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Show OEW. DAVIS DISAGREES WITH COURT-MARTIAL. WASHINGTON, May 14.-Gen. Davis, commanding in the Philippines, has disapproved dis-approved the findings of the court-martial which acquitted Lieut. J. R. Lee, Tenth infantry, tried for manslaughter. Lee had charge of a number of prisoners prison-ers in Mindanao, and handing his revolver re-volver to a corporal, charged that soldier sol-dier to shoot any prisoner who attempted attempt-ed to escape. Two natives were killed, and on trial Lee was justified by the court. Gen. Davis, in reviewing the case, says that Lee exceeded his authority author-ity in ordering the prisoners shot. |