, 1876-03-05

pr conrt-martial waa procnred v.s...,.
rom I'M document it is seen that tho aena1 ru
.na. oec,atafy Belknsp originated the pre
| lion H. ~ enarges Is entirely without founda-
,on. Inc eouft-tnattiai sat at st, Lonis hv vir.
tu tuo o. orders issued from the hcadonartcrr NJ
/ tno department Of Missouri Tbera uar, e..u ~
enAtees preferred, the first being for "v;o;a. o
a'on 1cea q section OF the act Of March
to 11pS: nresant cnapser sns g.. entitled AN act
government ta,s Of Of the United States" 10 10
tnis charge there are seycn snecifc,t;ons
anesinS that Capt. Robinson in the months nf
reotua1y, March, April, May, and Juue. INA
eosnaea Two seta Of claims for pay for those
the other At Galveston Tex On which ha 'orn' ss
ceeaed IL drawing double pay, OF 800 mot,th.
ana also that By means Of false certifcates ba
succeeded IN getting 53333 month extra. On
.opresentaston that be had been ten years in the
SERVICE Which was not tho fact,
Inc second charge is for "coni1uct unbecono-
.ng IN oucer, and contains fourteen specifica-
@ ioas; Tue hrst four being fot drawing nav twice,
:M ana drawing $500 q month instead Of 5183 33.
nobnsan nsaa hse specifications charge that Capt
and uecembcr, 1873, and January, February.
and aiay, 1874, fraudulently sold d set OF ac-
Gounts 1of his pay for those months to S. G.
.;1 .n;eConrsoy and others, certifying at the same
tl,ne that there was due him 5000 month.
when in fact ilis pay was only 5183.33 monthly,
ana M an order had previously been issued to the
officers Of the Pay Department forbidding
mem to pay him until he settled an account
OF $3.50 with the Government. In the
remaining specifications. Robinson is charged
With having incurred debts to his Sergeant, to
trader at Fort Sill. to bis grocer in Baltimore,
ana MS famlly physician at Philadelphia, all OF
which he had dlshonorabIy refuaed to pay The
court-martial found him guilty on both charges,
and all the specifications and sentenced him
ITO be cashlcred; to forfeit to the United
sthtes all paw and allowance now due Or to be-
come due, and 10 have his crime. namo, place OF
abode, and nunishmcnr published in and
about Philadelphia. Pa, and st. Louis. No."
The sentence vas also approved BY the War De-
the exception Of eeyen specifications to the ecc-
ond charge, on which it WAS held proper proof
had not been adduccd,
NAL. ARMIES.
TIE record OF Brever-1lAj. George A. Armes
who gave the first clew which. led to AIaYsh's
reyclatlous. is also souaewhat under cloud, and
it looks as though ho. like Robinson, WAS trying
to make capital to help himself back into the
army. The report Of the Court-,lartial which
convened at Fort Leayenworth. Han, iu March.
1870, has been obtained, and shows that Ar1nes
Eas then and there arraisned on five charges
First for contempt Of Court second. neglect
aud violation Of duty to the prejudice OF good or
DER and military. discipline third. conduct un-
conduct to the prejudice Of good order and |
military discipline; and. fifth wropgfa!ly |
and knowingly selling or disposing of property |
OF the United States, furnished to be used in |
the military service OF the United States Armes |
WAS found guilty Of contempt, and sentenced to |
tho guard-house during tho pleasure OF tho ]
Court, and On tho charge Of conduct unhecom- !
ing officer and gentleman. he was also found !
guilty. THIS unbecoming conduct, it appears, /
was givtng obscene pictures to women in the !
camp, aud sending them to ladies' in Fort Lear-
enwortb, where ho VAS stationed. On this |
charge Armes was dismissed from the service.