The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
COURTS FINDINGS
ARE MADE PUBLIC
FINES IMPOSED ON MEMBERS OF
BLUES FOR ABSENCE FROM
ENCAMPMENT.
BUT ORDERED RENTED
COURT RECOMMENDED THIS
COURSE AS TO SIX CASES PASS
ED ON. AND GOVERNOR
APPROVES.
BUT ORDERED RENTED

The findings of the military court
recently held in Richmond and the
action or the Governor thereon as
10 SIX Oh the cases up for trial were
made public yesterday from the Office
OF the AdJutant- General. The order,
which Is No. IS, and Is dated Sep
tember 20, indicates that where ex-
tenuating circumstances existed
keeping the soldier boys from at
tending the annual encaxn pm ents, the
military authorities at this time are
willing to apply the law with lem
iency. although 1t is understood that
in the future the authorities will be
much stricter. The court imposed
fines, but recommended that they be
RENTED, which was ordered done by
the Governor. The order reads as
follows:
Text of Order
Before general court-martial
which convened at Richmond, Va,
August FL, 1911, Of which Lieutenant
Colonel Il. W. Solomonsky. Fourth In
fantry. was president. and Captain
J. c. W4se, First Artillery. judge ad-
vocate. were arraigned and tried:
/. Private Edward w Lake, band
r. L. /. Blues Battalion.
2. Private George c. Falkland, Co
A, r. l. L. Blues Battalion.
3. Private John Fl. Brent. Co. B.
r. l. l. Blues Battalion.
S. Private Egbert l.. Giles Co B,
r. L. l. Blues Battalion.
6. Private Ceylon G. Corkran. Co
=, r. l.. /. Blues Battalion, upon the
following charges and specifications:
Charge I.--Diso beying orders OF
his superior officer In violation OF the
first paragraph. section 323. Code of
Virginia.
Specifcation.-In that each of the
privates did wilfully disobey a law
full order Of his commanding officer
10 report for duty
This at Richmond. Va, at 715
O clock A NJ. July l6, 1911.
Charge U,-Non- attendance upon
encampment in violation of the sec
ond paragraph, section 1913, Code Of
Virginia.
speciacation-In that each of the
said privates did wiliuliy absent him
self from the encan pment OF his com
mand.
arhis at Basic City Va, July 1s to
%. 1871.
Pleas
BY Private E. w Lake. band, r. l..
/ B.ues Battalion,
~ Private George c. Falkland, Co.
A, X l. l. Blues Battalion,
BY Private John II. Brent Co. b,
r. L. /. Blues Battalion.
BY Private Ceylon c. Corkran, Co
l.. X. l. l. Blues Battalion.
To the specification, first charge
Guilty. with the exception OF the
word wilfuIly."
To the first charge" Guilty,
To the specification, second charge
--"Guilty, with the exception of the
word ~iltuDy.
To the second charge" Guilty.
BY Private Egbert L. Giles. co. Il.
II. /. |. Blues Battalion:
To the specification. first charge
Not guilty.
To the FIRST charge Not guilty.
TO the specification. second charge
Not guilty"
To the second charge NOT
guilty" r.
r.. l. l. Blues Battalion
To the specification, first chars e
entity. with the exception OF the
word wilfuly. .,..,..,.
To the specification. second charge
TO the second charge" Guilty"
Findings.
In .ha cases of Privates Il. w
lake. band; George c. Fairland' Iofn-
many A; John II. Brent, company D.
Lewis II. Gates, Company Z. ana ley
Ion {. Corkran. Company u, II. L. l.
,<lnas' battalion. guilty of the charges
and specifications except as 10 the
word wilful
Sentence.
In cases OF the foregoing named
priyates, to pay fine of 80 each. with
the recommendation OF the court that
the sentence be RENTED on account
OF the extenuating circumstances
shawn in the records.