Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-08

tire ana WOuiQ: DE- gwen oo'"
months besides on full pay: At the
same time, Influence was brought to
bear on his wife; she was told that
perkins is crazy" and she was
counselled to beseech headquarters
to let him out She became so terri
fed over the information thus received
that fearing for her life she insist.
ed on a separation from her HUSBAND
who had always been faithful to her
and had invariably sent her two.
thirds of his pay, and she asKeu
headquarters to accept or insist on
his retirement.
According to the documentary and
other evidence, an assistant secretary
Of the Navy became party to TINS
vile conspiracy, and made possible
the effectual retirement of Col. Per-
A.ns, although still another Judge
Acknowledgement, to my own knowl'
edge officially reviewed the wnoie
case, and officially declared that ne
also "disapproved the findings OF tne
hoard of inquiry and that no eVi.
dence whatever had been produced
before that board, or was on Its OIL.
cial records, to prove in any way
that Col. Perkins was "menta!ly IN
comnetent." This, too, according 10
OFFICIAL regulations nullified the al
legged findings of the board-pu'
headquarters concealed tnat also'
and it's victim was retired with the
stigma of being an insane ana IN
competent officer.
smarting under the foul wrong yet
mindful of the regulations that woula
have enabled the hostile "headquai-
Tvs" to wipe. out his retirement SAL.
arv il he appealed to Congress. OF
other authority for relief. Col. Per-
k;ns almost lost hope and faith IN
American justice. He dared not us
cnss his case with civilians or at
femnt to invoke their aid in MS De-
half Members of the Order OF E'hs s
in Washington however, learning u
the Injustice that had been done ~
stituted a quiet but thorough 1nVes'
t;qation and as a result, congress
sional inquiry was started. During
the inquiry Col. Perkins matrlcula ,.
cd at one of the National Capltois
celebrated law schools and, studying
q two-years course IN one year. srau.
uated with high honors, winning
gold medal and conspicuous mentlon
for his mental and legal attalnments:
The President and the faculty OF
that great institution bear testimony
to his virile mental sanity; and the
highest medical officers OF the UNI
ed States army and navy unlte III tue
declaration that "he was never lnen'
tally incompetent at any time.
For several years, headquarters
was aple O head of all congress
sional inquiries, through the assist
ance of one national legislator, the
members of the National Anairs
Committee and others being secretly
informed that perkins is crazy Nc
compares himself to Julius caesar
and to Dreyfus; look out for him; ne
is dangerous" At least one memDer
of the committee was thus under the
impression that he might be IN Jan,
ger of his life if he met PerAlns' Al
attem3ts to secure Justice for TINS
maliciously prosecuted OFFICER ap-
peared useless. Congressman a1ter
congressman intimated willingness
to take up the matter; but, somehow,
they. dropped interest in it suddenly
and mysteriously. Diligent search
then showed that "headquarters was
behind the mystery. Headquarters
was in trouble, also, at this time, Tor
it is charged according to the rec
ords with calling its high Officers
thieves, with cursing them. with De-
ing .drunk when the Secretary of lne
Navy asked for its presence for con.
sultation during business hours, and
with various tyrannical and other
acts of misconduct.
i On at least, two occasions. in re-
snonse to congregational requests for
;~eovrn at{on sshoQdnnarferN"