THE CRAMPTON CASE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17476, 22 January 1919, Page 5

THE CRAMPTON CASE.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR COURT-

MARTIAL

Information has been received that the court-martial which has been appointed to iry Lieut. Crampton in con-neo-iou with "matters pertaining to the Detention Barracks at Wangauui, will sit at Wanganui on. !he 29th inst. It is understood that the. court will consult of tin following officers :— Lieut.-Col. Colquhoun. N.Z.E.F. (pre siden't), Major F. G. Hume, R.N.Z.A., Major C. E. Macksej, N.Z.E.F., Majuz C. H«ity, Q.A.M.R;, Major W. G. Askwith. 6th M.X.. Major D. W. Talbot, Captain R. C. Smith, unattached list B. Captain P. E. Baldwin will be judge (advocate.

It is understood that eleven chargeA will be preferred against Lieut. Crampton, ail based on Section 37 of the Army Act. Charge Np. 1 alleges that Lieu.. Crampton ill-treaited a soldier, Pte. B;>.rry Wilson, by grabbing liiin by the lack of the neck. Charge No. 2 alleges that h G permitted the staff to i'l-trefut Private H. Wilson by compelling him to do pack-drill. The third charge alleges that he struck a soldier, Pte. W. B. Dpnovan, with a walkingstick whilo doing pa-ck drill. Th<a fourth charge alleges that t© perniitted unnecessary force no be used by the staff on Private W. B. Donovan during pack drill. In the fifth charge Lieut. Crampton is charged with striking » soldier, Pte. 3. McConville, and th? B ixth also refers 'to the same soldier, a ieging that he (Lieut. Crampton) did nermic unnecessary force to be used to compel Pte. J. McConville to do pack drill. The seventh charge alleges thai he permitted the staff io use unnecessary force to compel Pte. T. Moynahan to do pack drill. Charge No. 8 fs phrased in similar words to th Q preceding charg-es, and refers to Pte. A. Beaton. The ninth charge alleges that h e permitted the staff to uee unnecessajv {orza to coiupel Private W. S. Badger w do pack drill.

Charges 10 and 11 contain allegations of ill-treatment of two soldiers, respectively Ptes. F. Paliesen end G. Cnrrian, by compelling !Uie former to do pack drill and the latter to observe the Standing Orders of the Military Detention Barracks.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 21. In connection with the courtmartial on Lieutenant Crampton, eleven charges have been laid against him, alleging that he ill-treated the following prisoners at Wanganui Barracks:—Privates Harry Wilson, W. B. Donovan, Joseph McConville, Thomas Moynahan, Alister Beaton, Wilfred Badger, Fredk. PaJlesen, and George Corrian.