The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-15
MILITARY NOTES.
Approval of Findings in Court
Martial Cases.

A general order has been issued by
Brigadier- General Ruger approving the find
ings and sentences of the general court
martial recently in session at the Preside,
with Captain d. H kinzie. Fifth Artillery,
as President and First Lieutenant d.
d. johnson of the same regiment
as Judge Advocate. Private James
H. Owens, Battery NJ. Fifth Artillery, was
found guilty CT having been found asleep
about midnight at Post No. l while mem-
Der of the post guard at Fort Mason on the
2Sth nit. He was sentenced TO forfeit S25 Of
MS pay and to be confined at hard labor
under charge of guard for one month. The
court was thus lenent in view of the pre-
vious good character of the prisoner.
Private Harry H. Redmond. bandman Of
the First Infantry at Angel Island, pleaded
guilty to oversteppng the time of his
pass on the 10th ult. by four hours. A like
plea was entered tG the second charge with
the three specifications that in this city and
at Cazadero, on the 18th and 10Th ult, and
having been permitted to go with his band
to fill an engagement, he was cautioned by
the Adjutant against drinking, yet became
drunk, was unable to play, impaired the
efficiency of the band, and, TO the 6jscredit
OF the service. made diSgraceful spectacle
of himself in the presence of civilians: that
on the train lie used profane language to
the Sergeant Of the band, who was en-
deaYOrlng TO cause him to keep quiet and
behave himself, and that he persistently
used vile language to ana acted toward the
chief musician in disgraceful and shame
full manner. Redmond will forfeit S13 OF
his pay and will he confined at hard labor
for ten days.
Private John j. Ryan of Company C.
First Infantry, was found guilty of having
been disOrderly in quarters at BeBicia Bar
racks. on the 2lst nit, of having struck his
First Sergeant while the latter was in the
discharge of his duty, of having escaped
from corporal and gone to tho quarters of
his company commander after having been
placed in charge to be taken to the guard
house, and lastly of having run away from
the guard after having been rearrested and
turned over to the Sergeant of the guard.
Ryan was sentenced to hard labor for five
months and to forfeit $50 of his pay.
The personnel of the general court
martial appointed to meet at the Preside on
Monday morning comprises: Lieutenant
Colonel Ans9n Mills, Fourth Cavalry; Cap
tain John X. Brinckle, Fifth Artillery;
First Lieutenants John Mcclellan, Georg Q
L. Sage, William r. Hamilton and A bert
c. Blunt, Fifth Artillery; Second Lieuten-
ants Wilmot e. Ellis and Thomas w. VIM
ston. Fifth Artillery, and William C. Davis,
Third Artillery, with Second Lieutenant
Edmund NJ. Blake, Fifth Artillery, as
Judge Advocate.
Assistant Adjutant- General o. D. Green
has issued a roster of troops serving in the
Department Of California, with the list of
department staff stations of troops, officers
with relative rank, also officers of the gen.
eral staff serying at depots and retired Off
GERS residing in this city and vicinity. The
roster has come out none too soon what
with the many changes that have taken
place recently.
Recruits John McClusky and George S.
fardiy, enlisted in this city, have been as
signed to the Fourth Cavalry, stationed at
the Presidio "