Show MIGHT BE CALLED EVIDENCE at least participant in fight had reason to believe he was telling the truth two colored soldiers at a frontier post had a fight during which one of the combatants lost an ear and the other was accused 0 having bitten it off the case was tried by a general court martial and the counsel for the defense in cross examination of the one eared man the principal witness for the prosecution asked where did this fight take place in alsta nellona Nel sona co n field les outside de reservation answered the witness what was the condition of the ground 9 hit auz covered ald stubble co n had all been cut now said the counsel glaring at the witness you are on oath and will get into serious trouble if you tell anything but the truth could not your ear have been torn off by the sharp stubble 9 sah bald the witness hit nought then what do you mean by stating under oath that the accused bit it offa cause said the witness I 1 done seen him aptt it out |