The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-29

Charges Against Capt. Hitch.
Charge-Conduct to the prejudice Of
sooo order and military discipline, in
war
Specification lin that Capt. Robert
M. Hitch, Company I, First Infantry.
" ,. l., having received a lawful
command from Gov, Joseph M. Terrell,
comamnder-in-c of the military
FORCES of the state of Georgia, to wit
order recited-did neglect and fail to
obey, and did disobey, the same.
This at Statesboro, Ca, Aug. Is and
Is, 1904.
Specification I'm that Capt. Hitch,
while on riot duty, to prevent mob vio-
renee TO persons on trial in the SUI
perlor Court of Bulloch county, Geor-
ga, to wit: One Reed and one Cato,
1alled to place Gordon of sentinels
ABOUT the place of such trial, or to
otherwise properly guard the place of
said trial, whereby rioting and the
capture and burning to death of said
persons on trial, by riotous mob, re-
suited.
This at Statesboro. Ga, Aug. Is and
is, 1904.
Specification Sin that Capt. Hitch.
While on riot duty, failed and neg
lected to formulate any definite plans
Tor the protection of two civil prison.
ers' then on trial in the Superior Court
OF Bulloch county, Georgia, to wit:
one Reed and one Cato, and. failed
and neglected to consult with the
junior officers of Companies A, D and
l, First Infantry, G. S. T., who were
on duty under his command, as to his
plans for loading and firing. if the
same should become necessary while
on said riot duty; for bringing up
and posting achievements; for signals
IN order to prevent surprise; and for
the determined defense and protection
OF said civil prisoners, in case he, the
said Capt. Robert M. Hitch, or any
Junior officer of said companies, upon
whom the command of any guard or
defense might devolve, might be sur
prlsed or captured by the riotous mob
then and there seeking to commit vio-
lence upon said civil prisoners.
rms at Statesboro, Ga, Aug. Is and
16, 1904
Specification Am that Capt. Hitch.
while in riot duty, neglected
to take proper precaution to prevent
himself from being surprised and cap
tured by mob of riotous persons,
and, upon being surprised, captured
and beaten, failed to order available
reinforcements and made no further
effort to prevent mob violence on the
persons of certain parties, to wit, one
Reed and one Cato, then on trial be-
fore the Superior Court of Bulloch
county, Georgia, whereby rioting and
the capture and burning to death of
said parties on trial, by a riotous mob
resulted.
This at statesboro. Ga, Aug. Is and
16. 1904
Specification 5.-In that Capt. Hitch.
while on riot duty gave i'm
proper and misleading commands to
the officers and men under him while
on such riot duty and failed to take
proper precautions, in regard to the
necessity of loading and firing, if such
necessity should arise, In order to pre-
vent the execution of mob violence
upon certain persons on trial before
the Superior Court of Bulloch county,
Georgia, to wit, one Reed and one Cato,
and for the defense of said officers and
men. while in the discharge of their
duty.
This at Statesboro, Ga. Aug. Is and
16. 1904.
Charge: Gross neglect Of duty.
inefficiency and misbehavior before
riotous mob, in violation of the sixty
second article of war.
Specifications In that Capt. Hitch
allowed a riotous mob to capture and
burn to death two civil prisoners, to
wit, one Reed and one Cato, then on
trial before the Superior Court of Bull
loch county, Georgia, which he had
been lawfully commanded to protect,
proper and sufficiently force
full and energetic efforts to prevent the
same; and, after the capture Of said
prisoners, failed to pursue said mob
and to make any effort to rescue and
to protect said prisoners, or to prevent
the execution of mob violence upon
them, when said Capt. Robert M.
Hitch had under his command ar am
pie military force to rescue and to pro-
tect said prisoners and to prevent the
execution of mob violence upon them.
This at Statesboro, Ca, Aug Is and
16. 1904.
Charges Against Lieut.. Morrison.
Charge-Conduct to the prejudice of
good order and military discipline. in
violation of the sixty-second article
of war.
Specification lin that First Lieu
tenant and Assistant Surgeon A. A.
Morrison. First Infantry, Georgia
State Troops, while portion of his
was on riot duty, and he
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courier or messenger for Capt. Robert
NJ. Hitch, the officer then and there in
did interfere with Second
Lieutenant J. w. Mcintyre, Jr.. of
Company d, First Infantry, Georgia
state Troops, by counseling him not to
fire, and by preventing him from firing.
In the defense of himself and the men
under his command
This at Statesboro, Ga. Aug. IS. 1904
Specification 2.-In that First Lieu
tenant and Assistant Surgeon Morri-
son. while troops Of said regiment were
on riot duty, spoke words which in
duced Second Lieutenant j. w. McIn-
tyre. Jr.. Company d. First Infantry,
Georgia State Troops. to abandon his
purpose TO follow the riotous mob and
TO rescue and protect two civil prison.
ers, to-wit: One Reed and one Cato,
which said mob then and there had in