The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-19
MAJOR KIMBALL's TRIAL.
Official Documents Submitted to the Court
Martial BY the Defense.

Official Documents Submitted to the Court.
Martial by the Defense.
TUCSON, June 1S.-The cOurt-martial Of Major
Kimball proceeded This morning. Colonel George
II. Weeks, Chief QuarteImaster OF the Depart.
ment OF Texas and member OF The court, testi-
fed that It was customary for and The duly OF
local QuaTlermasters 10 provide Offices for the
discussing officers Of his staff, and in effect that
tile course followed by Major himball in the
leases was identical with that followed by him.
Major Kimball then submitted 10 the court the
following:
Los ANGELES, May %, 1890.
4 djJHdnt-GeHerGl, Washington, D. C.: In my Iudg
ment Major Kimball has not been guilty OF any
negligence lustifying his trial by cOurt-maTtial
therefore ask the charges against him be fully
InYestig tted here by my Judge-Adyocate or any
other diSinterested officer, and that, pending such
investigation, the order for his trial be suspended.
Is. r. GRIERsoS,
Brigader-G eneral Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE PACIFIC,
SAN Francisco. June 8, 1890.
Respectfully forwarded to the Adjutant-General
Of the Army: Major hlmbau complains that publ
cations have beeH spread over the country TO his
injury and that he has been ordered 10 trial by
eourt-martal without having an opportunity OF
being heard or TO answer any OF the reports made
against him. He claims that this is in violation of
the sacred privilege guaranteed to every officer by
sure that tne honorable Secretary of War and the
President, by whose order the court is convened,
would not permit an Injustice to be done any
oiieer. and presume that this fact has not been
brought to their attention A trial by cOurt-martal
places blot upon Officer's record and upon his
honor which remains TO his discredlt, even though
he be houoTably acquitted. The within statement
of Major kimbaIl, which has been Investigated by
the Judge-Adyocate of the Department OF Arizona,
who finds Ii substantially correct, is matter OF OFF,
cial record, and presume the facts therein stated
cannot be controveTted. Major himba states regard
ing the rent OF Offices for the Paymaster at Tucson
that he followed the rule that had been In existence
fer years before he assumed charge OF the Quarter
masters Department viz: since 1892; and regard
ing the rent or the QuaTtermaSterS Office aud store
room he acted pursuant TO Instructions from the
Office OF the eneral, the local Quar-
JermaSter at Tucson making the arrangements and
forwarding the lease to headquarters at Los Angeles
IN November, 1886, at which time Major Klmb4ll
was in n ew York, and they were then forwarded to
the Quartermaster-General,w who approved them. In
this connection attention Is invited the papers
forwarded from these headquarters May 20. 1890,
May z. 1890. from bids invited pursuant TO the in
structiOns OF the QuartermaSter-GeneIal of April
II, 1890, for the rent of Offices and store
room at Tucson, which Involve the neces
sary additional expense OF night-watch-
man under the system adopted and approved
will be even more expensive to the Government
than those rented prior to this time, and for the
payment of which Major Kimball is accused of neg
igence. In view OF the above facts. and the fact
that Major Kimbal was by special request assigned
To that department at = time when terrible Indian
in progress, and that he discharged the
duties of the office with marked ability, and far
know with strict fidelity, and that his admins
trattOn has involved millions OF dollars, recon-
mend that this paper and Endorsement be laid pc
PLANTATION contained herein by Major KimbAn is
satisfactory that he direct that any further action
In his case be suspended. NELSON A. MILES,
Maior-Geueral Commanding.