Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-01 | Page 8 | Meriwether Court Martial

meriwether COURT MARTIAL annapolis mil nov 30 at session of the meriwether court martial the counsel for the defense suggested that the case be submitted without argument to this the judge advocate objected james then opened the case for aly defense ills first line of argument addressed itself to the medical testimony produced by the defense this he said atu inconclusive except as to the fact that none of them had ever seen in auiles juiles such as were received in this case from alst blows hut all had seen injuries from impacts against hard substances as was testified to such as the deceased received in the falli therefore the court should hold that the accused bad no criminal connection with he death of branch so far as the charge of manslaughter lg concerned mr munroe said wo will rest the casa there