The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-05-11
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GEN HULL.


The following is the concluding part -
Snting Of the Couu Martial.
Wednesday, January 3, 1914
The court met at the capital pursuant to adj
journment.
Present--All the members.
General Hull having appeared, the charges
and specifications were read TO him by the
Judge advocate, and being asked, if he was rea-
dy 10 plead TO them, answered that he was,
ADD that he pleaded not guilty to all the char.
ges and specifications.
TThe first charge is for Treason against
The u. S." exempifed in three speciEca-
tons
The second charge is for" Cowardicc," ;" ex.
emplGed in four specifications.
1 he third charge is for s. Neglect OF Duty
and unoflicer-ike conduct" exempliicd 20
seven specifications.
Friday Morning, March 2s.
All the evidence being read (whether Oh
the part OF the prosecution or the deicnce,)
applicable to The first charge, and the spccii-
calicns attached TO that charge, aud after due
delbcralion had thereon, the court express
the following opinion
The accused having in his final defence,
protested against the jurisdiction of the court
10 Try the charge Cf treason, and the opinion
oil the court, being, that the objections, which
would have been tenablc, if The same had been
pleaded by the accused on his arraignmcnt
aud believing also, that the cout Cannot ac-
quire jurisdiction Of the offence by the waiver
or consent of ihe accused, they decline max
Ing any formal decision on that charge. The
evidence OH the subject having, however, been
publicly given, the court deem il proper, in
justice to the accused, TO say, that they do not
believe, from any thing that has appeared be.
fore them, that brigadier general William
Huil has committed treason against the u. >.
On the second charge, audtbe specifications
attached TO that charge, (after hearing all the
evidence and alter due deliBera,ion thcreon,)
ehe court find Lrigadier general William Hull
guilty OF the first, second, AVID /onrth speci6
cations under that charge and also guilty Of
tho thlrd specification under that charge, ex :
ccpt that part waich charges che said origadier
general William Hut! with " lorbiding the
American artillery 20 fire on the enemy on
their march towards the said fort Detroit"
The court find the said brigadier-genera
William Hall guity OF the second charge.
On the third charge, the court, af,er~ hav-
ing hcardihc evidence, (as we'll sihe dcfance,)
and after due deliberalion, find the said briga
dicr-general William Hull guilty. of neglect
of duty, and uuoiiicer-lke conduct, as charged
in ;he first specification under this charge, in
emitting, with su!hcien, care and frequency,
TO inspect, train, exercise, and order, aud to
Cause 10 be trained, inspected, exercised, and
ordered, the troops under his command, from
the sixth day of July, until the seventeenth
day of August, 1912 I; and acquit him Of the
residue of tho charge contained in that speci-
fca,ion
Thc court acquit tho said brigadier general
William Hull OF The second and third spccih-
cations Of the same charge.
The court End the said brigadicr- general
William Hull guilty of the whole of the fourth
specification OF that charge except that part
watch charges him with not seasonably repair.
ing, fitting, and transporting, or causing to be
hued, repaired, and transported, the guns and
gun-carriages which were necessary to the
operations of the war in the said British pro-
vince of Upper Canada.
The court find the said brieadicr general
William Hull guilty of so much os the fifth
specification To tha, charge as relates 10 neg
lect Of duty and unohiccr-like conduct, in sui
tering his communication with the fivei Raj
sin add the state of Ohio, to be cut Off, and
sending major Van Horne to attemp, to open
the same with an Inadequate force ; he, the
said brigader general William Hull, having
reason to know or belive the same was insult
fcient; and the court acsuit him of the Iesi.
due of that specification.
The court find the said brigadier general
William Hull guilty of the si-c!h and seventh
specifications OF that charee.
The cour, iind the said brigadier general
William Hull gully of the third charge.
The court then adjourned to meet tomor-
row morning at 10 O'clock.
Saturday Morning, March 90.
The court met pursuant to adjournment.
PREsENT--.M the members.
The court in consequence OF their dc,or-
mina,ion respecting the second and third char.
ges, and the specifications under these char