The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16
FHE MILITIA MUTTNY
f>urs Of Inquiry Would Dis
band Company g, Spokane.
~. CURRY MADE 4 elusDEH.
"a sfesrns. Of Tske~, 1neompss<na-
rss sprsxae csvsfry Not Dssieyaa.
Kreept Three Members

80 daring the troubles growing out Of
- rsosnf strike has submitted the follow
SEATTLE. Sept. IA. 1se4.
"a His Excsslencys joan II. Mct5raw,
rsss-nsgv 81 the Stats Of Washington-
g. The cDart OF inquiry appointed By
"a orser No met 81 the city OF spo-
/ So a shs hour Of 10 o'csock .. NJ. Au-
- "a lsgs. al the members Of the court
- Nsl E c. Mcdonald being present.
| sl.<- TIE court was organized IN due form
| 4 lss by the administration 70 the mem
-. IL the court and the recorder Of the
go ursscYl1ed by Law, the conrt pro-
.s-s<s 70 the examination Of the wit
| rsses produced before H.
re- eesrt sat At Spokane. Tskoa and
e><zxas. sitting each week day from Al
- II until August %.
.srxe number OF witnesses we're exam
ts~s sisslr testimony being taken dosn in
seaf.hsna and afterwArd reduced 10 writ
~. Ne transmit you herewith full.
| - snd correct transcript OF ali Of the
s-simeny given before the court.
b the isth day Of September. 1894. the
r.sr. net ~ the city OF Seattle for the
varposs Of considering the testimony
vsseu bsfore Il and OF making its report 10
,s0s sreellency Of the facts asceFtained on
IL sayssssgatlon, with tie written opinion
shs cearG upon the same. A. this meet
- here we're present Col. r. NJ. Carr.
ssssldsas: Capt I. NJ. Howell and Capt
fr<d K. Reed. From the testimony the
ar. ands the following facts:
THE SPOKANE nurfsKKEs
Ent, .. % Company G. Second regi-
NAT y. @. W.:
The court ends that Company q, Second
~xinsns. ~ q. W., at ths city of Tacoma,
eagusy I. ls94, when the said company
sn sa route from Camp McGraw 10 It's
hone. under military orders and In the
srTies Of the state. was guilty OF mutinous
ts16ncs. That all the members then pres
~ for duty, with the exception of Private
Charles Z. Nelson. participated or acqui-
ssdsd In such mutsnous conduct That for
soms time prior 10 this date the company
ksa been In state Of INSTRUMENTATION.
4Ass on the morning Of the same day, as
Eaisoa, the fact that the company ~As In
snass Of characterization was made known
. Bras. Gen. A. y. Curry, commanding
ZEE First brigade; Lieut.. Col Michael Nc
earthly and Mai fox. both of the Second
rsximens, y. G.. W., aud Lieuts. Brooks
and Brown. Of @ company. n. q. W. That
a ihe time OF the musinous conduct az
Tacoma portion Of the Second regiment
iAss at Tacoma lbeing ell OF the
Second regiment with the exception OF
sso companies Heretofore detached and
sAsn on their way home under the COM
mAnd Of Col. Piks) was under the fmme-
date command of Lieut.. Col. Michael
Mccarthy. That the mutinous conduct
n q company was brought directly to
the notice OF Lieut.. Col. Mccarthy. That
ct Tacoma, when substantially ell Of the
unlisted men of q company were In ranks.
Lieut. Col Mccarthy Was In disrespect-
fnl and nnmtlIlary manner called before
tie company and then informed by the
company. through q spokesman, OF the
mntinons feeling existing in the company.
That ~ shis particular tine Lieut.. Col.
McCarthys immediate superior, Brig.
Gen. Curry. was absent from the depot
upon military business. That q COM
rany sas then and there placed
b arrest by Lieut. Col Mccarthy. That
shortly after iAeat.-Col. Mccarthy had
placed she company in arrest Brig. Gen.
Curry. commanding the brigade, returned
70 ths depot and Lieut.. Col. Mccarthy re-
ported 10 him the fact that he had placed
company in arrest for mutinous con-
duct That afterward, and without con-
sntation with Lieut.. Col. Mccarthy. q
ssnpany was released from arrest upon
efdsrs OF Gen. Curry. That the following
nsmhers of q company were present for
sasy with the company ut this time: A.
4 Brooks. 1rst lieutsnant; A. i. Brown,
Ecpnd lieutenant; J. L. Brown, first SER
sssnt: Thomas Coynr, second sergeant:
lahn Sass, third sergeant. G. III. Causey.
learlh sergeant: Thomas Brown, hfth
wfgsast; w. III. Young. sixth sergeanti
Il. b. Hassgsr, second corporal: III. Am
nsnn, third corporal; George Munter.
h4rth corporal +. q. MORN. sixth corr
essi; Z. I. Millinery. musician; Joseph
Anderson, Il. Ii. Bates, J. l. Bous-
3aef Erea Rovd IL brock
ssn. r. II. Butler. j. r. Edwards.
". o. Fowler, W. III. ID. Gavin, Frank
Homes. II. Z. Hupe, +. " Lambert. III.
fssd Marsh, A. Marsh, A. ". McCalium,
v. l. Mccallum, Charles Nelson. Charles
Isle, X. Puiien, V. A. Rapp. b. Ridpsth,
h ". Seaman, ]. u. smith, X. A. Smith,
., ssinglsr, Fred Thompson. q. q. FIN
Ank, faule Voeth. John Weeks. A. J.
Wilkinson. II. A. Amman.
From the facts found the court IL of
~ opiaion that anon the Tth day Of July,
isA While en- route from Camp McUraw
y laesT home, under military orders and.
The service Of the state. all the members
q company, Second regiment, y. q. w,
slia The exception OF Private Charles +.
ssson, were guilty OF mutinous conduct
TIE court are further of the opinion that
4 X Brooks. first lieutenant. and A. r.
sFewn, second llsutenant. Of Company u,
teeona regiment infantry. n. q. w.
secald be discharged from the National
ward Of " ashington.
Tie eours are further Of the opinion that
Ns following members of Company g.
scond regiment infantry. y. q. W, to-
W. J. +. Brown, frst scrgeants Thomas
ssyie, second sergeant; John Sass, third
EsEeAnt. Z. III. Cansey. fourth seTgeAnts
aomas Brown. ffth sergesnt; w. IL.
ieens sixth sergeant; III. II. Hassier,
seond corporal; III. Amman. third cor
pafsl; George AunteF, fourth corporal r.
Nersn, eth corporal; +. T. WINERY.
Aasseiaa; 1osenh Thomas. musteians Prs
,slsa Charles Anderson. 4. III. Bates. ].
! heasqast, Fred BOYD, II. + Brockman,
" butter, ]. n. Edwards. W. u
fsslsr. Vi. III. n. Gavin, Frank Holmes.
3. Hape. +. v. Lambert, Ill. fred
AassA. A. Marsh, A. W. McCallum. W. l.
SeVAiiaD. charles Lille, Il. Pallen. v. A.
1kfR b kidpath. Il. W. seaman, J. -
sAala. X A. smith. II. Sgingser. Fred
.eampson. q. c. Filming. faase Voeth.
saaa Weeks, A }. Wilkinson and III. A.
A&mana sheald be dishonorahiy dis
saafEed from the National Guard OF the
sAss Of Washington, but IS the court are
tEs opinion that the regulations ~ the
saaanal Guard Nlll nok permit dtshon-
%Aese discharges 20 be given except npon
@aasnees af e3urt-martias or sentences OF
MAp4aY courts Of discipline, the court
aspseisallY recommends that the above
~ased mefa bers 81 Company u ee dis
saaskvd fg0m The National Guard OF wash
~sAea in lie interests OF the service, under
- - pfusis4ons ~ subdivision \ Of scStton
% the regulations for the NsbonAA
tAe court are further 81 the opinion that
.As@ie Charles r Nelson should DC hoH-
<ssssssy discharged tFeHa tie National Guard
= Nsshinston.
Aae eoart a-s further 81 the oFlnsen taas
Nes ai shs fact that large majority az
o-H f&ny . we're present al the eneanaF-
-sas aha participated Ia the mataHoSs
ss-l1aes aooys toUn6. tAas tie anseFesss -
- segytce demand that al she enAlsssl