Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-25

OIL, SpetiHCdliuii. UullfY.
4th. Specification. "Guitf."
5th. Specification. "Guluy."
6th. Specification, Unity"
7h. Sp~ciicstiot. Guilty
aud '' guilty. Of he charge.
CHARGE Ill.
1t. Spaciicatia "Gailty."
2nl Specification. GmItxs,
Be- Saecih alton. .Guiiu.r
4 .. Specification. "GuIltv."
5ih. Specification. 'Gnlty."
amt ggIil!' oi The th4rgr.
Srvrqv,E.
AMI The Court q o., therefore sentelrr
he sud l.ru,. CT. J1nr 4. Fr.uaat. ~ th-
l. 8 eent Of Mounted RID men. Uuitra S-.es
Arng. " u he dismiss Q The r,lrv.'
=" HE Court deems II proper. ~ view Of
p mass oicttlelIc' OF iIr fecofi. 10 remark
Jift enc Court has h,en unwilling 10 cendnr
,he scsued to d strict legal dtlclcr. which
Appeared to liz WITHIN naujw linies.
Considering the CAVITY Of Ia c.i9rg 5,
The Court has allowed the defence III fullest
cope ia It's power to i~svclope The inslruc-
tiuas ui The Government, and oil eirsu nstan-
res relating 10 the alleged mi c n luct. as
well Is u Iinp,ach The leading uitucs, Tor
the pr secu,iou. The Court has even iniui.
gnd The accused in = course anu lal. aud with
out its apprJO,tiou, ia the flal defence, OF
using iiilscrimilatels ptt,rr which had
becli rejected OF admitted III evidence.
With all this latitude Of e,iirnce. anl
the htnaier iatitud" OF defence. the Court has
ltndd nothing conflicting in the orders sn
Instructions OF the GoYerdlnent nothing IN
p-deiinS the testimony ~ the part oil the
prosecution n'thiis i iiue TO quality, IN a
legal sense. the resistance 10 aJthoity OF
winch the accused is convicted.
" The attempt t. assdil the leading wit
ness Tor ths prosecution has involved points
no. ~ l-sir, and Ia which the prosecution
has br 'nght M evidence. Ia the judgment
OF The Court his honor aud Character are un-
imprachrd."
Toe whole pr 'ceedings Of the General
Court Marital ia III foregoing cas-, have been
ldld before the President OF the United States.
The Presidents Decision end Orders il.
The care.
WAsaiSGr 4. Feb. Is. 1915
| have carefully cousid-rtd The rrcorl o.
proceedings OF the Gen raj Count Martial il
the cas- OF Lirnt. Col. John c. F~felaaai. o
H. l. ---"t Of uunfeu Rihemen. vhl.J
convened at Washington Arsenal. IL tle Dis
inet OF Columbia, on HE 81 day 81 Nou.m
Der, lS47, aud Of whirh Brevet Bfigadier Gen
efstueorge NJ. Brooke VAS Pr stdent.
The Court find Lieut., Col. Frenout guilt,
OF the following charges, viz:
Isl. Mating; 2t. Dis obedience of the law.
iui commands Of his superior officer: 81 Con.
duct 10 tlir prejudice OF good order aud rni!i-
tary discipline an sentence him 10 be dis.
missed rom The s|rryice.
-Four members oi the Court append to The
record OF their proceedings the i,..ioning viz:
" Uhder the circumstances ia which Lieut..
Col. From nt was placed. between Two Off
GERS Of superior auk, each claiming to com.
mand-in chi~t in California, circumstance
III their nIture calculated to enhorrass the
mind and excite The doubts Of officers OF grea
Ter experience than the accused, and in con
siterinon OF the important professional ser
vic 5 rendered by hln previous To ,hr occur.
renee ol those acts Tor which e has been
tined, the undersigned members al the Court
respectfully recommend Lieut.. Col. Fremont
To the lsnitnl c3nsideratlon Of the President
Of the United State
GEORGE "A. BROOKE,
Bievet BngadIer General L. s. Army,
ThoM rs HUME,
Lieut.. Col. and Dep. Q~,arerna.tcr Gen.
}. r. TAYLOR,
Lieut.. Col, and Asst. Com. GEN. OF Sub.
K. l.. BAKER.
Major Ordnance Department.
Three other nenb-rs OF the Conrt append
TO ti record OF their proceeding, The follow.
ing, ~:
"Un Ter oil the circumstances Of this case
and ~ consideration OF the Distinguished PRO
~tessiondi services OF the accused previous 10
the tran>sctions Tor which he has now been
med the un irr-igted b-g leave 10 recommend
.lm 10 the clernency oil the President OF The
United States.
S. II. LONG.
Lieut.. Col. Topngra ahical Euein~srs.
RICHARD DELAFlELD,
MaJoroi klginerrs.
L. W. MORGAN,
Lieut.. Col. I3thluLntrv
Upon an inspection 81 the record. / am not
satisfied that the TACT. proved in tai, cese con.
5 llutr The military cfime OF "m.nttnv.n 1
ol opinion Ihst The second AMI utiri char
g., ore sustained By the proofs, and tina, The
conviction up thesr ctarse, warrant The
OF the Court. The sentence of the
Is therefore, approved: but. IN con,iI.
ra ION ui me peculiar eireum.t nCrs oil he
cH>"; Col. Fremont. and at the foregoing le-
Ia tn.s of majority of the membrrso of
IN Court, the pcuAlty OF dismissal from The
~ reInIttet.
Lieutenant Cllnnal Fremont will accor.
i'Hsly be rless / r. IN arrest aud the sen.
.encc ol dismissal from I &c $ ite : re .nittrd.
JAstES n. fOLh.
Lieut. CD. fremont. Of thu Muunttd Rife
R'elment, - accordingly released from srr-s,
'nd will JOIN hls~Esginenl il Mraico The
Icnefsl Court Martial oi which brryet Bng.
! "a. 6eoTse Vi. Brooke IS President il hereby
~ orler, T. Junrs, Adj't Gen.
10 he above Information at al utn ial char
.'ier "e have TO AID HAT il is gearuiiy ua.
i~fsioht That Nc. Fremont. a. the instant OF
rceitinS ths uothralluu cuuyryed by the
' -lrtdi uIlrf OF which th- foregoing Is The
%neiftisl 2 r., resigned MS pace IN the army
y - iJe grould taat he was llt Conscious o.
.ating dom aay inIas - meat liz finding Of
be uI against htm. an1 colil NOT seem 10
i'at' as Ja' iee b. accepting Executive e.cla-
Icy.
The lac Fiomts Coo, III. srii,t. (says
'~ffe'P9adrht OF the Albany Juuulsl) hal
-o rugag~d ioF some tnle 10 pain.in
= I''s'fauns the Cues aHd Ga Wpd4.-
~ hfs' q Of thee psinii -. bal h-e.
unprirl b. a lrN DAYS -lncr. ulp.fr..,
R rlieu94ag- pi tir CIus.isn H. lll, yotlI
@ is hnal irr+uluaa#u. hu with n b.. ~,
1lu1'~i he pigumsg~ a' the ann. .rt tss
lee Hel siuilu C-uultius sl,o. ih. ,..L
tei,les oi M WudHings puadoa44 mn.
rs Last ell "a surpasses ans "a 49,.
not excepting the C1urs. ~ ~
igc aA4 laG tuXaur of lu,a1 Ia.