The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-14
A. J. DALLAS,
JUage .AdUOc1ke.

Tuesday, Jan. S, 1914.
The court met at the capitol Pursuant TO
adjournment,
PREsENT-.AH the members.
Gen Hull having appeared, the charges
and specifications were read to him by the
judge advoc tie, and being aaked, if he was
ready TO plead to them, answered that he
was, and that he pleaded not guilty to all the
charges and specifications.
Friday Morning, March IS. 1914.
All the evidence being read, whether on
the part of the prosecution OF the defence
applicable to the first charge, and the spe
citications attached 10 that charge, and af-
ter due elaboration had thereon, the court
express the following opinion
The accused having, IN his final defence.
protested against the Jurisdiction of the
court to try the charge of treason, and the
opinion of the court being, that the objec-
ton would have been tenable, if the same
had been pleaded by the accused on his ar
raignment; and believing also, that the
court cannot acquire jurisdiction of the Of
fence by the waiver or consent Of the &C
cused, they decline making any formal dc
cision on that charge. The evidence on the
subject having, however, been publicly ei
ven, the court deem II proper. in Justice 70
the accused, to say, that they do not believe
from any thing that has appeared before
them, that brigadier general William Hull
has committed treason against the United
States.
On the second charge, and the specifca
lions attached to that charge, CATER hearine
all the evidence and defence, and after dine
deliberate thereon the court find briea
der general William Hull guilty Of the fTst
second. and |OurM specifications under that
chaTge-and also guilty Of the third speci-
tications under that charse-and also gull
1 ty of the third specification under tina,
charge, except that part which charges the
said brigader genCral William Hall with
forbidding the American artillery to fire
on the enemy on their march towards the
said fort Detroit"
The court find the said brigadier general
| William Hull guilty of the second Charge.
| On the third charge, the court after ha
! wing heard the evidence, las well as the de
tenCe,) and after due dsliberalion find the
said bfigadier general William Hull Guilt,
OF Neglect of duty * unoficerlke conduct
as charged in the first specification undrr
this charge, in emitting, with sufficient car,
and frequency, TO inspect, train, exercise
and order, and to cause to be trained, in
/ snected, exercised, and ordered the recon
under his Command, from the s'x,h cav y
: july until the seventeenth day OF August
I 1912 ; and acquit him of the residue O.
! the Charge contain I'd in that specification
/ The court acGoit the said brigadier gene
/ raj William Huli q the second and thin,
specifications 81 the same charge.
The court hud the said briesdrr genera
William HiU guilty Of the whole OF IN,
,lurth specification Of that charge exceD
taat part which charge, him with not Sc =.
, ,onaby repairing hilng. and Transporting
W. causing 20 be Fiied, repaired. ard ira :
ported, the gun and 8 N Carriages whicl
" re neces5--J to tire operations of tn
I Vac IN 20 sali British province of Upue,
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Ias court h1d tba said 5rigadic- genera