Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Co {, First Infantry, Dis
banded by Governor.
Court Is Lenient and Grants
Men Honorable Discharge.
Additional Recommendations for
Payment Of State Aid.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 A. M.

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The sequel in the case of Co, E of the
First Infantry. N. G. S. NJ. which was
sent home to Portland in disgrace last
August. for disorderly conduct on the
part Of some of it's members while in
attendance at the annual tour of duty
on the state camp ground in this city,
came out in General Orders No. 81,
which were sent out from the office of
the adjutant general Friday. and in
which are embodied the findings and
recommendations of the court of in
oulry before which the matter was
given a hearing, and also the order
from Governor Cobb directing the adj
jutant general to carry out the
recommendations of the court by dis
banding the company The text of
the general orders is as follows:
Augusta, November y, 1908.
General Orders No. "a.
Before a court of inquiry as pro-
vided by Section ia, Militia Laws of
Maine which convened at the armory
in the city of Portland, State of Maine,
on Tuesday. September %. 1908. pur-
suant to Special Orders No 81, A. G.
No. G9, A. q. O., August 25, 1908, and
of which Colonel Everard e. New
comb, Second Infantry. National
Guard Of the State of Maine. was
president and Colonel William B. Skel-
ton. judge advocate general, recording
officer, for the purpose of inquiring
into and investigating as to the eff
ficiencv, conduct and military standing
Of Company f., First Infantry. Ma
tional Guard of the State of Maine,
with Instructions to report the result Of
the investigation with recommends
tons
Most careful and thorough investi-
CATION was made as directed by Special
Orders enumerated above.
FINDINGS
After mature consideration of all the
evidence in the case the court of in
Quiry by a majority vote made the fol-
lowing findings and recommendations
and thereupon summoned the re-
corder before them and announced the
same for record and report, to wit:
l. This court of inquiry finds that
p considerable portion of Company f.
First Infantry, National Guard of the
y
gusta, Maine, on the Sd and 4th days
of August, 1908. was guilty of a gross
breach Of discipline.
H. That the officers of said company
did not or could not control said COM
panv at that time.
III. That the officers of said COM
pany have made no serious attempt to
locate or identify the guilty persons.
". That all of the officers and men
Of said company who have been before
this court have undertaken to shield
the guilty persons and to miSiead the
court by their testimony as to what
actually occurred at said Camp Cobb
on said days
V. That the conduct of said or
ganiZation as disclosed by the evil
dence recorded by this court and by
the attitude and disposition of its Of
ficers and men before this court is
prejudicial to the good order and dis
cpline of the National Guard of the
State of Maine.
RECOMMENDATIO
Wherefore this court of inquiry
recommend that Company E, First In
fantry. National Guard of the State OF
Maine. be disbanded.
Colonel Charles Collins. First In
fantry and Major Frank B. W. Welch.
First Infantry, dissented from said
findings and recommendations ana
asked that their dissent be made a
matter of record"
The record of the court. embracing
the evidence, findings and recommen-
datons having been forwarded for the
action of the n-Chief the
following are his orders thereon:
STATE OF MAINE.
Executive Department,
Augusta. November q, 1908.
In the foregoing case of Company T..
First Infantry, National Guard OF the
State of Maine, the recommendations
of the majority Of the court OF inquiry
are confirmed and the Adjutant Cen
eral will issue such orders as may De
necessary to carry out the recon-
mendations of the court of inquiry
WILLIAM T. COBR.
Governor and Commander-in-Chl
l. BY authority vested in the Com
mander- in Chief under Section ~ OF
Chapter 266 of the Public Laws OF 1885,
Company e. First Regiment of In
fantry, National Guard of the state OF
Maine. is hereby disbanded, IN hc-
cordance with the instructions OF the
COMMUNICATIVE Chief.
First Lieutenant John J. Maloney,
Second Lieutenant BARLEY A. Fla
herty, and the enlisted men of the com
pany are hereby honorably discharged