Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-04
THE couaT.MAnTIAL RECoSvENED
Charges Against Lieut.. Norton Pri-
xnte WtIburn and Musician Dyer.

x,te WtIburu and Musician Dyer.
Tho general court-martial has been or
dered to meet at the Armory on MONDAY
November 18th. TO try charges against
First-I,ieutenant Abraham s. Morton, Oh
Company 3, First Battalion Virginia
Volunteers lcolored): Private II. X. "n-
burn. of Company A, First Regimen.
and Musician r. II. Dyer, or the r"''
Regiment Drum Corps.
Cantain Charles b. Nicholson, OF Ion,
pany Il. First Battalion. makes the Io'
lowing charges and specifications asaih''
his subordinate: - $3.50 20
"Charge l. Absence without iea'e, ~
.ha rra,ud,ce Of good order and mill
tary discipline, In vioiauoh Va INC
second Article Of War.
"cnacifcation /. In that Fhst-Lieu-
tenant Abraham s. Morton, Company D.
FIRST battalion. Infantry, Virginia Voiuh-
.aers dld without authority, absent MIN
seIf from his post. command. and duties
Tor two months and five days-to-wI,,,,'
from July /. 1897, to September o. ioy'.
This at Richmond, Va, on ana alter wv
dates mentioned.
"charge @ Absence from company rem,
dezvous in violation OF the thirty-thitu
Article of War
Specification 2. In that First-Ldeu-
tenant Abraham s. Morton. Company d.
First Battalion. Infantry, Virginia Noiun
teers. did fail to repair at the time IN.
and to the place of rendezvous appoin.u
by the commanding officer OF his com
many; he. the said Abraham s. Morton
not being prevented by sickness or othe,
necessity on the following dates: April
9Th 18th. Goth. 9th; May 4th, lltn, lotn'
ostb. lime LIST. Sth, 18th. I'D. 18th; jury
9th. 18th. 10th, 9th; August 90, loth, i,'n.
path. 31st: September 18th, l4th. zlst-ali VI
the above dates being In the year 1877
ond being the dates for which regular
company drills were appointed This al
Richmond Va, on the dates speciiled.
"Snecidcation 2 In that flrst-ideu-
tenant Abraham s. Morton. company d.
First Battalion, Infantry. virginia Noiuh-
teers. not being prevented by Sickness vi
other necessity, did fail to repair at t'ie
time fixed to the place appointed py mo
commanding officer for annual tspectioh:
This at Richmond, va, Oh inc IN N'
September, 1891" :,
The witnesses who have been summoned
IN appear against the accused are Cap
tain Charles b. Nicholas. Lieutenant IL
Wvcha. and Sergeant c.. r. steward.
CHARGES AGAINST PRIVATE WILL
Tn the case of Private II. X. Wlihurn
the following charges have peeh prei 49,
Inv CAPTAIN C. Gray Bossieux, OF COM
pany C: .,,,a,-
"Neelect OF duty and conduct preJudl-
cial 70 good order and military discipline
in violation Of the sixty-second Arucie
of War. =,
"Speciflcation In this, that Private H.
r Wilburn. Company A, First Regiment
Infantry. Virginia Volunteers, ala ao-
cent himself from the drills and parades
~ his company on the following dates:
July list, 9th. 10th, 18th, 23d 9Oth; September
Cd. nth. goth, oath; October Sd, 9Th, lotn'
1881"
The witnesses summoned to appear
against Private Wilburn are captain -
Gray Bossieux and Second-Lieutenant l.
l.. Jeter.
MUSICIAN IN THE TOLLS.
Captain c. A. Crawford, Of Company
| D. has preferred the following charges
and specifications against Musician Dyer
"Charge l. Failure to repair to com
! pany rendezvous, In violation p1 the 'iii
| ty-third Article of War.
Disqualification. In that Richard f. Dyer
Drum Corps, First Regiment. Infantry.
| Virginia Volunteers, not being prevented
| by sickness or other necessity, did fan
TO repair 10 the armory of the First Hegi-
ment on January I'd. 18th. 18th; February
18th; March 5th. 18th; April "a, 9Th, 10TH
DAD. Nav Dist. Both; June 4th. 18th, 18th
| 2ath. July %, eth 18th, 25d, Both; Au-
gust 9th, 18th, 10th, 9th; September 90
10Th. nth. oath; September 2lst, which
was annual inspection; october LIST. Sth
1897. the same being appointed by ms
commander as the rendezvous TOT Ms
| practice. -,
Charge 2. Conduct to the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline, III
violation Of the sixty-second Article OF
| War.
Specification. In that Richard f. Dyer
did. I'm absenting himself from practice
and parades, set a bad example, thereby
iniuring the corps by lowering its per
centage."
The witnesses who will appear agains
the accused are Captain Crawford ant
Sergeant r. r. Eddens