Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-09-16
NUMBER 43.
FOUND GUILTY.
verdict of the Hughes Court Marttai--I DC
Defendant Sentenced to Dishonora"ie
Dismissal for Disobedience OF oraers'

Verdict Of the Hughes court Mhfe.n'
Defendant Sentenced to Dishonorahie
DIsmtssaI for Dis,bedience Of Orders
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 1.-THE Hughes
court martial verdict has been received
and indorsed by the governor 1t VIII
be seen that he was found guilty in all
the counts but two and that he was
recommended to he dishonorably dis
missed from the service. The findings
read as follows:
Charge t-Disobedience OF orders OF supe'
ror oficer
Specification lin that Col J. w r. Hushes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard havlhS
been ordered with his command INTO act'e
service and having received from MS superior
and commanding oficer, l. d. Leweiln2. com
mander. in.chief Kansas national guard iaw'
mi command and order in writing expressed IN
substance as follows: copy of which cannot
he set out herein for the reason that the sans
IA In the possession Of the said accused
STATE OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE OFEIcE,
FEBRUARY Il, 1888
GSpecial Order No u
To Col j. W. F. Hughes, Commanding lhe
Forces in and About the state House and
Grounds:
! You are hereby ordered anil commanded 10
| proceed at once without delay with su'nciehs
| force to Representative hall and clear the same
of all persons not members OF the legislature or
lawful officers OF the horse
l. D LEwgLIING,
| Governor and Commander Chief
| Tho said Col. J. W. f. Hughes did neyerthe'
| less deliberately neglect and refuse TO obey
said order. ,.
This at Topeka on February 10, 1873
| Specification Gin that Col W. F Hughes,
Third regiment Kansas national guard haVhs
been ordered into active service and having r.
ceived from his superior and commanding o2
Ger T. D. Leweiliug, commander-lncm cmel ma
,ional guard a 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 anu
riotous and insurrectonarv body Of meh tnere
assembled, did nevertheless neglect and REFUSE
, 10 obey said order. .,,
This on the 18th day Of February, 1873
Charge 2-Speaking words, inducing others IN
tho military service OF the state to misbehave
before the enemy. 80 ,
Specification lin that Col J. w r.
; Hughes, Third regiment, Kansas natlonai
l guard having been called into active ser
S vice and having received from the eonl'
2 | mander-in-chief the orders mentioned IN lh3
specifications to the foregoing charge hfSl' oiu'
on the evening OF February 10, in the presence
ofI. u Ieyelling, commander-in-chief; II, H.
$ Artz adiutant general, and other officers oi lh'
n Kansas national guard make the following
statement in substance That Gov Lew
- elling was wrong and that he woulu nov
feel bound to execute the order to clear Rep'
y resentative hail." and used other IKE IAN
is guage and made other like statements OF ma
5. ture dispara3ing 10 such go'erhof ano e0'
N maudcr-in chief oo
~ This at Topeka on or about February -, iS3a
y Specification 2-In that said Col. J. W. f
Hughes having been ordered into acuVe sers'
. ice and received said orders, did, in the pres
D ence of his superior officer and other gentlemen
a mentioned in the foregoing hrst speeihcaVloh
'' within the second charge, say: That he Nouo
not guard the state house and grounds unless
II the governor would abandon the idea oil Clear
Id ing the mob from Representative hall
% This at Il Jpeka on or about February 10 ls5h
- Charge g. Giving intelligence to the enemy
- Specifcation-ln that Col j. W. f. Hu8heS
III Third regiment Kansas national guaro' nav
IL ing been ordered into active service ulu 60 IL
w. person on the evening or night oil FEBRUARY 70
Il lsql and personally appeared among ana IN I'M
- presenee OF an armed and riotouS BODY OF mel
~ collected ia Representative hall, and when III
We had heretofore been ordered to eject there
IA from. and then and there informed them that HI
al was their friend, and had command OF IN
forces in and about the state house anu that u
ne would not obey or execute any order to remov
no or interfere with them o,
This at Topeka on or about February d. ios1
MI Charge 4-l0tHluct 10 tHt FiIJuNNS ~ o.
order and military discipline, ana demeahor I'LL
becoming u gentleman and soldier
he Specihcation-In that Col j. W. i. Hugne'
&C. Third regiment Kansas national guard haVlh
la been ordered into active service, did, on III
night of the 18th day of February, or at a yer
ho early hour Of the 10Th of February, 1875 ente
Representative hall and take part In a meetln
re- composed OF several hundred armed men on
ut others who had assembled together to resi'
a., the orders OF the commander in'chef an
hio whom he had been ordered to eject from sue
I'm hall. and then and there did address the sal
,ti- meeting In abou. the following language
a,v wit; THAT they had nothing 10 fear to'hi8h
- that he had command of the state hou'
w grounds ami arienal and thathe wou!d not
ler low anyone TO enter or leave the state mouse
The and further addressed them "to rest easy; III
rod he was in co mmand and was their friend
The findings OF the court martial are as IL
A, | lows;
tne Charge Guilty
be- Specification of charge l-Gullty'
a Specification . of charge Guilty
Charge 2-Not guilty,
po Specification of charge "-GuutY,
re- Specification . OF charge 2-Guilty nut
No with criminality.
cen Charge 3-Guilty.
,,l Charge mot guilty. 49,,
0"'' The recommendation of the court martai
val. that Col j. W. f. Hughes be dishonoraoly q
r1 missed from the service.