St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06


him down and ordering him under ar
rest. At the court martial which SCH
fenced the private to Imprisonment and
loss OF pay Lieut.. Steele acted in the
dual capacity Of complainant and judge
advocate.
The GLOBE has already given all the
details of the case. 1t was the dSCov-
erer of the case, and first gave the par
ticularS 20 the world, calling them to
the attention OF the president and seCre-
tary of war, and resulting in the re-
mission of Wild's sentence and the
COMMUNICATING Of Steele. The detail
for the court martial was made public
In Chicago yesterday, and the Tribune
published the following personnel, given
by retired army officer:
"a consideration Of the personnel of
this court shows the wisdom and justice
of Gen. Crook. In the first place, the
general has selected as members of
the court only those who are at
this moment on active duty with troops,
therefore exempt from the ruStineSS
sometimes begotten by staff service.
In the second place, none OF the men,
beers of the court ale from the depart
meut within the limits of which Lieut..
Steele is stationed, therefore cannot be
objected to as partisan or prejudleed
through personal acquaintance with
Steele, or biased by discussion of the
now famous Steele-Wild case.
1T is further matter OF congratuia-
tiOn," said the officer, THAT Gen. Crook
has not detailed any of the members of
his personal or division staff for any
duty in connection with the tribunal by
which Lieut.. Steele will be tried. For
these reasons assurance is given of a
trial Of the case OH its merits without
fear or favor"
PERSONNEL OF THE COURT.
Speaking of the men who will COM
pose the court, the officer said:
Col. James +. Wade entered the
cavalry service aS a lieutenant when
only nineteen years old, and was colo
mel Of a mounted regiment OF volunteers
before he was twenty-five. He has been
in command of the Fifth United States
cavalry for about three years, and is the
youngest officer of his rank in the army.
His father was contemporary of
Iachariah Chandler and Simon Cam
eron in the United States senate, and
Col. Wade is reputed to have inherited
the fearleSsness, independence and hon
eSty OF his parent, Bcnja min Franklin
Wade, OF AShtabula county, Ohio. He
is at present stationed at Fort Reno,
Ind. Ter.
From study of the military records
of the remainder of the court the fol-
lowing analysis is presented:
commissioned in the regular army
after previous service as an officer OF
volunteers, Mai Lyster; commissioned
in the permanent establishment after
previous service as an enlisted man
in the regulars, Capt. Carr; commits
stoned in the regular army after pre-
vious service as an enlisted man, also
us an officer in the volunteer service,
Capts. Moore, BabcOck, Munsen and
previous service as an officer of vOlun-
teers, Lieut.. Dudley; commissioned
from civil life without previous military
experience. but who saw service during
the war. Capt Woodruff; commissioned
in the army after graduation at West
Point and who afterwards served
during the war, Capt. Sanno;
graduates OF the military academy,
no war service, Capt. Swigert, Lieuts.
Townsend ahd Taggert. The latter,
however, especially Capt. Swigert, have
seen plenty OF active Indian service.
Capt. SWigert is stationed at Fort AS
SinnibOine, Mont. The majority of the
officers are stationed at Fort Leaven
WGrGtl, ana were OiiSil!HIIN SeiecUeU Tor
duty there in connection with the cav
airy and infantry school OF instruction
by reason of their good military and
personal records.
Another feature of the composition
of the court is that its members repre-
sent the cauaIry, artillery and infantry
arms of the service. All are combat
ants"
COURTS MARTIAL IN GENERAL.
Asked to explain courts martial, the
officer said:
Courts martial may consist OF any
number of officers from FIVE to thirteen,
inclusive. The one 10 meet in this city
the 18th inst. is full cOurt-that is. one
of thirteen members. Lieut.. Taggart is
the only member junior in rank to Lieut..
Steele. Being az different corps of the
service, he, although a clasSmate, would
not gain rank through any sentence
that might be passed on the accused.
The next youngest in the service is
Lieut.. Townsend. son Oh Adit. Gen. 4.
ID, Townsend, IT,. $. A., retired, who
was commissioned eight years before
Lieut.. Steele won shoulder straps.
Capt. Murray, judge advocate Of the