The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-23
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
IT FATLs TO CONVENE, OWING TO
ABSENCE OF CAPTAIN NELSON.
Capt. Geo. A. Mushbsch TO i,e Presiding
on,er- session VIII Open This Morning.
Only Oao Matter to lie Considered.

The Court Of Inquiry that had been or
+ dcrcd by Governor O'ForraIl upon the
4 petition Of number Of officers from the
4 FIRST rcsiment was 20 have convened at
10 o'clock yesterday morning IN the regi-
mental armory, and the room ~ the
band had been set aside for the use OF
The court Colonel Henry G. Jones. the
commandant OF the regiment was on
hand long before the fixed hour There
Was considerable delay in the arrival OF
the members OF the court Captain X. w.
Tomlin. the adJUtant OF the Fourth regl-
ment an Norfolk. was the first one 10
pdt IN an appearance. soon ailel wards
Nolohei H. l.. BOyhJn. Of Smithheld, the
S-tbt l1N ocdte ana member OF governor
- fcT4alls STAFF. entered the room. ana
ne was followed few minutes latet ~
captain George 4. Muslnacn, OF conc
pduy r. Ihlid regiment, OF alexandra.
Alter waning nedriy hall an hour Tor
captain \. Nelson. OF troop ~
F.tst regiment cavalry, OF Charlotte
vile. 10 was asocrlainea mat That gsnIe-
man had not yet reached the ely Ihe
members OF The court present therefore
decided 10 repair TO The capitol ana sub
mt inc state OF Affairs TO the commau-
ucr-il-. h.ci.
Colonel Jones. who occupied a sent at
table ou the lott OF the court. was ac-
Compauied h} Lieutenant Charles Ger
hardt. Eighth Infantry. y. y. Of l.ebanan
tcHu.. huu AR 'bdites y Mcrc4th, Of
ibis city. has counsel CAPTAIN Georg.
Wayne Anderson. OF Company r." first
sImcut was ON htuu ia double Cdpa-
CitJ, &s one OF the petitioners and as
counsel OF The petitioners. Mr.. Raymond
Brown WAS present as the stcuOgrapEer
OF tht Couc,-
saolly before y o'clock Colonel Boy
Kin and the other 0thccIs of the coui;
re,urucd 20 fN@ srnury ana CXIla ned
that hcy had waited upon the Governor
and tHa' tho latter had decided 10 teie-
graph 20 captain Nelson and also TO Il
ptI sIr1l friend of his IN Charlottesville
ii order 10 ascertain how soon the former
would reach THIS city. There beng pos
siIiity Of Captain Nelson arriving mere
on me afternoon tram, the officers de-
c.aed 10 meet again at the armOry at 3
20 AEtyE ~ rHr EyFNING.
lu the meantime Governor O'FerraH
received replies from Charlottesville.
stating trat Captain Nelson would rc..cn
mere %" ,he 'ygnins lla.ra, IL was. there
ioir. d'ci+"I, when the officers met aga n
yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock, that the
t'utculnS OF Tho court better be post
ppncd until this morning at II a. VI.
This was considered 10 be IA perfect CON
furmliy with the order, wn.cn prescribed
That the court shall meet at 10 A. NJ.
on January I'D. or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
IEs oErrg or nE COURT
The following IS the order under which
the court Is to convene:
Commonwealth Of Virginia.
AdJItant-Generais Once,
ri hmond Va, Jan, II, 1880.
Special order. No. ]:
\ Court OF Inquiry Us hereby appointed
To- meet 10 the aImJry of the First rcSi-
mont Virginia Volunteers. at r. chmoHd
Va, at 10 O'Clock A. ~. january -, 1879
o. as soon thereafter ass practicable. -
sN.mluc auI inquire into and express al
opinion upon certain accusations. as set
forth Ia the letters 10 these headquarters
OF captains cyrus BOssieuN. Comm So
sary q. Cray BossieuX, Company "a
and George Wayne Anderson. Company
~. and fIst Lieutenant j. J.. Davis,
tonpahy IL Second liauteraut John
B.. Stringcr, Company "D'. Second Lieu
tenant r. l.. deter, Company a. Sc.-
ond Lieutenant Il. *. Payuter Company
80 'i me tlTst Reg meIt. Vagina
Volunteers.
Detail Tor the court: Captain George
s. .Nushbach Company "F Third reg
mcHti captain r. rs. Tomiu, adult tnt
Fourth regiment. Captain II IN r. Nel-
son, Troop "k." First regiment. Cavalry.
Colonel r. T. BoyiIu. of the Governors
The CONT VIII sir without regard 10
e e2T by ord Elk! & TIE A %G%ma5Sr-n-
utant-GcucraL
CAPTAIN MUsHBAtH 20 lLfsIDL
According to the order CAPTAIN George
A. Nushbach sill Doe the presiding officer
as ranking captain, Colonel EOykiu. prac-
ucally speaking, not being "a memyer OF
The evidence TO Doe presented 10y the
seven petitioners viii Doe I'm every in
stance jbe saline, and in all probability
the court viii rule that all seven cases
are 10 10" tried in one. 10 is understood
that the court viii have 90 cons dor moth
iug else but tine question whether the
seven petitioners did the right thlu9 in
refusing tO sit ON q court martial that
mad not been called I'm the manner pre-
+'rh,d ln the rules ana regulations