The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
THE STILES COuRT-MARTIAL,

Ell RENO. o. T., Nov 16-[Speciall :
The court-martial which was ordered by
the secretary of war to try Captaln Daniei
r. Stiles fretiredl, late Of the Oklahoma
military reservation, on charges OF lr-
fegulariries." met at Fort Reno Wednes-
Cay morning, according to appointment,
syery member of the court answering to
ais name. The following is the detail o.
he court:
Colonel John C. Bates. Second infantry:
Lieutenant Colonel George *. Brady,
Seventeenth infantry: Major William b
Worth, Second infantry; Major Charles
L. Hood, Seventh infantry; Major William
H. Bisbee, Seventeenth infantry: Captain
Clarence +. Bennett. Seventeenth infantry;
Captain Constant Williams, Seventh in
.antry; Chaplain Charles keilar, Second
infantry; Captain Charles A. Coolidge,
Seventh infantry; Captain Cyrus ;.
Roberts, Seventeenth Infantry; captain
John *. Waring, Second infantry; Cap
ain John Kiuzie. Second infantry; Cap
lain Edmund X. Webster, Second lntan-
sry Captain Enoch l.. Crowder IS acting
as Judge advocate. The Second infantry
Is stationed at Fort Omaha, Neb; the
seventh at Fort Russell. Wyo., and the
Seventeenth al Fort Logan, Colo.
The court met at II O'Clock, and at once
organized for business by administering
ghe proper oaths TO all of its members.
The defense introduced Lieutenant Clark
IF Oklahoma as his attorney. The Judge
advocate then read the charges and speci-
6cstions, TO all of which The defendant
pleaded not guilty.
The charges against Captain Stiles are
about as follows, when condensed
First-With allowing fair association
and private parties to remove five build
ings off OF the government reservation,
without collecting value OF same from
tbem. This was done on July %, 1898.
Second-With falsely reporting the sale
Of twenty-four cords of hard wood to l..
Lee for $4i6. which sale WAS not made, but
that said Stiles did use said wood for his
own use and benefit AT the above reduced
price, which is conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman. This was done
-sn Aug. % 1892.
A motion was made rs soon ds the de-
fendant had made his plea of not guilty
10 adjourn the court to Oklahoma City,
where nearly all o. the witnesses live, and
where the mem bers of The court-martial
could secure adequate quarters to hold the
court in, and where better facilities for
board and lodging could be had. The de-
fendant WAS anxious TO have the move
made, and most Of the members of the
court expressed themselves as willing
provided the war department would agree
10 ii. Here IL WAS decided to hold closed
court. aud all the reporters were shut out
ior "A few minutes. When the doors open
I'd again, ii was announced That the
motion would not be acted on.
The defense then moved "A continuance
until Thursday morning at IL o'clock.
when, il Was stated, all witnesses would
he present, and they would be ready to
proceed with the case. This was agreed
10 by the judge advocate and court adj
lJourned. 4
Captain Stiles refused to be interviewed.
further tnan to say that he wants a fair
trial and has no fears of the result He is
a banker OF Oklahoma City, aud bears
very nigh character among all the people
OF the territory.