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4 Ensign Nathaniel Wilson. ofthe squadron Of
Judge Advocate,
Major DUDLEY Hubbard
Martial Of the Court,
SeWall Lancaster


Sewall Lancaster
Nov 10, l80o--The President, Members
! and the Judge Advocate being sworn, the
Judgc Advocate prosecuting, in the name Of
the Commonwealth, by adjournment, from
day to day till the 18th, proceeds to the
trial Of Lieut.. TiMorhy BACON, who APP
pears before the Court, and the following
complaints being exhibited against him.
| l. For disobedience Of orders and neglect
/ OF duty, BY not appearing at Samuel Staples
innhOlder, IN Gorham, on the 28th day OF
August, AID. 1895, for military duty, when
ordered
/ 9. For disobedience of orders and neglect
OF duty, BY not appearing at Samuel staples
lnnholdcr, in German, on the 18th day oil
September, 1875, for military duty, when
| ordered.
| s. For disobedience Of orders and neglect
of duty, BY not appearing at Samuel Staples,
innholdcr, in Gorham, Oh tho 10th Iay OF
October, 1908, for military duty, when or
dcrel
i For dis Incidence of orders and neglect
of duty, for not appe aring at Martin Thsx-
! ter's, inuholder, III Gray, on the 18th day Of
October, 1905, for military duty, when or
dered
5. For NEGLECT Of duty and disobedlence
of orders, Ly not appearing at Sam Staples,
\ innhOlder, at G )rham, Oh the sixth day OF
I Man, 1896, for inspection of arms. when
o. dcred.
! g. For irving to persuade the under Off
GERS and soldiers of the company, not to APP
pear when called upon, for military duty.
| Lieut. TIMOTHY BACON pleads not guilty.
1t further appears, that the Court exam
med the witnesses touching the compliant,
as We'll for as against the defendant, and
heard his defence and the statement OF the
case BY the Judge Advocate, and, after .
f, full hearing, the Court being cleared, the
following questions were put BY the Judge
Advocate, to each of the members, beginn-
ing with the lowest in grade from the evi-
dence which has been adduced for and
against Lieut.. Timothy b acsn, and from
what he ha, offered in his defence, are YOU
sf opinion, that he is guilty, or not guilty,
Of the first article of charge, in the complaint
Of C..Dt Elijah Elder exhibited against the
said Lieut. Timothy Bacon--the Court de
/ cided, that of the first, second, third, fourth
and hfth articles of charge in the said com
)laint, the said Timothy Bacon was guilty
and, upon the question being put in the same
torIn, upon the sixth article of the Charge il
said complaint, the Corsrt decided, that the
s.tii Timothy was not guilty w Iereupon
atler full aud mature delberatlon and con
slltation, the Court sentence the said Lieut.
TIhorHY BACON, for the offences of which
il mad adjudgcd HIM to be guilty as atorr
said-to be removed from office, and al
Judged him to be incapable Of holding AM
military commission under the Common
wealth during the term Of two years.
All the paper. and evidence which were
before the court and All the proceeding.
thereof having been considered BY the Maj
Gcnerab he approves the judgment and
sentence of the Court Martial respecting
the Defendant
The Court Martial whereof Colonel Ma
TKANIEL FRos is President, is dissolved
By 0rdrr IF the Mdjar General,
ICHABOD GOODWIN, JR. .dia4e Camp