Bisbee daily review., 1904-12-10

St. Louis. Dec. S.-Alleging that he is the victim of a conspiracy as in famous as that against Capt. Dreyfus, Second Lient. Albert J. Mohn. of the Fourth United States Cavalry. has prepared to file a suit in the Uuited States District Court against the off cers constituting the courtmartial that convicted him. His object is 70 clear his honor and recover standing in the service.
 Mohn ayers that he was arrested and tried on a charge of conduct un- becoming an officer and a gentleman; that he was found not guilty of this charge after nine days trial. but that the court-martial. without giving him a chance to defend himself, returned a verdict finding him guilty of insub- ordinatiosI This, it is alleged, was rendered in order to protect superior officers who had testified against Mohn
 The court-martial papers give Capt. H. c. Benson. of the Fourth Cavalry. as the complaining officer against Mohn. Capt John O'Shea, of the Fourth Cavalry. one of the most bril- lianI military lawyers in the country, who defended Mohn at the court-mar- tial is said 10 have forced some If the complainant's witnesses to retract statements made by them derogatory 10 Mohn's character and to have forced vindication on the charge for which he was placed on trial. Then the yer dict finding him guilty of another .ho a
 The original verdict of the court was that he be reduced fifty numbers in rank and be sentenced to pay a fiBe of $50 a month for nine months. Gen. Wirt. the reviewing officer, re- duced the latter part of this sentence to a fine of $50 a month for four months. The papers. approved by Gen. Wirt. arrived last Friday. Mohn is still at Jefferson Barracks awaiting instructions from the War Depart ment.
 Tn the petition which MOhn's coun- saI will file within few days. Lieut.. Mohn declares the court-martial was continuation of a malicious, c1lcerted action against him by Capt. Benson Lieut. Martin. Col. Wagner at Wash ington: Major Hammond. Adjutant Commander of the Jefferson Guards at the Fair. and Col. Anderson. These officers formed . clique to force him out of the army because he is not a West Pointer He seeks a reversal of the decision finding him guilty of insubordH ntion and the HndicatiOn of his honor and his military record.
 The court martial was composed of Col Duncan. of the Sixth Infantry Fort Leavenworth: Major Andrews Fort Leavenworth Maj. A. Andrews of the Artillery Corps; Capt. Deak yne. Engineer Corps; Capt. Paine Thirteenth Infantry. Fort Crook.Neb. Capt Canamaugh. Sixth Infantry, For Leavenw0rth; Capt. Wells Ninth Cav airy. Jefferson Barracks; Lieut.. Rem Der. Sixth Infantry: Fort Leav52 worth; Lieut.. Cushman. Eleventh In fantry. Fort Des MoiEes: Lieut. Stone Thirteenth Infantry. Fort Crook: Lieut.. Lalrobe. Eight Cavalry. JeftsI son Barracks. and Lieut. Rubottom Ninth Cavalry. Jefferson Barracks.
 The action of the young lieutenan in employing counsel to appeal to tho civil courts to vindicate his honor. a' his friends say, is without preceden in this division of the Army. In th' absence of Col. Anderson, Command ant at Jefferson Barracks, the Posj Adjutant. Capt Slocum. stated toda. that ac ourt-martial finding. duly ar proved by the Department Command CT. has rarely been reversed in th history of the United States Army.