The San Francisco call., 1910-06-10
HANDMUSTCHOOSE
ANOTHER DEFENDER
War Department Refuses to AL
low Lieut.. Col. E. F. Glenn
TO Leave Fort Mcintosh

The war department will not permit
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin F. Glenn.
Twenty third infantry. to leave his
post at Fort Mcintosh, Texas. to come
to San Francisco TO act as counsel for
the defense OF Captain Daniel Hand,
whose trial will be resumed Saturday
morning.
The court martial convened Tuesday
morning, but an adjournment was TAX
en- almost Immediately, as Captain
Hand had expressed wish that Col
onel Glenn. who has an enviable rep
utation as a defending counsel, could
be secured
kilograms were sent to the war de-
psrtment asking if the officer might
be detailed for the trial, but yesterday
a wire came TO the department com
mander refusing the request.
Colonel Chubb, Thirtieth infantry,
presiding officer of the court, upon re-
ceipt Of the news, announced that the
trial would go on Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Captain Hand is still in the army
general hospital at the Presidio, where
he has been for several weeks.
TRIAL BOARD CHANGED
Captain Frank A. Wilcox, Thirtieth
infantry, has been relieved from duty
as a member of the court-martial for
the trial of Captain Hand, a he will
be engaged in other duties, and
Captain John c. Goodfellow coast
artillery corps. Fort Miley, has been
detailed in his stead. Colonel John
Biddle. chief engineer officer of the de-
partment, who has been in Washing
ton, D. c., as a member of the ad-
visory board of engineers to the Sec
retary Of the interior in regard to the
Hetch Hetchy matter, has telegraphed
from Chicago that he will arrive here
Friday evening.
The new officers quarters at the Pre-
sidio, on the hill beyond the old ath-
letic ground, are nearing completion
rapidly and one or two buildings are
being turned over each day. The en-
officers, seven captains and 10 lieu
tenants quarters, will be ready for oc-
cupancy by June 20.
The officers of the Thirtieth infantry,
who are at present domiciled in the
west cantonment and in officers row,
will occupy the new buildings, which
are of brick and reinforced concrete.
TARGET PRACTICE DUTY
Lieutenant William w. Harris Jr.,
Lieutenant James G. Ord and L1euten
ant William H. Anderson, all of the
Second battalion, Thirtieth infantry,
have been ordered to report to the
commanding officer. Major Leon s
Roudiez, First battalion, Thirtieth in
fantry at Fort Barry, for duty during
the target practice of that battalion
which will end about June 80.
This will complete the infantry tar
get practice for the present and the
range will then be thrown open to the
militia of San Francisco and vicinity
for a week, after which the target
practice of the coast artillerymen will
last about three weeks.
Captain Perry /. Boyer, medical
corps, Fort Mason, who had been ill at
the Preside general hospital for sew
eral days, returned 10 his post yester-
day.
Lieutenant Harry K. Rutherford,
Is days leave of absence, to take effect
upon completion of such cases as have
been referred to him for trial as judge
advocate of a general court cartial.
Lieutenant c. B. Hodges, Fourth in
fantry, who has been at the Presidio
since being transferred last October
from the Thirtieth infantry TO the
Fourth infantry, will be relieved from
duty at this post in time to join his
regiment, which will arrive from the
Philippines on the next transport.
Lieutenant E. M. Welles, medical re-
serve corps, who is one OF the four Of
f1cers of the medical reserve corps re-
Gently assigned to the Presidio, arrived
yesterday morning from Washington
D. c. and reported for duty.