The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-04
COURT MARTIAL AT THE CAMP.
PRIVATE RINGLAND OF COMPANY A
ACCUSED OF THEFT.

Trial of the Case Postponed Until To-
day to Await the Arrival of Papers
From the Home of the Accused
other Cases Expected to Come tp
To-day-ReEiment Takes an Eight
Mile March-Presents for the Sol
diers.
Griffin. Ca. June 3.-Judge Advocate J.
A. Thomas, Jr., called the court martial
court to order this morning at 1905 o'clock
in one of the unoccupied mess halls at
Camp Northen for the purpose of trying
tbe case OF Private o. e Rngland, Com
pany A, charged with a violation of art-
Gle e. of the army regulations which re-
fers to stealing.
After the roll call, Mai w. E. Wooten,
counsel for the prisoner, was sworn in for
the faithful discharge of his duty. Ths
court was then sworn in and some in
structions read to that body. The mem
hers Immediately thereafter prepared
themselves for the business before them
Mai Wooten, answering for the pris-
oner. stated he objected to having Capt.
T. 4. Hopkins as a member of the court
on this particular case. as he (Hopkin)
had prosecuted the prisoner. Capt. Hop
kins had previously asked to be released
from the trial for the above named rea-
son. and after a private consultation, it
was decided that he should not be allowed
TO serve on the case then on docket.
The Judge advocate general asked the
prisoner if he had any reasons TO give
why the case should not be tried at the
present time, and if so to state them 10
the court.
Mai Wooten again arose in behalf of
his client and stated to the court that
he was appointed to defend the prisoner on
Thursday afternoon, and while it was only
a short notice, he had worked to have
the case brought to a close when first
called but had this morning received no
tice from the prisoner home telling him
of very important papers that had been
mailed him. He said these papers would
not reach Griffin until this afternoons
train, and respectfully asked that the case
be postponed until the same hour to-mor-
row morning.
After a short discussion of this request
1t was unanimously granted, when the
court adjourned 10 meet again at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
1t is stated, though the Morning News
correspondent is unable to say whether
or not from an official source, that other
cases win be tried tomorrow before this
court.
The entire First Regiment, excepting the
companies on guard duty, headed by Col.
Lawton and the mounted officers, took an
eight-mile march through the country TO-
day This time they marched up the
Sunny Side road, one of the prettiest in
the country, and all seemed to stand the
trip remarkably well. Evidently the gov
eminent has no intention of moving the
troops stationed here for some time yet,
as ratons for thirty days were received
at the commissary department to-day
Light Battery A was presented with
ten-gallon keg of coca cola, with the COM
pliments of Asa Gambler. The men appre-
ciated this remembrance. and all voted
Mr.. Gambler letter of thanks.
Maj. Edward Karow of Savannah ship
ped to Capt. Gleason last night, to be dis
tributed among the Greens, Blues and Ca
diets. IA brier-root pipes and 200 packages
of tobacco. Old smokers can imagine how
this gift was received by the men in these
companies.
All things throughout the camp moved
on regular schedule time to-day.
The battalion drill at AS O'Clock was
witnessed by quite a crowd of visitors
The band is now playing for guard
mount and retreat each day.