The Archive · 1925

The Inquiry on Col

MICHELL

(Case for Both' Sides Closed: Letter Produced from Secretary of War Washington, Dec. 16.

Both the prosecution and the defence have completed their cases in the court martial of Colonel! Mitchell Placing as evidence of a letter written by Mr. John W. Weeks when he A. Reed (De- was Secretary for War to President attacked the British settle. Coolidge describing Colonel Mitchelt for a high administrative and as an officer whose course was s9 "lawless" that in spi of his excellent war record he bai forfeited the goo opinion of those most familiar with the fa Reuters American Service.

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