The evening times., 1899-09-19

The War Department made public today
the reply of General Otis TO Secretary
Roots request that he furnish the particu-
lars In the case Of Private Hoon. Company
X. Fourth Infantry, who was setenced by
court-martial TO dishonorable discharge
and confinement in a Manila prison for one
year.
The first public notice given the case was
an appeal made by Governor Bushnell, Of
Ohio, to the President, asking that he or
der an investigation Of the matter Hoon
wrote to his father, who lives in Ohio, that
his sentence was imposed simply because
he had asked for a commission without
making his application through the proper
military channels.
1t appears from General Cts report that
Hoon was not tried for this cffence, but for
forgery. The evidence produced at the
court-martial showed that Hoon had forg,
ed the names OF his company officers to his
application. The report Of General Otis
follows:
Manila. Sept. 10. 1893.
Adjutsnt General, Washington:
Private HooR, Company n, Fourth Infantry,
sentenced by cOurt-martisl sitting AT Imus 10
dishonoTable discharge and confinement In Ma
Mia prison, one year sentence. Approved by Gen.
2ral Lawton, and being executed April l., Hoon
cent direct TO me paper purporting TO be petition
asking for commission. Paper referred to COM
Enanding officer. Fourth Infantry, without re-
mark Result, trial on charge violation sixty
second article OF war, under which specification
laid follows:
In that Private Lawrence F. Hoon. Company
X, Fourth United States Infantry, did write and
send TO Major General T.. ). Otis, L. s. V,
Military Governor Philippine Islands, paper pur-
porting 10 be petition in words and figures as
5ollows: Camp Lalona, april IL, 1892 General
0tis, Honored Sir: We. the undersigned do
hereby, in behalf al the company, present 80 you
for promotion. under Presidential appointment
Private Lawrence r. Hoon, Company X, Fourth
United States Infantry, whose record for
integrity and bravery and good moral
character Is unsurpassed in the Fourth
Regiment. he has a college education and
Senatorial ancestors; his grandfather, Judge Will
lam Lawrence. eX-Comptroler of the United
States Treasury. Private Hoon left his regiment
IN the trenches and Joined the Twenty-second
Regiment, p Company, because they were to the
front. He left without gun or belt and stocd in
the lines until man fell. He took his outfit
and fought with them to Malolos. He turned
in the outfit 10 Sergeant Trooper, Company r.
of Twenty-Second and returned to his company.
He has been to the front in all the skir1nishes Of
Company, and has seen three times more
ice in the Philippines than any man in the regi
ment. Hoping you viii allow him an exsmina
ton. We thus submit the petition. Yours, Ser
geant }. Moore, Corporal Mark Baldwin, Corporal
8annon, Corporal Chandler. Private II. Gosh, c.
BeaH. We could secure the signature OF the en-
tire company, h,t consider this sufficient and
thus avoid publicity. Yours truly. Sergeant
Moore. Company X, Fourth Infantry Knowing
that he. the said Lawrence F. Honn, compssy X
Fourth Infantry, had feloniously and mallciousiy
written the names If Sergeant J. Moore. Corpora
MSrk Baldwin. Corporal BannOn. Corporal Chand
Ter, Private IT, Gosh. and c. Beall 10 the peti
ton with the intent Of deceiVing said General
OTIS and thereby trying to secure his totisD aid
in obtaining q commission second Lieutenant
in the United States army.
This Is camp at Laloma Church. near Manila
Philippine Islands, on the I7th day of April 1899
proceedings OF trial forwarded TO Washington
August i. OTIS.