The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-11-16
REPRIMANDS ARE ISSUED
Final Chapter Written in Courtmartial
Episode Growing Out of the
Statesboro Lynchnn Affair.

First Lieutenant George A. Nell, OF
company I, and Second Lieutenant
Henry L. Griner, of company A, First
Georgia regiment infantry, were at
last publicly reprimanded Thursday
in accordance with the findings of the
courtmaftial which tried these officers
together with Captain Robert NJ. Hitch
for alleged derehction of duty at
Statesboro.
The public reprimand, which was
part of the sentence in the case OF
Lieutenant Nell, and all of the SEN
tence imposed upon Lieutenant Griner,
consists simply in the publication i'll
the form of general orders Of all tho
charges against the officers who were
tried, the findings and sentences OF
the court and the governors brief
order carrying out the sentences.
There has been much curiosity to
know just what a public feprimand
would look like. The following fron
Governor Terrell's order is the onlT
thing that is said on the subject, ex-
cept in the sentence of the court:
I'm executing the sentence imposed
by the courtmartial in the cases OF
Lieutenants George A. Nell and Henry
L. Griner, the facts of the findings
and sentence Of the court and the pub
Iication of this order is deemed suf-
ficient compliance wifi so much OF
the sentence as requires public rep
rimand."
This, then, is practically all there is
to d public reprimand outside OF the
publication of the charges and court
findings.
The general order issued Thursday
relates to all of the officers who were
tried by the couftmaftial, Captain
Hitch. who was dismissed from the
service, and the officers who were ac'
Quilted, as we'll as Lfeutenants Mc'i
and Griner.
After the publication of all the
charges on which the officers were
tried. together with the findings and
sentences of the court, the order con-
cludes on page 10 as follows;
"The records of the proceedings OF
the general courtmartial in the fore
going cases of Captain Robert NJ
Hitch, First Lieutenant George A.
Nell. Second Lieutenant Henry Il.
Griner. First Lieutenant A. A. Morris
ON and First Lieutenant Charles E.
Cone, all of First infantry, Georg
State Troops, having been submitted
to the governor, the following are hi
orders thereon:
"Ex seutive Office. October %, 1904.
The proceedings, findings and SEN
fences in the foregoing cases are at
proved and the sentences imposed
will be duly executed.
"In the case of Captain Hitch, dist
bilities prescribed by section % OF
The military code are hereby removed.
except so far as the same applies to
a position in the military service OF
the state.
I'm executing the sentence imposed
by the courtmartial in the cases OF
Lieutenants George A. Nell and Henry
L. Griner, the fact of the findings and
sentence of the court and the publica-
ton of this order is deemed a suffi-
cient compliance with so much OF the
sentence as requires a public repri-
mand. J. M. TERRELL, Governor"
THE commission of Captain Robert
M. Hitch, company I, First infantr|'
Savannah, Ca, is hereby cancelled 70
take effect October "a on which date
he will cease to be an officer of the
state troops.
First Lieutenant George A. Neil,
company I, First infantry, Savannah
Ca is hereby suspended from rank
command and duty for the period OF
one year to take effect October ~,
1904.
"First Lieutenants A. A. Morrison
and Charles E. Cone, and Second Lieu
tenant Henry L. Griner, First infan-
trv will be released from arrest and
returned to dnty.
CIV command of the governor.
as. w. HARRIS, Adjutant General.
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