's faith
er made a special trip across the con-
tinent TO testify in his sons behalf.
The court will convene again this
morning at 10 o'clock to discuss the
question of the findings
Major Edgar A. Mearns, medical de-
partment will be presented with a sill
yer loving cup this morning at the
General Hospital at the Presidio. The
gift is from officers and civilians. Major
Mearns is highly esteemed throughout
the army, He is regarded as the lead
ing ornithologist and naturalist in the
service. He was compelled to return
from the Philippines on account of ILL
ness and it will be some time before
he will leave the hospital.
Mrs H Z. Morrow, widow of the
late Colonel Morrow, has returned from
Salt Lake and with her son, Major H.
M. Morrow, is staying at the .Nord-
hoff
The following officers registered at
department headquarters yesterday:
Captain F. M. Savage, Fifteenth In
fantry, staying at the Occidental;
Lieutenant F. w. Palmer, medical de-
partment, returning. to station, at the
Occidental, and Captain c. H. McKin-
stry, engineer department, on leave,
staying at 1912 Pacific avenue.
The companies of coast artillery
stationed at the Preside finished their
sub-caliber practice yesterday.
The Second Battalion. Twenty
eighth Infantry, in command of Cap
tain Frank E. Bamford, who have
been at target practice at Rodeo rifle
terday.
The Twenty-eighth Infantry, in
command of Colonel w. l.. Pitcher,
expects to leave here on November
for Fort Smelling.
Colonel Owen j. Sweet. who has
been on sick leave, will take command
of the regiment at that post.
The second squadron, Fourth Cav
airy, failed to arrive yesterday as ex-
pected. They are now scheduled to
arrive this morning at $3.50 o'clock
Major Cunliffe H. Murray comes in
command. A
Lieutenant C. E. Babcock, who ar
rived On the transport Logan on Tues
day in charge of enlisted men who
came here to receive their discharge,
has been at the camp at Angel Island.
To-day he will come to town and stay
at the Occidental until he leaves for
Manila on the transport Sherman,
sailing from here November /.
Major Parker w. West will leave
on Sunday morning for the East. His
trip combines both business and pleas
ure. During his absence he will visit
members of his family whom he has
not seen for some years. In the in
term between the time of his de-
parture and the arrival of Captain F.
L. Winn, who is at present inspecting
rifle ranges in the north, Captain John
j. Bradley will act as temporary aid
to General Macarthur.
Colonel w. S. Scott called on Gen.
eral Macarthur at the new division
headquarters in the Grant building
yesterday.