Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-03-27

received a receipt TOT themi they acted moor.
rectiy through ignorance, and implore the elem
eIcy OF the Court.
The Court, After due consideration, find the
prisoners guilty as charged, and sentence them
TO make up the time lost whilst absent from
duty; that e.haIf OF their pay be stopped
that at the end of their respective service,
shall have one half OF the hair Of the bead sha.
we'd close of. and then drummed out of camp.
The Court adjourned until tomorrow at 8
O'Clock.
The Court met. pursuant TO adjournment:
Present, the Presidentsnd members; and, hav
ing been qualified IN presence OF the prison.
ers. who being previously asked IL they had
any objections TO any OF the members Of the
Court, and answered negatively, proceeded to
the trial of the following prisoners: Privates.
John Baufeld, Major Hesdspeth Coleman
Nicholas, fifer. Thomas Danawsy. John Man
mig, James l.. Arnold, John Paterson, Tho.
mas Wood, Edward casters, Beihleam Ess
tiers, Basdsl Sommers, Thomas Hall, John
Williams, Thomas Branden, JOHN Hampton.
Jacob Bennett, William Quinn, John Farley
JohnL L. HerVingdon, stephen Blythe, John
Kelley, John Jones, William Jones. AquilIa
Knight, iiarnan Redding, John Wright, Re
binson Wright. Thomss Ashley. John Cross.
James Grissom, Thomas Lumley corporal.
John Webb, George Cohee, James Grumbreel,
Rober' Kiibuck, John Morgan. drummer, Arm
stead II Morgan, Andrew ). Britt, Elisha Nc
Fall. Ecmund Black, Daniel Rake, Lewis
Fletcher, Edward Johnson, Francis Compury
Green b Hewson. Gideon Harris, Hardy
Weems, John Green, John Watkins, lanes
Green, John olphim, Jonathan Butts. lanes
Rose. John Whetworth, John II. Read. Iohn
Bcoham, Moses Age, Robert kegore, Smith
Hampton, Thomas ID Long, Thomas Wolsey.
Thomas Perry, William Mimms William
Grimes. William Long, William Weak ley ,
William Robinson, Thomas Graves, Medium
b. Fsrer, Samuel Gibbs, Timothy Willard,
Willis Richardson, Wilson Davis, rbomas Ds
Wis. Hopson Tally, Morgsn Jones, Robert
White, Elijah Tucker, Cornsiius McKenzis,
John Ledbet.er, John Wilson, Washington
Ledbetter, Stephen Shepherd. Wesley Cowan,
Samuel Bowman, James H. Harris, Anderson
Griffith corporal, William jhitoim hewitt
Laue, Frederick Rowland Daniel Richardson
John Lungu,no, Demsey Sawyer. Isaac Rich
mond, William ID. Jemmason corporal, Sylvan.
Us Walker, John Wslker, Asa Walker, vii
liam Bryant, Edward Picket, Terrell Guess,
James benson, Benjamin Bush, " illiam w elsh
John Lee. Bennett sesgreayes, John p flushing
George Haynes, John Aisop, Daniel Wyatt.
solomon Wyatt. Thomas Dunn, John Harning,
Thomas Pace, David A. Welsh.
CHARGE Mutiny.-lD receiving their pro
portionaoie part OF flour and meat, taken from
the contractors agent, on the 10Th September,
1914, and marching off with the mutinous par
~ from Fort Jackson. on the goth September,
1914.
TO which charges and specifications the pri.
soners plead Guilty, with the exception Of
Frederick Rowland, and state, in their de.
fence, that from the best intelligence they could
procure, with the opinion of men of respecss
billy and information. they were credulous
enough to suppose they were bound by no law
to continue IN service longer than three months;
they were actusted by the purest motives IN
leaving the service of their country, erred
through ignorance alone, sincerely lament such
improper conduct, and throw Themselves on
the mercy OF the Court.
The Court, after due consideration, find the
prisoner Frederick Rowland, not guilty, and
acquit him; aud find the balance, severally gull
~, aud sentence them to make good the time
lost whilst absent from duty that one. third of
their pay be stopped; that at the end of their
respective service. they shall have one. halt of
the hair OF the head shaved off close. and then
drummed out OF camp. But from the youth and
inexperience of Thomas Wood John Manning,
Edward Black, Hopson Tally James J. Harris,
and William Welsh, beg leave to recommend
them to the Commanding General for renis
SION OF the sentence.
The Court, having been qualified in pre-
sence OF the prisoner arraigned on the annex
ed charges and specifications, who being pre-
viously asked il he had any objections to any
OF the members of the court, and answering IN
the negative, proceeded to the trial OF Nathan
Johnson, "a drummer,) of Capt Newland's
company.
GRANGE f--Exciting to Mutiny Specifics
ton. lnthls sending letter between The lst
August, 1914 and Goth September. 1914, TO
the soldiers Of Fort Strotber, encouraging
them to go home on the goth September, and
stating he intended doing the same
CaARoE 2d.-MatIny. Specification. In
thus; that, on the morning Of the goth Sep
lembef, he, together with number of others,
did march Oft, without permission. from Fort
Williams
To which charges and specifications the pri
soner plead Not Guilty.
Godfrey Rats, private of Captain Mebanes
company. witness 10 behalf of the prosecu.
ton, beng sworn, states: That the prisoner
was At Fort Williams on the 2lst September,
1914; and believes none who went off previous
returned BY that time.
Nathaniel Caldwell, Sergeant of Captain
Ne"iands company, witness in behalf ofthe
prosecution. being sworn, states: That the
prisoner intended going home on the Goth Sept.
1914; bus believes he did not leave Fort vii
llams on that day.
Isum Wood, private of Capt. Blackmore's
company, witness in behalf OF the prosecu
ton, being sworn, states: That letter was
received at Fort Strother. signed by Nathan