The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30
THE COURT MAR
T|AL ORDERED
To Try Cases of Desertion at
Camp Russell.
MAJOR WILDER CHAIRMAN
ADJUTANT GRAY JUDGE ADNO
CATE GENERAL.
TWO DEsERTERS BROUGHT TO CAMP
The Boys Get Spread Leutenants Go tt
SuIivaas IsIand--Camp Notes
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and News.
The following orders were received
yesterday:
Headquarters Department of the Gulf.
Atlanta, Ga, June %, 1898.
Special Orders No. Sc
A general court-martial to consist of
the following named officers of the Sec
ond North Carolina volunteer infantry
is appointed to meet at Camp Dan Rus
sell, Raleigh, y. c., ut 10 O'Clock a. H.
ON the LIST proXimO, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, for the trial of such prs
oners as may be brought before it.
DETAIL FOR THE COURT.
1. Major William T. Wilder.
>. Captain Robert L. Gray.
.. Captain Robert l.. Durham.
4. Capt Jno. A. Wagner.
). Capt. James w. Cooper.
&. First Lieutenant II. l.. Gilmer.
Z. Second Lieutenant Plato II. Dur
8. First Lieutenant Edward r. Nc
Afee.
O. First Lieutenant Harold n. John
10. Second Lieutenant John ). Gator
II. Second Lieutenant Ernest \.
Farrior.
II. Second Lieutenant Robert Il.
Cowan.
- Second Lieutenant Lyman Deal.
First Lieutenant Robert l.. Gray, Ad
iutant Judge Advocate.
The court is empowered to proceed
with the business before it with any
number of members present not less
than the minimum prescribed by law.
by command of Major General
Brooke.
w. p. HALL,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official: $500
FRANK l.. DODDS. 81
1t will be noted that the captain and
both the lieutenants of the Greensboro
company are detailed in the court-mar-
tal. This is IL marked compliment
This will necessitate sergeant com
manding that company while the court is
in session. The same can be said of the
Gastonia company, as both the captain
and lieutenants are members of the
court. There are quite number Of
cases to come up before the court. There
are five cases of desertion and several
minor offences. The court will doubt
less be in session several days.
Special orders No. ~ were issued as
follows:
The battalions of the regiment will be
formed tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock for monthly inspection and mus
ter on their parade grounds.
First call will be sounded at 4:50 p.
m.
Assembly at 100 D. IN.
Formation for battalion at 800 p. m.
General Orders No. -:
Part /. The attention of the command
is drawn to Nos. 81 and 80 of the arti-
cles of war which read as follows:
Part /. Any officer who uses any pro-
fame oath or eXecration shall for each of
Tense forfeit and pay one dollar. Any
soldier who so offends shall for his first
offense forfeit one-siXth of dollar for
each further offence he shall forfeit "a
like sum and shall be confined twenty
four hours. The money so forfeited
shall be deducted from his next pay to
be applied for the use of the sick sol
diers of his company.
Par. .. The bringing to camp, selling
or giving away whiskey or beer, except
for medicinal purposes is prohibited.
Those violating this order will be pun.
ished and the whiskey, or beer confisca-
ted. /,
By order of Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn.
Il. l.. GRAY, Adjutant
Col Burgwyn is determined that the
Second regiment shall be free from
drunkncss and profanity as far as he is
able to make it.
Lieutenant J. S. Adams and Sergeant
Moody who have been in Ashevile sew
eral weeks getting recruits for the regi-
ment. returned to camp yesterday. Ser
geant Rector who had a recruiting office
at Marshall, has also returned. The
officers brought with them the two de
serters, Robert Davis and Will Miller,
who have been in Jail at Asheville.
Two privates skipped out of camp a
few days ago to see their relatives at
Greensboro. They belonged to Capt.
Gray's company and said they did not
intend to stay over the ten day limit
but return to camp and take their pun
shment for being absent without leave.
Officer Pierce oyerhaued them in
Greensboro and returned them to Camp
Russell. -
The following are the appointments
for to-day: Officer of day, Capt :. j.
Cobb; officer of guard, II. A. COwan;
junior officer of guard, j. S. Adams.