Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
CRABTREE TRIAL ON MONDAY
Corporal Before Court-M Martial on
Charge Of Numbering Captain.
PROCEEDINGS At FORT CROOK
Insanity VIII Ne the Defense and
Family VIII Push IL Hsrd-CoI-
OneI Gardener Presides and
Capt. Buchan P~rosecutea.
PROCEEDINGS At FORT CROOK

The trial by general court-martial of
Corporal Lisle CrRbtree Of Troop Il, Sec
ond United States cavalry. for the murder
Of his company commander, Captain John
C. Raymond, at Fort Des Moines on June
10, will convene at Fort Crook Monday
morning.
Colonel Cornelius Gardener of the Six
teenth infantry will be the president Of the
court-martial and Captain F. E. Buchan,
judge advocate Of the Department Of the
Missouri, will act as judge advocate,
which is equivalent TO the prosecuting at
torney In civil cases. The others of the
court will consist 81 officers OF the de-
partment staff and officers Of the Xix
teenth infantry stationed at Fort Crook.
The rest OF the detail is Lieutenant
Colonel william A. Glassford, chief signal
officer and commandant Of Fort Omaha.
Lieutenant Colonel J. NJ. Banister, chief
surgeon Of the department.
Major omar Bundy OF the inspector
generals department.
Major w. +. Blauvelt, chief paymaster.
Captains w. c. Bennett, l.. r. Simonds,
II. f. Dalton, NJ. L. Crimmins, Z. D..
warfield; First Lleutensnts George H.
White and Perrin l.. Smith OF the Sixteenth
infantry.
The trial was transferred to Fort Crook
for the reason that the department COM
mander felt the accused man could have
a fairer trial from officers not connected
with the regiment Of which the murdered
officer and the alleged murdered were con-
nected.
Captain John c. Raymond was born in
New York July T. 1879. He was a graduate
Of the West Point Military academy of the
class of 1897, receiving his appointment
from Pennsylvania. He was assigned as a
second lieutenant to the Third cavalry
upon his graduation and was transferred
to the Sixth cavalry In 1885. He served
during the Spanish-American war with the
latter regiment and reached the grade of
first lieutenant In February. 1901. He be-
came a captain in 1904 and was assigned TO
the Second cavalry. Shortly after his as
signment to the Second cavalry he was de-
tailed to the cavalry and infantry school
and graduated from that school in 1907. He
was detailed after his graduation to various
special duties and became captain of Troop
B, Second cavalry, early in 1900.
In June last Corporal Crabtree sought a
transfer from Troop b to some other
branch of the service, but Captain Ray
mond did not feel disposed to approve the
request and in an alteration in the COM
PAM headquarters at Fort Des Molnes
growing out OF his disappointment over tho
requested transfer, Crabtree flew into q
violent passion and, having obtained a pIs-
toll, fired on Captain Raymond, MORALLY
injuring him before he could be disarmed.
Captain Raymond lived just ten days.
Corporal Crabtree was always regarded
as a good soldier. but subject to violent fits
Of passion. An effort will be made by his
friends to plead the defense OF insanity and
no efforts win be spared by his mother and
his family to prove that defense.
Should the court-martial find a verdict
Of guilty. the penalty will be death by
hanging, Military executions by shooting
are not permitted in the army in times OF
peace.
The court can only recommend the pen
atty and It can only be executed upon the
approval Of the president Of the United
States.