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Show CAPTAIN WILSON'S CASE. II. It llntorrd to limy, Wllh a Setert Iti'prlttiaod. Tn. following general order, from tha heedquarlar uf Ih National Uuard of Utah, I Ih formal conolu-Hon conolu-Hon of tha Wilson caea, tried by ooun-marllal, ooun-marllal, and I of additional Interval aa oloelng tn. military blttory of Utah Tsrrllory: llBAIXlt'AHTKM NATIONAL UUABD or Utah, Halt Iiakc City, Jau. 4, 1.U3. (U.n.ral Order. No. I.) ll.for. a general oourl martial which convened at lcgan, Utah, pureuanl lo Hperlal Ordera No. IU, Headqtiarlera Natloual Uuard of Utah, November .Villi, lbUS, aud ol which Col. 1. J. Htevene, oommisaary general, wa I reaidaut, aud Col. A. I. (iaab, Judge advooala general, waa uilge advocale, was arraigned end tried Captain Jonu M. WIIboii, H.cuud Inlaulry, N. 11. U. CliAH.it Conduct lathe preludlce otgoud order and military discipline, lo violation of Ihe Hi ml Altlcle ot War. Tu which there wer twu ipioltloa. tlont. 1'iea of th Acodte I Not guilty. Finding of lue Cuurt lJullty. Henleoce Aud tb court does there-for there-for ntunc. htm, Captain John M. Wllion, Hecund lutaulry, N. U. U., I. b. dlimlited from lb sereioe. Tn. r.oord of the pruoeedlug of th general courl martial lu Ine loregolng caea of Captain John M. Wilson, rieo-ood rieo-ood Infantry, N. li. U., having been torwaided lur the aotloa al Ihe Cum mauder-lu-Cblef, Ih. fullowlug nr. hit ordert thereont The proceeding! exhibit teveral minor defeat from a failure lo follow pre-acribed pre-acribed furma, aud are fatally dofeuilve lu that the aocueeil wee culled by the prosocutlou Ui tuellly, and did testify aa a alineea lor Iho proaocutlou, 11 betug an ealabllahed rule uf uillllary law that liefolidauia oulr leallty in Ibulr own beliair, aud only liieu Uhb tueir own request to do eo (wbloh lacta aie reUlrctl to be maito a an of the record). It le to be regretted that tbe error uf the oourl lu this particular make lleceaaery the disapproval of lha prooeodlnge, for there appeara to bo amnio evidence,. pari from tbo testimony of tliedefomlitut hull, aolf, tn have established the cash agatnst hlui; ami tbla defocl la ao vital that, while Hie tliidiiik's might titherwla. bo i-r.rovoil, i-r.rovoil, lheMii-iincecaiiii.it bo. Captain Wllwiti thua oactpoe a riiorltcil puulah-nionL puulah-nionL ilie conduct einkoe at the riMii ot dlaolpUne, aud la auhveraive ol the law aud regiilatiuiia'guvoriilng Ibe Natlou.l tiuard. llvoanhol umlnUlu piuperouui-uiand piuperouui-uiand and ruaot In hie uwu company if lie puretelfl lu the vl.wa ami actiulla of whiob lie ie shown lo bo glllltv III Ihla oasoi but ll ta Jmpotl Ibat the loaaoll of bla mistake will result lu benoht tu bimeolf, bta oumpany and the National Uuard. L'aptalu Wilenn will bu releaaod frum arr.al aud reetorod lo dulv. CnAHi.k. V. ItltlllAllO, Aollng Oovoruor aud Cumuiaudor-lu-C'uiof. Uy order nf Iba Commander. In-Ob In-Ob lot. Jno. Q. Camnun, Adiutanl Ueueral, |
