New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
TO Try COMMANDER HETERNIN
TIE COURT aARTIAL TO CONVENE TO-DAY
At TIE NAVY YARD-rHE CHARGES
AID sPEClTIcATIONS.

TIE COURT MARTIAL TO CONVENE To-DM
At THE NAVY YARD-rHE CHARGES
AND SPECIFICATIONS.
The soc,:- TO the recent court OF inquiry In the
lg.s Of the famous warsh!p koarsdrge on Ronca-
dor Reef on February will begin at the Navy
Yard this mcrang in the court-mar;al OF Com
manlcr oscar f. Hcycrnlan. the commander OF the
verie, when she was lost The detail Of the court
l., - follows: COMMODORE carries G. Carpenter,
president; Captains Montgomery Slcard, james
O'Kane Albert Kantz, Benjamin +. Day and John
=. Read; Commanders Frank W!dcs. Hicoll Lud-
low and Richard p. Leary AMI Ll'utenant-Con-
Ts,ad.r j. D. Jerrod Kelley. jgdge-advocate. The
court f. thus composed Of ten men;Scfs although
Article l.7S2 Of thc Navy Regulations proscrbes
that i general court-mar'.al shall consist OF not
roore taan thirteen nor less than FIVE commissioned
officers: bat as many officers, not exceeding talr'
tecn as can be convened without injury TO the
service shall b. summoned every such court.
The regulations also prescribe that not more than
one-haf the members OF the court shall be junior
~ tho accused. but in this case all are senior to
Commander Heye:man, excepting the JidSsadvo-
cato.
IJ,u,cnant-C Commander Kelley was judga-adyocate
of the court OF inquiry. AID he was selected N
this case because the regulations require tAat he
juage-advocate Of court-martal snail De NOR
ouglsy instructed to al! the circumstances OK
the Gaze. and rs to the evidence by which the
himself as to what particulars witnesses can ,ss,
thy IT, He is the Official prosecutor OF the Ohiteo
states None OF the other members OF the court
were connected with the court Of inquiry.
Tho charges AGAINST Commander Heyernan rave
been transmitted to him and he IS un1eF arFes'-
tia, is. his sword has been de.lyerel 70 'he "ov-
eminent which is the recognition OF arrest he
ut;I prohaby be reprps at the trial ny eoln-
se Wnen the court meets this mo.nng, me . &C
cused and the judge-advocate VIII have tns phM n,
lar. ~ ohi
NE Challenger cannot insist upon MS cha;.ense
in opposition 70 the Opinion Of the court bins
arI tie president vii read aloud the charges ani
specifications. II ascertain II tney are sFyS'S or.
ton il n read aloud in open court. the charges
AMI speciicaions and th,n ask the accused 70
n;,iraily c1;lci to testify. and warned against
conve-slng upon any mater toacnms 'i a,v " ex
ceD,rg sunday. until concluded. ara no menu,
can absent hmsef except on ac,os % amer on
The Specifications or each Of the two charges ar:
f. be run upon a reef and stranded ana tne
form@ncc OF duty In brief TIE specification Ct
the first charge. with the ieg1 vcrhiast reovra ss
care ard attention in nsvisatnE t1e kea;sa,sss
wnile approaching Rorcafor Rec eng nes .grsy
carry the vessel Gear Of said reef and cay. or %
change course in duo season 20 avert tlsas s,,
on ;hat wei knowing The dangers OF RoneafSos
and the approach 10 the reef altg; Sa "a was
his duty to DO - that said bank ms1t be sisn''s
IN broad daylight, Tie second spSe iss n61,s.
ward before continuing westward: ara 49,. aeia5s
stranded the vessel. II j. believed that Coni,OIy Iii
Stanton who was on the VeSse' 81 inc ''''N' VIZ
b, the first witness .. " To.
The court-martial Of Ieutenant Char;ss r H. Of
Commander Heyeman, but no orders nave 'e'
been received