New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-25
TIE pAxroHn couRTMARTTAL.
IRIS SENTENCE APPROVED by SECRETARY TkN''
a QUESTION or NAVAL DISCIPLINE
SETTLED.


Washington Soy. - t>p"clall.-Thc final d''i'i"h
f., SECRETARY Tracg upon the proceeding. hrdl' = anu
sentence o. &C. general court martial N ne "a" 81
Assistant Engineer Dauforth 81 The Navy. Who was
Recently TILED AZ NV York on charge oil u"
,,,ll no.. ~ thc lawful or-rs 81 his superior "'''
I'M. specification being tat Dalforh r''u'ri y" conn
an Grck wien directed Ia do 30 10y Lieutenant AM
man tho officer ~ The d,,'k ~" I1ad'lP ia at me
in. wa. mad, pubic today. The court sentenced
Me- Danfor,h 20 hc suspended from rank ana duty '2r
u.f.oi ~ one year. The ra.c las attracted uiSi"
attention In naval circles, "0i.g 10 the h't 'hA'
VI, Improperly claimed That there were Involved ~ u
un,>tl,n. relating go The respective nShs AM ="
,hort,.. Of IN" and staff officer ana Affecting VIZ"
pr,l,., ~ naval discipline, and IFS settlement LAs
boon anxi,,-ly awaited 10y Those who had watched h'
courts p,oecd nes AID We're interested ~ the r-'''
H. ~. approval ~ the finding, md sentence lA ih'
ea. s..rc'ary Tracy says: " In view ~ itc position
assumed by ,h" Grfcuc" Implying a conroV'ry be
t,v,..n line and ~tad officer, OF Oh" Navy a. L" 10"
imitation a. authority IN matters ~ command. y
directed hat I'm aGd'ion TO the Information usually
PROMULGATED Ia general cour, martial on - Che fact
Will he stated that the evidence adduccd uisn .e trial
.i,oN-. that the offence comn.tt,d-'dis3bcdcn' 0i
tb lu,cnn order % his superior oic"r'-Wns clearly
a violation Of tho express regulation requiring eng
nrr- officer, duty To conform 20 IN" "'ciN 81 ire
officer of 40" deck. who. The representative 81 hr
conman linz officer Of the vc>,l. Is entitled 10 ol"'i
,ncn from all offer of whatever rank, whether oi
the Inc or sraG The regulations bearing upoA ms
,lnt arc first: The engineer. duty viii conform
o tlc orders ~ the oiicrr 81 the deck bu, they
not except IN caic az necessity b. ordered 10 per
form duties other thai those connected with IN" On
clncs ard their dependencies; and SECOND. tho officer
~ the ok is IN" representative OF the commanding
officer and III, authority subject. however. 10 The
orders OF the executive Officer = to bc rrccsnl,,d IN
all matters pertaining 20 tho management and police
g., fire vr.s,l which come under his supcryslUn.''
.ecrciary Tracy further says ia Ills order I'm tbs
ro..: "The sentence imposed By The court In the
caqe Of Engineer Dantorth Is very lcnlent for tho
having II /, PRESUMED. considered his extreme youth
md iycypefirnce IN the service as well as his
preylou, good record. Bat for thcs1 reasons the
T.. partm 1T would have returned the record Of hi
trin for Il rrcO liberation OF the sentence, under hc
prJvlilOn Of the articles for tie government or tie
Nlv, Whch require HAT In all cases OF conviction
the pnnlshmrn. adludgrd shall b. ADEQUATE, TO the
nature vi the offence. The Department desire, TO
impress upon the service the impJranc, u obrtcaco
10 tl,. oder, OF superior authority the ir. amt
palne,t duty OF au, ana Oir from which person
I'm tn, Navy Is Or can br exempted
II viii hc seen by secretary TrdrY's order that the
unya! reg laidOns which designate the UiiNer oil the
deck - the repre- rntayc Of the commanding officer
rider, of the chccr Of tie deck arc as recently
stated in these DISPATCHES. IN which arr now IN
force, aud mol those which being prepared b,
the Department. as claimed BY certain newspapers
and persons who lave expressed erroneous views on
this subject Orders have been issued hy Secretary
Tracy which VIII detach Mr.. DanfOrth from the Phila-
d,lpLln aud put him in a Status cJnforuub. I, tle
sentence Il the cOnrt In his case.