The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-20
THE MILITARY COURT.
They Make Their r port TO tho GOV
ernCr.

erncr.
COLUMBIA, s. g., June 13.-The mil
itary court of inquiry has handed IN
their report to the Governor. It covers
40 pages of closely written foolscap
and was received too late to publish
more than synopsis Of the findings Of
the court.
AS to Mayor Metts the court finds
that his conduct Was unbecoming an
officer and prejudicial to military dis.
cipline IN counselling the Guards not
to go to Darlington.
AS to the Governors Guards the
court says Capt. J. Il. Bateman was
guilty of disobeying orders but in do
ing so he was influenced by a belief
that TO attempt to carry the company
out Of the army would preci cipitate a
riot. No other officer or member was
guilty Of any disobedlence OF orders.
Those members who threw down
their side arms in the presence of the
Governor were guilty Of unbecoming
con0uct but were laborlng under great
exc'tement.
P.ivate B. G. Mills and E. c. Cath
cart disobeyed orders in not turning
out under arms on March 80 when or
dered to do 80 by their captain.
AS to the Richland Volunteers: AS
to Captain Aston refusing to put his
men IN line when ordered by Col. J. G..
Watts the court expresses no opinion
Leaving that out of consideration he
disoyed no orders nor was guilty of
any conduct unbecoming an officer. He
is commended for his determination to
do his whole duty leaving sick bed.
No officer or member was guilty of dis.
obeying orders.
AS to the Zouaves: Captain Capers
was guilty Of disobeying orders and of
conduct unbecoming an officer IN en-
couraging his officers and men 10 dis
obey orders; that with the exception of
Lieut.. Frost and a few members the
Zouayes were guilty of disobeying Or
ders.
AS to the jenkins Rihas, York, they
were guilty of deliberate disobedience
in refusing to go to Columbia when or
dered.
AS to the Gordon Light Infantry, OF
Winnsboro, Captain Jordan was guilty
of premeditated disobedience, and is
solely responsible for the failure of his
company to come to Columbia.
AS to the CataWba Rifles, Rock Htil,
Captain Reed and Lieutenant Harri-
son Were guilty of disobedience, al.
though Captain Reed had been elected
but had not received recognition by the
State.
AS to the Gordon Volunteers, COM
missioned officers and ten men disobey
no orders. Other members did but
from business considerations and not
from desire to shirk military or the
services required of them.
The court of induiry made the fol-
lowing report as to the Fourth Bri-
gade:
That Brigadier General 7. A. Huge
min was guilty of disobedience of or
ders issued By Governor 3. 4. Tlllman
March 81. He issued no verbal or
written orders to any officer or com
pany of his brigade to go to Darling
ton or even to turn out on March 80
ard 81.
That Maj. B. II. Rutledge, COM
manding Second Battalion, was guilty
of conduct prejudicial to discipline in
attending two conferences of officers
of the 4th Brigade and Capt. DaBose
of the Navy Battalion and participat-
ing in discussions relating to the pro-
priety of obeying orders. MAJ. A. w.
Marshall of the Washington Light In.
fantry was guilty also as Maj. Rut-
ledge,h having attended three confer
ences.
Capt. Schochte of the German Fu-
silers also attended these conferences
of the same nature and is likewise
guilty.
The same applies to Capt. J. J. Raa-
gan, of the Montgomery Guards.
The same report is made as to Capt.
J.F. O'Gara, of the Irish Volunteers;
Capt. D. Mac Mullin, of the Palmetto
Guards; Capt. T. 7. Hyde of the Sum
ter Guards; Capt. +. w. Jessen, of the
German HuZZars
Capt. WAGNER, Lieut.. J. F. Lilien-
thel, Capt. J. E. Cogswell, command
ing Company B, Washington Light
Infantry; Capt. Edward Anderson.
Carolina Rifles, are liable to reprimapd
and for attending these conferences
Capt. Anderson at first expressed him
self willing to obey orders and there
after acted as to indicate his willing
nees to obey all orders and his desire to
respond to those Of the commander IN
chief.
That except such as are hereinbefore
enumerated no officer or member OF
the brigade has been guilty of any
conduct unbecoming an officer or SOL
dier.
That no member of the gatling gun
squad was guilty of any conduct unbe.
coming an officer or men.