Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-06-25
MARES NEST.
Charges Preferred Against Lieut..
Dunbar Act as a Boomerang
on the Charger.
RESULT MAY BENEFIT GO. K

RESULT MAY BENEFIT GO. z.
A court martial was held at the
armory of Company K, on Thursday of
last week, for the purpose of investigat-
ing the charges preferred by Capt. A. E.
Morton against First Lieut.. D. E. Dun
bar, and other irregularities existing in
the company. The court was composed
OF Lieut.. Col. Smell, as president; Major
Gaus, Capt. Shank, Lieutenants Howell
and Barey, a. associates; Lieut.. Crom-
we'll, % judge advocate.
The specifications Of charges alleged
that Lieut.. Dunbar had absented himself
from six consecutive drills, without m
excuse acceptable to his superior officer;
that he had attempted 10 stir up feeling
OF animosity against his captain by sug-
costing that that officer be requested to
resign, in order that suitable man could
be elected to the captaincy.
The witnesses who testified wers Capt.
A. E. Morten, Sergeant Geo. d. Allen.
Corporal W. H. P. Redinger, and Private
J. A. Graham, for the prosecution Lieut..
D. E. Dunbar, Corporal Il. g. Finch,
Privates Bruce Hennessy, w. B. Mack,
@. B. Douglas and Leon Greenebaum, for
the defense.
The testimony adduced by the prosecu-
ton was not Of such = nature as to war
rant court martial On the first count,
there being no official roll call or record
Of assemblies, and none Of the Witnesses
being able to testify / D.itively to Lieut..
Dunbar's absence tton ir,l,s ON the dates
mentioned in the specifications. As tc
the second count, It turned out to be
merely matter Of heaisay--a membe,
Of the company now absent from the city
was said to have told Captain Morter
that Lieut.. Dunbar had used the Language
, mentioned conversation with the aab
sent membes-and no evidence was IN
/ troduced to substantiate the change
The testimony for the ,lefens. completed,
exonerated the accused, and was Of ,
nature that showed that the defendan
was kept from drill ON several Of tn,
specified dates BY unavoidable absenc'
from thesoity ON business, and that it wa
not customary for absentees to render ex
cuses for absence. No testimony va
necessary to disprove the second charge
it not having been proven.
The court then proceeded to inpestigat'
, the conduct Of Captain Mcsten, hearin,
, additional Witnesses to those who ha,
testified regarding his behavior On NOR
than ono occasion during the investisa
, ton preceding. 1t was testified to tina
the captain of Company K was > vef,
inefficient officer; that on more than on
occasion he was guilty Of conduct unbe
coming an officer and . gentleman; tina
the marked decrease in the attendance q
drills Was the result Of this ine6icienc.
and unbecoming conduct; and that i
was believed that in preferzing tn
charges against Lieut.. Dunbar he tool
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avenge an insult he lacked the nanhoot
TO resent.
u "A stenographer was present and com
1.plete record was made Of the entire pro
ceedings, which will be submitted h
headquarters with the report Of the court
The result Of the inquiries will not b
definitely known for several days; bu
there is no doubt in the minds of thos'
who wero present as to the outcome. I
is thought that Lieut.. Dunbar will b
completely exculpated, and that Captain
Morten will, at least, be reprimanded TO
preferring charges on frivolous grounds
The members Of the court were ban
quoted by the citizens Of this city tina
night, where Geo. D. Allen presided ~
toast master. They left by the early boat
! Friday morning-fall of the hospitality
thst had been extended.