Telegram-herald., 1890-05-10
A TEDIOUS AFFAIR
TIE Company B Court Martial
MAKES Everybody Tired.
F0R THREE LONG BEARI HOURS
~ aiisd ASay ia T&kfas Ysry Little
EFtdaacs-oDisstss " irh01t Eaa-
Osasral EgIhzrFsEd A.aLa
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three hours, AID only Two witnesses
we're put Oh the stand. Al the rate the
trial. . progressing it vii t4ks over a
month 70 Gulsh al tae cases.
Tue court martial convened hfteen
minutes .ate. aud at s,l5. Col ". l..
MeGurrin, MAJ. q. IL. Rose and capt.
Rogers. composing the court, TOOK
tae.r places ~ the bench n full dress
uniform. After Judge Advocate Rogers
lad called the roll of the court, - a.
u DC sure that neither Col. NcGurriu
or Major Rose had escaped, the case
Of john Dekruf vas called, and the
hrst thing that MS advocate, Gen. L. G.
Rutherford, did oas 70 ofer the fol
loving objection.
T8the Resimeatal Court Martial second Regi
meat Miea a. state Troops
/ JOna Dehrulf. hereby object Ioany
other and tlrtler proceed ngs herein
for the reasons that the order conyen-
lag thls court does not contain the
name Of any officer or person as re-
corder, As provided by the laws OF the
state Of Mich gan.
also challenge Lieut.. Col. William
Il. MCGurriu and MAJOR Charles III
Rose, a. members OF sad court, for the
reasons that they have expressed Opin-
ions through the public press calculat-
ed % dlsqusilfy them, and each of them
as impartial Judges, which SAID express
SONS and opinions were published i'm
Grand Rapids city Dem0croi, OK the stn
day of May, 1890, and is u follows:
Here followed a clipping from the
Democrat
JOHN DEKRUIF.
The clipping fin the Democrat
showed that Maj. Rose and Col. Nc
Gurrm had stated that lt was big
piece OF nonsense TO ask the Supreme
court for a mandamus, and that they
had looked up military law and were
loaded for everything.
Judge Advocate Rogers read the OBJ
lection aloud, and II was listened to
with much interest by those present.
Col. McGurrln ordered that the paper
be nled and made a part OF the record,
sud that the case be proceeded with.
Gen. Rutherford requested that de-
tendaut be allowed 10 hire a shorthand
reporter, 20 that witnesses DC examined
orally. This the court denied, saying
that the order for tue court martial
made no provision Tor any such pro-
ceedIug.
The irst witness called on behalf OF
the prosecution was Sergeant Frank :
EstOn All other witnesses save the
one being eXAminCd were excluded
from the room. The examination Of
witness Elsion then proceeded as fol-
lows
Estate YOUR name and age"
Prank :. E.stOu; my age IS q. am
Rmember of Company B.. VI. :. r.;
hold the appointment or first sergeant;
been tirst sergeant since Feb. /, last:
know defendant: ne was 4 member OF
Company T., NJ. ;. l., but | don't
know whether ne is now.
Here Gen. Rutherford interpOsed the
following objection: II object 10 those
questions relating 10 his being "A mem
ber Of Company g.. as there Is better
evidence, which the recorder VIII
show"
Without ruling on tho objection the
judge advocate proceeded and the
answers were as follows:
"Tne regular drills OF Company 3.
were held Monday evening OF each
week, Monday has been the regular
drill a ght SINCE I have belonged wnicn
Is nve wears.
Here tue Judge advocate dispatched
corporal 90 thc aut.-room for q blnt-
ter. ln the mfaDuue, the members of
t.e court told funny stories TO each
other
The witness proceeded. "I could not
stv whether I was present az regular
oUi og Monday evening. Jan. @. sgU,
WAS present Jan. i5. accused WAS also
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