The sun., 1892-07-27
THE PUyIsHMENT OF IAMs.
ae. Halter Says It Was Rsrsnrous. Cruel.
md Uninsiinnble by Any Inv.


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and U.Ju.unabi. by Any law.
r,.-.. ,,- ~ c.u p,t,.r In an intor
v,au tosa,y vu s,np,.ssa himself very iorebiy
again at the recent pu nIshm ent OF rrivats Iams
At Homestead | Said he;
That sort OF punishment was not permitted
in the bv nny rule Of war that know OF.
Cruel and unusual pnnishments arc as much
as in time Of peace. and that prohibition
should cover every case. l know OF no law
either In war or peace. that prevents a rri-
vato soldier from expressing his sSd1 sentiments :,
upon any question Whatever ho.,uou ~ 10
no. done In ,,stmnn saon ~. '0,sssrou' ssscs .n%
know ot no proceeding n wnen ~s, ,Is'y toy
sns his hm sp sou sDd pSnsh @
Ing him m again for the same offence. The pro
ceedine is barbarous, cruel and unju etitlable
by any law in peace or in war. and If IT is not
rebrobated so fully and thoroughly by public
sentiment that it will never occur again. it
VII 40 much t3 n son our state n mn Wbnn
cniied d npop. because % no man viii 60 out vol
unfairly to perform d1ty where such IInish ss
Tnlnms, in nolitica, social. moral. or reiiuious
ssnfiment. nj ro'''ea soe'a' moral u
ta.9a nsd afs as ory evyiaes st a, or n adher
Ing 70 ts a ana Eng .me ain IN an an1
noint ot xssw than IT Il wo,Id haye been II he
Rad Rne cried IL @ out liarrah Ir for hot teal cakes have
tbs has neen taf m fbc IN Ca
neEes in bringing their fortified vessels W,r w.
4 was W wroma IN everv sensc Of the word ms
anf nnt e anI sbape or form unaer
the ,,ainitinn bnve mat rivan. - iva 49, '''
Has Private Iams H any any redress in this case ?"
ilrst Siace. tEe s Cs"neI CI sbould ' ne Tried by va
ltarv Of the NOna Gnard
Extend n nd 50 1u far as to take away his commisson.
osand ne sns% H daes e % ba anG can nav II fny
te Outrage, that ts AL tb tnGt onEn6 70 nappeh
,fnHssTehp imiy S'EThe punishment OF
pliyst Is%; saS,nE Il, = ~
Sa is tssa
ti%ss, 4Ss m,,,t,o ., p.nn.v,v.nia ia ut present
under arms: ana according TO- US 81 hign o,lc.rs
ma man ! Who has hsen found asleep on his rost to
IeW uays 9eiSIe E St e WIS epb, h%im hi VIZ
mat inS KIN oDcrise tvth inv nna ~ tbe
f;ar arS ~ w ,n so;I tb;S sitopnNoo. e
on!Eers %, a eat .a tS n,t ~ Ware
=, liz Ti Ti5 ~ nsra To- onvthinc nrIi
o!u: p hnt ~ ny ,S not Soxa anv sfffoct nn
hy y pnu nd o,ad uau ~" t%ot o With
h1',. ~ Ian any ,,u % ntM h ,,'sao y. nd i s
nt tta nVls s,l,j 'imr W @ hnpa Xxi. wii i'n hnH
oener ~ S"Iao 1o+ VI TN, r. o ,rottv sn,a az na
omht ,i Imrvs ar snoh oYfreme Mani h,.
u a.; nt III ~ tb Hr mas
oISu Trnr' ~ axt.ndnG an nnnVeys,tinp win n'on IN
a., fo % ~ ~, ~ sn thnt w" -, va az
] nIe ~ vnt ., ora oo ,maro mt e
~ ~ eMd" esr 'v Unssop sserS' thn.n n
tn Ia ~ ss'is.a, MA, Ion tn, ,tH trnmII d,rinr tho
,t iats i, 81 Ia tnr no,, infrnotinn ~ a..
;i;n a,'' 10 ,aS. go ye"' nii ~, ro,i M a. M "a
h or was o Straoto vut II is fhsa
tTat ha had n rrndgn upainst the NAV He
haT i,o,nS he >a ,rnnii rnTrnnt tbn atat,rant
nau hnrea ,Sv ne Wonig nin fetrac' the statement
"Tbo '. solainr." s.id 70, str,,tor cara NOT
bore nn n n;rnic eYcnrsion hnt fHr nrotnctinn
AMI .nrtinnaG m Id hraonhna ~ d;aci nI;n. would
nr niac. unnast aad IL ths conditiun n vas tbrea
wH"nt a arn Wi;itaMrv M 1 npocehnra cannot hv tbo
necnssitv ~ thinos ba a Of civiI nature hut ia
more or H less % one.man power. No court
martial was necessary in that event.
ns tha nTence cams upder the iuris
nv TSoior rn,nish,naUt ;nEintaa oom.n mnJar
ny itmnd MA e,,nmarv nromsd;pcs IVA
Wa a ToryontIr re1nlsr n,nst nrsserva nranr
nmJ djscinI;ne r. must cnmn'and mon who
vii m nj - inrendiarv utt,ranras liE. that the
snnner I a m dishnnornIiy discharged the b.t
Far Tiv;Iinns fnrnet thar We. are IN active
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