Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-09
COL, J. J. LYNCH.
Opening Of the Inquiry Relative 10 The
Charges Preferred Against Him
BY Gen. Mitchell.
Review OF the Testimony Presented Be-
tore the Board Last Evening.

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reply 10 the charges Of General Mitchell,
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the following reply 10 the various charges
The resnondept John l. lynch c,,o,.l
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makes the following ans"erto the charges pre-
ierfeh against MN ana respectfully requests
'h"' y may pe maze u. part OF the record
",'"'u' P'eJu''ce 10 any otai testimony he
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meaning "h""'o' eN'iehce may DC nhduced
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ror answer 70 'he htst charRe res
pohaen' says ihat IN compliance With
oihefs from 'he prRan' commander he
"''''eu quarter haspef hArtows OF the hrst
regiment 10 procure We necessary impif-
menus an" "e sunk thht quarter Master
hH,ro"s us'u hue hlngehce 10 procure picks
anu sho't's from ',uhttef Master teherhl
aa'iaene'' pn' WAS uhaoie To OBTAIN any
hese implements, fe" IN number were not
week. and then To the second Regimen, sn
that il was imno.slble tn div n si,L t,, ,h,
first regiment tbey usinv III, an. sinL l.,
common with the second regiment
II. For answer 10 the second charge res
ponacnt saws That he was absent from
camp but twice during the enc,mpment onoe
when he stepppd ou, to witness the recen,ion
of Mr. Blaine on his return from Eurone
and on another occasion when he reportej in
person to General Mitchell commanding
brigade snd received permission from hin, Ia
so absent himself. And further that said
charge is barred by limitation
Ill. For answer to the third charge 70.
spondent says That in compliance with the
orders Of the brigade commander he sent the
orders for O'Clock target drlll and . 30
company drill to the several company com
manders, and mas their receipts therefor en-.
dorscd upon said orders; that II was never
reported to him that said orders were no,
fully complied with
~ For answer to fourth charge respon-
dent says that his failure to place hi. com
mand at dress parade when ordered by the
assistant a1jutant general was purely ac-
cdental and not an Intentional dsobedience
of orders; and so far as his having made an
unmilitary, ungeptlemanly and insuting re-
ply before his command to the assi-tan,
adjutant general when ordered by him to
place his command as directed and that he
(the respondent then turned his back upon
him, is concerned, the respondent denies
that any such thing took place; and saws that
if his manner indicated anything of the kind
il may have been unfortunate, but was Ger.
tainly uninten,ional and, AS no notice of it
was taken at the time, the respondent is
greatly surprised to find so gros. a charge
brought against him, after the lapse of near
ly a year
v. For answer to the fifth charge. re
spondent saws that neither during the en..
campment of 1888, nor at any other time
during his life, did he ever take drop of
intoxicating liquor or any other stinulant
except under the direction of a physician or
military surgeon; that he was under treat
ment of the surgeon during the eneampment
Of 1883 as will appear in evidence and
respondent denies that by reason of the free
use of stimulants he was unfit for any nor
ton Of his tour Of duty IN camp in 1883, or
that he was wlfuliy guilty of in,ubordinn-
ton and conduct pre- judicial to the service
but on the contrary he performed every tour
of duty even when he might well have been
excused by reason Of sickness.
VI. For answer to the sixth charge. the
responder. admits that the returns required
by sections 81 80 both inclusvel Of chap
2yJ uublic laws of lgAD were mt made IN