The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
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LOT SMITH HEROES
ELIGIBLE TO c. A. R.
Men Who Protected Mail
Routes During Civil War
Have Clean Records.
SPECIAL COURT FINDINGS
Slap at Survivors Rebuked in Report
Just Signed by Thomas Lundy,
Department Commander.
SPECIAL COURT FINDINGS

| Survivors of the Lot Smith company
/ which served in the west during the
/ civil war, are eligible 10 membership
| in the q. A. r., according to the find
ings OF the special court of inquiry
/ Just made public. This court was ap-
pointed shortly after the state q. A. r.
encampment in Salt Lake to inquire
into the records OF Charles CrismOn
and II. c. Hullinger, who were dele
gates TO the encampment from o. ..
Howard post.
Their seats in the convention were
challenged on the ground that they
were survivors of the Lot Smith COM
pany, which had borne arms against
the United States. The findings are that
these men have clean records and that
all survivors of the Lot Smith company,
honorably discharged, are eligible for
membership, as nothing is shown to
prove that the Lot Smith company was
ever hostile to the government.
Thomas Lundy, OF ogden. department
commander, has received the report of
the court of inquiry which, in effect,
shows that politics was played at the
time of the encampment.
Charges Are UnfOunded.
A full investigation into the records
OF the two men and their surviving
comrades shows that the charges were
unfounded and that the Lot Smith vet
Grams have an equal standing with any
honorably discharged union soldier.
The court of inquiry consisted of
W. W. BOstaph, George A. Black, Wal
ter c. VeaZie, 5. ID. Chase, II. +. Snyder
and r. w. Tatlock. When the find
ings of the court of inquiry were COM
pleted, the conclusions were sent to
the commander in chief of the q. A. r.
for his signature. The final signature
was received yesterday.
The findings of the court in brief are.
!. That Crimson and Hullinger were
members of the Lot Smith company OF
Utah cavalry ?. That the company
was enlisted upon a call from Presi-
dent Lincoln, April IS, 1862, TO protect
the mails and other government prop
erty in Utah and Wyoming. 8. That
the men were sworn in April so, 1862.
4. That the men were at all times sub
ject to the call of General Gregg, Of
the Sixth Iowa cavalry. 8. That the
men were discharged from further SER
vice, August II, 1862. 8. That the two
men were paid for their service in the
United States army. T. That Crimson
and Hullinger are at the present time
pensioners of the United States. s.
That CrismOn is now a member of the
National Soldiers home at Santa Mon
lea, Cal 9. That neither said Charles
CrismOn nor II. c. Hullinger ever bore
arms against the government of the
United States.
May Discipline Harris.
With the results of the findings Of
the court there may still be some Of
fetal work for the department COM
mander OF Utah. Since the assertions
of Thomas Harris, a member of the
G. A r. OF Utah, have been found to
be untrue and since the accusations
made by him was a slap AT the Utah
division of the G. A. r., it may be
that Harris viii be called 10 task by
the members OF the Utah division and
lose his membership in that Organiza-
ton.