The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
HANDS SPREE
DESCRIBED BY
MAJOR YOUNG
Evidence at Court Martial Be-
gins on Three Charges
Against Army Captain
After Three Days Absence From
Duty Officer Is Found
With Hangover"

Technical citations, arguments and
. objections occupied the first few hours
p of the trial of Captain Daniel ". Kand.
which began yesterday morning at 10
@ clock at the Preside before a court
martial presided over by Colonel
Charles ST. J. Chubb. Thirtieth infan-
Try. The defendants counsel, Captain
T. 3. Steele, coast artillery corps, en-
tered first objection TO Major Frederick
r. Day, as a member Of the court on
the ground that he had discussed the
case and had an opinion This Major
Day denied. saying that he did not re-
member talking Of the case at all and
declaring be had an open mind. The
objection was Withdrawn. but another
was entered against Captain J. c.
GoodfellOw, who had been in consulta-
ton with the accused and had received
privileged communications.
Captain GoOdfellow said that he had
discussed the charge with the accused,
but had no definite opinion. The court
upheld the objection. however, and
GoodfeIlow was excused. the court
continuing with j members.
THREE CHARGES INVOLVED
Captain Murphy judge advocate, then
read the charges, which were drunken
ness on duty in violation of the thir-
ty-eighth article Of war; conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman
IN violation Of the sixty-frst article of
war, and conduct TO the prejudice of
good order and military discipline in
VOCATION OF the SiXty-second article OF
war.
The specifications in the first charge
as assistant 10 the depot Quartermas-
ter, was found drunk at Il o'clock. on
May 8 IN this city, and that he had. in
obedience 10 orders. reported that day
10 the depot QUartermaster, Major II.
p Young, but in a drunken condition.
The second charge dealt with the
violation of a pledge. dated April s,
signed and forwarded voluntarily to
the depot QUartermaster, which read
IS follows: Sir: I have the honor to
give my solemn pledge to YOU that I
VIII drink no alcoholic or malt liquors
or any intoxicant unless by medical
advice for the period of five years from
date. D. ". Hand"
one month from the date of the
pledge, it is claimed, he drank to such
an extent as TO become intoxicated
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
The third charge which was added
subsequently sets forth that Hand alb
sented himself without leave from his
commanding officer from about noon,
March Z5, until 10 a. m. March 29.
and neglected his duties on the trans
port dock. on March 80 he was ad-
mitted 10 the general hospital for a
nervous brea akdown, due TO his ex-
cesslVe use Of Intoxicating liquors
Captain Steele entered a long plea
IN bar Of trial on the ground Of in
sufficient specificat tiOns as to the Of
tenses committed. The insuficiencv of
me charges was denied by Captain
Murphy the judge advocate, in an
equally detailed address and the de-
PENDANTS s motion TO dismiss the case
was overruled by the court. A gen
RAJ plea OF not guilty was then en-
tered
II was found that the first and prin-
opal witness for the prosecution, Ma
3or Young. depot Quarternlaster. had
been waiting for some time to testi-
y and was compelled to leave town
on official business which would pre-
sent his return before Tuesday after
loon.
II was decided therefore to recon
-ene at o'clock
TEsTIFIES TO ABSENCE
Major Young substantiated the
charges made, declaring that through
he evidence given him by CAPTAIN
Grant Of the transport, he was aware
nat Hand was absent from dufv on
March 26, p and % without authority
IL which time be should have been
transferring the cargo from the
-homas TO the Sherman. He saw Hand
'n March 81 and he was then asleep.
-ater in the day he saw MIN and he
Fas awake but apparently had been
rinking heavily. The witness besi-
ated and said he hardly knew how
3 describe his condition DO Won
lean, asked the judge advocate, that
had what is commonly knogn as
hangover Yes" admitted Ma
-or Young, 1T was"
Hand was taken by Major Young
nd Captain Scott to the general hos
itaL
It was shown in regard to the
barge Of drunkenness May that
Isjor Young had ordered Captain
land TO report for duty that after
Oon in the office This he nlentsopad
nformally the DAY before and that
lorning telephoned for Captain Hand
come out at once to receive in
trUctions as TO his specific duties
pr the afternoon When Captain Hand
ppeared in the depot quarternaster's
flee at II o'clock he was drunk.
Captain Steele gave notice tfat he
yOuld require depositions from tho
illnesses for the defense none of
rhom is in the Philippines The prin-
fpal witnesses for the defense are.
olOnel James Parker, Eleventh cav
lry;. Colonel H. NJ. Andrews. First
cid artillery; Colonei Joseph Dorst.
hird cavalry, and Colonel Hovle.
5xth field artillery. Captain Steele
Bid that he would endeavor TO show
= his defense that some abnormal
hysical conditions prevailed at the
me his client committed these Of
snses and evidence would be given to
Row that his previous record had
zen Of the highest type.
The court was adjourned until Nom
8y morning at O'Clock.