San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-17
.FOIt Som Houston News.

Clerk Hook has resumed his labors
in the adjutant's Office after a iayof
on account of the dengue.
Chief Musician Gross, of the band,
is on sick report and Musician Pent-
land is leading the band. 81
Recruit Kendrick arrived at the post
for the Fifth cavalry from Nashville,
Wednesday and was assigned to troop
III, at Fort Ringgold.
The band played a concert from the
bandstand on the upper parade ground
at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Musician Pentland leading.
Leave of absence for one month with
permission to apply for an extension
of one month is granted First Lieu
tenant Samuel Reber, signal corps, by
Gen Graham.
First Lieutenant George +. Barney,
Second artillery, aide-de-camp to Gen.
Graham, will, in addition to his other
duties, take charge of the office of the
signal officer of the Department, dur
ing the absence on leave of First Lieu,
tenant Samuel Reber, signal corps,
and will receipt to that officer for all
funds pertaining thereto.
The dengue is laying the boys out
right and left. About a dozen report
for the hospital every day and twice
that number are fighting it in their
quarters. Arthur Woodruff, of G.
company, attempted TO go on guard
with the malady and fell in faint
near the guardhOuse. He was taken
to the hospital in the ambulance. He
is Red man.
The detail from the post cavalry
squadron to participate in the depart
ment rifle competition at Fort Win
gate, y. NJ, left this morning in
charge of Sergeant Siefart, of troop +,
to be away about a month. The three
men accompanying the sergeant are:
Sergeant Morris, of troop X, and
Privates Williamson and Carlston, of
troops L and d respectively.
Gen. Graham has approved the SEN
tence of Private Joseph Allor, of COM
pany b, Twenty-third infantry who
was tried by general court-martial
convened at Fort Clark, Texas, and
found guilty of quitting his piece and
removing some of his Announcements
while on guard, in violation of the
62nd Article of War who was SEN
fenced ITO be confined at hard labor
under charge of the post guard for the
period of thirty days"
Gen. Graham department comman-
der, issued the following order yester-
day: \ board of officers to consist of
Major John l.. Bulls, Paymaster;
Captain Frank l.. Dodds, Acting Judge
Advocate; and First Lieutenant Ger.
+. Barney, Second artillery, A. ID. c.,
will assemble at these headquarters
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 18th in
slant, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, to determine the actual con-
ditiOn of certain signal corps prop
erty, received by First Lieutenant
Samuel Reber, Signal Corps, from
Capt. Calvin d. Cowles, Twenty-third
infantry, Signal Officer, Fort Clark,
Texas, and inyOiced by the latter as
good"
Gen. Graham is very considerate
man when it comes to reviewing
court-martial sentences and is also
very generous as well. He knows that
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orably discharge a man from the army
and in such cases usually disapproves
of the sentence, unless it is well
merited one. Private William G. Gro
mer, of troop |, Fifth cavalry, was re-
Gently tried by a general court-mar-
tial at Fort Clark, Texas, and found
guilty OF trying to create a distur-
bance and engage in an ARRAY with
a fellow soldier at the post exchange,
and, after being ordered out of the
post exchange, of securing and secret
ing on his person a butcher knife and
returning to the said exchange with
the intent of injuring some person or
PRISONS therein in violation of the Six
ty-second Article of War, was senten-
ced ITO be dishonorably discharged
the service of the United States, for
feiting all pay and allowances due
him, and to be confined at hard labor
at such post as the reviewing author
ity may direct, for four months" In
the foregoing case Gen. Graham re-
garding the evidence of such nature
as not to fully establish the fact of
secreting the knife, nor to warrant
the interference of intent to do bodily
injury with it, returned the record of
the proceedings to the court for re-
vision and reconsideration. The court
adhered to its original determination.
Upon receiving IL record of the pro-
ceedings the second time the general
approved the first specification and
charge, but disapproved the second.
Therefore so much of the sentence as
admits of forfeiture of four dollars
is approved and will be duly executed.
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS