Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-06-03

w QuJleS voluntarily dSSulHeuj anu Nii'S'
equally required by law. The oath of office, and
the high sense of honorable obligation, whchhl IS
supposed is felt by every officer, has been deemed
suffice mt, without any attempt to enforce pains
and penalties of pecuniary nature, except ID
single instance, by sentence OF a Court Maftlal'
For the purpose of making known the dstlhc-
ton between those officers who discharge their
duties and those who refuse neglect to per-
form them, the Commander Chief is under the
painful ne cessty of promulgatng the proceed
inrs of Division Court Martial detailed by Ma
or General Jose phi Berry, of the Fourth DIVISION
on the twenty fourth day of February last tor the
trial of Jason NJ. Carleton, Captain OF the Com
pany of Rihemen, and Andrew Dunton, Captain
ofthe ID Company Of Infantry, both Of the First
Regiment, Second Brigade and Fourth DIVISION
of which Harvey Graves, Colonel of the Third
REGIMENT. First Brigade and Fourth Division,
was President, and Richard Holland, Colonel OF
the Second Regiment, First Brigade and Fourth
Division, and George Anderson, Colonel OF the
Fourth Regiment, First Brigade and Fourth Dr.
vision, were detailed as members.
/ The Court having considered the charge and
specification ct charge against the SAID Dunton,
! to wit 'tDsobedience OF orders and neglect OF
duty in this, for that the said Dunton, on the
! 29th of September, $40, and before that time,
and up to the present time, being Captain as
aforesaid, did unnecessarily, wlliuliy, and with
out cause refuse to appear with his said Compa-
ny, for Regimental Review of said Regiment,
| duly ordered on said day, at which Review the
said Dunton was duly and legally notified to at
tend in his capacity Of Captain Of said Compa-
nv" preferred g against the said Andrew Dun
ton, and the evidence adduced by the Division
| Advocate in support thereof, and the answer and
evidence furnished by the said Dunton, and also
the arguments of counsel in behalf OF the Gov
ernment and in behalf of the respondent-do ad-
| iudre the said Andrew Dunton guilty of the
charge aud specification of charge. And the
Court do further adudge and sentence the said
Andrew Dunton, for the offence whereof he is
found guilty, to be removed from the office winch
he now holds in the Militia of Maine and to be dis
qualified for and incapable ofholdng any militia
ry office for the term of five years, and further
senten ce the said Dunton to pay fine OF ten dol
lars"
At the same Court, Jason M. Carleton, Cap
tain of the A Company of Rilemen, in the First
Regiment, Second Brigade and Fourth Division,
was tried on C charge OF dlsobedence OF orders
and neglect of duty, to wit, in tn 5, for that the
said Carleton, on the 29th day Of September last
past, and before that time, and up to the present
time, being Captain aforesaid, did unneccssa-
rily willuIly, and without cause, refuse to appear
with his SAID Company for Regimental Review
of said Regiment duly ordered on sad day, at
which Review the said Carleton was duly and le-
gally notified to attend in his said capacity Of Cap
tain OF said Company" .....
"The Court having considered the charge and
specification OF charge preferred against the SAID
jason NJ. Carleton, do adjudge the said Jason M
Carleton not gully of the charge and specihca-
| ton ofcharge.
And also the proceedings of a Division Court
Martial, held at Frankfort, within and for the
! Third Division, ON the tenth day of March, A. ID.
! lo4i of which Robert Sergeant, Brgadier Gen
era of the Second Brigade and Third Division,
was President, and Brigadier General Charles
! W. Piper, and Colonel Henry w. Cunningham,
q II. l..fS boil
I Sd, Captain OF the A Company of Light Infantry,
in the Third Regiment, Second Brigade and
| Third Dpisi aforesaid, and Ben amn ). Crdw-
| ford, Captain OF the Company of Infantry, III
the Second Regiment, First Brigade and Third
! Division, aforesaid.
| "rhe Court having considered the charges and
specifications preferred against the said Getcheil,
do adiudge the said Getchel guilty of the charge
of neglect of duty, and the specifications thereof,
| in not calling out his said Company for the An
nual Inspection ON the first Tuesday OF May,
A ID. 1910, and in not causing his clerk to make
Il return Of the state Of his Company on said day
| of Annual Inspection, to the Commander OF SAID
| Regiment; and also gully of dlsobedlence OF Or
ders, and the specifications thereof, in not attend
! ing "a meeting Of the officers Of SAID Regiment.
for choice OF field officers thereof And the SAID
| Court do further adj udge and sentence the sad
Getchel for the offences whereof he is found gull
| H. to be removed from the Office of Captain, and to
| be disqualified from holding any military ONCE I'M
der this State for term Of fifteen gears, and that he
pay fine of thirty dollars and i'll addition thereto
that he pay tsceaty dollars of the costs OF this
| Court"
benjamin S. Crawford Captain of the Com
| pany of Infantry, in the Second Regiment, First
| Brigade and Third Division aforesaid, was tiled by
/ the same Court, charge and specifications OF
charge for neglect OF duty. And the Court having
considered the charge aud specifications preferred
against said Crawford, do adudge the said Craw-
ford guilty of the charge of neglect OF duty, and Of
The specifications thereof in not calling out his said
Company the first Tuesday oil May, A. ID. 1910,
and in not causing his clerk 10 make Il return OF the
state OF his Company sa day Of Annual lnspec-
ton, and in preventing the Lieutenant commanding
said Company from collecting fines for non-Perorn-
ance of military duty.
."And the said Court do further adjudge and SEN
tcnce the said benjamin 5 Crawford, for the of
fence whereofhe Is found guilty, to be removed
from the Office of Captain, and to be disqualified for
and incapable of holdngany military office under this
State Cor the term OF fifteen years, and that he pay
fine of forty fire dollars, and in addition thereto
that be pay thirty dollars ofthe of this Court
Captain Andrew Dunton, of :he Fourth Division,
Captain Samuel Gelchell, of the Third Division,
and Captain benjamin S. Crawford, who has lately
been transferred 10 the FIRST Regiment, Second
Brigade and Ninth Division, are discharged from
office and their names will be- sricH en- fro nrhe ros-
tels Of their respective Divisions.
Major General Joseph Berry will release Captain
jason NJ Carleton from arrest, and restore him TO
his commaud
The Division Advocates Of the Third, Fourth
and Ninth Divisions, win take the necessary legal
m insure q nromnt Co,lectiou of the fines