| Show WOOD overstepped OVER STEPPED HIS AUTHORITY ordered a retrial of an officer in the y 1 cuban campaign before r supreme court washington april 28 25 the question whether yli ether general leonard wood over stepped the bounds of his authority in the matter of the court martial of louis E R brown Is involved in a claim made by brown for salary as first lieutenant in the volunteer forces of the united states stated army today was submitted to the supreme court of the united states the case grew out of a a military trial of brown held at san lule luis in the military department of I 1 SAnt santiago lago cuba in november 1898 when brown was vms called upon to answer a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer consisting of gambling with the enlisted men the court martial first returned a verdict ot acquittal but when the penult of the inquiry was brought to the attention of general 1 wood in command of the department he hip directed the reconvening of the cour and upon the second trial and in the absence of brown he lie was found guilty anda f sentenced en tencel to dismissal from the service general wood endorsed the second verdict and in accordance with hta his orders the sentence ot of the court was carried into execution brown who vrho Is now a m resident of houston tex filed a claim in the court of claims tor for compensation for the entire time between date of dismissal and the date obis 0 his suit jault amounting to and the court allowed being the amount he be would have receil el from the time of his dismissal until ibe the date of og th discharge fo the other officers and men of big his command both brown and the government r n eat appealed 1 the case cake to the an su p prem court brown attack s the right of general wood to order a retrial of his case and al aleo so his right to endorse the sentence claiming that the latter duty devolved revolved upon the president the members of the ogden gun club are practicing hard tor for the shooting tournament of the utah idaho sports mens association which meets here the fort part of 0 next month |
