Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-16
FOUND GUILTY.

Defendant Sentenced to Dishonorable
Dismissal for Disobedicnce OF Orders.
TOPEKA. Kan, Sept 1.-THE Hughes
court martial verdict has been received
and Endorsed by the governor IL will
be seen that he was found guilty in all
the counts but two, and that he was
recommended to be dishonorably dis
missed from the service. The findings
read as follows:
Charge i-Disobedience OF orders Of o supe.
rior officer
Specification lin that Col. J. W. F. Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
been ordered with his command into active
service, and having received from his superior
and commanding officer, l. d. Lewelling. com.
mander.in'chief Kansas national guard, u law.
full command and order in writing expressed In
substance US follows: A copy Of which cannot
DO set out herein for the reason that the same
is in the possession OF the said accused.
STATE OF KANSAS. EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
February II, 1893
Especial Order No j
To Col J. w. F. Hughes, Commanding the
Forces in and About the State HOUSE ana
Grounds:
You are hereby ordered and COMMANDED to
proceed at once without delay with sufficient
force to Representative hall and clear the same
OF oil persons not members OF the legislature or
lawful officers OF the house
D.LEwELLING,
Governor and Commander. in. Chief.
The said Col. j. w. +. Hughes did neverthe.
less deliberately neglect and refuse to obey
said order.
This ut Topeka on February Is, 1893.
Specfica ,ion I'm that Col. J w. +, Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
hou.p I'D INT uef aarvipa md having %
ceived from his superior and commanding OH.
Ger, I. d. Lewelling, commander.in.chief ma
tional guard, d command and order TO proceed
with armed forces ut his command to Represent.
alive hall Of the capitol building OF the state
OF Kansas and eject therefrom an armed ana
riotous and insurrectionary body OF men there
assembled, did evertheless neglect md refuse
to obey said order.
This on the 18th day Of February, 1904
Charge 2-Speaking words, inducing others In
the military service OF the state 10 msbehave
before the enemy.
Specification lin that Col j. w. F.
Hughes, Third regiment, Kansas national
guard, having been called into active ser
vice and having received from the COM
mander-in.chief tho orders mentioned in the
specifications to the foregoing charge: first, did
on the evening Of February 10. In the presence
OF l. d. Lewelling. commander-in-chief: ID. IL
Artz, udjutant general. and other officers OF tue
Kansas national guard make the following
statement in substance: That Gov. Lew
ellng was wrong, and that he would not
feel bound to execute the order to clear Rep.
resentativc hail." and used other like Ian
guage. and made other like statements OF n ma.
ture disparaginy TO such governor ana com
mander.in.chief.
This ut Topeka on or about February l5 1922
Specification In that said Col J. w.
Hughes, having been ordered into active serv-
ice ana received said orders, did, In the pres
ence OF his superior officer and other gentlemen
mentioned in the foregoing first specification
within the second charge, say: That he would
not guard the state house and grounds unless
the governor would abandon the idea OF clear
ing the mob from Representative hall
This ut Topeka on or about February 10. 1871
Charge j. Giving intelligence to the enemy.
Specihcation-In that Col j. w. +. Hughes,
Third regiment, Kansas national guard, nav
ing teen ordered into active service did 20 in
person on the evening or night OF February ID.
1908, and personally appeared among and in the
presence of an armed and riotous body OF men
collected in Representative hall. and which he
had heretofore been ordered TO eject there
from, and then and there informed them that he
was their friend, and had command OF tho
!rrses In and about the state house. and that he
would not obey or execute any orler TO remove
or Interfere with them
This ut Topeka ON or about February ID, lss3
Charge 4-Conduct to the prejudice OF good
order and military discipline, and demeanor I'm
becoming gentleman and soldier
Specihcation-In that Col. J. w. F. Hughes
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
been ordered into active service, did, on the
night OF the 18th day OF February, or ut q very
early hour OF the 10th OF February. 1893, enter
Representative hall and take part In meeting
composed OF several hundred AIMED men ana
others who had assembled together to resist
the orders of the commander in'chief, and
whom he had been ordered 10 eject from such
hall, and then and there did address the said
meeting in about the following language to-
wit: THAT they had nothing TO fear tonight;
that he had command OF the state house
grounds and arsenal and that he would not III.
low anyone to enter or leave the state house,
and further addressed them ITO rest easy: that
he was In co mmand and was their friend"
The findings OF the court mar tial IRE as fol-
lows:
Charge l. Guilty.
Specification OF charge l-Guilty.
Specification OF charge l-Guilty.
Charge Mot guilty.
Specification Of charge c-Guilty
Specification Of charge Guilty, but MOI
with crimlnality.
Charge 3-Guilty.
Charge 4-Not guilty.
The recommendation OF the court martial Is
that Col j. w. F. Hughes be dishonorably dis
missed from the service
OFF FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.