General Court-Martial Orders Number 1 from Colonel H. S. Hawkins

endition Headquarters 35th Division Amerioan Expeditionary Forces 14th January 1919. ENERAL COURT- ) 785 ARTIAL ORDERS ) ) No. 1. ) Before a General Court Martial which convened at the station of the Headquarters of the 35th Division, Americar Expeditionary Forces, 9th January 1919, pursuant to paragraph 3, Special Orders 5. 3rd January, 1919, Headquarters 35th Division, was arraigned and tried; Private otho Hartsce (1461595) Company I, 140th Infantry WATIONAL ARCHIVES AND Charges, RECORDE SERVIDER Charge I : Violation of the 6lst Article of War, Specification l. In that Private Otho Hartsoe, Company I, 140th Infantry, did, without proper leave absent himself from his Company and proper station, Boncourt, France, from about 4 P.M. December 25, 1918, to about 8 P.M. December 25, 1918. Charge II : Violation of the 63rd Article of War. Specification 1 : In that Private Otho Hartsoe, Company I; 140th Infantry, did, at Commercy, France on or about the 25th day of December, 1918, behave himself in a disrespeutful and insubordinate manner towards l.st Lieutenant M. E. Hollicke, 35th Military Police Company, his superior officer, Charge III : Violation of the 93rd Article of War. Specification 1 : In that Private Otho Hartsoe, Company I, 140th Infantry did, at Commercy, France, on or about the 25th day of December. 1918, with intent to do him bodily harm, feloniously strike M. Vachey, a Frenchman, in the face with his fist. Charge IV : Violation of the 96th Article of War. Specification 1 : In that Private Otho Hartsoe, Company I, 140 th Infantry, was at Commercy France, on or about the 25th day of December, 1918 , drunk and disorderly in uniform, and did thereby bring discredit upon the military service. Spedification 2 : In that Private Otho Hartsoe, Company I, 140th Infantry, having been olaced under arrest in Commercy, France, on or about December 25, 1918, by Private Charles F. Harris, (2560461), 35th Military Police Company, said Private Harris being in the proper execution of his duties, did resist said arrest. Pleas, To Specification 1, Charge I : "Guilty". To Charge I : "Guilty". To Specification 1, Charge II : "Not Guilty" To Charge II : "Not Guilty" To Specification 1, Charge III : "Not Guilty" To Charge III : "Not Guilty". (over)