The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
Convicted by Courtmar-
tial and Given Sixty
Days in Prison.
SIN ITH SUB MITS
RECORD TO COURT
Government Witness Declares
War Episode Was Due to Fact
That He Was Victim of Off
GERS Spite-Kelly Case
May End This After
noon.

"heh stated saturday that ! lao
mover been tried b. a drumhead court.
martial for dcsertion from the Uniteo
states army. spoke the exuc, truth.
declared Major NJ. j. Enright Yesterday
when he was recalled TO the witncsg
STAND IN the case of the government
against the Phil G. Kelly Company. In
corporated
The subject, which was opened Satur.
day by Attorney H. ~ smith. Jr. OF,
counsel for the defense. was renewed
yesterday. and 1t was shown that Major
EnriGht was tried by a general court
martial In November, 1862 and con.
picted of deserving his post white on
picket duty.
Got Wnr Department Record
IN letter written by the Adiutant-
General of the United states army. read
in court by Attorney Smith, IT vas
stated that Major Enright was sen
fenced TO sixty days hard labor. with
hail and chain. The witness askcd II
INC statement was true declared ne
never knew what sentence was Imposed
upon him ana that the only punishment,
ne received was being kept in "a guard
house In Toledo. o.. FOR three weeks
when he was restored 10 duty
Major Enright was the first ,vi,ucss
called by tic defense yesterday morn
ing
Major inright.' began Mr. smith In
sh even tcnc. while a hush fell upon
INC crowded courtroom: "on SATURDAY
asked YOU question. ! regret IL be-
came. in my Judgment my duty 10 ASH
You. stated ,hat IL / MA o,.c,. dn,,a
you en- Injustice. would very cheer
IullE undo H. | van; TO ana out nun
"hethrr have done you any Injustice
sec from a paper OF SATURDAY nr,cy.
noon hat YOU said you be1ongo1 IN
oPhipanN II, lii,h Regimcnt, Ohio m.
re .lU,,
Yes. SIR waa the calm r.snonsn .,
witness though he was pjainl, ;,,.i,n,.n
~hnrp Examination
MIR. Smith resumr,i. -
Michael u Enright who was enro,i,l
at Toledo, o.. in the United states lr,,,t
II, Ahsust 1867"
Yes. SIR"
Were you mustered tnto -,.,
about September 8 1892"
August -. think"
You served ,hrec ynnrs 1i1 $500,
II served anil Juno % ,es5
Were YOU ever on duty -, po,.,i,,
Green. Ky?" ms
YES. sir.n
The steady and marc ar H..
examination by Tho /. u,var ,,d.i 80
nervousness or N.ior J.nriah, w ~
continued 10 clearly ~ e',tl.,.i ~ ne
swer all questions 81
Now. ask Won ,hls" cor,t,,a ~
II, IN t,f.c
nnruflcd ,bo,t Nnvo,n, ~,
were you no, found r',Ii,,' ~.
court marital a, ,{,t,S - seheFal
the presence ~ M - posl IN
being duly relieved sf,ar "''ho"t
duly posted ne enntiro,
that COMMENCEMENT anu H. at
y!cted found rr,i,,,. ~ ~, eo'i-
sixty DAYS ana ~ ,n
chain?" "'' "''
Though his face vas o,sbo
voice slightly unstoaav ,ra ;or ,,, III
replied. ~ nnva,. tna,' -, ,r' = y |
tcnce was. | never bn,rd &, ,nsi, ~.
moment"
Rend Letter in cour,
At this iuncturs Mr. smith nrod,,o,
and read letter. forwarded from = =,
attorney in Washington who scrn-ad
IL from the War Department on Satir-
day TO be used in this ease 1t follow.
I'm response to your personal re-
quest of to-day for certified cory of a.
record showing that Michael : l.nricht.
company II, Nth Regiment Ohio In
1antry Volunteers. was tried and cot.
Slctcd oy general court-martial az
having deserted his post while on
picket Of duty to, ana was sentenced to be
oihneo LOT siNty days at hard labor,
WI pai' anu Vii'ih' sa'i certified copy
nehg desired Tor use In case now
penu.hs IN me United states District
~. ~ nn, VI. / Deg ieaVe 10
~, no ~ ma 'eeo,us Snow mat
800 "n vs. - ~, '''ea ana sen
ed go. Vii - fwr,,;.,, ~! ev' "
aonr as ,ossih,a 49,, - ~, iou as
sIbIe 10 fmrnisi, - 49, ~ i'"r ~.
1nstant" io'''
This latter was sienod hv ,a,,..
General r q Ainsworih
Admits pnnor Ia c.,r-
After reading INC letter to ,ha cour,