Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-01
DID KICK AND JUMP ON
COURT MARTIAL WHERE
zEIGENFUSS FIGURED
LIEUT.. BROWN OF ENGINEER
CORPS REPRlMANpEp FOR
CALLING HIM ouT-LosT
SEVERAL TEETH.
From Manila Freedom.I

First Lieutenant Lyle Brown, Engi.
neer Corps. L. S. A.. was tried by a
general courtmartial, Of which Lieut.
Col. David Craigie, Thirteenth lnfan.
try, was president, and Captain Arthur
Conklin, Artillery Corps, was Judge
advocate. The following are the pro.
ceedings as set forth in general orders
by General Chaffee:
Charge Assault and battery, to
the prejudice of good order and mill.
tary discipline, in violation Of the six
ty.eccond Article OF War.
Specification-1n that First Lieuten.
ant Lyle Brown, Corps Of Engineers,
U. s. Army, on the Sd day OF April,
1902, in the city OF Manila, Island OF
Luzon, p. l., then and there being, did
wilfully and maliciously, without just
cause or provocation, assault one
Charles o. Ziegenfuss, a resident OF
the said city of Manila, by striking and
heating him, the said Ziegenfuss on
the face with his, the said Browns
clenched fists, thereby knocking out
two of his the said Ziegenfuss', teeth.
and did kick and jump upon the said
Ziegenfuss, with the feet of him, the
said Brown. and the said Brown did
then and there beat, bTuise, wound
and otherwise ill.treat him, the said
Ziegenfuss, and did cause him the
said Ziegenfuss to suffer great bodily
pain and anguish.
Charge ll-Conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman, in violation OF
the Sixty.second Article Of War.
Specification-In that First Lieuten'
ant Lyle Brown, Corps Of Engineers,
L. S. Army, did on the Sd day Of April
1902, without invitation or notice, en-
ter the residence Of Charles o. Ziegen
fuss, in the city OF Manila, and did call
the said Ziegenfuss from his bed, and
did then and there, without just cause
or provocation, unlawfully, wilfully
and maliciously assault the said Zieg
enfuss. by striking him, the said Zieg
enfuss, with his, the said Browns
clenched fists, and the said Brown did
then and there otherwise best, bruise
wound and ill.treat the said Zlegenfuss
knocking out two Of the teeth OF the
SAID Zlegenluss'
This in the presence Of an Officer
OF the Army and in the presence o.
American and native citizens.
Plea-Not guilty.
Finding.
or the specification, first charge
Guilty. except the words, without jus
cause or provocation," and did kicl
and jump upon the said Ziegenfu7
with the feet OF him, the said Brown
and the said Brown did then an
4 there otherwise beat, brulse, woun'
and otherwise ill.treat him, the sat
Ziegenfuss," and great" and and an
guish"; OF the excepted words. No
guilty.
OF the first charge-Guilty.
or the specification, second chars
Guilty, except the words without II
vitation or notice" without Just caus
or provocation," and and the sal
Brown did then and there otlierwis
heat, bruise, wound and ill-treat I'll
- said Ziegenfuss," substituting there
J for the word thereby" and OF tn
excepted words. Not guilty, OF tn
substituted word Guilty
or the second charge-Not guilt!
but guilty of conduct 10 the prelude
OF good order and Military discipline
Sentence.
And the court does therefore sci
tence him. First Lieutenant Lytl
Brown, Engineer Corps, U. S. A., It
be reprimanded In orders by the r.
viewing authority"
~ The remarks OF the reviewing al
thority are as follows: In this cas-
1t appears that the accused, First Lie
tenant Lyle Brown, Engineer Corp
U. S. A., taking offence at what und'
a strained construction, might be r
! garded as a yelled accusation again'
his official integrity, appearing and b
- ing repeated in a daily paper pubiis
ed in Manila, conceived II TO be incun
bent upon him TO seek redress by pc
2 sonally assaulting the editor oil sal
paper.
In giving effect 10 the too leniel
& sentence OF the court, Lieutenai
Brown is reminded that the first qua
o. fication of good citizenship consists
A. scrupulously refraining from VOL
ton of the law under which he live
y either in its letter or spirit.
Having elected the play the part
!, the Iaw.breaker, Lieutenant Brow
= will doubtless learn in time that h
method OF securing personal redre
. when smarting under adverse crl
cism inseparable from public life, CT
,ed not lead TO enviable notorletyi mu'
In. less to honorable distinction among
ficers and gentlemen.
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JAPANESE INJURED.