Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-16
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sCHfIELD BARRACKS, May ls..
[--Her1n Lewis. recruit OF K Com
pany, bth Infantry, charged with
larceni highway robbery, desertion
and rfnerous other offenses was
brougH 20 trial yesterday morning
beforeh general court martial con.
sistingH four field officers, Ave cap
tains ad four high ranking first lieu.
tenant
Levi charged with larceny In
violatidb bf the Goth article Of war,
with dssftion in violation Of the
18th. and with conduct to the pre-
judice ofsood order and military dis
cipIine iTfiolation of the 61st. There
are in al l13 specifications for alleg.
ed offen6 extending from Feb. a15
to April These constitute small
part OF Il numerous crimes of which
Lewis suspected. and are limited
to thosekor which the eyidence Is
apparent sufficient for conviction
II was bt until March. ~ that Lew.
is was ought in an overt act. On
this datl he Is charged with two
robertson the highway near Fort
Shafter both OF which he secured
small Mount of cash and valuables.
He latelon the same date entered
the houslof G. D. Stiles at Aiea. took
what hewanted at the point Of q
reyolyerlhen stole machine No. 1449
belonginl to the Auto Livery Com.
pany OF honolulu and drove to Scho.
field Baacks, deserting the car on
the roadnot far from his barracks.
He wa confined TO the guard house
at Schokld Barracks and escaped
April 4. He continued his career Of
crime al April was arrested by
the polib OF Honolulu for two hold.
ups in hich some hackdrivers were
the unf,tunate victims.
ConfriI this time in shackles he
escaped digain on the might gof April
II, kaita las at large FOR several days
in the kcinity of the post with z
large p& Of the garrison out search.
ing for liln Lewis was supposed to
be arml and desperate. and much
apprehebion was felt until he was
finally ptured while sound asleep by
q searcIng party of his own regf-
ment. lnned inside his clothing was
found akhackle key, and It was sus-
pected lat some Of the guard, men
from hi own regiment, had allowed
him to Escape. The corporal Of the
guard ali the sentinel on post ct the
time, Tre both arrested and tried
by genial court martial but there
was notsufficient evidence to convict
them atl both were acquitted
The b-pound axle bar and heavy
chain tht were riveted to his ankle
after hi second escape were remoy
ed yestrday, and Lewis handcuffed
and folbwed by two sentries trudg
ed from the guard house at Castnef
to the Cd headquarters building fol
trial al back again, a distance Soi
over a lille.
1t isexpected that the trial will
consum three or four days, as there
are owe 80 witnesses to be called BY
the prdecution and defense. Lewis
Is bei1 defended by Lieut.: r. G
Baird I the 25th Infantry. -
This jane court martial with Lieut.
Col. CT. Menoher, 1st F. A. as pres
ident I'D Lieut.. G.. v. Packer. 1st In
fantry, ,lhad just completed the tria
of 13 aleged conspirators Of the 25tt
InfantH, all recruits, who during ths
time tie soldiers from Schofield Bar
racks iere encamped in Honolulu fol
the Cfnival, conspired together 4
beat i all the white soldiers VIII
were bund, on the streets at nigh
alone nd unprotected. Several tof th'
victinf and two zco-conspirators VII,
turned state evidence were the prin
cipal witnesses for the prosecution
and atheugh the 13 men were triei
at thk same time the case consumed
over week. The proceedings hav,
been forwarded to the department
eomnhnder for approval. :