| Show MILITARY punishments death X U Ze resorted sorted to in extreme cue except in war the systems of deciding the Var various military punishments in the united states Is by court marti martial J certain boffl cers cera W are appointed by the military au thorit thor ittes iea to hear the facts in the case i and whatever defence the culprit may i care to make explains the philadel j ehla inquirer when they have heard i all sides of the subject they decide whether or not the prisoner deserves punishment and of what kind it shall ab ill be the punishment used in the american army and navy are death confinement in the guard house or in a military prison hard labor tor for so some me of the worst offenses with ball and chain forfeiture of pay dishonorable discharge from the service and confinement conater on bread and w water ater but the latter cannot be tor for more than fourteen t ee n days a at t a lime if the culprit is an officer sergeant corporal etc be may be reduced to the ranks death Is seldom resorted to except in very extreme cases but in time ol of war this mode of punishment is more frequent A soldier who falls asleep when on picket duty and thus gives the enemy a chance to surprise the camp may be sentenced to be shot great cowardice in battle may be pun punished dished in the same way and every boy knows that a spy if captured Is apt to be hanged S spies pies are very dangerous to the welfare of an army and while being shot does not seem so bad to some som e soldiers the thought that death will come by hanging is much dreaded desertion also Is frequently punished in war time by death during our civil war it if a soldier or sailor was caught stealing fram his bis comrades he was severely punished more so than be would have been bad he not been in the army A novel way of punishing a coward was to march him the camp with a placard bearing the word coward rast hastened ened about the neck the off officer icer in charge of a military prison once adopted a peculiar way ot of punishing a man who the fellow found a i tried to escape ladder and one night placed it against the wall of the prison intending to 0 o climb over and get away awa he wis caught and the commander ordered that for five hours lie he should climb up the ladder and down again the sol dier laughed at the punishment but pretty soon his back began bega n to grow lame and at the end of the five hours be he had had to be taken to the hospital T f any of the boys who read this article care to visit Gov governor erncr s island or any military station he will see a number of men digging about the grounds wheeling dirt and stones ston and doing ie work of a laboring man these soldiers are dressed in brown canvas suits and each has a large number fastened upon his back some among the number may be wearing a chain about one ankle and a small cannon ball will be fastened to one end of the chain these soldiers are being punished tor for fighting with their comrades disobeying orders or leaving the post without permission or overstaying overstating over staying their leave of absence in both the american and english service probably the worst punishment next to being sentenced to death is dishonorable discharge when the culprit loses not only his profession but Is disgraced in the eyes of his friends and acquaintances |
