The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-02
CAMP RUSSELL NEWS
THE COURT MARTIAL TRIED ONE CASE
YESTERDAY FOR DESERTl0N.
Major Dixon Makes Correction The Military
Ball viii be Given in the City Instead
of at The Camp.

| W ~ wv SN'F'
The court-martial of the Second regi-
ment convened yesterday morning at 10
! o'clock. Every member, the names of
whom have been published in these col
umnS, were present. The first ease tax
en- up was that of Sam Houston for de-
sertion. Houston has been confined III
chains for about three weeks. He is Il
poor hafwitted boy and says he was
persuaded by his brother to leave camp.
| He does not seem to realize the nature
of the crime with which he is charged.
/ Adiutant II. l.. Gray prosecuted the
prisoner and made out Il good case for
the government. Lieutenant Holmes
, Conrad Jr. Of Co. NJ, was appointed to
defend Houston. Lieutenant Conrad is
: son of Holmes. Conrad. of Va, who
was solicitor general under President
| Cleveland He defended the prisoner
with signal ability. The testimony was
| all in and the case concluded yesterday
afternoon. Under an article Of war the
findings of the court-martial must not
be divulged but will be sent on to Wash
/ ington where they will be made known.
The trial of other cases will continue
from day to day until the docket is
cleared.
The following are the appointments for
the day: Officer of day, Capt. c. w.
.Ieffreys; officer of guard, Lieutenant
Smith.
The following orders were issued yes
terday:
Special Orders No. 30.-Thc following
commissioned officers of Coo. upon
| recommendation of the captain com
handing, are reduced to ranks: Quar-
tcrmaster Sergeant a. A. Wilson. Ser
geants Geo. c. Sandifer. Thos. II. Trot-
ter; Corporals Ieb c. Campbell. Samuel
j. Chauncey .Ir The reduction to ranks
is made not because of breach of duty.
but for the purpose of appointing ali
the above named men to offices which
it is thought they will be better quail
fed to fill.
Special Order No. 31-Private T. A.
Long. of Co II. is hereby detailed a.
clerk to Lieutenant Rowland, acting
| commissary of subsistence; Corporal l..
Il. Shuttle. of Co. G. is hereby relieved
and will return to his company for duty.
About twenty new recruits were re-
| (Maj. Dxon'sJ is full. Forty men are
| now needed to complete the regiment.
Adjutant David Clark acted as regi-
mental adjutant yesterday at dress pa
rade: Lieutenant +. l.. Gilmer rs add
jutant of the first battalion and Lieuten-
ant Il. T. McAfee, of the third battalion.
Mai. Il. T. Dixon asks me to correct
a misleading statement which has APP
peared in some of the papers. His name
was given as one of the managers of
the military ball to be given on the night
Of the 9TH Mai. Dixon tells me that
he consented for his name to be used
for a reception but had no idea there
was to be a ball. As soon as he found
it out he asked that his name be dropped
from the list of managers at once. DR..
Dixon is one Of the leading members of
the Methodist church in North Carolina
| and of course would not be found in
ball room as one of the managers. He
greatly depores the fact of his name
having been associated in this way. and
hopes this correction will set the matter
straight
Lieutenant A. c. Avery, Jr.. has gone
to his home ut Morganton to spend
few days.
Yesterday afternoon just after dress
parade a platoon drill was given which
was well nigh perfect and greatly en-
joyed by the visitors present.
On account Of the intense heat five
men tainted and fell out of ranks dur
ing the drill yesterday afternoon.
| The recruiting parties who were sent
ont after new recruits for the regiment
| have been ordered back to camp They
! have all reported except Lieutenant +.
Il. Davis, of Morganton, who will be
here in few days.
There was a slight shaking up in the
non-commissioned officers of Capt. w,
r. II. Bel'se company yesterday. The
| following is n list Of the sergeants of the.
| company as they now stand: First SER
| geant. w. r. Whitner; quartermaster
sergeant. A. Y. Brown: second Sergeant,,
o. G. Erwin; third sergeant. VIM ii.
| Wood, Jr.; fourth sergeant ii. j. Smith;
| fifth sergeant, l.. w. Walker.
The surgeon Of the Second regiment
| has objected to the ball to he given by
the officers of the regiment next Tues
| day night. being held in floral hall, OF
account of the sick soldiers who are con
| fined in the hospital mt the west end of
! the building. The ball will therefore be
given in the city due announcement of
which will he made in these columns.
WANTED.
Salesman to sell the general store
| trade hardware, tinware and woodward.
NO objection to one now selling other
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