The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-17
TRIAL OF THE SOLDIERS.
GENERAL ORDERS RELATING TO
CoURT-MARTIAL'S FINDINGS.

CorpI. n. =. Harris OF the Republic
can blues Set Forth-His Pleas nnd
the Findings OF the Court Given.
Remarks of the Court IN submit
ting TO the Goyernor the Findings
and the EVidenre-"DiscipIin On
the Trip 90 Louisville of the Blues
More Than Lnx"-Orders Also Cow
er Cases of the CoIored soldiers.
General orders from the office OF the
adjutant general Of the Georgia state
Troops in Atlanta have been received by
the commissioned officers OF the service
setting forth the proceedings o. the gen
eral court-martial that was appointed 20
Try Corpl. n. s. Harris OF the Bepubli-
can Blues. and other such cases as should
b. brought before It in savannah. The
exact nature OF the findings Of the courr
and OF It's comments viii be OF interes,
TO all military men in savannah.
The orders set forth the charges and
specifications made against Corpi Harris
By Capt VI. ~ Wilson as follows.
the company was absent from the state
by permission OF the Governor la viola
ton 81 State Military Regulations Spec
ihcauon In that Corpl r. 5. Harris
Company VI. First Infantry Georgia
State Troops. did absent himself from his
company without leave from his com
handing officer from about $50 q. m. on
the md day OF June, until the lith day
% June. 1870. This a. Louisville. Ky. on
and between the above mentioned dates 90
Charge II-"Cursug his superior off,
GER "a violation OF the State Military Reg
ulatious Specification. In that Corpl
r : Harris Company NJ. First Infantry.
Georgia State Troops did curse his SUI
perior officer. Second Lieutenant George
j. Barthelmess. Company NJ. First Infan-
Try. Georgia State Troops. the said iicu-
tenant being IN the execution OF his Of
fce. This al Louisville. KY, on the 3lst
day OF May. 1900"
Charge. HI-"Drunk and disorder
ly. TO the prejudice OF good
order and military discipline"
ris. Co. ~ First Infantry. Georgia state
quarters This al Louisville Ky. on the
slst day Of May. 1870"
Charge IV-"Iusubordination 20 the
prejudice Of good order and military dis
clpline Specification First. In that
Corpl r. s. Harris Co. NJ. First Infan-
try. Georgia state Troops. having receiv-
ed an order from Second Lieutenant
George J Bartheimess. co. NJ. First In
fantry. Georgia state Troops. che said
lieutenant being ia execution Of his Office.
10 report for guard duty. did wiifu.ly
disohey the same. This AZ Louisville XIV.
On MAY 81. 1900" Specification Two. In
that Corpl r s. Harris Co. NJ, First
Infantry. Georgia state Troops. after be-
ng placed under arrest and confined TO
quarters attempted escape thercfrofn by
Jumping from the window. This az Louis
vile. Ky. on the 3ist day q May. 1900 20
The pleas entered by the defendant were
az follows: Charge I, 20 tho specification.
mot guilty" To the charge, mot guilty:
charge IT, 10 the specification. not
guilty" 90 the charge. not guilty; charge
III. 10 the specification, not guilty 10
Tho charge. not guilty. charge ~. 90
the specification. mot guilty TO the sec
ond specification. mot guilty TO the
charge. mot guilty"
The fndinEs Of the court were as fol-
lows. Charge /. OF the specification.
mot guilty. nui guilty OF two days an
seuce. or until his company was re-
iieved from duty 81 home station; Of the
charge. guilty" charge ?. Of the specih-
guity." charge O. OF the specification.
mot guilty" Of the charge. mot guilty -
charge &. % the FIRST specification. mo.
guilty: IN that ne did not wilfully disohev
the order 60 report for guard duty or
the second specification. guilty OF the
charge guilty"
The sentence imposed by the court wsJ
as foli0Wr; And the court does there
fore sentence him. Corpi. X. >. Harris
Company ~ First Infantry. Georgia state
Troops TO be dishouorably discharged
from the service"
The remarks Of the court were as fol-
lows:
"In submitting the findings OF the court
In the case against Corpl r. $. Harris
We deem 20 our duty TO express our opin-
ion that the discipline in this command
was more than lax upon the occasion Of
iis trip 10 Louisville. and that u proper
discipline had been exercised by The on
GERS OF this command with drmncss. kind
ness aud justice the necessity for gem
qral court-martial would have been avoid
ed In this connection We also wish TO
say that very grave ofenses against dis
cipline were committed hy others than
the accused. and 80 FAR as We know no
charges have been preferred against any
one but the accused in this case.
The order OF the Governor nardonlng
C0rpl Harris ami reprimanding Capt
Wilson ana Lieut.. G. J Barthelmess has
been publ shed by she Morning News. IL
h embodied In the general orders
The general orders also give similar
explanations Of the cases against Corpi
Ed. b. Browne and Private James G.
walker. both oalored. and members OF
the colquitt Blues. The findings Of the
court In these cases were confirmed pS
the Governor, both men having been con-
v4cted.