Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
HAS ANYBODY seen
"HARD-bO|LEO" SMITH
Army Officer Convicted for Bru-
tai Treatment of Prisoners,
Has Disappeared.
by Associated Press to Every Evening

by AENoCfated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Sept. 3O-Former Lieu
tenant Frank II. Hard Boiled) Smith
who was convicted by court martial in
France for bratal treatment Of American
soldier prisoners and sentenced to Is
months in prison was paroled from Fort
Jay, New York, March 20 and since that
time his sentence as reduced for good
behavior has expired it was said today
at the war department.
Smith began serving his sentence in
France Oh May 20, 1919. II WAS stated
at the Department that because if his
good behavior in prison he was givens a
"home parole" after serving approximate
ly ten months He was required to report
to the military authorities monthly.
Meantime his sentence WAS reduced to
fourteen months and thus expired last July
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New York, Sept 30.-Frank II. Hard
Boiledl Smith, former army lieutenan T.,
convicted by court martial of brutal
treatment to prisoners in France, WAS pa
rolled from Fort Jay on March 20 after
he had served less than nine and one-half
months of his Is months term.
This was made known today by the
military authorities at Governors Island
after a search of records at Fort jay had
cleared up the nd ystery surrounding what
disposal had been made of Smith. 1t was
said at Governors Island that the order for
Smiths release had been issued by the
adjutant generals office at Washington
and had been approved by the Secretary
of War.
Military authorities said they were un-
certain as To Smiths present whereabouts
but believed he had returned TO his home
IN Ohio.
After Smith had been arrested m France
he originally WAS sentenced to three years
at hard labor This sentence later was
reduced to is months at bard labor at
Fort Leavenworth.
Smith was brought over seas and con-
fined at Fort Jay pending investigation
by congressional committee of the treat
ment of American prisoners IN France.
After this investigation had been com
pleted it was generally supposed that
Smith had been taken TO Fort Leaven-
worth TO serve out his sentence.
Lcavenworth, Kas., Sept. 3o.-Lieut.-
Col. Sherburne Whipple, adiutant of the
federal disciplinary barracks here. an
nounced that Frank III. Hard Boiled
Smith, former army lieutenant, who COM
manded an overseas PRISON camp and who
was convicted by court martial at
Governors Island, New York. of charges
Of inhuman treatment of prisoners, has
not been received at the barracks here
Smith, who was sent to Fort Jay, New
York, disciplinary barracks was to have
been transferred here when the Fort Jay
barracks was abandoned recently, ac-
cording to local officials. IL WAS stated
that other prisoners from Fort Jay had
arrived.
According TO Colonel Whipple, the
local authorities understand Smith was
given home parole" and permitted TO
go TO his home with instructions to report
TO disciplinary barracks officials.
No reports have been received here from
Smith, il was said.
New York, Sept. So.-The whereabouts
of Frank III. Hard Boiled Smith, for
mer army lieutenant convicted by court
martial for inJuman treatment of prisoners
In France, today appeared TO be mystery
To the military authorities at Governors
Island
AT the Judge advocate s Office it WAS
stated that Smith is believed to have
left the Fort Jay barracks before June 80"
1t WAS not known whether the prisoner
had been paroled or sent to Fort Leaven-
worth
Smith WIS not under the jurisdiction
Of Major General Bullard and the Eastern
added Colonel Gullion,
udge advocate. "Anv disposal made of
.he prisoner was directed fron the War
Department at Washington"