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Show Beos's Delense. Deadwood, D. T., 8. In the Reno court-martial, to day, Major Reno delivered de-livered a lengthy argument in hia de fense, in which be claims that he did not go beyond tbe bounds of unbecoming unbe-coming conduct; that in striking Lieutenant Nicholson he did so after being driven beyond tbe limits of patience by the repeated taunts of Nicholson; tbat in looking through the window of Sturgis' bouse, he was actuated by tbe purest motives, aud bin note of apology should he sufficient for an unintentional oflense; says that all the witnesses agree that he waB in possession of his mental faculties on ail the occasions brought into question; tbat if under the infiu-enoe infiu-enoe of liquor at all, he waB regarded as good-bumoredly drunk and and his knocking money on the floor and breaking window lights was done in frolic. He claimB it has been bia misfortune to have obtained a widespread wide-spread notoriety through the press ol the country and tbat a greater degree of attention is called to his acts than tbose of otner omcers, ana tnat a conviction upon the charges against him would be the sacrifice of a commission com-mission which is tbe reward for over twenty-two years of hard and faithful labor to his country. He quotes the eighty-third article of war, and saya the intent is to preserve the character and honor of tbe army by excluding disreputable charac'firs, and not to inflict punishment for youthful follies or trivial deviations. Toe court toen adjourned sine die. |
