Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-06

l. At the General Court Martial which con
vened at Camp Morton near INDIANAPOLIS. Indi-
an. on n e dav of November. 1862, pursuant
to Special Orders. No Sc. series OF 1869 from
these headquarters. and of which Colonel John 5
Williams CD regiment Indiana Volunteers, is
President was srraened and tried:
Private Reuben Stout. Company X. 60th reei
meht Indiana Volunteers.
Charge: Killing. in violation of the laws of
War.
Specification lst In this that he. Reuben
Stout, private of Company X. Goth regiment
Indiana Volunteers. did. With malice aforeihourht
wantonly aud maliciously kill and murder Solo
mon Huffman a citizen of the United States. by
shooting him with ball from gun OF pistol
This at NJ alison township. Carroll county.
INDIANA on or about the Iith day of March.
1863
Stout. private of Company X. 6Oih regiment In
diana Volunteers. haviag deserted his company
"a regiment did while such deserter. with NAL
lie and atore,houcht. waptouly and maliciously
kill and mmd.r Solomon Hoffman, citizen of
the United States. BY shooting him with ball
from a gun or pistol. and while he the III HUFF
man, a citizen of the United States. was eng ged
in the law full attempt to arrest the said Reuben
Stout such de~er,er: the said solomon Huff
man having Mt the time lawful authority to assist
in the arrest
This at Madison Township. Carol COUNTY. In.
diana on or about the l4ih day of March. 1863.
Charge 81: Desertion:
Specific ,tOn l>t: In this that private Reuben
Stout of Company h. regularly enlisted man
of the 9Th regiment Indiann Volunteers. did de
sert his company and regiment.
This ut or near indianapolis. Indiana. on or
about the I-s dav Of April. 1862
Specification 81: In this. ih-i private Reuben
Stout OF company X. of the 60th regiment Indi
ana Volunteers did desert his company and regi-
meut and remain until his arrest on or
about the 2ith In, of March 1863 7 MS IT or
near indianapolis. Indiana, on or about the Oath
dav OF November. 1862
To all of which charges and specifications the
prisoner pleaiet Not guilty. +"
findrng AMI Sentence After mature delibera.
ton on the evidence aiduceJ. the Court finds
the pr,-onee, private Reuben Stout. of com
Pany X. eoth regiment Indiana Volunteers. as
follows:
ofthe Is, specification. l., charge. Guilty.
o. the = spec'hcation. lst charge "Gniltv -
o. the i>t chsr-e. '-Gpiltv
or the specification. 2d charge. ..f;n;l,vn
o. the 81 charge Guilty
And the Court does therefore senta,cs ~.
the said Reuben Stout. private Of company X
9th Indiana Volunteers. To forfeit al pay thai
nav be due him. and that he be shot - de,th
with musse'ry. at such time and place A.
shall be fixed BY the Commander Of this De
partment
III The proceedings. findings and sentence in
the case OF private Reuben Stout. company h.
9th regiment. Ind ana Volunteers. are ap
proved and confirmed The prisoner will be
sent. under proper guard. aud delivered into the
custody of the Commanding Officer On John
sons Island. Depot OF Prisoners of War ne,r
S,ndu>ky. Ohio. The Commander of th,t most
will that the sentence Is duly EXECUTED a,
that post. between the hours Of IL O'Clock
and 3 o'clock r NJ on Friday. June 26tb
1868
By command Of Major General Burnside
y III MCLEAN
Assistant Adjuttnt General
Official: W. p. ANDERSON. Assistant Adju-
fant General