New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
AND NAVY NOTES
Guilty on Specifications, but Not or
Charge.
From The Tribune Bureau-I

Washington. April &
REMARKABLE DECIsION-Arny officers
are much interested IN the results of trial by
court martial conducted at a Western post before
which was summoned a second lieutenant OF the
18th Infantry, James II. Laubach. who was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in 1871 He Is
dsbursing officer at Fort Mackenzie, and was
charged with engaging three games Of cards for
money The officer pleaded guilty to the thres
specifications, but guilty to the charge OF
duct to the prejudice Of good order and the court
rendered its findings in the way Brigader
General Charles Morton the reviewing authority.
expresses his amazement that the court should find
the defendant guilty of all the specifications but
not guilty Of the charge The acquittal is dis
approved, but under the circumstances there is
nothing do but restore the officer to duty Gen
eral Morton says:
While betting at cards and betting at games OF
hazard by a disbursing officer not by statutory
& sllaC 'lent IiSue Hll,Iy @ j b 80 tIfrr- s @
been SO considered ana treated II. le L.llesttE
vice. and courses of procedure for prosecutor OF
such offences have been laid down speGl1caily IN
and ftar s b5ta I baeI 11rrber ~ trials and con-
victiOns by courts martial for such offences II
would seem that if there any doubt in the
mind of any member Of the court as to any Of the
cused pleaded guilty before military court. the
principle laid down in the S4th Article of War
the custom Of war in Ike cases'-should have
If the court regarded the amounts bet. as shown
in evidence as too inconsderabe 10 constitute vio-
that acts Of betting while disbursing officer.
gardless Of the amounts, were the offences COM
mitted
This IS the first case in many years Of the trial
Of an officer for alleged gambling Lieutenant Lau-
bach was appointed to the Military Academy from
Pennsylvania in 1903
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant General SAMUEL B " YOUNG Maior
T9fy 9Pea y, WIroI FT4E6I5,RE fTT% s8a
CHARLES r HOWLANb @lsJ infantry recorder
aB9 P30}pIsG Tb@rr eSGt 1 ale i 5 fgS ana an @ u r
csptai IEXHNDER r. MRFAY SI medical corps TO
San Ffanciseo to saf Nav > for P6iippines
Captain JAMES T MOORE. @7rn Infantry. To Fort
captain PzN1EI W. HAND. quarterrnas'er. from gen
san Francisco captain HAND assigned quarter
upon return OF Transport from Manila. reIie9ins
captain 56sEFH WHTs6I eoas ar5reTv f5m s5h
Company unassigned list. Fort Washington
NAVY.
Captain tain Ct =, & e yREED 5f5ae4sd @ 1 9e & Ka9sas ,9 {?
Captain L q HEILXER. detached SIN Naval District
naval au,iarfes on tl1atic Coast New York aai
as supervisor On MAY
washington. April so command the Rhode Island,
Tl4iSsI school FosritaI WsshinEroa
Ensign A L bristol Jr. detached the Illinois
Ens.F@ p EAs&4ET & 4esae%5 % ,9e % E525s s IsaH5 .5 In
r G MACFALi. detached the Hl!2}ts and bnslsn
r ; SPtU ANC1 detaehsf t1e Minnesota all 70
Ensign F y CfYGAx detached the Ksarsarsa home.
month
Pacific Prairie and the Buffalo
Surgeon J. $ TAyLoE detached naval hospital Ne"
York New York
g. W SMITH. detached hS1ital
Philadelphia naval hospital N.rfolE
Assistant surgeon g. r Strife detached naval hos
pftaI. Norfolk naval -ueical school. Wasntrzf0n
Assistant T. PHELPS detached the 4an<t77:
New York
Assistant surgeon II COLE. detached navy ward.
Charleston. TO the Yauktrn-
Acting Assistant Surgeon " " KERR 17rar1a1 r9Ea-
medical school Washington 20 training station Na7-
raKansatt Pay
MOVEMENTS OF WARSTiIPS--The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 70 tho
Navy Department
ARRIVED
April 6-Trs Helena ar1 sa-ar. Ni-1-0d sound:
Prairie. Newport.
April The Wilmington the Via'ofos. and the Caiia0.
AZ sound Sterling Norfolk rs
Ajax. Guantanamo tne Chester the Birmingham
NJ Salem. Newport. the California a. san
Francisco. the cheyenne. az san Pedro. n" Justin.