Show THE CASI CASE OF COL JONES gastine gastille y tile tha washington coi correspondent of the sacramento union in a late letter lias the f Lion tenant colonel will ain ft w corti originally in the second Calif california ouia cavalry Cz valry waa tried on an several cli charges arges at salt lake oy by a military court about a year sirgeo I 1 fiol beli iee etc und dismissed from the service thereupon there upon apon his friends the proceedings to be a sort of persecution have ii used zed many efforts tar ta mitigate or set aside his sentence but jintil now no result has bits been reached senator conness having at last taken up abo matter the following 1 owing answer is made him W WAR ln april stil icoy jonna sir tle the secretary e of war directs me to inform you yon that the application in the case of col william tones jones latu late of the second cali cornitt volunteers that tile the order of diss missal has been granted and that upon apoll hecei receipt p t of his jeisi agnation at tile the office of the adjutant general the requisite order will ile be issued I 1 have tile the honor bonor to be very respectfully full y your obedient servant WM J MOORE MOMIE A A G we have the best ant authority hority for stating kolonel do lonel jones nev never or made any application to he be allowed it wed 6 to resign nd neither ither N will vill I 1 he 1 accept of the offer of the depart lie has nothing t to 0 cover tip in that matter ile he claims that hf lias has beegi wrongfully deprived of his rank in the service through tl h 43 agencies agencies ngen cies not necessary essai y to nien men tion here and simply asks ili alic department 11 fo 0 go over tin tilt testimony in ill the case and judge it upon its merit if h ho is guilty 1 lie I ought to to be disgraced I 1 but if ilot lie he insists that lie he sit should thild be I 1 fully and honorably rein st itra in th e service N ats |