Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-28
ElEATDE LACKING
n BARNETT STORY
M HAITI KILLINGS

~dAiAaSL4n. EgcI g1--Tsubiit. 47.y4.s-
lsa-iun III the cnnduCt of American n,
lniarinss In Haiti was begun tnr1ay ny
-nf spectral Naval Cuu-t uf Ir,u,,srz
Win the examination of BrsEadier-
General George. BARNETT fs-rua,- ..orv-
nsa-hnam nf the Marine Corps. and
Alasnr Enmuna \. NcStlelIan al the
Gurps historical dtvisIun TIM fir-s1
seHSinn lasted only a lizzie n1pre thar,
an hour anu. wiliie the cnur-t will
meet again 1ornurrov no further VIII
ht.ifst-s nave Net bsHn summoned
tItsntir-al Bff-nfr1 told shH f.ntir-1 ftu1
ms charge OF .1ndist:rirninate Killing
uI nEL4aVes IN HIATT winch lll-urrlTItssti
me inquiry. had bean based on the
Tsrnrd OF me unu,-t martial of TWO
Murine Curns urivatns Walter T.
Johnson ann john !. MclQuillSen .Ir
he cDr-ented U.eylnus announce
mtut thai a total OF 3.a3F,l natives mad
been killed m action or nIfies-wriss. dur
IrE the FIVE years Of American nscru-
patton OF the republic exniainIng that
an error IN addition made IN the his
TuriCal uiEiEiun ssctinn u1 clle cnrps
resulted III this announcement He
mad learned since. he said thar the
rbral WIRE 2-230
MaIDr Mcclellan IN wiIuse office the
casualty isl was cnnanIiea. summit
ted a Eahie showing rne rargrIed
number III bandits killed Ee SAID
ti1a1 very few mad met death atr1tr-
wise -1ian IN action. Native casual
rles IN 1913. the first wear ar the or
cuuarIun. were placed al 10. tilnse in
1916 AZ 80: in IaI-. rvVn. IN 1913. "a:
N 1914 1861 and 1920 go
The witness explained that rne
large casualty list last year was due
ID attacks IN force pE sle bandits on
PORT an PRINCE and n the canIpaI gns
conducted IN the hills.
GIenerl Ra-nsr+ saIl i1n wanted 10
make clear that ms isrEsr nf last wear
In Cniunel john H Russell. n which
the reference WIS mHGis IN ''indis
crimIua4e killing of natives WIS
based univ on the raenrd IF the -rial
of P-iva1es Johnson and AcQuilissn-
Ep asidafi however. that the state
meur OF Counsel and testimony N
tnnsf cases so shocked him thar he
had directed further investigation. he
-eifsra1ed cna1 by indiscrIrlInaEe
killings" he had aoT meant prumis-
cuuuE'' killings, nur rather eZacu-
tiunE .-wIrnou1 judgment
In marking tine letter 10 CplDnel
Russell personal anu confidential,
Cren. Barnett SAID ne nad rws reR-
SONS The first was tIat he had al
READY w-ittnn an ufficIa: letter 10 ser
--arar-v Daniels covering the case-
The SECOND was ne did NOT want L 70
fserurne --punIic p-upsrt
stI- 1er.. nn-mi-zed u make de
taiieu and Chronological statement Of
events Us they occurred during me
wfruia Tern OF orr occupation az
Haiti" ne sHili Il euula suDn cisH-
This whnis thing IN
Reul-lng 10 Questions aT MaJsr
.I..sse T. DIVER Judge adVoca1s q the
court. General Burnett salt ne mad
mo nersunal knowledge Of anE i'm
proper ACTS by the marines ana knew
uutflir- uf alleged urliRw1ul eEsGu-
rTuns OF natives until ne read Lrie re-
r,g1-rs Of tia TWO cases he -e4a1--au 10
m rtls ler1er 10 Colonel Russell
One other case. that NJ CAPTAIN
Hamilton. upu lieutenant. ne saln-
sqer- a mad TASTE N my mouth. al
though the officer mad been acHuI1Zsa
mr. court martial" Fear Lf1aI there
might have beer cases IN WHICH TX
,.esses were committed and The culnr'1
NM brought tD Justice. he stllr was
..uu4t1s- reason for tlIH cunfinenrlai
ta-4er 10 Cniunei Russell. altnnusn 50
sg- rs ne knew al caEes NJ Er1propeI
,.o,,,s,,r- nj Marines in aaiti had nt.ssn
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