Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-29

EXECUTIVE LENiENCY
The Official Order in the Case of
Captain Walsh.
CONVICTED BY C0URF.MARTIAL
Grounds on Which the President
COMMITTED Sentence.
RED TO DUTY
RE S ORED TO DUTY

Major General Miles issued general or
der to the army today giving the record of
| the court-martial case of Capt. Harry
Walsh, nth Volunteer Infantry, and an
nouncing the action of the President there
on. It appears from this order that Capt
| Walsh was arraigned and tried before a
| general court-martiai which convened at
| Manila, P. l., pursuant to special orders
| No 1871. headquarters LIST Division, Sth
| Army Corps. December 30. 1899, Of which
| Col. E. E. Hardin. 10Th Volunteer Infantry,
| was president and First Lieut.. F. s. Hut
| ton. 4th United States Infantry, was judge
i advocate. He was charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, to
| the prejudice of good order and military
| discipline, in violation of the 62d Article Of
War" There were three specifications I'M
der the charge.
The Specifications.
The first specification was as follows:
I'm that Capt. Harry Walsh, 9th Infan-
try. L. 8. ". while in the uniform of his
grade, was drunk and disorderly in the
! public streets. causing interference of the
| local police, and his detention by the pro-
vost guard of his regiment. This at Valet
ia, Island of Malta, on November %, 1899,
| between the hours of and 8 pm"
The second specification was as follows:
w
try, u. s. ", did use profane and abusive
language toward an officer of the provost
guard of his regiment. namely. toward Sec
ond Lieut.. Paul W. Harrison, 4Tth Infan-
try. L. 9. ", said officer of the provost
guard being in the performance of his du-
ties as such. and both officers being in the
uniform of their respective grades. This
at Valetta, Island of Malta on November
-. 1899. about $50 to pm
The third specification was as follows:
In that Capt. Harry Walsh, 47th Infan-
try, U. s. ", while in the uniform of his
grade, was helpleSSly drunk and did fall
into drunken stupor and sleep in the tenn
porary room of his regimental provost
guard, where he was of necessity detained.
This in foreign land, in the presence of
the members of the British Marine Guard
and of the members of the picket of the
post guard, to the shaming of his regiment
and his country, at the custom house land
ing In Faletta, Island of Malta, on Novem-
Der y, 1899. between the hours of Z and 8
pm
Sentence of Dismissal
Captain Walsh pleaded mot guilty to
the charge and the specifications. The
court found him guilty" of the first speci-
fication. except the words land disorderly''
and of the excepted words not guilty"
mot guilty of the second specification.
guilty" of the third specification and
guilty of the charge. The court there
upon sentenced Captain Walsh ITO be dis
missed the service of the United States"
The Presidents Action.
The record Of the proceedings Of the gen
eral court-martial in the foregoing case of
Captain Harry Walsh, 47th Infantry, L. S.
Volunteers, having been submitted to the
President the following are his orders
thereon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
March q 1900.
The sentence in the foregoing case of
Captain Harry Walsh. 47th Infantry. United
States Volunteers. Is confirmed and is com
muted to reprimand and forfeiture of
one-haf of his pay for a period of six
months. The ienency thus shown is not be-
cause the ofense of Captain Walsh was not
grave and reprehensble 1t is because it
seems just to permit the evidences of gen.
eral conduct and efficiency a soldier ap-
pearing in the record to modify the severity
which would follow his single act of weak
ness if that were considered by itself alone,
and in the hope that he may be able by his
future conduct to make up in honor for the
humiliat ton which his offense has caused
to his comrades in the service. 1t Is be-
lieved that this statement. together with
the publication of the sentence of the court
approved and confirmed will constitute a
reprimand sufficiently severe to meet the
ends Of justice.
Captain Walsh will be released from ar
rest and restored to duty.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"