The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-02
A BOARD OF INQUIRY
WILL INQUIRE INTO CONDUCT OF
CAPT. WILSON.
GOVERNOR GRANTS REQUEST.
CoURT-MARTIAL SHOULD HAVE
ACTED ON NATTER.

GOV. Gambler viii Name Proper
Board as Soon a. 1t IL Possible To
Do so-COIoneIs of Governors stan
to Wear Ca" ButtOns-Savannnh
Attorneys Before supreme court
Messrs. duBignOn, Haines ana
Gabbett Before Railroad Commits
sIon-Wiu BE no Duel Between
Joel Hurt and Attorney Hopkins.
Atlanta. Feb. Gov. Gambler has de-
cided to appoint a board Of inquiry at the
request of Capt NJ. Ed. Wilson and Lieut..
Barthelmess Of the Republican Blues to
examine into the imputatOns of miscon-
duct made against them by the military
court in its findings in the case of Corpl.
Harris. The findings Of the court in this
case led to a reprimand for these officers
from the Governor.
When the request for the board came
10 Gov. Gambler he referred il to the
Judge advocate general for legal opin-
ion as to whether it could be granted af-
ter the case had already been disposed
of. Col. George NJ Napier, judge advo-
cate general, has just replied stating that
The officers are entitled to court Of in
CURRY.
Cob Napier holds that the court-mar-
tiai which tried Harris should have sum-
noned these officers before it at the time
preferred charges against and tried them
then and there. The court, it seems, had
charged under the evidence that the con-
duct of the officers towards the corporal
was overbearing and tyrannica 1t was
upon this that the Governors reprimand
was based. Gov. Gambler says ne will
consider the matter and name a proper
board Of officers to make the investiga-
tion as soon as it is possible to do 50.
To Use Georgia Escutcheons.
An order win be issued shortly pre-
scribing some changes in the dress uni
forms of the colonies of the Governors
stan. Among these changes will be the
replacing of the escutcheon of the United
States on the hat with the Georgia escut-
cheon, the use of Georgia buttons and the
placing of the abbrevistion Ga" on the
collar Of the dresscoat
Hearing the Eastern Circuit.
a large number of Savannah attorneys
are here in attendance on the Supreme
Court. Among those present. were George
y. Cam, J. r. Saussy. Sr., r. r. Rich
ards. W. c. Hartridge. T. NJ. Cunning
ham, Jr.. W. R. Lesken, George w.
Owens. Walter d. Johnson, w H. Wade,
j. W. Medrim. and w. L. Clay. The
eastern circuit will be finished to-mor-
row morning and the court will also finish
with the Atlantic circuit on which there
are only four cases The case of the
Savannah FLORIDA and Western Railroad
against the Postal Telegraph Company
will be argued in the morning.
Before the Railroad Commission.
Hon. F. G. duBignon and Superintend-
ent George w. Haines, representing the
Plant System and Cecil G 4bbett repre-
senting the Seaboard, appeared before the
Railroad Commission to-day and made
arguments against the petit on for a de-
pot at Bladen at the junction of these
roads in Glynn county. After hearing
the arguments the commission ordered
each road to build a depot. unless they
decide to build a union depot at the
point where the tracks cross. Plans were
accepted for a union depot at Cordele
and the TenniIle depot case went over
until the next meeting with the under
standing that the commission viii then
act upon it unless the Southern begins to
build before that time.