Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-05
Court-MartiaI Findings to Pass
Through Regular Military
Channels.
FRIENDS SAY THAT CASE
IS "FRAME-UP" BY COLONEL
Articles of War in Regard to
Matter Cause Much Con-
tention.

eraI court-martial of Captain George
). Hattersley, of Company D, Fifth
regiment, N. G. n. J., yesterday at
the FIRST Regiment Armory, and in
which the court returned a sealed
verdict. Disobedience of orders and
neglect of duty We're the charges on
which Captain Hattersley was ar
raigned.
Friends of Captain Hattersley, who
were anxious to hear the result of the
court, claimed yesterday that the
4 case was a "frame-up" to "get" the
officer. They assert that the matter
all dates back to the time that Albert
y. Van Walraven was elected colonel
# the regiment. AT that time. these
riends claim, former Surrogate Isaac
Shoenthal was so popular in the regi.
lnent, In which he was a major, that
nc could have been elected to the
colonelcy except for the fact that
q majority of the Passaic county
of1eers wanted man from that.
county elected as. head Of the outfit.
With the understanding that he
would be elected lieutenant-colo
Shoenthal retired from the race for
the coloneicy, his friends assert,
and William Stalter was chosen
lieutenant-colonel, over Shoenthal's
head. AT the time of the election
Captain Hattersley says that he was
very indignant over the so-called
double of Shoenthal and
voiced his opinion in such q manner
as to incur the displeasure Of the
commander elect
The findings of The court will be
sent to Adjutant-General Wilbur f.
Sadler as soon as possible and later
will be passed upon by Governor
James F. Fielder. Until that is done
and the findings returned once more
10 the court-martial, the nature OF
the verdict will be kept q secret.
However, the general opinion in Ma
tional Guard circles points to the
findings as being against Captain
HattersIey.
The court-martial was the first to
DO held in the local armory in many
years, and, 1t is said, was the first
general court-martial in the past
twenty or so years in which an o''-
Ger Of the Fifth Regiment, with head
quarters in Paterson, was concerned.
The alleged offenses attributed to
Captain Hattersley were purely Of o
military nature Captain Hattersley
is veteran of the Spanish American
War and, it is said, that this is the
7frst time in his seventeen years If
service in the National Guard that
HhS OSctt UP OH cldlSSS.
Technical Testimony.
The case was argued on technical
points on both sides during the ses-
sions yesterday morning, afternoon
and evening. The court-martial con-
vened at 1915 o'clock in the
morning and sat all afternoon andaup
to nearly 8 o'clock last night. With
the exception of a brief recess for
luncheon.
While the technical charges against
Captain Hatters'ey were neglect of
duty and disobedience of orders
several other allega tions of military
carelessness were brought to notice.
Lieutenant Colonel George T. Vick-
ers, commanding the Fourth Infantry
of Jersey City, presided at the trial.
The case was prosecuted by Major
George f. Brensinger, of the same
regiment, as judge advocate.
Sitting as judges at the trial, in
addition to Lieutenant-Co Colonel Wick
ers were five members of the Fourth
Infantry-Major Henry Lohmann, jr.,
Captains Frederick Steighleiter, /.
Bergen Gaddis and John W.. Des-
mond, and First Liuetenant Isaac N.
Quinby; four members of the First
Infantry--Major William III. Camtield,
Captain Arthur d. Marsh. and FIRST
Lieutenants Edward HI. Balevre ana
Bert Patterson; one member OF the
Second Infantry-Major William 3.
Martin: Captain Edward l. Edwards,
If Of the ouartermasters' corps, and
IFirst Lieutenant Frederick A. Reimer,
of battery A, Field Artillery, of East
Orange.
Own Men Against Him.
Among the witnesses against Cap
Walraven, commanding the Fifth In
fantry: Colonel Wilmer A.
Cadu1us. of the same regiment; Cap
rain William NJ. Mead, regimental
adiutant of the Fifth, and First Lieu
tenant Thomas L. Flynn, of Captain
uattersley's own company.
Captain Mead testified that Captain
Hattersley had failed to make proper
reports, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sad-
mus stated that CAPTAIN Hattersiey
had often been absent from the ofIl-
GERS school. The others testified to
alleged general neglect of duty.
CAPTAIN Hattersiey said that, con-
trary to court-martial laws, when re-
nuire eight days notice BEFORE being
brought to trial, he had received no
notice whatever of the coming trial,
and only by chance had read or IT IN
newspaper. He stated that ne came
before the court of his own vohtloh,
as he wanted to confront his accusers
Cap ain Hatters.ey made general
denial of the charges, although he
did admit that he might have beer
tuiIty of a little .laxness" of disci-
rhine. due to the fact that for sew
eral months he was without the
necessary number of officers in his
company.
He further stated that his alleged
disobedience of orders were laid TO
two orders which he received on Au-
gust 1 and last respectively.
rvhroueh natural mistake. he
claimed. he thought that the second
ordsr abrogated the first, and charge
Tn his defense. Captain Hattersley
.o,,sd attention to one OF the articles
of the military regulations, which
reads as follows:
"Any officer or soldier who fais. ex-
cent when prevented by sickness or
necessity to repair at the nxeo Time
~ the place of parade exercise or
ofber rendezvous, appointed by the
commanding officer, or goes from the
o,,,a without leave from his COM
,nandine officer, before he is dismiss
"a or relieved shall he punished as
n court-martial may direct"
Csantain Hatterlsev attributed his
absences from the officers school due
to pressing business matters which
directed his attention and argued that
. This was excusable under the head or
necessity in the foregoing article Of
regulations.
Newark Woman Elected
specisi to the Evening star.
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