Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-24
First Case Called Speedily Disposed
Of Lieutenant Ball Admit
ting Charges
WAS EXCITED OVER UINTAH.
Attention viii Now be Paid 10 Mem.
bers Of Company D, Accused Of
Attempting Suicide"

In the first session Of the court mar
tlal called to Investigate the cases Of
those members Of the National Guard
who absented themselves from encamp-
ment this year without first obtaining
permission, Lieut. Garry Ball OF the
signal corps last night pleaded guilty
TO the charges and specifications filed
against him, At the conclusion OF the
trial the court consumed an hour in
elaboration, and at the end Of that
time had It's conclusions recorded and
ready to forward 10 the proper author
ity. The results Of the court martial
VIII be made public through an order
nom the adiutaut generals office at
ter all The cases have been tried, and
the legality OF the punishments has
been determined by the judge ad'o-
cate general, 10 whom they VII. be ~
tcrred II will be over two weeks be-
fore the % men are all tried, and what
the punishment awarded TO amy one
Of them is, viii not be known until
after that time.
The law considers men ubsanting
themselves from camp to be de ertels
and the court has authority to recon-
mend any punishment except DEATH
LEAVES FOR CHICAGO.
Col. Geoghegan acting adJutant gem
eral who win finally pass upon the
findings Of the court-martial left dl
noon today for Chicago. Before going
he stated that he had not received III
papers IN the case of Lieutenant Bail,
aud that none OF the cases would be
considered until the court is through
with ITS deliberations, when one order
viii be issued covering the entire num-
Der. Colonel Geoghegan viii return w
eight days while the court viii not
finish It's work for at least two weeks,
Ills absence therefore win cause no de-
lay.
UINTAH LANDS THE CAUSE.
Lieutenant Ball is the only commits
stoned officer against whom charges
were preferred. He has a record rt
five years Of service in the guard, and
for his present omission OF duty, ne
offered a statement which puts the
blame upon Uintah and the low num-
Der he drew I'm the land contest, In con-
nection with the difficulty OF returning
over the stage line in time to comply
with encampment orders.
Lieut.. Ball. however, admitted thal
he arrived In salt Lake on Labor day
II hours before the guard left for en-.
campment. AS Il left at midnight or
that day. He was so fatigued and eS-
cited over the uintah drawings that he
neglected to file an application for MS
release from camp duties, or to re-
port for duty
OF the - men remaining Tor trlal,
most OF them are OF Company D. which
was accused Of trying to commit sui
eide" as a company before the encamp-
ment. one man from Nephi VIII have
10 come TO salt Lake for trial, Whiie
the TWO men at ogden will be tried In
the Junction city one Of them, Joseph
Hurley. was arrested yesterday for not
paying summary court fine for falling
10 attend drills and today was mar
ried. His second trial will begin next
week, II Is thought.
col. LUND ACTING ADJUTANT,
Col. II. NJ H. Luud was designated
I'm special orders No. 3, issued this
morning from the executive office. and
signed by Gov cutler, to perform the
duties of the adiutaut general during
the absence Of Cob Geoghegan, who, In
the same order is granted leave for
eight days