The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15
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Abuses n The Army 81 che UsiteA States.
To TIM EDrroa OF TIE suN-Bsr: Charles
Hubley. . soldier from Fort Lapwai. passed
through here to-day. on route for Vancouver.
heavily guarded The case II an extraordinary
one. Hubley was on pass. The First Ser
geant Of HE company. being his enemy. In
formed the Lieutenant In charge that he had
deserted. Ths man was followed. arrested be-
fore the expiration Of bis pass. and tried for
desertion under the A7th article Of war. specin-
cation being laid under the same. First. how
ever. the Lieutenant tMuhlenberg the injured
husband In the Webster. MuhlenberR scandal
ct CDur dAlene about q year a9oi. thinking 10
make hero Of himself. on bringing Hubley
back to Lapwai alleged that he had great trou-
bic with him. that he tHubley) had expressed .
desire to kill another ofioer. &c. Hubley was
At once heavily shscklsd and put in cell.
Hubley. being kept In ignorance Of the fact
that such charges had been made. finally was
brought 10 trial. At his trial Nuhlenberg was
the Judge Advocate Of the court He was also
Cd him. who preferred the charges against him.
who was the principal witness against him.
aud who. In the capacity OF Judge Advocate.
was the representative Of the United States
and also the attorney for the prisoner.
nather . queer combination. was 1t not2
A. the trial progressed tHubloy having
obtained permission to plead his own
easel. AHhlsnberg. nndiug that his wit.
ss to s SsSS oS
ins 70 suit him, be took him on the stand while
Of the room. kept him out talking to him for
some time brought him back and put him on
. af n s sSs e th' t.
ing his objections were overruled, the msm-
o' @ e Sa', s.fsd no wi a. he
gaS nisf ,h. the 1GSs w6 a'%a you son:
connie him Il he was IN other clothes 2"
Two bsGg IL q the desired By
sr's was thrust before the witnesses with the
QUESTION. This e ne coat. isn't |, Z" The rec
able answer S was 81" Obtained then en.srsd. CUES:
tions and answers were frequently scratched
GSsr wss asths aea
lsnbsrg rose and gsve his Testimony. 10 HUB,
Hubley Of threatsning the iifs Of On officer.
Hubley ut once called for the return Of wit.
ness who was present when the threat WINS said
Habisy appssed to his Captain for . charac.
Ss BY him shss he
during his. onlistmont lbetween Ave and six
STONED officers OF his company that II they we're
called upon to select two or three quiet In;
oss s ss sq Ga mould nd
fused him character. His Captain was Presi-
dent Of the court and anxious Of course to
days duty. The Captain bsing asked il Hub }"
"s fah he SS E%a
tions. the record was approved by the court,
and HUXLEY sentenced to two years hard
Now comes The beautiful part Of it. Unable
e him guilty e. they Ard him.
cation ITO desertionl. guilty. with the exSep-
make another Specification. and and him guilty ui'
Of II under ssnosaSr article Mas the cd Can
no finding. but the court made another specii:
him guilty anyhow. Tiers Is no such crime crime
,S a. az attsmnt to desert nteSn
not e Iis under tSs aseSsss ana. slthoasS
through friends to. get at the missing witness.
and he at once siens and swears to n state-
such iesiina. Hubby hands tho sifidavit 70
sna S0 s tSs ss ss
servo two Year, at hard labor, and Muhenberg
L. OF on 2 ipslouah and the Captain smokes
A Qnaar easel Isn't it about time that
this kind OF thing was stoppsd2 II people
In the East only know what an aristocracy this
army is out here thoy would DO surprised. and
they wonder why men desert. Every man in
the garrison at Lapwsi knows these facts.
more or less. Do you suppose that men who
see another so treated will be likely to form q
very strong attachment for the seryice2
The case cited tmany favorable points TO
Hubley being omittedl In not by any means the
worst that has happsnsd at fapwai. but it's
bad enough. Has an officer q right to violate q
mans safeguard-his psss2 GYp.
LEWISTON. Idaho. June Z.