The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-21
THE MILITARY COURT.
They Make Their Report to tho Gov


Ahey MAKE Ihelr N'port TO the gov
COLUMBIA, s. = :, June 13.-The mil
itary court Of inquiry has handed IN
their report to the Governor. 1t covers
a nd was received too late to publish
more than a synopsis Of the q udl Dgs of
the court.
AS to Mayor Metts the court finds
that his conduct was unbec OminR an
officer and prejudicial to military dis.
cipl inc In counselllng the Guards not
to 60 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 belief
out Of the army would preci pitate 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 unbecomiDg
conduct but were laboring under great
excitement.
Private B. &. Mills and Z. G. Cath
cart disobeyed orders In not turning
out under arms on March 30 when or.
dered to do 80 by their captain.
|
to Captain Alston refusing to put his
men in line when ordered by Col. j. &.
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 L)uaves: Captain Capers
was guilty of disobeying orders and of
conduct unbecoming an officer In en-
cOuraging his officers and men 20 dis
obey orders; that with tho exception Of
Lieut.. Frost and a few members the
IouaVes wore guilty of disobeying Or
| deTs.
AS to tho Jenkins Rifles, 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 Hill
Captain Reed and Lieutenant Harri
son Were guilty of disobedience, al
though Captain Reed had been elected
but had not received recognition by th
State.
AS to the Gordon Volunteers, com
+ missioned officers and ten men disobey
: no orders. Other members did bu
> from business considerations and mo-
, from desire to shirk military or tht
services required Of them.
The courG Of indulry made the fol
lowing report as to the Fourth Bri
gade:
That Brigadier General Il. A. Huge
min was guilty of disobpdtence of or
ders issued by Governor B. Il. TIIlman
March 81. lie issued no verbal oI
written orders to any officer or com
pany of his brigade to 60 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. DuBose
of the Navy Battalion and particpat-
ing in discussions relating to the pro.
priety of obeying orders. MAJ. A. w.
Marshall Of the Washington Light Ia.
fantry was guilty also as Mai. Rut-
ledge,he having attended three confer
ences.
Capt. Schochte Of the German Fu-
silers also attended these conferences
VI Clle same nature ana ID uKeWlSo
guilty.
The same applies to Capt. J. j. Rea-
gan, Of the Montgomery Guards.
The same report Is made as to Capt.
j. II. O'Gara, of the Irish Volunteers;
Capt. ID. MacMullin, of the Palmetto
Guards; Capt. Il. II. Hyde Of the Sum
ter Guards; Capt. +. w. Jessen, of the
German IIuZzars.
Capt. Wagener, Lieut.. j. II. Lilien-
thel, Capt. J. +. Cogswell. command
ing Company b. Washington Light
Infantry; Capt. Edward Anderson.
Carolina Rifles, are liable to reprimand
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.