The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16

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SSIeft are. however. Of the orlafors that
-. Safry, 81 % acting. committed a
Serious mistake. and that his action hzs
80 very damaging effect upon the dlsei-
P..ns g The National Gaard. The court
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@ Lieut.. Col Mccarthy. fmrlss.s from tie
a1saen 81 0en- Curry. was a serious mus
tee TO Lieut. LoL Mccarthy.
TIE TKKoA coxxAxprx rscoxprrxxr.
with reference 20 K company. second
finds:
Inas a. sprsgus, wash. on the night Of
sea5 2, 1874 while X company. Second
regiment Infantry. =. q. W, and the Sec
one infantry Regiment band and the FIRST
eTairy battalion band, under command
% Sept. ). W. Stearns. were en- route frcf,
lamp Aesirau 10 shsir respective homes
unasr military orders and ia the service
u ~ .as state. thsir train vas stopped and
Us progress opposed BY = mob Of striking
employees OF the Norshsrn Pacific railroad
ana their sympathEzsrx That Capt.
Stesrns then had under his command a
soFce sufncisnt 20 have repealed the mob.
That Capt Stearns failed TO make any
enost shAtsvsr "a repel the mob, and IA
snect surrendered his command 20
the moi. That Capt stsnrns testE.
hsd before this court that unon TIA,
occasion he held and ever since has
tetd TIE opinion that under the
orders under which he Was acting he had
no authority whatever 60 resist the mob.
We Ind from the facts that members Of
Capt stsarns' command and the ears in
which tney we're travelling we're stoned by
tue mob. that daring period Of ~ least
one hour stones and other missiles were
constantly being hurled AZ the men and ~
the cars, and that the attack. under Can't
stearns' directions. vas tamely submitted
TO-
We find. further. thst upon the follow
Ing day. after the arrival at eprague of
MAJ. Carpenter. e. s. A., with a small
force of regular soidIers--iess than half the
number under the command of Capt.
stsarns-Capt- Stearns requested Mai
Carpenter 10 furnish him with guard Of
regular soldiers 10 guard his train from
spFagne TO Spokane. and. upon Maj. Car
penteF's refusal 10 give him such guard
requested him to give him written orders
TO govern his conduct between SpFague
and Tekoa, bis home station.
From the facts found the court are Of
the opinion that the conduct OF Capt
Stearns was such IS to bring disgrace
upon the National Guard, and Was such IS
20 show that he was absolutely wanting in
proper knowledge and appreciation Of
the duty. responsibility AID authority de-
volving upon him as = commissioned off,
Ger OF the National Guard OF Washington.
commanding an independent force OF the
guard.
The court are Of the opinion that Capt
J. W. stearns, X company. Second rsgi-
ment infantry, ~ q. W. should be dis
ington.
With references TO Troop A, First cavalry
battalion, ". @. w:
The court finds from the evidence that q
considerable number OF Troop A were in
sympathy with the railroad strike in pro-
gress during the encampment OF the Ma
tional Guard at Camp McGraw. The
evidence before the court, however. doss
not warrant the conclusion that any con-
siderable number OF the members OF this
troop were guilty Of any acts of insub-
ordination. or that any considerable num-
Der Of them would have refused to obey
any lawful orders given by their officers.
The court finds that during the Time
Troop we're en- route from Camp Me
Graw 10 Sprague letter purporting to be
written hy one Perry Chandler, 8 member
OF Troop A, was published IN the daily
strike edition of the Sprague Iadspeadeaf,
dated Friday morning, July q. 1884 That
this letter, as published. contained among
Others the following statement: al one
time we feared we were to be sent out TO
disperse the strikers. and II they had
turned Troop loose on horseback We
would never have stopped until we reached
spragus. We decided among ourselves
taAt 70 had lost no strikers, and that We
had strikers enough OF our own Ia Sprague
to look after.
The court finds that IL is established alb
solutsly beyond any question that Mr..
Chandler did not write the sentences
above quoted and did not write anything
OF that nature. Mr.. Chandler did write TO
the editor of thss paper, w. +. Thompson,
A letter containing harmless gossip Of the
camu and containing no improper state
ments whatever, and then the letter vas
rewritten By Mr.. Thompsoa TO make it
conform to the wishes and desires Of the
strikers ia whose interests he vas pub
fishing the paper.
The court hnds that after @ company,
Second regiment Infantry. y. q. w. had
been nlaced in arrest a squad OF fifteen or
twenty members OF Troop A marched
from their temporary headquarters IN Ia
coma 10 the Northern Pacanc Gspot aad
cbeered Company q. The court unds from
the evidence that at least a considerable
portion Of those who marched In tals
SQUAD were OF the opinion that the visit 10
Company q was only for the purpose
of paving an ordinary courtesy % de-
narslng company, bat that some OF the
members Of the squad weTe aware 81 ths
fact that company had been placed IN
arrsst for rautlnous conduct. and Intended
~ she's their approval Of q company $
conduct BY the visit aud cheering.
The evidence upon this sublcct Is unssf-
tsfaetory. and there is only one member II
tha squad which marched down 20 the de-
pet whoa the court i satisfied knss ot
she arrest 81 q company and intended 20
..bffeIv xhow bis appreciation OF their con-
anrt- The nlemoer referred 20 - SergE ".
II. Evans, who ofganszea and headed the
squad.
fence ,hat Serxt A. I. Sally and Private
KENNEDY deserted the troop a. Tacoma
The court are OF the opinion that SerEi
N "a Evans. SergL A. r. sally sad Prs-
Yatn Kennedy, troop A. First cavalry bat
talon \. q. w, should BE dishoneFsniy
discharged from the service Of the state,
-, ,sr The same reasons stated IN The