The morning call., 1892-05-30

sidiO, was also ordered TO give such neCes-
sary directions for tie completion by Sep
TEN Der so OF the course in the artillery drill
regulations by the light batteries Of the
Fifth Artillery at that post.
COURT-SIABTIAL TRIALS.
-Four c0urt-maFtiais at the Preside were
the result Of the encampment Of Company
b, First Infantry, in the Round Valley In
dian reservation. Private Lawrence
Bolger was found guilty, except on one
specification that he threatened to shoot the
members Of tie guard, who attempted to
arrest him B0lger abSented himself with
out leave from camp, near COvelo, on the
18th Of april, was drunk and also disOrd-
erly about midnight by shouting and dis
charging his rifle in camp and lastly took
his rife and ammunition, started in the
direction of COVe.O. about one nile away,
and repeatedly discharged his rifle while
resisting arrest by the guard. He was sem
fenced 10 be confined at hard labor for 80
DAYS and to forfeit $50 pay.
Private HenuesSey was sentenced 10 be
confined for Is days, y Of them at hard
1 labor and = in solitary confinement Oh
bread and water diet. lie had suffered four
previous convictions. On the march home
from the valley he was found drunk at
| HealdsbuTg on the 26lh and again at Santa
Rosa on the following day.
Private John Casey was dishon0rably dis
charged from the service. The record of
five previous trials and convictions was
read against him. On the 10Th of april he
left camp without permission, remained
away 3 hours and returned suffering from
the effects of intoxicatiOn" and unfit to per-
form the duties OF a soldier.
BYRNES WAS ACQUITTED.
An acQuittal followed upon the trial or
Private John j. ByTues accused Of stealing
a blue funnel shirt from fellOw-member
Of the company on the 10th and selling 1t TO
a citizen Of C0vel0.
Private John Smith, an unassigned re-
cruit for the Fourth Infantry was found
not guilty. He enlisted Oh September 10,
1889, and at HOlgate, Ohio il was charged,
| deserted on the 18th Of February while en-
route 10 the headquarters Of his regiment at
Fort Sherman. Idaho. lie was apDTehended
at Fresno, Cal, on the Dist Of March, 1892
General Ruger thought that the evidence
LETT no room for DOUBT as TO the desefti0n,
and presumed the acquitta was based on
doubt as 10 the Identity OF the accused. To
him there seemed from the evidence to be
no reasonable doubt as to this identity.
Richard \. SeymOre of Company Ii, First
Infantry, was sentenced TO forfeit $50 Of his
pay and be confined al hard labor Tor one
month. He enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah,
and the charge was that he remained absent
| in desertion until APP rehCnded In this city
on the 5th nit. The court found that his
absence was without leave.
A BATCH OF PROMOTIONS.
Consequent upon the promotion OF
Colonel W hea;On, Second Infantry, TO be
bIigadier-generaI. promotions are: Lieu
tenant Colonel John c. Bates Of the Tween
tIeth to be colonel Of the Second, Major
! Evan Miles Of the Twenty-fith 10 be
Northumberland Of the Twentieth, and
Captain Chambers McKibbin Of the Eff
teenth to be major Of the Twenty-Gfth
Second Lieutenant John l.. Hayden,
formerly here with the First Artillery, has
received the detail as professor of military
science and tactics at the University Of
Washington, Seattle, Wash.
First Lieutenant \. p. Phister, First In
fantry, viii take a leave Of absence for one
month on conclusion OF the examination at
the infantry and cavalry school.
Captain Charles 4. Booth, A. Q. NJ, re-
lieved from duty IN this department. has
been assigned TO duty as post quartermaster
at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
The new military post at Helena, Mont,
will be named Fort Harrison"