Show I 1 COURT OURT IWA MARTIAL hammond was stabbed 1 I 1 i by lovering V testimony of a soldier to the effect that private hammond was brutally handled at the instigation and command of captain lover chicaro chicago nov 23 private waddell wai the fiest witness in the levering Loverin ff court martial at fort sheridan today he ile told of bis his being in the enard guard room october ath and of hearing the sound ot at a struggle in the cell room lie ile eald said he looked through the door and saw llam mond being dragged by the arms figour his celt cell to the door EO so he walked into the cell room had eone lane into the cell roam room did you receive ornero to stab hammond ammond ti with your bayonet the judge advocate asked 1 I received orders from the officer vf of the day captain laverick to fix my bayonet and to prod the prisoner belore this hammond bad had been dr back tu to bis his cell and dd I 1 went to him I 1 told toll him my orders and he replied that I 1 could ran run mv my bayonet through him lie propose to m move ote this was reported to captain ri levering who told me to wait a moment and then he cent sent sergeant brainerd for a rope what whitt then did you do asked the badge advocate 1 I put my bayonet to hammonde side and stood guard over him while brainerd went for a rope judge advocate flun hunter r was curious to enow who tied Hallm hammonde onole feet together and bow the proceeding was conducted so he inquired if the witness sa le anything of tho aba cir circum curn stances A commissioned noncommissioned non officer whose name I 1 do not remember tied the rope while I 1 eat on 11 hammond ammond to keep him on the ground 10 said waddell were yon you present ai the dragging drag gine yes waddell answered 1 I J helped drag li hammond ammond for or twenty yards the first interruption occurred at this point when a member of the court in el aisted sted that defendants counsel should U sustained in hie his objection to the ques question tiou ot of whether captain levering lovering used an oath in hie his command on ham mood 1 I merely wanted to ascertain the state of captain Lov erinea temper at the time ol 01 this affair said colonel hunter tf to attorney filamir annon announced need that he would withdraw the objection colonel hunter was prepa preparing pre to ask another question he lie was inter erupted by captain hunter his namee narnee ibe its of the tle third 1 I shall renew that object objection lon eaid said the me captain as u he lie straight straightened eved in bis his chair 1 I fal to tee see that it makes any material difference to tothie this court or to the a cusco he be beel profane lan kunstt 11 the jude adro was apparently surprised for he loaded up suddenly aud denly stored stared for an instant at coptain 1 hunter tor thedla then e selled mile dand andrem aked tt auld w uld not arres the eo waddell Wel dell we wis then ashod abt abut cap 1 0 tain Loverin Love rinee gd blabbing stabbing hamm II ammond abd aw r with bis his own sword while on the thea wy from the guard bouie houte to the teiei court toe witness stated that llam mon moni I 1 had bad been prodded both before and after he left the guard house the presiding officer general wade here bere interrupted and asked in what part of 0 the body hammond had been stabbed tabbed w while bile on hia his way waddell said that the prisoner ri had been stabbed in the band where vi as hh hk band hand eaid said CZ beneral Ole wade hia ilia hands were crossed behind hie his bead head to beep keep it from dragging on the ground 61 said aa Wd waddell dell are you certain that the thrust was nude mide for the hand asked general wade acl 1 I think captain levering lovering meant to stab hammond in the band the witness thus gave the members ol 01 tie court the impression that leveling lovering had tried ta 1 make the prisoner his Ms hands so that his head would drag on the groaned private waddell was fien excused |