The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
NEWS OF THE ARMY.
Army Discipline May Receive n Sc
we're Check.

we're Check.
Army regulations provide for the
punishment of every offense against
civil and military law, and during
war courts martial have jurisdiction Of
capital offenses and can inflict the
death penalty. Recently, however, a
new departure was inaugurated by a
soldier at Fort Leavenworth If the
policy is continued much damage might
result to discipline in the service. A
member of the hospital corps lost his
blanket and charged another soldier
with its theft and sale to a woman. In
stead Of reporting the soldier, the own
er Of the blanket hurried before a
United States commissioner at LeaVen-
worth, where he filed a complaint and
a warrant was issued for the arrest OF
the accused man. A preliminary hear
ing was had and the soldier held for
trial in the sum Of 500. Both theft
and sale are alleged to have taken place
at Fort LeaVenWorth over which the
military has absolute control. There Is
no crime more severely punished in the
service than theft, and that q soldier
should lay his complaint before a civil
magistrate is considered by many off,
GERS and enlisted men as a gross out
rage.
An officer stated that the depart
ment Of Justice, If informed Of the
facts, would direct the district attorney
to promptly dismiss the action and per-
nit the military to take cognizance Of
the offense, as 1t IS not held to be the
part Of the functions of federal courts
to take up time and cause an ex-
pense to the government in causes
within the jurisdiction OF military
courts, as to do 50 would bring the SER
vice into contempt. The accused SOL
der has served nearly twenty-five
years in the army and heretofore has
borne an excellent reputation. The ac-
cuser has been less than five years in
the army.
The following army orders according
to a dispatch from Washington have
been issued:
Leave for two months, on surgeons
certificate Of disability. granted Capt.
George F. Chase, Third cavalry. Leave
for two months and fifteen days grant
ed Capt. Colville 2. Terrell, Eighth in
fantry. Leave for one month and fif-
teen days granted Second Lieut.. Ken
meth Morton, Third artillery.
Assignments of officers to regiments:
Capt. George H. Sands, to the Sixth
calvary, troop b, vice Baird, retired;
Capt. ]. s. Mallory,to the Second infan-
try, company f. vice KenZie, retired;
First Lieut. John 3. Bennett, to the
oeCOiiu Infantry }, OOlllPotiy - -,
lory, promoted; Additional Second
Lieut.. Henry NJ. Dichmann, Twenty
second infantry, to vacancy OF second
lieutenant Seventh infantry, company
D, Dec. 8, 1897, with rank from June IL,
1897. vice Bennett, promoted.
Private George B. Fraley, company
B. Second cavalry, discharged.
Private Harrison W. Martin company
II. Twentieth infantry transferred to
connranv e First calvary. Sergeant
Earle w. Binkley signal corps, now at
Fort Huachuca, Ariz.. is transferred to
Fort Riley, Kan.
Retired-First Sergeant Thomas H.
Allsup, company D, Tenth cavalry;
First Sergeant George M. Smith, COM
pany H, Tenth infantry; Sergeant John
Maloney, company E, Twenty-second
infantry; Private John II. Jackson
company A, Tenth cavalry.