Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-06
Colonel Russell Found Guilty
on Five Charges.
He is Sentenced to Discharge
From the Guards.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Palmer will Be
Reprimanded.
The Proceedings of the Court Martial.
Other Matters of Interest to
Citizen-Soldiers.

Yesterday morning Brigadier-G General
E. p. Johnson received from the military
headquarters of the National Guard at
San Francisco general order containing
the findings and sentences in the cases of
Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Palmer and
Col. w. H. H. Russell. 1t will be seen
that the findings of the court-martial
are approved by Major-General Dimond,
with the exception that IN the case of
Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer the sentence
is lessened. 1t will also be noted that
the forecast of the verdict made last
week by the HERALD was correct.
HEADQUARTERS DIVISION, n. &. G.
SAN Francisco, Cal, May 1st, 1905
GENERAL ORDERsl
No. 3.
/. Before General Court-Martial,
convened by Special Orders No and 6,
G. S., from these headquarters and of
which Colonel E. P. Speleman, Ninth
Infantry, N. G. c., is president, was
tried.
1st. Lieutenant-C Colonel A. T. Palmer,
Seventh Infantry, N. G. G. Charge l.
Conduct unbecoming an omcer and a
gentleman. Charge2. Conduct preju-
dicial to good order and military disci-
pline. With sundry specifications to the
several charges. To which charges, and
the specifications thereto, the accused,
Lieutenant-C Colonel A. 7. Palmer, Sew
enth Infantry, pleaded mot guilty"
The court having maturely considered
the case, finds the accused, Lieutenant
Colonel A. I. Palmer, 7th Infantry,
n. G. c., of the first specification to the
first charge, mot guilty." of the first
charge, mot guilty;;' OF the first speci-
fication to the second charge, guilty J"
OF the second charge, guilty" And
the court does therefore sentence him,
Lieutenant-ColonelA A. T. Palmer, 7th
Infantry. N. &. c., to be publicly repri-
manded by the Division Commander,
and be suspended from rank for the
term of three months.
II. Colonel w. H. H. Russell, 7th
Infantry, N. G. c. Charge l, conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman;
charge 2, conduct to the prejudice of
good order and military discipline;
charge 8, neglect Of duty; charge 4,
misappropriating State and corps funds
charge 5, disobedience of lawful COM
mand of superior officer, in violation of
the 2lst article of war; charge 6, viola
ton of the goth article of war; with
sundry specifications to the several
charges. To all of which charges and
the specifications thereto, the accused.
Colonel W, H, H, Russell, pleaded mot
guilty"
The court having maturely considered
the case, finds the accused, Colonel w.
H. H. Russell, 9th Infantry, N. G. c.,
Of the first specification to the first
charge, Guilty"
(The second specification to the first
charge is withdrawn by the Judge Advo-
cate.)
OF the third specification to the first
charge, "Guilty.'
OF the fourth specification to the first
charge, "Not Guilty"
OF the first charge, Guilty"
OF the first specification. to the second
charge, Guilty"
(The second specification to the sec
ond charge is Withdrawn by the Judge
Advocate.)
OF the third specification to the second
charge, Guilty"
OF the fourth specification to the sec
ond charge, "Guilty."
OF the second charge, "Guilty."
The first specification to the third
charge is modified by the court to read
as follows: "That Colonel w. H. H.
Russell, 9TH Infantry, First Brigade, N.
G. c., did, while acting as treasurer of
a military organization, known as the
Eagle Corps, which corps was duly or
ganized and mustered into the service of
the National Guard of the State of Cali
fornia, and acting under set of rules
adopted in accordance with the laws of
this State, fail and neglect to keep a
proper account of the corps funds, which
came into his hands, as such treasurer;
this at Los Angeles, California, between
the ninth day of June, 1881, and the
first day of July, 18S9."(
OF the first specification to the third
charge, as above modified, "Guilty."
OF the third charge, Guilty"
OF the first specification to the fourth
charge, "Not Guilty"
OF the second specification to the
fourth charge, "Not Guilty"
OF the fourth charge, "Not Guilty"
Of the first specification to the fifth
charge, "Guilty."
OF the second specification to the fifth
charge, Guilty"
OF the fifth charge, "Guilty."
Vi the first specification to the sixth
charge, Guilty"
OF the sixth charge, "Guilty."
And the court does therefore sentence
him, Colonel W. H. H. Russell, Seventh
Infantry First Brigade N. G. c., to be
discharged from the service of the Ma
tional Guard of the State of California.
III. The proceedings and findings in
the case of Lieutenant-Co Colonel A. T.
Palmer, Seventh Infantry, N. G. c., are
approved. The sentence of the court in
this case is modified by striking out from
said sentence the words, "And bv sus-
pension from rank for the term of three
MONTHS" and the reprimand so modi-
fed is approved, and the Division Com
mander does hereby reprimand said
Lieutenant-Co onel A. I. Palmer for
being guilty of conduct preiudicial to
good order and military discipline, and
takes this occasion to remind this officer
that it is impossible to enforce good
order and discipline in the ranks of the
National Guard if an officer does not
hold himself to the same strict rules
that he applies to the men over whom
he is placed in command.
/ ". The Proceedings, Findings and