The Globe-republican., 1893-09-15
FOUND GUILTY.

FOUND GUILTY.
verdict Of the Hughes Court Martial-The
Defendant Sentenced to DishonoFebAe
Dismissal for Disobedience of Orders.
TOPEKA. Kan, Sept 1.-THE Hughes
court martial verdict has been received
and Endorsed by the governor. 1t 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 l-Disobedience Of orders OF q supe-
rior onlcer
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. 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 OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
February Is, 1893 !
Especial Order No j
To Col J. w. F. Hughes, Commanding the
Forces in and About the State House and
Grounds:
You are hereby ordered ana commanded to
proceed at once without delay with sufncient
force to Representative hall and clear the same
of all persons not members OF the legislature or
lawful officers Of the house
ID Unwilling,
Governor and COMMANDMENT Chief.
The said Col. J. w. F. Hughes did neverthe.
less deliberately neglect and refuse to obey
said order.
This at Topeka on February Is, 1893
Specificatio I'm that Col. J. w. F. Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, having
been ordered into active service and having re-
ceived from his superior and commanding ON
Ger, l. D. Lewel,ing, commander-in-ch1ef ma
ticnal guard, q command and order to proceed
with armed forces At his command to Represent
alive hall Of the capitol building of the state
of Kansas and eject therefrom an armed and
riotous and insurrectionary body of men there
assembled, did vertheless neglect and refuse
to obey said order.
This on the 18th day of February, 1891
Charge 2-Speaking words, inducing others IN
the military service Of the state to misbehave
before the enemy.
Specification lin that Col j. w. r.
Hughes, Third regiment, Kansas national
guard having been called into active ser
vice and having received from the COM
man,,er-in-chief the orders mentioned in the
specifications to the foregoing charge; first. did
on the evening Of February Is in the presence
Of l. D. Lewelling, commander-in-chief: H H
Artz udiatant 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 hail. and used other like Ian
guage. and made other like statements OF ma
ture disparaging to such governor ana COM
mander-in chief
This At Topeka on or about February ID, 1871
Specification I'm that said Col. j. w. F
Hughes, having been ordered into active serv-
ice and 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 stale house and grounds unless
the governor would abandon the idea OF clear
ing The mob from Representative hall
This al Topeka ON or about February Is. 1891
Charge Solving intelligence to the enemy
Spccification-In that Col j. w. F. Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard, hav-
ing been ordered into active service did 60 In
person on the evening or night Of February Il.
1893, 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 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 Is. 1888
Charge 4-Conduct to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline, and demeanor url-
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 at q very
early hour Of the 10th of February. 1898, enter
Representative hall and take part in q meeting
composed Of several hundred armed men and
others who had assembled together to resist
the orders of the commander-in-chief,a 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 tonight;
that he had command of the state house
grounds ami arse nal and that he would not al
low any one 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 tial are as fol-
lows:
Charge Guilty
Specification Of charge Guilty
Specification of charge Guilty.
Charge 2-Not guilty.
Specification II charge 2-Guiltv.
Specification of charge Guilty, but not
with criminanty
Charge 3-Guilty.
Charge Mot guilty.
The recommends ton of the court martial is
that Col j. w. F. Hughes be dishonorably dis
missed from the service.