San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-19

for the sum of So per sack to transpor
intoxicating liquor from Webb county
Texas, to Bexar county in an airplane
which was the property of the Unite,
States, without having any authorit,
and right TO so use such airplane,"
Claim False Statement Made.
Also that lat Kelly Field, Texas, oil
or about the 24th day of October, 1922
with intent to deceive Lieut.. Col, JohI
II. Howard, air service, his superior
and commanding officer, officially stat
TO the said Lieut.. Col. John II. Howard
substantially as follows:
81 applied for cross-country for thu
purpose Of flying to Laredo with view
of determining my physical condition
i left Kelly Field about 80 p. m
On the way down my motor wasn't
working properly. saw field loom
ing / noticed pile of sacks to one side
of this field, and TAXED over to sec
what they we're. had Sergeant Green
get out of the ship and see what was
in the sack. He did so and held up a
slip which stated that the sack cor
tanned fourteen bottles. They were
tequila. Just at this time revenue Of
fiCers or prohibition agents came Out
and arrested me. / landed because OF
motor trouble. While / was in the field
| did not ascertain what the trouble
was with the motor Before / landed
| had no idea there was any liquor of
any description in that field. Ny only
reason for landing there was to adjust
my motor, and before i took off, j had
the distributor head removed and wiped
out
Charges OF Court.
According TO the charge as read be-
fore the court, this statement was
known by the said Lieut.. Leland 5.
Andrews to be untrue, in that he had
heretofore. on or about October 10,
1922, made an agreement with one Earl
+. Evans TO transport intoxicating
liquor by airplane from Webb county
to Bexar county in the vicinity of San
Antonio, and said flight and landing in
said pasture or field was made pursuant
TO said agreement, and for such pur-
pose, and TO obtain possession Of said
intoxicating liquor"
All the above charges were made out
in three specifications under violation
of the Ninety fifth Article of War. An
ether charge in one specification of hay..
ing violated the Ninety-sixth Article OF
War was also read to the court. The
charge stated that Lieutenant Andrews,
ION or about the 21st day Of October,
1922, knowingly, willfully and unlaw-
fully used airplane. DeHaviland 4B-
G3202. property OF the United States,
to make a flight from Bexar county to-
Webb county for the purpose OF I'M
lawfully transporting Intoxicating
liquor from Webb county to Bexar
county without having any right and
permission to so use said airplane OF
the United States"
One Member Excused.
When Lieutenant Holland. special
defense counsel, asked the court if any
member had received any knowledge OF
the case to be tried, from reading news
paper reports or from any other
source, practically every member of the
court stated that they had read the ac.
counts of Lieutenant Andrews arrest
at the time of the alleged offense, but
that they were unbiased by these re-
ports and had not formed any conclu-
sions MS to the guilt or innocence OF
the defendant
Can't. Bosier Castle. Twentieth In.
fantry. member of the court. was chal:
lengcd peremptorily by the defense, and
was excused from the court. Lieut..
Col. Charles +. Reese. quartermaster
corps. appointed by Mai. Gen. r. NJ.
Lewis TO serve on the court was SICK
Friday morning and will not serve as
member OF the Court-martial in the
trial az lieutenant Andrews.
Every effort will be made by the de-
tense TO locate AMI bring before the
court-martiaI when the trial is resumed,
the "one Earl +. Evans" referred tol
in the charges. 1t is not known where
Evans now is, but the defense will en-
deavor to secure him as witness in |
the casr. It is understood that the |
will summon from the Dor |
dor. Rex Shnnks. customs agent: Allan
Walker, deputy United States marshal
John c. Chamberlain and John Smith,
customs agents, these officers being con-
nccted with the arrest of Lieutenant
Andrews in Webb county on or about
October 81. 1922.
Walks With a Cane. |
Shortly after he had been arrested
by federal authorities in Webb county,
Lieutenant Andrews returned to Laredo
and pleaded guilty in the federal district
court of the federal charges perferred
against him. After paying heavy fine
lie returned TO Kelly Field.
Since the time of the alleged offense
Lieutenant Andrews has been almost
totally confined TO the station hospital
NJ Fort Sam Houston. He appeared
before the cOurt-martial Friday morning
in a seemingly emaciated condition, and
walked with the aid of cane,
The court martial as II Will hear the
case of Lieutenant Andrews, consists
of the following officers: Col. Beau
mont Il. Buck. president and law mem
Der Col. Pierce A. Murphy, Lieut.: Col.
Clarence c. Culver. Ma. Daniel W.
Harmon. Maj. Roy II. Coles. Maj. Car
roll A. Bagby, Capt. Ernest John, Cap.
John C. Cody. Capt. Kearie l.. Berry
anil Capt. Ohio W. Budd Jr: q.
Lieut., Col. Clarence G. Culver, air
officer for the Eighth Corps area, IS
the only air service officer on the court
Capt. Humphrey Biddle is the trial
Judge advocate that will prosecute the
case. and will be assisted by First
Lieut.. Phil Cass. Capt. Maxton II.
Flint is the defense counsel and will |
be assisted by First Lieut.. Norman ID.
Brophy. air service. Lieut.. Park Hol'