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Specification: Not guilty
Charge: Not guilty
The first witness to be called was Lt. Barry, a witness for the prosecution. The
questioning was done by the Judge Advocate.
Q Please state your name, rank, regiment, and station.
A Thomas H. Barry, 1st Lt. and R.Q.M. Infantry, Fort Grant, Arizona.
Q Do you know the prisoner?
A Yes Sir. Private King Adams, Troop H, 10th Cavalry.
Q Have you had occasion to confine the accused recently? If so, please state when
and why you confined him.
A On afternoon of 10th Dec. I was riding through the laundress town on Creek
North of Post, and saw a prisoner under charge of post-guard, coming out of a
house occupied by some woman up there, and as he saw me he sneaked round
in rear of the house and out of sight. Knowing him to be a prisoner I looked for
the sentinel who had charge of him but could not see him. Saw some women
motioning to some men below where I was, and proceeded in that direction. I
went about forty yards south of where I saw the prisoner, where I saw the
accused, who was a sentinel in charge of three other prisoners with the slop
carts. I asked him where his other prisoner was, and he said he had gone to the
rear. The accused could not see the prisoner at all, from where he was standing
as there were two other shanties between him and the prisoner, that concealed
the prisoner from his view. When I saw the accused he was standing with his
back towards the place where the prisoner came from, and there was nothing
that prevented the prisoner's escaping, had he chosen to do so. I had the accused
confined some little time after that, I think immediately after retreat.
The accused declined to cross examine. The testimony of the witness was then read
to him and pronounced correct. The Judge Advocate then announced that the prosecu-
tion here rested. Houston Robinson, a witness for the defense was then duly sworn.
Examination was by the accused.
Q State your name, rank, troop regiment and station.
A Houston Robinson, Pvt., Troop "K", 10th Cavalry, Fort Grant, Arizona.
Q Do you know the accused?
A Yes Sir. King Adams, H Troop, 10th Cavalry.
Q Were you a prisoner under my charge at the laundress camp on Dec. 10th, 1885?
A Yes Sir.
Q Did you leave me for any purpose, if so, state why you left and where you went.
A Yes, I asked him whether I could go to the rear and he gave me permission, and
I went to the rear, in one of those little shanties up there, used as a sink and on
my way coming back I seen the Quartermaster riding down and I did not stop
any place on my way back till I got to where the sentry was.
Q While you were at the rear, were you out of my sight?
A No Sir.
Cross examination by the Judge Advocate:
Q How do you know you were in sight of the accused while you were at the rear?
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Sayre, Harold Ray. Warriors of Color, book, 1995; Fort Davis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285883/m1/11/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .