The evening times., 1901-10-29
The MEADE Case CHARGES
Specifications Announced by the
Secretary of the Navy.

The Nnrine Corps Colonel Accused
of IutoNication While ON Duty and
ScauduIOuS COnduct-TrinI to Be
Held at the New York Navy Yard.
The Navy Department today made pub
lie the charges and specifications in the
case Of Col Robert T. Meade. L.. 5. Ma
rine Corps, for the hearing Of which Sec
retary Long on Monday ordered a court
martial. The court viii convene at the
New York Navy Yard at 10 o'clock a m.
November u, The charges and specidca-
cations preferred by the Secretary Of the
Navy against Colonel Meade are as fol
lows:
Charge I.-Druukenness on duty.
Specification lin that the said Rob
ert T. Meade colonel in the
United States Marine Corps. be
ing in command Of the ma
rine barracks. navy yard, New York. was.
ON OF shout the 18th day Of March. 1891,
while on duty at said barracks under
tine influence Of intoxicating liquor. and
thereby unfit for the proper performance
Of duty.
]. Meade. "a colonel in the United States
Marine Corps. being in command of the
marine barracks. navy yard. New York,
was. on or about the a1th day of April
lsn, while on duty at said barracks. under
the influence Of intoxicating liquor. and
thereby unit for the proper performance
Of duty.
Specification 2--In that the said Robert
/. Meade. a colonel In the United States
Marine Corps. being i'm command Of the
marine barracks, navy yard, New York
was, on or about the 18th day of June,
1901, while on duty at said barracks. under
the influence of intoxicating liquor, and
thereby unfit for the proper performance
Of duty.
Charge TL-SCandaloUs conduct tend
ing To the destruction Of good morals.
Specification lin that the said Robert
/. Meade. a colonel I'm the United States
Marine Corps. being in command OF the
marine barracks. navy yard, New York
having received 10y official reference from
the commandant Of the Marine Corps
a written report, dated july Ilth, l9u,
made by Col Frank I. Denny. quarter
master Of the Marine Corps. against him,
the said Meade, for such remarks. If any,
as he might desire TO make. did. under
date Of July 18th, 1901, IN returning 20 the
commandant OF the Marine CorDs said
report endorse thereon inter ALA, as fol
lows:
The fact that he has failed 10 bring
this false charge for all these months
shows that II was not true, and his doing
50 now. coming as IL does co-iuciGeutally
WltL the already discreditcd false charge
of thu same character by another STAFF Of
heer' shows conspiracy against me
And therein and thereby. well knowing
the same t. be false. maliciously state
that the charge made by Col Frank l.
Denny. Quartermaster Of the Marine
Corps. in the aforesaid report, was not
true, and that a conspiracy existed
among officers Of the general STAFF Of the
Marine Corps against him. the said
Meade. this to the scandal and disgrace
OF the naval service.
Specification 2-In that the said Rob
ert l. Meade. a colonel in the United
States Marine Corps, being in command
Of the marine barracks. navy yard. New
York, having appeared before q duly and
lawfully constituted naval court % en-
quiry. convened by order of the Secre-
t3ry Of the Navy. at the navy yard New
York, on the 25th day of July. 1871: hay
ing been duly and lawfully sworn as
witness 10 tell The truth the whole truth.
and nothing but the truth. and having
been interrogated in reference 10 the mat
ter then under investigation. did then and
there testify upon matters material TO the
enquiry then being made by said court. in
substance and effect as follows:
discrimination by Major Charles IT
lauchheimer, L.. 5. N. g
"Q.-Then. do ] understand that I'm this
endorsement you did not report Colonel
laTUmL
Al don't recollect using that word at
all except in cOllusi0U with you on the
subject Of drunkenness
"Q-But You have just now stated that
the collusion that you referred to was tba
COLLISION between Colonel Denny and my
ssI- Now which Is the correct answer.
'A--The coIIusion was between Colonel
Denny and yourself iu one case and Col
onel Denny and his architect in the 9th
ct where / referred 10 Colonel Denny
making his report against me. because /
believed that be was annoyed at nv at
tempting 20 prevent fraudulent work.
'Q--Aud that was the CnIlusi0u2
A.-Ihere were two CollUSiOns, but che
two collust0ns don't work in. 1 don't in
tend 10 connect them at all with the arch-
'Q.-No. don't expect you did. sir. but
mean 10 say that you want the court
10 understand that there were two cOlIu-
sinuE2
the quarteTrnaSter and his architect and
the other one between the quarterrnaSter
ana yourself Now, one is on the subject
OF drunkenness and TIE other is on the
subject of bad work.
And the foregoing testimony having
been read over By him. he the said
Meade. did acknowledge the same 20 De
correct wei knowing that such his sworn
statement was false, and intended 10 de-
ceive, and did thereby knowingly and
willfully violate the sanctity Of the oath
taken by him TO tell the truth. the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. this TO
the scandal and disgrace Of The naval
service.
Specification 3.-In that the said Rob
ert L. Meade, a colonel in the United
States Marine Corps, being in command
OF the marine barracks. navy yard. New
York having appeared before a duly and
lawfully constituted naval court Of en-
quiry. convened b. order Of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy. at the navy yard New
York. on the 25th day OF July, 1901 having
been duly and lawfully sworn as a wit
ness 90 tell the truth, the whole truth.
and nothing but the truth. and having
been inteTOgated I'm reference 10 matters
then under Investigation. did then and
there testify upon matters material % the
enquiry then being made by said court
in substance and effect as follows:
Examination by Major Charles H.
Iauchhsim,T. l.. ). NJ. .
C-Sratc the facts that YOU know
WhercTOr am dcsirous 70 in jure you. You
have made tho bOlG charge
Al make ii again. and I tell the court
that % has become necessary TO discredit
me % headquarters.
"Q-Why. CoIoul Meadeg STATE 10 the