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OCR Page 1 of 3Headquorters 35th Division
Amerioan Expeditionary Forces
'NATIONAL
18th January 1919.
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
GENERAL COURT-
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SERVICE"
826
MARTIAL ORDER
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No. 3.
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Before a General Court Mertial which convened at the station of
the Headquarters of the 69th Infentry Brigade, 9th J muary, 1919,
pursuant to prograph 10, Special Orders 264, Hecdquarters 35th
Division, lst November, 1918, as modified by paregraphs 10- and 11
Special Orders 297, Headquarters 35th Division, 5th December, 1918,
and paragraphs 5 and 6, Special Orders 299, Herdquarters 35th
Division, 7th December, 1918, and paragraph 1, Special Orders 6,
Headquarters 35th Division, 6th January, 1919, was arraigned and
tried:
Captain Tio S. Johnston, 13th U.S. Engineers (RY) .
Charges.
Charge
I : Viol tion of the 96th Article of War.
Specification 1 : In thet Captain VI. S. Johnston, 13th Engineers,
U.S.Army, did. at Lerouville, France, between the 14th day of
December, 1918 and the 38th day of December 1918, then and there
being in command of detachment of Engineers, U.S.Army, negligently
fail and neglect to make proper inspections of the billets and
quarters occupied by the members of his said detachment, This to
the prejudice of good order and military discipline.
becification 2 : In that Captain S. Johuston, 13th Engineers,
U.S.Army, at Lerouville, Frence, between the 14th day of December,
1918, and the 28th day of December, 1918, did knowingly and wilfully
permit the members of his detachment, withcut authority, to have and
keep in their possession government property to which they were not
entitled, and in excess of the amount euthorized, without taking any
disciplinary action. This to the prejudice of good order and militer
discipline.
Specification 3 : In thet Captain V. S. Johnston, loth Engineers,
U.S.Aimy, at Lerouville, France, between the 14th day of December
1918 and the 28th day of December 1918, knowing that the members
of his detachment had in their possession various and sundry articles
of government property which had been stolen, received by them im-
properly and without authority, did fail to take any disciplinary
action. This to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.
Sedification 4 : In that Captain W.S. Johnston, 15th Engineers,
U.S.Aimy, at Lerouville, France, between the 14th day of December
1918 and the 28th day of December 1918, then and there knowing that
various and sundry articles of government property were in the
possession of members of his detachment, and then and there knowing
that the articles so in their possession were of the identical
description of articles of government property which had been stolen,
did negligenti; fail to make a proper investigtion and feiled to toke
proper disciplinary action. This to the prejudice of good order and
militery discipline.
Pleas:
To Svecification 1; Charge I : Not Guilty.
To Svecification 2, , Cherge I : Not Guilty
To Specification 3
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Charge I
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Not Guilty
To S/ ecification 4, Chorge I : Not Cuilty
To Charge I
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Not Guilty
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