Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-03-27
ABRlpGeMgNr
Of The proceedings Of The Court Martial,
eOnuened for trying the Six TESSEs
SEE MILITIA MEN.
From official documents, laid before shs House
OF Represent atives.
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ing oeen quallfleu IN presence OF tne prisoners,
who having been previously asked It they had
any objections TO any members of the court, aud
answering negatively, proceeded to the trial of
the prisoners, arragued on the flllowing char
ges and specifications; Leonard Farmer, Peter
Duncan, Stephen Johnson. Lewis Thomas ST.
mon Scott Pharaoh Hudgins, Samuel II. Bur.
ton, and Samuel A1stin, of Captain Srother's
COMPANY; James Thompson, Hugh Catlin, 10
seph Wright, Joshua JOINER, John Smotbers,
and Henry Butler OF Captain Me5sne's com
pany; Wade II. Night, Burweii Hobbies. John
Oliver, Philip Holland, OF Captain Searcy's
| company; James Arnold, and Alexander Nc
Morris, of Captain Kpa.rick's company.
CaARoE lst-Deserton.--Spec ihcstion. In
| ths that on the morning of the 18th Sepiem
| Der 1914, between six O'Clock in the evening
and SIX of the morning, they did desert from
their posts on guard
CHARGE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In this:
| that. on the morning of the 18Th September,
1914, they received their proportionable part
| OF the provisions that were forcibly taken and,
| on the morning the Goth Sep5e mber, at the
end Of revelle beat marched off with the mu-
| tnous party.
| To which charges and specifications, the pri-
I soners unanimously plead guilty; sand state
in the extenuation of their con luct. Tin sub.
! s,ance,) that. from the best intelligence they
could get from men who they supposed pos
sessed information sufficient TO polut out the
correct course to be pursued, they were indu
ced 10 believe that their ,erm OF service was
only for three months; were conscious that
they had performed their duty faithfully and,
through ignorance, and the machination of
wicked men, committed the dsgraceiul act of
leaving the service of the country; sincerely
| profess penitence; and implore the mercy of
! the Court.
! The Court, after due consideration, find the
| prisoners guilty charged, and sentence them
to make up the time lost whilst absent from
service; mat one half of their pay be stopped;
that ut the end of tlIeir respective service, they
shall have bali o. the hair of their head shaved
| close oft, then drummed out of camp. But,
, from the youth and experience OF Arnold and
Hobby, the Court beg leave to recommend
them to the commanding General, for a remis
The Court adjourned until tomorrow nine
| O'Clock.
The Court met, pursuant to adjournment:
Present., the President and members; and. after
| beng qualified in presence of the prisoners,
who beng previously asked if they had any
objections to any members of the Court, and
answering negatively, proceeded to he trial of
sergeant James Nelson. Joseph Routon, A.
Whlt,ou, AID Robert b. Roberts, privates of
Captain >iebsne's COMPANY
CHARCE--MutIpy Specification. In this:
that. on the morning OF the i9th September,
1914, they forcibly took beef and .four. from
the contractors agent, VI. I Hsgland at Fort
Jackson, received their proportonabie part,
and on the morning ofthe Goth, at the end OF
reyeiIe marched off with the mutinous party.
| To which the prisoners plead Not Guilty.
| Lieut.. john I. Cooksey, witness in behalf
J of the prosecution, being sworn, states; That
the prisoners marched off with the mutinous
party. on the 10th September. 1914
! Thomas Dunaway, private of Captain Me-
bane's company, witness in behalf OF the pro
secuton, being sworn, states: That he was
with the prisoner Routon, when the -four was
taken from the contractors agent; knows he
did not take any and believes none of the 9th
1 ers did; that Ronton and Whitton, belonged
To the same mess; believes they received their
proportionable part Of the provisions thus for.
chilly taken; and is under the impression the
prisoner marched off with the mutinous party
at the end OF regeille.beat. on the morning of
the goth September, 1914
job D Hickmsn,a private ct Captain Mebane's
| company, witness IN behalf of the prosecu.
| ton, being sworn, states: That the prisoners
did receive their proportonable par, of the pro-
| visions taken from the contractor's agent, on
the Goth September, 1914.
The prisoners having refused the privilege
OF producing any testimony in their behalf,
made the following defence: That, from the
best information they could get, with the per.
suaslon Of men who ought to have known bet.
ter, they supposed their term OF service had
expired, and were consequently induced TO
leave the service oftheir country erred through
ignorance, regret their misconduct, and i'm
plore the mercy Of the Court.
The Court, after due consideration, find the
prisoners guilty, and sentence them to renum-
crate the Government for time lost whist alb
sent from duty: TO a stoppage of one third of
their pay, and. at the expiration of their term
of service, to have one halt ofthe HAIR of their
bead shaved close, and drummed our of camp.
The court, having been qualified in pre-.
| sence OF the prisoners, aFragned on the fol-
lowing charges and Specifications who being
| previously asked # they bad any objection to a
| ny the members OF che court, and having an
Sswered negatively, proceeded to the trial of
| Obadiah Mobey, private in Captain Stroth.
er's company, jeremiah Dennis and James
Blythe. OF Captain Metane's company.
CHARGE 1st-Desertion. Specification. In
ths that, on the morning Of the 18th sepsem-
Der, 1914, between six o'clock of the evening
and six of the morning of The Goth, they did
desert from their posts on guard.
CnARcE 2d--Mutiny Specification. In this
that On the morning of the 10Th September,
1914, they received their proportionable part
OF the beet and -four that was forcibly taken from
the contractor agent at Fort jackson. M. T.
| uautapd and on The ntornlno of the 1nth af