The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-29

officer of an army. in the presence OF several
subordinate officers and other persons there
by woundi s the just pride of the officers un-
der his command. exposing them to great NOR
tfi aticn. impairing the confidence In their
acknowledgement, and also thereby expo
sing the prosecution of the said expedition to
great hazard. shame and disappointment.
CHARGE III.
Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen
tleman.
Specification /. In declaring on or about
the lst of November, 1915, at or near Gren-
adler 1sland, that his orders were positive to
make Montreal the object of his attack, and
that they left nothing to his own choice :;
thereby wilfully and fslsely misrepresenting
the orders under which he acted.
Specification 9. In speaking very disi.es-
pect'u'ly and improperly of the army and of
the service in which he was employed on or
about the 9TH of November, 1915, in the Wei
nifty OF Ogdensburg, by damnng the army.
the expe tiou and himself.
Specification s. III writing a letter, on or
about thu 10th If June 1918, and after his de-
sgnat: tn a commend in the ninth Military
District, to major general Moraan Lewis
then serving in that district. tending to induce
that officer tn avoid danger in battle, under
the pretext that he, the said major general
Lewis, & he himself, major general WiliSin-
son. were master spirits, and not to be expos
ed to such danger, into which the Younger Of
hcers should be- pushed, or words to that cf-
feet thereby striking ut the very foundation
oimilitary character and service, and calcu-
lated to Bring shame and disgrace upon the A
merican arms.
Shec,fcatiot, 4. In. being intoxicated by
vie or sprituous liquors,pn or about the 9th
of November, 1915. in the vicinity of Oetiens-
burg, and while the fl tila and army under
MS command were prepa ing To pass * were
eag gid in passing the foreresses at Prescott !;
and TO such deg"ce TO diSqualify him
from correct. regular & faithful discharge
OF his duty as commanding general, whereby
a pernic,ous example was given t. the Off
GERS and troops under his command, the dis
cipiine OF said troops in Danger of being relax
ed, their confidence i'll the discretion Of the IL
commander diminished, and the said army
exposed to the hazard of disorder and de-
feat.
Sterilization S. In being intoxicated on
the ?th OF November, 1913, at the house OIL
Daniel Thorpe, in the vicinity of Oglensburg,
and while COMM anding au army of the Uni-
ted States, engaged IN an important expedi-
ton, and while in this condition, singing in
the presence of officers &c others, an OBSCENE
and ludicrous song in relation to the said eX-
pc ition, thereby degrading his own charac-
ter as an officer and gentleman, mortifying
the military pride Of his subordinate officers,
and bringing shame and disgrace upon the
character of the American army
Specification 6. III inducing brigaIier gen
eral Swartwout to send or convey to him ali
order given by him, .Jaroes Wilkinson, TO said
Swartwout for the purpose ofhaving it copied,
pr tending to have no copy thereof, and after
obtaining the said original order, declining TO
return 1t, on the pretence that he had not
seen the same, or been in possession thereof,
or that 1t had not been communicated to him
since the time of its issue, thus falsely and un-
justly Withholding order, essential to the
safety and Justification of high and respon5i-
BILE officer.
CHARGE Nv.
Countenancing * encouraging disobedience
of orders.
Sheeifcasion I. In Issuing a general order
at Waterfeld, ia the state of New-York. on
the 18th of january, 1914, and communicating
the same to colonel Simon LarneG, then in the
military service of the United States, of the
tenor and effect following:
!" W0tertord, IAN. 18, 1914
GENERAL ORDER.
4 military officer is bound to obey prompt
ly, and without hesitation, every order he may
receive, which does not affect his honor: but
this precious inheritance must never be vol
UNFAIRLY forfeited, nor should any earthly
power wrest it from him it follows that when
an officer is made prisoner, and released on
MS parole or nOnor not TO bear arms against
the enemy, that no professional duties can be
imposed upon him while he Continues in that
condition, and under such circumstances, any
military man will justify HIM for disobedi-
ence.
Captain ]. D. Coon, of the 18th Infantry,
and Captain Lynds, of the 29th inf ,ntry, will
join their respective regiments without delay,
and report to the coIpmahdants thereof
JAS. WILKINSON
Intending to contravene and defeat On or
der given by the department of war, aud com
municated to the said colonel S. Larned,
commanding at Greenbush, in the state of
Ncw-York, thereby countenanc ng and in
tending to encourage subordinate officers to
disobey orders from the war department, and
PartiC ularly in relation to the duties to be i'm
posed on prisoners of war, to the great detri
Inent of the service, and the entire prostra
ton of all military discipline and obedi-
ence,
NJ V. BEUREN,
S1eciat Judge .Adrocote.
E. A. BANCKER,
JIdge .daUocafe.
Troy, March 81, 1915.
The court Convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The consideration Of the case being re-
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