SHAM FUSILIER OFFICERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13237, 18 March 1907, Page 6

SHAM FUSILIER OFFICERS.

An Fusiliers. Arthur. Morgauy who; posed : as officer last Christmas time, and played Koepenick jokes at ytrat'loi;(l>. was :bi'6iigtit before" V;'- district court-marfeil ■"at; Wiexhani Ba'rrauks,: ,w).lSn, : telie' tales ;of ; his. ei-capades were related by. the soldier: victims.- ;.. -,.'■. .'. .-..-. ■■■■l'\'- :.:/ ~ '''

Moigau Mas sei\ant tJ Lieutenant M G Jones, of the Fusiheis and wjv gianted fuilougli foi the fe'tne season He look \iith him pait ot tae officers kit belo .ging i> his niastei and on .tiin'iig at btairoid u-ed Uieui to masqueiade av an ofhcei t~ t e con. teination of the sulcueis theie, who imagined tint a mainict had come amongst them indeed. Fust, it va& stated, Pinale Moigin met 'e\eial soldiei , whom he ] eiemptunlv stopped and inspected He pointed out detads of then appeaiancc vi.mli he dcs cubed as "ihneuW,' and liuealenul to lepoit the me) 'lhe pseudo officer next accosted Su ge.wliisliuu.ui Hcnn Smith of tiic 2nd Vli !S"oilh Suffuidshne Regiment and delneied { .s \ieusi on the sittije.il of 'oldiei-. appealing nnpiopeily die«sed on fin 1 ongh The 'eigreint was quite decened bv the lmpcstoi's inaimei and acconi Jiamtd li'iu lound btiffcud Dming then

walk Morgan- pointed out an artilleryman, and ordered Smith to go and reprimand him fur havipg h'.s cap on tl.e back of his head. ' Afterward.? a lance-cqrpoial of the chester Regiment was met, and, noticing that he. was not wearing. Lis belt outside his overcoat ,Morgan instructed the., won--dering instructor to take hi.m to" the ormoury.. ' There the lance-corporal was examined by Moigan, and his answers taken down by the sergeant-instructor. ■ The whole .of the papers, in th'x impromptu court-martial were signed by Morgan in the name uf Lieutenant Jones, and,at the end ; :.e threatened to send \ the lance-corporal back to Guernsey, where the Manchester Regiment was stationed. • Kveiitual'y, seemingly softened by his victim's, pleading, he tore up the papeis.ar.d : said he would overlook the offence. Morgan'*, disguise was penetrated at last, however, and he was arrested. He now confessed himself guilty <>f " conduct prejudicial to good older" and discipline, and ito-being in -possession of his master's kit. The decision, of the .court w;v sent to fl'.e general commanding the Welsh Border district for approval, before being announced. -..'■'