Show The Proteus Court Washington 22 Secretary Chandler testified before the Proteus court today He said the acting chief signal officer informed in-formed him that it was not necessary that the Yantic should carry any supplies sup-plies for the Greeley and Garlington I parties but notwithstanding hedirected that the vessels gunejba taken out and she be filled with provisions When the Yantic returned to St Johns she had three months supplies for 129 men General Hazsn was called and read a letter in response to an inquiry a to what he intended to prove by the witnesses wit-nesses he desired to summon The substance sub-stance of the letter is their testimony before be-fore the court showing the duties of the chief signal officer in connection with the expedition were carelessly and in 2ompetently = performed and tending to give the impression that he had been guilty of culnable and almost criminal neglect of duty As failure to do his duties properly would deservedly subject him to general courtmartial he claims the right to have witnesses summoned by whom he can prove beyond reasonable doubt tbat he neglected ncne of his duties du-ties and his work was well done to the last in every detail and all particulars Today Doctor Harrison surgeon of the Proteus testified that the crew acted in a most villainous manaer in fact were perfect pirates They did nothing toward saving provisions Captain Pike told the witne s he had no power to keep the men from tealing They were a set of scoundrels Adjourned |