The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18
THE CO. ~ TROUBLE.
Lieut. Gorham Liable to Trial
By Court Martial.
cHAaoEs LAID AGAINST HIM.


The fafe difffculty IN y Company fi1sf
Eerinenf. y. g. w..wiu, In al probability,
Iesd i, the trial Of Lieutenant W. H. Cor
ham by couyk~marti&i. Charges Of conduct
rreis1diesaI 10 good service ~ an ofiScsr Of
the Nss,onal Guard have been preferred
against him by Captain G. l. F. Kellogg,
comsuansser Of Company ID. The charges
have been reduced 10 writing and viii
shcrfiy be forwarded TO Brigsdier-Generai
A.P. Curry. with whom Il wifi rest whether
or yo4 military court OF inquiry shall ex-
anime into the charges.
The siifIscuIfy In Company d dates back
10 early IN March. Lieutenant j. A. Hat
field, ID bis capacity ~ superintendent OF
the AYmory, rented the hail on the evening
Of The nth Of March 10 the Ancient Order
of HlbeYnians for q ball. This happened
IN be- the sirin night of ID company. and
The hall vas rented without the consent OF
that company by N innocent mistake on
the part Of Lieutenant Hatfield As soon
q be discovered his error he consulted
with the company officers and endeavored
10 secure the consent OF the company 10
the renting OF the hall, inasmuch - the
PARTIES renting IL had already been TO
considerable expense in preparing for
the ball, and ia order To secure that
consent. offered to divide the rent with the
company. The company. after some de-
liberation, refused 10 accept this proposI-
ton. and Lieutenant Hatfield went before
IL 1T . company meeting. presented his
case and pressed his request still further.
hat without success. The company then
by . unanimous vote decided not TO con
sent 10 the use OF the ball on that night BY
any organization except their own OF this
action captain Kellogg was made aware,
but upon investigating the situation he
found that preparation had been made for
the ball. and that to deprive the organiza-
ton which bad rented II oil its use
for that evening would subject the
parties renting IL 10 great pecAniary
loss as well ~ serious disappointment and
annoyance. and he accordingly issued an
order excusing the company from driii on
that evening, and the hall was accordingly
used for the purpose for which 1t was
rented. The issuance OF this order. appar-
entity. offended many members OF the com
pany, and the result was that majority
intimated through Lieutenant Gorham, TO
Captain kellogg. the wish that he would
send in bis resignation. which he accord
ingly did. Captain kellogg's resignation
Was in due time brought before the board
OF officers of the regiment. Colonel Haines,
TO whom IL Was handed. presented report
on the matter at q meeting held on the
evening Of Sunday. April q. in which he re-
fused to accept the resignation, and or
dcsed Captain Kellogg to report for duty
Immediately.
I'm tho order commanding him to report
for duty Captain Kellogg WAS instructed
20 present TO Colonel HAines his reasons in
writing for rcsigning This he did, and his
communication disclosed facts which con-
stitute the charges against Lieutenant Cor
ham. In stating the case Captain Kellogg
claimed that Lieutenant Gorham had gone
among the members OF the company and
had melted them to demand his resigna-
ton. On the receipt OF this report Colonel
Haines Immediately ordered Captain kel-
iogg 10 reduce the specific charges 70 writ
ing. This has been done and Adjutant T.
NJ Reed will shortly forward them to Gen.
eraI Curry. and ii Is presumed that he viii
order court-martial. In event he does IL
will BE- very soon and the matter will be
pressed forward ~ speedily a. possible. A
court for the trial of Lieutenant Gorham
would In all probability be composed OF
officers from the Second regiment The
naming Of them IL left TO General Curry.
Lieutenant Gorham was seen by Posr-
IsrELIfaKscEs reporter last evening. He
said: II have done nothing Of which l
am ashamed or consider wrong from mil
itary standpoint II anyone prefers
charges against me l am perfectly willing
70 meet them and stand trial" He could
not be induced 10 enter into discussion
of the case hat promised that when IL
came 10 trial II would be shown that he
had acted honorably all through.
The difficulty in Company has been the
subject OF free discussion among the mem
hers of the regiment Captain Kellogg
seems 10 have The support of a majority of
the regiment among both officers and men.
but the same element IN Company ID which
opposed him before appears TO be still
against him. The outcome OF the case will
be watched with grea, interest.