Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-18

kOta National GuaTQ, AQJuCaH
Generals Office, Bismarck. N. D.
March /, 1909. %IAF
General Order Ma. S:
Before a general court MARTA
which convened at the capitol in tn
city of Bismarck, North Dakota, pur
suant to special order No. S, Januar!
II, 1909, general headquarters, stat
of North Dakota, and Of which Col
S. l.. Nuchols, inspector and judge
advocate general, North Dakota ma
tional guard, was president, an(
Brigadier General M. A. Hildretl
(retired), North Dakota nationa
guard, judge advocate, was arraign
ed and tried upon the following
charges and specifications: s8ss
Brigadier General Thomas F
Poole (retired) Of the North Dakot&
national guard. @. Ss
Charge 1.-"Disobedience oftorders
in violation of the 21st article Of
war;" '''1'''
Specification LIST: Elm that Briga
der General Thomas H. Poole ire
tired) of the North Dakota nation
al guard, having received Lawful
order from his superior officer, to-
wit: Honorable John Burke, COVER.
nor and commander in chief of the
national guard of North Dakota, or
or about the 18th day Of January, A
D. 1909, at Bismarck, North Dakota
which order was in the following
words and figures, to-wit:
coffee of Commander in. Chief
North Dakota National Guard, Bis.
marck, N. D., Jan. Z, 1909. !,
Especial Order No. 1: %,
"Brigadier General Thomas H
Poole (retiredy adjutant general, is
hereby relieved from duty as ad-
jutant general, to date this date. He
will turn over to Col. Amasa P
Peake all property of all kinds, fed.
eral and state, including the records
of the adjutant generals Office now
in his custody as adjutant general.
and all the. stores belonging to the
United States or state ofsNorth Da-
kota. ~.
"(2) Col. Amasa P. Peake, First
infantry, N. D. N. G., is hereby re-
lieved from command of the FIRST in
fantry of the North Dakota nation
al guard and is detailed as acting ad.
jutant general of North Dakota. He
will at once assume charge of the du-
ties of the adjutant generals Of
fee, receipting to the adjutant gen
eral for all property, federal and
state. all books and records IN the
adjutant generals Office. 4
"Brigadier General Thomas n
Poole (retired), adjutant general, n
D. N. G., and Col. Amasa P. Peake.
First infantry, N. D. N. G., are
charged with the execution of this
order.
''By order of e;
JOHN BURKE,
Governor and Commander In
Chief" & y
Official:
Geo. R. Armstrong, Captain U. 8.
A., retired, military secretary"
The said Brigadier General Thomas
H. Poole, retired, having then and
there been relieved of the duties Of
his Office pursuant to the laws Of the
state of North Dakota, did wilfully
disobey the aforesaid order, and each
and every order, direction and com
mand therein contained. This at the
city of Bismarck, North Dakota, Jan
uary 7th, A. d. 1909"
Specification I'd. In that Brigadier
General Thomas H. Poole, retired, OF
the North Dakota national guard
having received lawful order from
his superior officer, to-wit: Honor.
able John Burke, governor and com.
mander in chief of the national
guard of the state of NORTH Dakota
on or about the 7th day of January;
A. D. 1909, at Bismarck, North sDa.
kota, which order was in the fol
lowing words and figures, to-wit:
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 7, 1909.
General Order No. 1: .%.ss
"Brigadier General Thomas H
Poole, retired, adjutant general, hav.
ing finished his term of duty, to-wit:
two years, is hereby placed upon the
retired list Of the North Dakota ma
tional guard, pursuant to section
1928 OF the revised codes Of NORTH
Dakota, 1906. to date from January
Z, 1909.
"By the severance of Genera
Poole's relations with the nationa
guard, that organization loses al ef.
ficient and faithful servant. He hal
at all times been Jealous in the dis: