Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-14
FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict of the Hughes Court Mar
tial.
FINDINGS on The SPECIFICATIONS.
On Two Minor Counts the Colonel Il Ac-
quilted, but Sentenced to lie Dis
honorably Dismissed on
the Others.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 1.-THE Hughes
court martial verdict has been received
and Endorsed by the governor. II 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 supe'
rior oficer
Specification lin that Col J. W. r. Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
been ordered with his command into active
service, and having received from his superior
and commanding oficor, l. ID. Lewelling, com
mander-in'chlef Kansas national guard, law
full command and order In writing expressed In
substance as follows; A copy Of which cannot
be set out herein for the reason that the same
is In the possession OF the said accused
STATE or KANSAS, EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
February u, 1893
Especial Order No Il
To Col J. w. f. Hughes, Commanding the
Forces in and About the State House and
Grounds!
You are hereby ordered and commanded TO
proceed at once without delay with SUFFICIENT
force TO Representative hall and clear the same
Of all persons not members OF the legislature or
lawful ofncers OF the house
d LEwELLIEo.
Governor aud Commander In Chief.
) The said Col. j. W. +. Hughes did neverthe.
less deliberately neglect and refuse TO obey
said order.
This at Topeka on February IS, 1922
Specification Gin that Col J w. f Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
b en- ordered into active service and having re-
ceived from his superior and commanding ON
Ger, l. ID. Lewelling, commandor'in'chief ma
tional guard, q command and order TO proceed
with armed forces at his command to Represent.
ative hall OF the capitol building Of the state
OF Kansas and eject thorefrom an armed and
rotous and insurrectionary body Of men there
assembled, did never theless neglect and refuse
TO obey said order.
This on the 18th day Of February, 1904
Charge 9-Speaking words, inducing others in
the military service OF the state to misbehave
before the enemy.
Specification lin that Col J. W. +.
Hughes, Third regiment, Kansas national
guard, having been called into active ser
vice and having received from the com
mander-in.c chief the orders mentioned in the
specifications 10 the foregoing charge; first, did
on the evening Of February l5 In the presence
OF l. ID. Lewelling, commanderin-chief;H ii. IL
ArtE adiutant general, and other officers OF the
Kansas national guard make the following
statement in substance: THAT Gov Lew
Cling was wrong, and that he would not
feel bound TO execute the order to clear Rep.
resentative halt" and used other like Ian
guage, and made other like statements OF a ma
manderin chief
This at Topeka on or about February 10, 1904
Specification Fin that said Col j. w.
Hughes, having been ordered into active serv'
ice and received said orders, did, In the pres.
enoe OF his superior oificer 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 IS, 1921
Charge q Giving intelligence to tho enemy
Speciheaton-In that Col j. W. f. Hughes.
Third regiment Kansas national guard, hay.
Ing been ordered into active service did 20 In
person on the evening or night OF February H.
1893. and personally appeared among and in the
presence OF an armed und 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 the
forces in and about the state house and that he
would not obey or execute any order to remove
or interfere with them
This at Topeka on or about February 49, 1893
Charge i-Conduct to the prejudice OF good
order and military discipline, anl demeanor un
becoming gentleman and soldier
Specihcation-In that Col j. W. f. Hughes
Third regiment Kansas national guard having
been ordered into notive service, did, on the
night OF the 18th day OF February or at very
early hour OF the 10Th Of February. 1898, enter
Representative hall and take part In o meeting
composed Of several hundred armed men and
others who had assembled together TO resist
the orders OF the commander. In. chief, and
whom he had been ordered to 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 to.night
that he had commlnd Of the state house
grounds AM arsenal and that he would not oil.
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 are as fol-
lows:
Charge Guilty
Specification OF charge i-Gullty
Specification OF charge l. GUILTY.
Specification OF charge i-Guity.
Charge 2-Not guilty
Specification Of charge s-Guilty
Specification of eharge. s-auilty, but not
with criminality
Charge J-Guilty
Charge i-Not guilty.
The recommendation OF the court martial IL
that Col J w. Hughes be dlshonorably dis.
missed from the service.
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