Evening star., 1901-10-30
THE CHARGES MADE PUBLIC
SPECIFICATIONS CONCERNING col.
ROBERT L. MEADE, U. 8. NJ. g..
To BE COurt-Martialed at New York
Navy Yard November 12-Nine
Counts Given.

The Navy Department has made public
the charges and specifications in the cass
of Colonel Robert L. Meade, United State:
marine corps who Is to be tried by couri
martial at the New York navy yard No
yember IL. There are two charges: Drunk
enness on duty" and "Scandalous conduct
tending to the destruction Of good morals
Under the first charge there are three
specifications. alleging that on or about
the 18th of March. 3Oth of April and 18th
of June, Colonel Meade, while in command
of the marine barracks at the New York
yard was under the influence of intoxicat-
ing liquor, and thereby unfit for the proper
performance of duty"
Under the second charge there are six
Specifications Generally they allege false
testimony while under oath, before the
court of inquiry which investigated his
case.
The Several Specifications.
The first Of these specifications alleges
that Col. Meade made a false and malic-
ious statement in indorsing report made
against him by Col. F. L. Denny of the
Marine Corps. In his Endorsement Col
Meade says: 1.-The fact that he Denny,
has failed to bring this false charge fol
all these months shows that it was mol
true, and his doing so now, coming as II
credited false charges of the same charac
ter by another staff officer, shows a con
spiracy against me-.
The second specification relates to alleged
testimony given by Col. Meade before the
court of inquiry, In which he alleged follu-
sion between Col. Denny and an architect,
in an alleged attempt to defraud the gov
ernment, and also between Col. Denny and
Maj. Lauchheimer on the subject of drunk
enness. The specification says that Meade
made this statement. well knowing that
such statement was false and intended to
deceive
The third specification also relates to al
legged testimony given by Colonel Meade
before the court of inquiry while under ex-
animation by Major Lauchheimer. He is
said to have asserted that Major LAUGH
heimer desired to discredit him at head
quarters because in the imminent future
there is to be a change In the headship OF
the corps and that "a strenuous effort Is
being made by the adjutant and inspector
(Reid) to become the head Of the corps
The specification says that Colonel Meade
knew that this statement was false.
Alleged Testimony Before Court.
In the fourth specification it is alleged
that Col. Meade swore falsely before the
court of inquiry that Col. Denny and Archi-
tect Boring Of New York had been in col
lusion to defraud the government. He sub
sequently modified his testimony that
point by saying that 1t was his belief that
they had been in collusion.
In another part of his testimony, accord
ing to the fifth specification, Col. Meade
said that while stationed in Boston In 1896
or 1897 Maj. Lauchheimer was invited by
him and his family to come to an evening
entertainment at their house.
when you Oauchheimer) arrived there
late in the evening" Col Meade is alleged
to have said, latter we had waited for you,
as 1t was a progressive party. you arrived
in such a drunken condition that you were
unfit to be in the house, and you were in a
maudlin condition, and you wept In my
parlor." The specification says that Col.
Meade knew the above statement to be
false and intended to deceive, "to the scan
dal and disgrace of the naval service"
The sixth specification also relates to
testimony said to have been given by Col.
Meade before the court Of inquiry. II
charges that the alleged statement made by
Col. Meade that the Puritan Club of Bos-
ton had withdrawn an invitation issued to
Maj Lauchheimer on account OF his con-
duct was false and intended to deceive.