New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-31
COURT MARTIAL At THE STATE CAMP
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIvATES
TRIED FOR GOING TO A "CANTEEN."

State Camp. Pcekskill. y. V. July 30 (Spccall-The
second garrison urtmaral of the season, and PROB
ably the most important one ever held AT the state
Camp. convened to-day TO try six non commits
stoned officers and three prvatcs for violating state
Camp order No. 3. prohibiting the soldiers from enter
ing Dunphys "Cantccn." The Pcckskill liquor dealer
hos been Going good business all the week. rot"lth
standing the order, Of General Porter. Colonel Wflch
of the 65th Regiment and Major Downs OF inc
Provisional Battalion. PIT their heads together when
they heard that Dunphy was doing good business ana
instructed the provost sergeant Of cuoh organization -
work together to keep the men ont Of the cant'en
TO arrest them. The two provost 'crgcant' went
there last night between 81 and 10 O'Clock ana
found Quartcrnaster sergeant George &. NicheH,
First Sergeant George IL. O'Hrien. sergeant John j.
Frsbie, Corporal John Mcdonald and Private j. :
Delantcy, Of the Goth Separate Company Of Osweeo
Oua,tcrmsster Sergeant r. II. Richards. II the @eth
separate Company Of t'tics and Privatcs Philip Miller
and William Klein, of Company ID, Goth Regiment. IN
the place The provost scfecants told the men 70 20
ont OF the and they went. but whe1 they got
the outside they began ~ abuse the provost ser
reants The latter thcrcupon arrested the and
turned them over e. the oihccr Of the dav He SEM
the oncd officers 10 their quarters and the
privatcs 70 the guard house. THIS morning charges
were made against the to Colonel Wcch the pot
commander In the absence OF General Porter, and
Colonel WEIGH Immediately ordered a garrison court
martial 10 try the men The court was com
posed Of Major William T. Parsons. OF the
65th REGIMENT president, Captain Henry Henderson.
Of the 5th separate Company. Of Rochester Captain
Matthew Marvin Of the 33d separate Company, OF
Walton, and AsSisont Inspector General Thomas IL
McGrath. Judge advocate The court began it, work
at about 80 this afternoon. aud took all the te~ti
mOny IN six before supper time First sergeant
Onren was tried FIRST. Ass,;nblyman John X. otonnor
appearing his counsel The charcr against all the
men was disobcdcnce Of orders. After all the Ell
dcnce In the court debcrated two hOur- to ra"h
a verdict Corporal McDonad's plea Of guilty was
withdrawn. the ground that he did not arrive In
comp until sunday. anu ul hear IN" ORDER rN;l
The other cases considered in the evening.
The sentences will not be made public until t0 MORO"
at dress parade.
General Porter arrived in camp this evening ond
heartily approved the action Of Colonel WEIGH IN
ordering the curt martial. after drr>s parade
this evening all the officers went 10 General Porter
quarters pay their respects 10 the adutant general
Chaplain Frederick ROtZlcr Of the 1T Battery, has
been In the service seventeen Years aud "a tll an en-
thusiaet. lie has the reputation Of Walking NOR
miles than any one TN the battery while Oh guard duty
and he take any Of the chnnecablc parts Of
giant .taiscI's maohile.