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The National tribune., 1906-06-21
Explosion of the Ammunition Barge.

Editor National Tribune: To settle an
argument. please publish in The Ma
tional Tribune the date that the am
munition barge exploded at City Point,
Va. claim it was in August, 1864,
about 1890 a. m.-Silas Post, SOP Full
ton St, Jamaica, n. Y.
\ dispatch from Gen. Grant from
City Point, dated Aug. 9, 1864, 11:45
a. M, says:
Five minutes ago an ordnance boat
exploded. carrying lumber. grape, cam
lister and all kinds of shot over this
point. Every part of the yard used as
my headquarters is filed with splinters
and fragments of SHELL
Aug. IL Gen. Grant reported to Gen.
Halleck that the casualties were Il en-
listed men, two citizen employees, one
citizen not employed, and % colored
laborers killed. The wounded were
three commissioned officers, four en-
listed men, Is citizen employees and sc
colOred laborers. Besides these there
were about IS others wounded who
were not employed about the wharf
Editor National Tribune.
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and on the retreat he had to jump over
Willoughby Run, with the bullets strik-
ing the mud all around him. Did it rain
on the day before or the day after the
battle?
"FreezinE, Starving, Living, Dead"
Mrs. w. Carpenter, Box 81, Route
No. 2, Herman, Neb., would like some
comrade to send her a copy of the song
beginning: Freezing, starving, living
dead; Father. can they know at home"
She would like to sing it at gatherings
of the old soldier boys and their wives.
Wants His Address.
Seely L. Bauder. FultonviIle, n. Y,
wants the address of Serg't Charles AL
len, Troop l.. 9Th U. s, Cav. He was
at Fort KcOgh, Mont, and
went to the Philippines in 1898 or 1889.
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The Battle of Shiloh.

Editor National Tribune: have read
your account of the battle of Shiloh,
with the campaign preceding and the
pursuit. with great interest. One
thing has amazed me-the utter alb
sence of information as to the time the
Army of the Ohio moved to the attack
on Monday morning the 7th. You have
done more to establish the facts than
any other historian, but there is a lack
of detail which is most unfortunate.
The Official Reports are strangely silent
on this disputed point. We of the Army
of the Ohio have been put in a false
light by the partisans of the Army of
the Tennessee. You are eminently just
in your statements on this point, and
this we appreciate
1 have given much time to the fixing
of the time at which the commands of
Nelson, McCook and Crittenden became
engaged. Much complaint has been
made, and justly, of the work of the
Ohio Commission at Shiloh. The in-
scriptions are not true in many in
stances, but 1 was powerless to secure
corrections, and now the matter is un-
der investigation by the authorities at
Westinghouse. B. Brown, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio,
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land, Universe, Sunny South, ]. r. Will
ilams. Southwestern, Gen Anderson.
With these were six gunboats and four
rams. But "a of the Tennessee fleet
survived to take part in the VicIsburg
campaign.
Shiloh.
Ben. Gardner, Sergeant Co. j, 18th
ILL.,, and Captain, Co. e, Vet, Bat, Grand
Island, Neb., saw Grant. and took part
in the final charge at Shiloh. The charge
was made by Gen. Hurlbut's old divi-
sion, the remnants of the Second Divi-
gade, Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps.
Weather at Gettysburg.
w. ID. Elcred, Biglerviile, Pa. vans
to know about the weather at Gettys-
burg and which way the wind blew dur
ing Pickett's charge. He was one of
the skirmishers that opened the battle,
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Edward ratro. Co. c. 7th VI stnf-

Edward Tatro. Co. c, 7th VT. STAFF
fords. Conn. would like very much to
hear from some of his old comrades.
d. NJ. Barnes, eth Wis, Waupaca,
Wis, says that his regiment. and not
the Sd Wis, lost the most men of any
regiment in the Union army. 1t had 9S4
men and 3S officers when mustered in.
and but 81 men remained of its orig
inal number when mustered out. Fox
says the I'd Wis. had the greatest per
cent OF loss. 1t had. but it did not lose
as many men as the 7th Wis.
Isaac Wise, of Orrstown, Franklin
Co, Pa, has in his possession the ham,
mer and handle which he used in shoe
ing Gems. Grants and Meade's horses
in front of Petersburg in 1865.
Comrade Daniel Fought, r. F. d. l.
Rock Bridge, o., writes: II have been
i reader of The National Tribune for g.
number of years. / feel as If it would
lie impossible for me to get along with
out the dear old paper. 1t is the soI-
d eIs' best friend. 1 belonged 10 :hs
ith Ohio, Second Corps. Second Divi-
siol, Third Brigade. l have no. seen
anything q about my regiment, ani would
lie glad to hear from any OF them
IN ou9h the columns of the papt."
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Tennessee River Elect.

ID. ]. Spencer, 25th Iowa, Alton. Iowa.
gives a list of the boats comprising the
tloti'la which left Helena, Ark, on Dec
23, 1862. for Vicksburg: Adriatic, S. K
Belle, Peoria Belle, Bulletin, Continen-
tai. Crescent City, Conway. Dakota, Des
Moines, Ella. Emma, Gladiator, Sam
Gaty, Iatan, Imperial, Isabella, Iowa, L.
jackson, kennett, Key West, Louisiana,
Meteor, Nebraska, Northerner, Fanny
Ogden, Jno. j. Roe, Post Boy, Sucker
State. S. G. Trett. Tecumseh, Polar Star.
John Warren, War Eagle, Memphis.
Won Phul, Driversman, Pembina, Di Yer
non, d. S. Taylor. Carl, Empress, LII
zerne. Forest Queen, Jersey Belle, Rock
ct, Fanny Babbist, Champion, City of
Alton. Southern Planet, Spread Eagle,
Robert Allen, Hospital, Chancellor, Con-
estoga, Express, Emperor. Omaha, Ed
Walsh. U. s. Q. M. D. Sioux, WestmOre-
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Free Transportation to Gettysburg.

H C. Halter, Howard Pa, says tha
Pennsylvania, one of the most loya
States in the Union, has never given hel
soldiers free transportation to Gettys
| burg. New Jersey has once or twice
| He says there are many soldiers in the
State who never saw Gettysburg, being
somewhere else doing their duty at the
time of the battle. and he thinks the
State should give them all free trans
portation to the battlefield.
Four Old Iron Pieces.
c. NJ. Castle, 102d ILL.,, who took par
in the battle of Resaca, objects mos
decidedly to what Hood calls the ''foul
old iron pieces not worth the sacrifice
of even one man. which Castles bri-
gade charged and captured on the after
noon of May Is, 1864. He says they were
as beautiful brass fieldpieces, 1 2 pound
ers," as he ever saw. He also objects
to Hoods statement that the guns were
exposed" and abandoned" and says
they were exposed in being IL or Is
rods in front of the enemys line, and
abandoned" they certainly were in a
hurry when his brigade struck the bat
terry with fixed bayonets like cyclone.
One More Battle.
James Boyd, Co A, oath Iowa, Kim
ball, S. D., would like to be in one more
battle, and that against Old England.
Comrade Boyd is Scotchman and
served with the Scotch Fusilier Guards
for five years. He was also in the
Crimean War. He came TO this country
in 1861, and enlisted in the 24th Iowa.
He would like very much to hear from
any of his old comrades.
Scattering.
II. T. Clark, 161st n. Y. Langston,
oh hn n66 Of
Taylor, drummer of Co. G of his regi-
ment. He has written several letters to
the New York post offices. but has been
unable to get any word of him.
John Stauffer, Burnside. Clearfield
Co, Pa, enjoys very much reading of
the daring and dangers of his old COM
rades, and especially of Comrade Reas,
of the 18th Pa, whom he knows very
well and considers a very fine man. He
hopes he may still have many happy
years to live.
C. A. Cline, 18th Ohio, New Mata-
moras, o., would like to hear from
Charles Culver and Dick Parshal. whom
he met in Libby Prison in the Winter
of 1865. Dick Parshal was scout, and
at one time sentenced to be shot.
Comrade George Gates. Mayfield, Cal,
wants to know what has become of all
the boys of the Sd Iowa Cav. He would
especially like to hear from the MEM
bers of Co. E.
Robert Knox, Shawnee, o., would like
to hear from his old army comrades of
Co. E, 77th Ohio, especially Chas.
Bloom, George n. Williams and John C.
Sisse1.
James NJ. Aubery, Salem, o., has in
his possession bronze medal belonging
to Thomas Case, Co. X, 21st Ohio. The
medal can be obtained by writing to
Comrade Aubery, $50 Franklin Ave-,
Salem, o.
Comrade James H. Febes, Co. Il, 1Ith
H., Dillon, Mont, would like to hear
frCin any Of his old comrades.
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An Excellent Soldier.

Hugh F. Copelin, of Tyrone. Pa, is
particularly proud of his discharge. be-
cause in the handwriting and over the
signature of Lieut.-Gen. Adna r. Chat
fee is a tribute to Corporal COpelin, call
ing him an excellent soldier" He en-
listed in the 9Th U. S. Cav, July 10.
1861, and was discharged July 19, 1864,
as a Corporal.
Co. Was IN Orphan.
Granville Abbott, Spiser, Mimi, was
much interested in the story of III :
formation of Co. J, 1st KY. Cav. He
served over three years in the Army of
the Cumberland, and inquired many
times why "J'' was dropped in forming
the companies. He has looked over the
Regulations, and finds nothing there re-
lating TO it. He wishes that something
could be told in The National Tribune,
as there are many thousand other old
soldiers who are as curious about 1t as
he is. Co. Q was all right with 81 Klegg
and Shorty, but poor "J'' had no honor
in putting down the rebellion except in
the 1st KY. Cav. All honor to Col. VOL
ford for trying to give poor ~ a
chance.
The lettering of companies was in
troduced in 1916 by AdJt-Gen. Charles
Kitchell Gardner, father of Gen. Frank
lin Gardner, who surrendered at Port
Hudson. The omission of Co. seems
to have been matter of practice, and
not specified in the Army Regulations
Editor National Tribune.
Where Was Sheridans
]. II. Barney. Clearville, Pa, wants
to know where Sheridan was from dawn
of day Oct 10 until 10 a. M of the same
day, when he was only eight miles from
the battlefield OF Cedar Creek. Sheri-
dan was seen by Comrade Lanchon, 49th
Pa. who was on picket duty two miles
south of Winchester, at daybreak of
the 18th, riding on his famous black
charger. He was then only eight mil as
from his army. He arrived at the bat
tlefeld at 10 o'clock Where was he in
the meanwhile?
The 1st Iowa Cav.
B. w. Searle, 1st Iowa Cav, Ottum-
wa, Iowa, says that the regiment was
raised for the first call from all over
the State, but did not get in. The offi-
GERS kept up the organization. with Fitz
Henry Warren as Colonel, Charles f.
Moss Lieutenant-Colonel and Edwin
w. Chamberlain Major. 1t was the sec
ond cavalry regiment mustered into the
service, the 1st Ill. Cav. being the first
by a few days only.
Burning of Pope's Wagons.
'In The National Tribune recently"
writes Comrade Henry c. Kilmer, Co.
C, 26th n. Y. from Forestport, y. Y,
II read the article asking for informa
ton concerning the burning of Pope's
headquarters train at Catlett's Station.
I will say that / was Master of a supply
train of the Second Division, First
Corps, and was within 100 rods of the
team when it was burned. l had some
Vermont men with me that night, but
have forgotten most of their names. One
that / remember was George Winter
steen."
The National tribune., 1906-06-21
Burning of Pope's Wagons.
Oldest and Youngest Soldier.

Robert McCandless, of the 14th and
23d U. s., Elizabeth, n. j., thinks he
and his father must carry off the honor
of being the oldest and youngest SOL
diers. His father is now "a years old
and he SIS. He does not tell us the year
of his enlistment, but says it was after
his father had served his time.
The National tribune., 1906-06-21
National Cenete-ies.

II. ID. Fluke, Ontario, Cal, cannot
understand why the National Cemetery
at Helena, Ark, and the Soldiers Home,
SawteIle, Cal, were omitted from the
list. About two-thirds OF the 35th Mo-
sleep in the cemetery at Helena, and
there are IFS graves at Sawtelle.
The National tribune., 1906-06-21
The Lake Erie Pirates.

n. C. Hoag, I'd Ohio H. A, Dixon,
Cal, was much interested in the ac-
count in The National Tribune of the
plot to capture the steamer Michigan
He wants to know what became OF
fhose arrested in SaBdusky as accom-
piices. Can any Of our readers tell?
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A Poor Return.

John II. Bratschie, Erin. Houston
Co., Tenn, says that he was born in
switzerland, and served in the 74th Pa
He moved to Tennessee in 1869. and
helped establish John A. Logan Post in
1853. II was nearest to the cemetery
at Fort Donelson, and took upon itself
the duty of decorating the graves there
The Post invited all present who wore
the gray to join in comradeship and
assist in the ceremonies. and the ex-
C"nfeceIates decorated the graves Of
their dead Now the comrades of the
Post find that the children are taught
in the schools by the newly-adopted
books things that are absolutely op-
POSED to the country's best interests and
the truth concerning the war of the re-
he1lfap
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The Battle Of Seven Pines.
The Fuse at the Petersburg Mine.

Samuel P. Davis. 45th Pa. McAlery's
Fort, Pa, wants somebody to tell who
was the soldier who went into the mine
in front of Petersburg when the fuse
went out and relighted 1t. How close
did he go to the powder? How far
away was the shock felt? What was
the first regiment that was ordered into
the crater?
The National tribune., 1906-06-21

D. Bennett, Lestershire, y. Y, thinks
that way which would benefit old SOL
diers more than anything else and not
cost the Government penny would be
to allow veterans widows to marry 9TH
er veterans without losing their pen
sions. There are thousands of widowed
veterans and veterans widows who
would marry il they could retain their
pensions. which would enable them to
live together in comfort
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al
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Wlcos Welsh
S he dt nc 6daaeh ron
transferred
Army pnt pt N The
Knoxville rnhted
enarrg t d he gai The Mint Corps
Wilderness killed.
wounded 7mng oyer hg
CrtnEM aveewo h O June In the If
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An OId-Time Horror.

James r. Clerihan, 9th H.. Girard.
Kan. has an old-time horror come over
him when he reads some of the soft.
insane. criminal gush over the rebels.
SoIne good comrades seem to be knuck-
ling down to them. He is as black a
Republican as he was 40 years ago and
expects to die in that faith. oh. for
old Ben Harrison. the only true friend
of the Union soldier since Lincoln.
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Saved Fort sfouItrie.

j. e. Stephens, 9Th Ind. Cav, Enid.
o. t, was prisoner with W. II. Cain
In Andersonville. Florence and Charles
ton Both men escaped from Sullivan's
Island in small boat on Feb. IS. 1865.
They stopped near Fort Sumter. and
saw boat from Morris Island coming
out to meet them. They got in the
boat and pulled for Fort MouItrie.
where Comrade Stevens helped to lower
the Confederate flag and raise the Stars
and Stripes. They also saved Fort Moul-
trie from being blown up by the timely
discovery OF q slowmatch
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One More Battle.
Scattering.

II. T. Clark, 161st n. Y, Langston
Mich, wants the address of William
Taylor, drummer of Co. of his regi-
ment. He has written several letters to
the New York post offices. but has been
unable TO get any word of him.
The National tribune., 1906-06-21
Help for the wive. and widows.

Frederick Johnson, Co. E, 18th Mich,
Canyon City. Colo, commends Corp'l
Tanner for the plea he made for the old
clerks, and thinks 1t is high time some
thing was done for the wives and
widows of the soldiers that are left out
in the cold.
The National tribune., 1906-06-21

C. A. Cline, 18th Ohio, New Mata-
moras, o., would like to hear from
Charles Culver and Dick Parshal. whom
he met in Libby Prison in the Winter
of 1865. Dick Parshal was a scout, and
at one time sentenced to be shot.
La Junta tribune., 1906-07-21

lEV7OTHING fellow like pinnng wrong
uN idea and then getting scratched by the If all the
ukU in the world stuck the girl would
~ leave awful lot of nice girls the bargain counter
wouldn't it? It's funny how differ. One will
say shirt dog fight" perhaps
very next will them say why you
always of like little
head will often insist buying great big
topheavy big two-hundred FOUNDER
little dnkey shape that would look better kid about
world My boss crank about
ing variety every kind that's the people
who suited they do have shop around Do
If certainly should If knew
strictly
how hard please wouldn't think of
elsewhere. Yours for business,
BILLY.
La Junta tribune., 1906-07-21

county seat visitor Wednesday.
For Rent Nicely furnished front
room to desirable parties. Address
P. o. Drawer ".
We use nothing but distilled
water in our soda fountain La
Junta Drug Company.
No typhoid fever in our soda
water. We use distilled water.-La
Junta Drug Company.
Mrs. Terril and daughter. Miss
Mae. are in Colgrado Springs. where
they are enjoying an outing.
1t pleases US to please you. Please
do not buy if not pleased. then you
please US. C. F. Althen & Co.
Try the new sundaes at the Swas-
tika. the best place in town for ice
cream. cold drinks. candies. etc.
Miss Jennie Cain left this morning
for Colorado Springs where she will
spend q few weeks visiting friends.
Dunkin's ice cream parlor head
quarters for ice cream by the dish.
pint. quart. gallon or more. Phone
Junta 7.
Dance Saturday night at Dougher-
tvs hall under the auspices of the
Eagles. Wonderly's orchestra. Ad-
mission. IS cents.
Price. itself. in clothes. means
nothing. 1t is what you get for the
price that is important.-C F.
Anthem & Co.
Mrs. J. T.. Doyle was Denver
visitor this week. where she went to
visit relatives and al % to witness the
doings of the antlered tribe.
Charles Clark leaves Sunday morn
ing for Grand Forks. n. D., after a
visit of several days with his father.
Judge II. II. Clark, of this city.
Misses Rose Beltield and Nora
Dickson leave tomorrow morning
for Colorado Springs, where they
will spend few days sight seeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Devine went to
Denver Wednesday morning, where
they took in the sights of the Queen
City during the convention of the
Elks.
S. A. Brentnall, who has been hav-
ing tussle with the typhoid fever
for the past three weeks, was able to
be down town for the first time this
week.
Will Perryman, former fireman
for the Santa Fe out of La Junta.
arrived in the city Wednesday from
Birmingham, Ala, on visit to
friends.
Harry Nebbergall, who has been
confined to his home by illness. Is
able to be down t1wn and is again
looking after II wants of his Gus
toners at the Parlor meat market.
Nick Huppeh.arner resigned his
position in the Santa Fe blacksmith
shops and left Wednesday evening
for F-rt Worth, Texas. where he
will eater the employ of the NJ. X.
& 7. railway
Tive t!rodsald dollars worth of
carpets and rugs just received at
Mayhew's. Sixty-two different styles
of rugs are now on exhibition at
this store.
For SAI.E-Cood family driving
horse, or work horse; ,.lso Get cf
light driving harness and set of
work harness, Inquire of J. X.
Klein, Fulton Market.
For SALE-Twenty-seven hundred
ewes (seven pyund shearers), and
2, 900 lambs in fine condition: also
l, 100 lambs and 4OU old ewes.-F. I.
Webber Las Animas, Colorado.
F. E. MURPHY. ,unty treasurer of
Haskell countys Kansas, accOmpan-
led by his wife. WI arrived in La
Junta Sunday morning on a visit to
their relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. J. o.
Murphy.
s. Moyemont left THURSDAY morn
ing for a several weeks visit with
his mother at Ell Paso, Ill.,. and viii
also attend the convention of the
Photographer Association Of Amer
ica at Niagara Falls, N. Y. the first
week in August.
New-York tribune., 1906-02-10
MATSUKI SALE CONTINUES.
Total of Two Days, s1o,8so-ss,s7o Taken
in Yesterday.

Ancient arms and armor. temple and palace carv-
,nes and other objects gathered recent visit
10 Japan by Bunkio Matsuki brought $3.50 80 yes
terdav afternoon the American Art Galleries.
making total of $40 $50 30 for two days sessions
The sale which is conducted by Thomas E. Kirby.
will close this afternoon.
The highest figure reached $3.50 for a suit of
armor which went 10 Harrison The suit Is
said 10 be of the rarest, of its fine
repousse work and peculiar folding construction.
For $3.50 Daniel p. Duffie obtained tea and
coffee set of wrought silver. finely hammered, with
dragon designs in high relief Robert W. de Forest
bought for S72 30 eightyeight pieces of smoky
for $50 large old brass hbachi with rare golden
patins.
silver cup wrought in design of sacred dragon
and waves was knocked down to Edward II. Ltch-
field for Sl35. MI Litchfeld also bought for $50 a
helmet with a gold dragon affixed to the front. A
modern bronze with elephant in relief
to Wing for $50. Another bronze with a
large elephant in low relief. by Roki. of Toxic
was sold 10 q. Johnson for Sl05. Rioki makes
speciality of depicting elephant life in metal.
Frank D. Milet obtained for s22 90 old temple
gong Of fine quality; for 50, q carved panel with
morning glory carved in relief. and for 81 old
iron lantern with perforated temple window
Mrs. Charles Phzer bought for Sl05 old table
from a temple, decorated with carvings OF gold
lacquer and for SO pair OF metal temple hang
ings
Among other purchasers were I. n. Phelps Stokes
Mrs Vanderpoel, Mrs. l. d. Hooper, Colonel Wood
ward and Edwin NJ. Post.
New-York tribune., 1906-02-10
FITNESS FROM MANILA.
Corporal Who Heard Jones Confess
sion to Testify for Patrick.

Following the refusal of Justice McMahon to
send the motion for a new trial for Albert T.
Patrick. the convicted lawyer, to any other
judge than Recorder Cof. who presided at tho
original trial. ex-Judge Olcott for the defence.
took exception Yesterday. This will form
part OF the record upon which the defence will
try to get the fight for Patrick's life before the
United States Supreme Court in case the new
trial is refused by Recorder Goff The latter
viii hear witnesses Ia support Of the motion
beginning February 10
EN-Judge Olcott got dispatch from the
War Department last night. saying that Cor
poral Alexander 5. stanbery, Of the 18th United
States Infantry. had been ordered to leave
Manila on February II, and report as soon as
possible 10 Patricks lawyers. He is TO be a
witness for the defence and eX-Judge Olcott
considers his testimony Of great Importance
Stanbery is expected here about the middle Of
March. and the defence will have TO ask for a
poslponement Of the decision the motion
until he can arrive. The hearing Of the other
witnesses VII! take about week.
Stanhery was the predecessor of Jones as
secretary and valet for William Marsh Rice
whom Patrick is accused of numbering He is a
personal friend OF Jones, and in his affidavit
says Jones told him ali his confessions as TO
'he manner Of Mr. Rices death were lies and
made to his own life
Although Recorder Gon himself expressed the
hope that eX-Judge OlcOtt and District Attor-
1ey Jerome could agree on some other judge the
latter opposed such idea. He said there were
your thousand printed pages OF testimony. which
would place a heavy burden on any Judge who
had 40 previous connection with the case
In the bill Of exceptions to the refusal Of
Justice Mcmahon to send the motion for a new
trial TO another judge than Recorder Goff il is
stated that 1t appears, particularly by reason
OF the due process Of law and equal rights
clauses Of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
Federal Constitution, and the several provisions
of the United States Revised Statutes relating
thereto, that the Recorder has such interest
bias prejudice. (as appears by the record
proceedings and decisions thereinl as to dis
qualify him from hearing deciding the mo-
ton.
Should Recorder Goff refuse a new trial the
defence Will apply TO a federal court for a
writ Of error. and application will be made TO
have the case considered by the United States
Supreme Court