Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-06
military court
FREES CHAPLAIN
OF TWOCHARGES
Jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cav
airy, Found "Not Guilty"
and Acquitted
HEADQUARTERS ORDER
MADE PUBLIC TODAY
Trial Began in July After Word
Was Received Here From
Washington

Chaplain jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th
Cavalry, Schofield Barracks, who was
tried by a general court-martial which
convened at that post through orders
from Washington, has been found not
guilty OF the charges brought against
him and acquitted by the court.
And the court does thereby acquit
him." reads an order of December 4,
Hawaiian department, made public to-
day at headquarters.
Six separate specifications were
made in one of the charges brought
against the cavalry chaplain, whose
case, announced several months ago
by the Star-Bulletin, aroused the in
terest Of army and civilian folk alike
on Oahu and the mainland. The two
charges brought against him were as
follows:
TWO Charges Preferred
Charge /: Conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman, in violation
OF the 61st article of war.
Charge ii. Conduct to the preju-
dice of good order and military dis
cipline, in violation of the 62nd arti-
Gle of war.
The order follows:
Chaplain jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th
Cavalry.
Charge 1: Conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman, in violation
of the 61st article of war.
Specific Cases Cited :s-'s.,I
Specification /: In that Chaplain
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry,
was, while in uniform, drunk and dis
orderly In the presence of civilians
and soldiers in public car station
and in public street, to the scandal
and disgrace Of the service.
This at Galveston, Texas, on or
about June q, 1915.
Specification 4: In that Chaplain
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry,
was, while in uniform, drunk in the
presence of soldiers in the camp of
the 26th Infantry, to the scandal and
disgrace of the service.
This at Texas City, Texas, on or
about July 1, 1915.
Specification 8: In that Chaplain
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry,
was, while in uniform, drunk in the
presence of civilians and soldiers in
a public place, to the scandal and
disgrace of the service.
This at Houston, Texas, on or about
July 4, 1915.
pSecification 4: In that Chaplain |
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry, |
was, while in uniform, drunk in the
presence of civilians and near a pub
10 ~ fho al
grace of the service.
This at Harlingen, Texas, on or
about September 80, 1915.
Specification s: In that Chaplain |
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry, |
did, in an official Endorsement to the
commanding officer. 4th Cavalry, dat |
ed December 81. 1915, state:
while awaiting orders in Harlin-
gen, | found ample work for chap |
lain and did 1t. -. visited the sick
and wounded, encouraged the soldiers
on dangerous outposts, visited, at my
own expense, the companies, station |
ed at a half dozen different places,
and took care of their spiritual wants"
Which several statements were
false, were known by him, Chaplain |
Lenehan, to be false, and were made |
with intent to deceive the command |
ing officer, 4th Cavalry.
This at Schofield Barracks, H. T.,
on December 81, 1915.
Specification 6: In that Chaplain |
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry, !
did, in an official Endorsement to the
commanding officer, 4th Cavalry, dat
ed March z, 1916, state:
my application for transportation
was dictated to the public stenograph-
er at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, |
Pa, !. and was there transmitted |
to the mails not later than September
Is. 1915"
Which several statements were
false, were known by him, Chaplain |
Lenehan, to be false, and were made /
with intent to deceive the command |
ing officer, 4th Cavalry.
This at Schofield Barracks, H. T, |
on March z, 1916.
Charge II: Conduct to the preju- /
dice of good order and military discip F!
line, in violation of the 62nd article |
of war.
Specification: In that Chaplain
jeremiah A. Lenehan, 4th Cavalry, |
having received lawful order to pro-
ceed on the first available transport !
leaving San Francisco, California. aft
er October 1915. to join the 4th
Cavalry, did fail and neglect TO obey
said order.
This at Philadelphia, Pa, and at
Harlingen. Texas, between September
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