The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
To Be COURT-MART|A TAILED,
Lieutenant Frank Brooks Of
the Naval Battalion in
Trouble.
Orders Issued That Were Not Ap-
proved by the Commander
in-Chief.

Adjutant- General Barrett and Lieutenant
Frank A. Brooks have crossed oars, and
the commander-in-chief of the army and
navy of California says that the adiutant
Of the Naval Battalion must be court-mar-
tiaied.
The cause of the existing difficulties be-
tween Adjutant-General Barrett and the
adjutant of the Naval Battalion arose over
special orders No. A, issued by the adju-
tant-general from his Office at Sacramento
on the Sd inst, which' contained the fol-
lowing paragraphs relative to the Naval
Battalion:
The application of citizens and residents of
Santa Cruz desirous OF organizing company
of naval militia having been approved by the
Board of Location and Organization, Lieuten-
ant Frank A. Brooks, adjutant of the Naval
Battalion, is hereby directed to take the neces-
sary steps as laid down in section 1851, Politi-
cal Code. for the mastering in of said company,
which shall be designated Company E.
Copies of orders, record OF proceedings and
company muster will be duly forwarded
through the regular channels to this Office.
When the special order reached the
Office of the Naval Battalion Lieutenant
Brooks mutilated it and inserted six addi-
tional paragraphs of his own. The incor-
poration of these paragraphs caused the
order to have different aspect than that
for which it was intended. When it was
reissued by Adjutant Brooks it was
questioned and copy was mailed to
Sacramento asking if the commander-in-
chief had issued two orders bearing the
same number but of different dates.
When the order was closely examined it
was found that Lieutenant Brooks had not
only changed its substance but had
changed the date, making 1t May 81 instead
of June 3. 1t was further found that the
djutant-general had never approved of
the additional paragraphs, and inquiry
was made OF the Governor if he had
authorized them. The Governor had not.
and when he found that Lieutenant Brooks
had dared to promulgate orders over the
signature OF the commander-in-chief
without authority the Governor at once
ordered an investigation and directed
Adjutant-General.B Barrett to detail Colonel
James, the Naval Battalion inspector, to
bring Lieutenant Brooks into court.
Lieutenant Brooks stated yesterday that
planned. when became adjutant of the
Naval Battalion, found that all the bat
talon orders were issued just as / issued
the one IN question: said he.
e"When Governor Budd became COM
mander-in-chief, was not informed that
any change had been made IN this regard.
/ am at loss, however. to account for the
change in the dates from June 3 to May 81.
1t is nothing but case of prejudice from
beginning to end, and I blame Colonel
Peeler for it, as he is opposed to the in
terests OF the Naval Battalion"
1.-The fact is plain" said Adiutant-Gen-
eral Barrett. s'Brooks has mutilated an
order issued under the authority of the
Governor, by inserting paragraphs In the
order which were not approved by either
the commander-in-chief or myself, and
over my signature. When entered on my
duties as Acknowledgement, found that the