The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-15

Oflciai Ercord of the COurI Martial
and the NRj0rs ~.icIulttaI.

Before a general court martial which
convened at Cheyenne. w. r., pursuant
to paragraph l, special orders No. A.,
current series, from these headquarters,
of which Col. John Z. Smith, Four
teenth infantry, is president, was ar
raigned and tried:
Major Verling K. Hart, Fifth U. s.
cavalry.
Charge Neglect of duty, to the
prejudice Of good order aud military
discipline.
Specification.-In this, that Major
Verling K. Hart, Fifth U. 5. cavalry,
commanding officer Of Fort Mckinney,
w. T., and commanding officer of the
battalion, Fifth u. S. cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Mckinney, W. T., did
prefer forward and recommend for
trial by a general court martial, to the
judge advocate of the department of
the Platte, among others, the following
charges and specifications against Capt.
George F. Price, company E, Fifth U.
$. cavalry, in words and figures us fol-
lows, that is to say:
"Charge 1st.-Violatiou OF the Goth
article of war.
Specification 1st.-In this, that Capt.
George F. Price, Fifth U. S. cavalry,
did attempt to interfere with existing
orders by relieving men of his company
from duty with X company, Fifth cav
airy, said men having been temporarily
assigned to said company for duty. by
special orders No. %, dated h~eadquar-
tiers, Fort Mckinney, w. T., April 10,
1879, this without the knowledge and
consent of his commanding officer,
thereby showing disrespect to his COM
manding officer.
This at Fort Mckinney, W T., on
or about May 10, 1879.
Specification 2d.-In this, that Capt.
George f. Price, company E, Fifth U.
5. cavalry, did Intentionally show dis
respect to his commanding officer by
forwarding a report of target practice
of his company, direct to his regiment
al commander, he knowing that para
graph 9, of general orders No. g., from
headquarters Fifth cavalry, dated Fort
d. a. Russell, w. T., March IS, 1879,
required the report to be forwarded by
MS battalion commander.
This at Fort Mckinney, w. T., on
Or about April 10, 1879.
Charge 2d.-Conduct 10 the prejudice
of good order and military discipline.
Specification 1st.-In this, that Capt.
George f. Price, company L, Fifth U.
). cavalry, being in command OF his
company and stationed at Fort McKin-
ney, w. T., and in camp with his COM
pany near said post, did without proper
authority and without the knowledge Of
ais commanding officer, send a corporal
in charge of a party of men with their
horses and bedding, to relieve n detach-
ment of his company, who were on
duty with X company, Fifth U. S. u v
airy, by post orders.
This ut Fort Mckinney, w. T., on OF
about May -, 1879.
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Specification 3d.-In this, that Capt.
George f. Price, company L, Fifth U.
5. cavalry, did inform members of his
company, that the company would
shortly be relieved from duty at this
post, he at the time having no official
knowledge of any such event, and did
by so doing cause dissatisfaction among
members of company q, Fifth cavalry,
(whose camp was adjoining,l thus in
citing them to desertion, under the
feeling that Partially was about to be
shown towards company E, Fifth U. $.
cavalry, the two companies having been
engaged at the same hard labor for an
equal time.
This at Fort Mckinney, w. T., dur
ing the month of April, 1879, date not
known. (signed) V. X. HART,
Major Fifth Cavalry,
Bvt. 1t. Col, U. S. A., Comd'g Bait.
Fifth Cav, and Post Fort McKin-
ney, w. T.
and upon which the aforesaid Capt.
George F. Price, company E, Fifth u.
). cavalry, was duly arraigned and
tried, before a general court martial
duly convened at Fort Mckinney, w.
T., on the 18th of June, 1870, by vir-
tue of special orders No. AZ, paragraph
|, dated headquarters department of
the Platte, Fort Omaha, Nebraska,
June 4th, 1879, and of which Col.
Franklin +. Flint, Fourth infantry,
was president; without having first
made us commanding officer of Fort
Mckinney, w. T., and as the COM
manding officer of the battalion Fifth
U. s.. cavalry, stationed at Fort Nc
Kinney, w. T., and as the commanding
officer of the aforesaid Capt. George f.
Price, company e, Fifth U. 5. cavalry,
ii thorough personal examination into
the merits of the aforesaid charges and
specifications, and fully satisfied HIM
self from such personal examination
that there were good gfouhds for the
charges and specifications as aforesaid,
and sufficient provable facts TO sustain
them when brought to trial, notwith-
standing the peremptory requirements
of general orders No. IS, dated head