The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-21

the Reg and = OAEmtcer >eTE ace
DiShOnorabIy Discharged During
the Fiscal Year Just Ended LIS
The annual report OF George b Davis.
tie Judge Advocate General OF the Army.
20 the Secretary of War, was made pub
lie today The report is principally inter
tsiHg as showing the number and char
acter Of trials in the army during the
past year On this subject the Judge Ad-
yocate General says
The number of men sentenced 10 dis
honorable discharge In 80 ocular army
was lS95. and in the volunteer army -.
Death sentences were imposed BY SEN
teuc- Of cOurJ-marJal in 3 cases of en-
listed men. Z OF these cases being on CON
vicJicu OF murder, and on conviction OF
d-SgTtIOu- The death sentences. except in
/ case Of murder, were committed by the
President To dIShOuOrdble discharge. for
ffiJure Of all pay and allowances, and i'm
priSoEusut at hard labor for life IN 2
cases. for seven years in ! case. and Tor
ia.e years IN ! case
The total number of deSertiCI5 was l5i,
OF MAptA 80 "tre IN me service H-l more
thau SIX months at time OF d-SertI9H,
vhllc only 1o had been in the service
more than six months
line records Of military commissions
received aL this office during jhr ysa-
covered ly the report show that $50 per
sons were tried q which Uum1rr - We're
cruNlcl'd a. w were acquitted and las
sentences in % cases were GIsuuprJFed.
The following table show appr1NimBLr-
IT, the DUtuctS-
Abduction 81. ace, sSari,s before the
fact Jp assault with intent To Kill l.. ac-
CtSsaTi-s before the fact 10 murder :,
aiding and abettiug public enemy. q, aid
ing murder. ]. arson. "a. assault and bat
terry, q assault and battery with intent
to DO body injury. 81 assault and bat
terry with intent 70 kill. 50. assault with
int III To- rob. 3 assisting q sSeTtlru, ? at
tempt 20 force contributions for katipu-
nan Society. l. attempt To i-tluidate civil
officials. - attempt 20 rob /, being spy
O.. being war rebel. = being "a WAY trait
or Is, burglary. ., collecting contrlnut-
Ions Tor the enemy 1, co--S'ruuE with
outlaws. D conspiracy 10 d-fraud. - cor
rsSpOUliGE with the enemy o. diSoEedi-
,DCe of ORDERS of officer. ., disturbing the
peace. -. yNJgTjiOu under color OF office.
]; forcinl- detention. 7; forcing c1utrihu-
TONS for -Gu=rlla du Honor J. giving
Information To- energy, 3, guerrilla war
fare. j.. hagNorl1g an enemy, g. InCluug
natives To- reasonable acts. ]. llStlE1Ill-E
mtUt ian town garriSoued by United states
troops l. intimidation and assault. ]. kid
Ea piping. lg4- Larceny . l1WlesS--sSS, l.
uau&-aughter. p. misconduct IN 9iEee, -,
rTntruc,s. s.. publishing SaditiHIs articles.
6. receiving stolen property. g, rrlirt iuE
the enemy. O.. SlStll- arrest t. robbery.
I.T- tE,acharuas conduct. J. unlawful pos
gf publ. property. q violating .lscl'r
oath. ], Violation Of the laws ana US-gtS
of war. 15-; violating oath of allegiance,
Death sentences were IMPOSED ls mill
itary commissions la about -E ct-~.
nearly aII natives az me fEi--H-
r-ua Islands. cl conviction or
ll. more serious crimes named In this
list. and ne s. ut -uers were eNveHt-a iu
about III eases I'm most OF the remaining
cases tho sentences We're crDmgt,d 90
q q =HH ..H
teen Years tu life imprisonment, while In
"a r.y- cases th. sentences were cpmmurel
o. Imprisonment Tor from five Oh Ten
years, and in few cases the sentences
W,r. dirfruroytd coz SCI aside
TIN. r.rHrt adds Ell pom ,hv reCnmme0-
fatiau OF tho department the EiEhty-thlrt
Article cf War, which defines the JurlSdlc-
lion Of the several inferior courts IN Fr-
sptCt To- their power 20 punish was
amended by the act Of March q 1901 IN
such a way as 60 permit those tribunals
TO impose sentences OF three months for
f.5ture Of pay or three months. counne-
mrut az hard labor. or both. az the dlscre-
tiOu of the court The operation OF this
enactment has been TO simplify the adj
miuistratjou of military Justice and 70
make IL unnecessary To refer CouSldcra-
bl,. number Of cases to general courts
martial for trial which prior 10 the
4daption of the mtuGm-ut were tNclu-
Sfya1y tria BILE by such tribunals. Iu this
respect IL has fully Justified the eNptct8-
lions which We're entertained as To its
necessity and proprlviy when the matter
was presented To Congress
'Th, following data are given upon the
trials completed during the year Com
mIsSi0ued officers tried by general court
rlaUtial-Rs SuIarS convicted. 1n- aruuir-
ted. ]. sentence or acgUiJtu dlS'"H' J.
-. To- volunteers convicted ~ 90. quilted.
3 sentence or acquiJtal diSarIruytc- d.
Is Cadets tried by general couTt-maTJiaI
tc0uvicted) . Enlisted men tried 10y gel
oral court martial-ResUlar convicted
Ig19. acquitted. $780, sentence or aCguiJtal
disapuroved. ls0. 4.SJS. volunteers ICON
victed. 9l5: acquitted. I5I- sentence DIP go
uuittaI -jisapuroved. "D- l.lal- civilians
tried by general yuuTr-Tu martial Those
serving with the army i'm the Er-I sr.U-
vIctcd. S0. acquitted. &, dis1ppray -d. CD, -,
discharged men held a. general prisoners
tcauvicted. y. acquitted. I. dIslpDrOv,d
u % Total trials by general -oart-mar-
tIaL 6.o65
This number is about coo less than dur
ir,g the preceding year.