The morning call., 1894-08-03
Company G of the Third
Released.
THEIR OFFICERS TO BLAME.
Brigadier-General Orders ON the
Court-Martial.
MEN ARE RETURNED TO DUTY.
Line Officers of the Regiment Express
Confidence in Its Commander
and His Staff.

The non-commisslOned officers and pri-
Yates of G Company. Third Infantry Regi-
ment, n. G, c., tried by court-martial for
alleged dsobedence of orders at Sacra-
mento July 4. wers all but exonerated
yesterday in general orders issued by
Brigadier-General Dickinson through
William Edwards, lieutenant-colonel and
assistant adiutant geaeral.
The odium rests on the commissioned
officers OF q Company according 10 conclu-
sioBs in these orders.
At cOurt-martial convened on July at
Sacramento G Company was tried for dis
obedience of orders. the specification
being:
That they said members of Company q,
Third Infantry Regiment Second Brigade, n.
q. c., did on the An day OF July, 1894, at the
hour of about l O'Clock OF that day, at or near
the railway depot Sacramento City, Sacra-
mento County, Stale OF California, then and
there willtulIy, knowingly, and with the intent
TO dsObey the order OF competent military
authority, cOniontly and together and al the
same time ana place neTeinbefore mentioned,
then and there refuse and decline, having the
ability 10 obey the order TO return TO The posi-
lion IN the military formation known as "Street
Column" after being then and thereto ordered
by competent authority, TO vii, by Major James
+. Smith, Third Regiment Infantry, Second
Brigade, n. q. C., who was then and there in
command OF and commanding the First Bat
TALON Of said regimen, OF which said Company
q and said members thereof were then and
there part.
Sergeant W. S. Thurgood and privates
II. L. Ruppel and Herhly were found not
guilty; and Sergeant BrueGhOffer, Cor
porals George Hanson, John Kelly. j.
Scanlan, and prIvates John Costello. R.
Dorrance, J. Ktlleen, T. Ki!leen. W. Gum,
c. Hencksn, William Schaunleffe, n. 5.
Power, J. Dillon, J. Dewitt. II. Munster.
Fred Tobbenboske, c. Bergemann, G.
johnson. II. McCuTTen, Peter Andersen,
7. s. O'BTien. John j. Dunn. Herbert
Samuels. w. Dorrance, a. Bannock. II.
Lewis. w. Renwick, G. Smith, F. Murray
were found guilty.
Mitigation, if not justification for the
accused boys was readily discovered, as
the following statement rsla es:
It clearly appears that the accused composed
The entire company oB'duty, with Its regiment
at Sacramento on the An day Of July lasI; that
the accused had nothing to eat since the pre-
cedng night, that they had Travelled all night
from San Francisco TO Sacramento, and on said
4th day OF July, were on duty with the regi-
ment near the depot in Sacramento; that at the
time when the dlSOOedience OF orders occurred,
it was about 3 O'clock OF that day, at which
time they had been standing for TWO hours eX-
posed 10 the Intense hrat OF the sun, by reason
of Which they had become almost physically
prostrated. That the commissioned officers
of the company were away from 1t
some distance, endeaYOTing 10 Keep men,
bers of their own company, aud also OF tue
regiment TO which they belonged, from partak-
ing of water, which the surgeons had forbidden
the men to drink. That the accused, being in
this condition. retired in a body TO seek
shady place not far distant from where they
were. taking their arms and accoutermeDls
with them. That they retired without any
command so to 90 neither was any command
given them not TO do so, and after so retiring
they remained together and retained at all
times their arms, accOuLerments and ammuni-
lion. That their battalion commander ordered
them 10 return to their places, which order
many Of the accused claim not to have heard.
That there was hesitation and delay until their
captain returned 10 them, which lie did very
sOOn when he gave them the proper orders In
the premises, which they obeyed at once, and
thereafter continued with their command.
Further on the general orders recite
that the boys of Company q redeemed
themselves by faithful performance of
arduous guard duty, and because of their
attention to duty were specially asked by
the railroad managers to remain at the
roundhouse and shops, which request to
the commander was granted.
Continuing, sthe assistant adjutant gen.
ersl writes: I'm view Of all the facts and
circumstances, l am of the opinion that if
a commissioned officer of the company
had remained with them this matter would
not have happened, and while the officers
felt justified in being away from the i'm
mediate presence of their commands, con-
sidering the circumstances at the time,
STILL under such circumstances COMPANY
should never be left without its command
ing officer, and in his absence the next In
rank should be informed of his absence
that be may know his responsibility. The
conduct of the accused was inexcusable,
but the motive or intent actuatiDg any
one in the commission of an offense is to
"a il In ho oavnf ,yoF. -,
of all law"
The sentence was accordingly mitigated
TO the extent that the accused shall forfeit
two-thrds of their pay and allowances
coming to them by reason of the services
performed at Sacramento, aud they will be
at once released from arrest and returned
to duty.
The general court-martial convened sin
the field" is dissolved.
At meeting of the officers of the Third
Regiment Wednesday night, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted by
the line officers:
WHEREAS. Certain publications have ap-
peared in the daily press of this City rejecting
on the capacity and conduct of ne command
ing officer, Colonel Thomas +. Barry, of the
regiment and his staff, and representing that
dissatisfaction existed among the line officers
because of some alleged iDcOmpetency during
the recent troubles at Sacramento, wheTeat we
feel nuch aggrieved, and desiring to express
puDHciY our Iul commence ID the SAID COM
nandiug officer and his staff we, the line off,
GERS of the Third Infantry Regiment repre-
senting all the companies of said regiment, DO
hereby unanimously resolve as follows:
That the pubca ions alluded to are without
our knowledge or sanction and eensure capable
and faithful officers.
That during The service in the field the COM
mander, field and staff won for themselves the
praise and esteem of the regiment.
That the press of San Francisco be requested
TO publis thish action of the line officers of the
Third Infantry Regiment, n. q. Z.
OUTLAWS SHOWED FIGHT.