The morning times., 1895-09-06

An order has been issued from the head
quarters ef the Department o. the Potomac,
g A r., 10y Department Commander
Marion r. Andersol calling for general
courJ-martiai 10 assemble az Headquarters
on the Goth instant Tor tnr trialof George II
Boslo1 commander of Oliver p Morton
Post, No L.
The detail FOR the court is composed of
william Gibson, past department ,omndRd-
or, president; X. n Br,osS, past depart
meut commander. z. r Senior, past de-
partmeut commander, Post Nn =; A j.
Cunning, past commander Post No. 81 H.
Day past commander Post No :; II H.
Martin, past commander Post NJ. 3, Calvin
Varnswortn past commander Post No. 3;
J r LothIop Post NJ . Judge advocate.
Oliver r. Morton Post. So 4,lsI.,pIorcd
post with a membership oI about 5J- and is
the largest post in the Department OF tho
Potomac
The charges on which Post Commander
Boston is Ia be tried are three n numh"r,
aud are, specifically, discbcdienre OF the.
rules and regulations o. the Grand Amy
OF the Republic, dho0cdicnce Of lawful
orders, and conduct prcjGdicial to good
order and discipline. They are pTeferrrG
10y william Seville, of Lafayette Post, M.
20, assistant Inspector general Oh the stat.
pr tac ,ommander-in-chirf.
BASIS OF THE CHARGE
In Substautmtion OF the charges, it i,
alleged that Boston failed To forward 10
headquarters of the department the peT
capita tax assessed upon and due from
The oliver p Morton Post; that he refused
10 allow an inspecting officer specially
designated by the ccpartmcn commander
10 communicate his instructions TO the post.
or 10 perform his duty OF instruction.; that
after having been notified 10y the com
maHder OF the department that "A special
inspection OF the financial state of his post
WAS 10 be made 10y an inspecting officer
presented personally TO him by the depart
nIeul commander. he refused 10 receive The
said officer. OF 10 permit him 10 com
muuicate the instructions for the inspection.
Iu regard 10 the third charge of conduct
ppiudIyial 10 good order and discipline
o. Is said that when Commander Ander-
+ ~nu and Mr Seville visited Boston ana
demonstrated with hm'respecting his then
recent conduct, he addressed each OF them
lu "a rude and boiSterous manner, and on
being admoni>hed 10y them that he was
ucurrug q liability 10 the discipline OF the
Grand Army. he replied TO them, GO and
DO your worst" and refused to have any
further conference with them.
Department Commander Anderson, As
sistant AdWtaut General Benjamin, As
sistauJ QuartermaSter General McCabe and
Sir. william Z. Seville, OF Post No. 20, are
named in the specifications as witnesses,
and they are certified TO by Mr.. Seville.
MR. BOSTON'S STATEMENT.
Commander Boston stated in an interview
/ yesterday that the Grand Army regulations
require thal notice of an inspection shan
/ be given i least one meeting night in ad-
vance OF the date set, in the form Of
/ general order, and he received 10 such
order
He was met on The street by Commander
/ Anderson. " whu introduced him 70 a gentle
/ man. saying that he was assistant Inspector
and would visit Morton Post, and that an
order of inspection would be sent.
Last Monday night, he said, as his post
was adlourning, Department commander
/ Anderson presented himself at lhe 10 II and
demanded admitlanCc, but was old ny the
guard that the post was boat adjourn.
The Commander and a gentleman Thoac-
cOmpanied him forced their way past the
/ guard into the hail and informed Boston
that they had come To inspect Ihe d st.
Mr Boston told him that he had received
no notice OF such an inspection, where
upon Mr Anderson became angry andshook
/ his cane over the Post Commanders head
m a very threatening manner.
The accounts Of the post are in the hands
Of Mr.. Walter Middleton, and Mr.. Boston
SAYS he aas nothing 10 do with the render
ing OF them.
Al the meeting Of the post next Monday
Commander Boston VIII turn it over to
Comradc James A Wells. according TO the
instructions of the Commander Of The de
par,ment. pending the result OF the court
martial Mt Boston claims that he is he
ing treated unfairly by his superior, as
shown in the detail FOR the court-martIai
There are. ne says, fifteen past command
ers OF culored posts in the city, and the de
taiI does not include one Of them.
Department Commander Anderson refuses
TO be interviewed upon the subject.