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THE CRAMPTON COURTMARTIAL.

FURTHER EVIDENCE By Telegraph.—Press Association Wanganui, Feb. 18. ' In the Crampton court-martial, Private Thomas Moynihan gave evidence that while in barracks on Slay 1 he was sentenced to do pack drill. A uniform was given him, which he refused to do,n but it was forcibly put on he being considerably knocked about Cranipton was notp resent He complained to Crampton that he had been kicked over the heart. Witness was then taken back to his ceil, where the uniform was again forcibly put on him and he was ordered to do pack drill. After church the paek was put on forcibly, and witness was ordered inarch. His head was bumped on the wall, and he was punched on the back. Crampton was then present. Witness was ordered to march, but did not. He was pyshed around the yard for a few turns and bumped into the wall. Different officials took turns about in pushing him round the yard, then Crampton asked witness if he would give in. Faulkner grabbed witness by the hair and pulled him along the yard and witness struck him. Then they all got on to him and knocked him about. Faulkner kicked him while lie was on the ground. Crampton came into the yard then and ordered the guards to carry on with witness. Crampton said "push his head through the b wall," and his guards did their best to do so. Crampton took photographs, and said to witness: "I'll beat you." Moynihan said: "I'm a pig-head-ed Irishman like you are." Witness asked to be given one guard at a time and he would not care. His rifle was tied on to his left arm with string and kept coming off. Faulkner bumped it against his face until blood ran. The guards kept witness for an hour, and he was then ordered inside, when lie said he would give in. To Mr. Loughnan: I was violently kicked on many occasions. After witness struck Faulkner the latter knocked him down and kicked him. Witness was sore for weexs after the experience and black and blue on the back. He stood to be photographed, Faulkner holding the rifle. He was examined by a doctor at the barracks some time afterwards, not on the next day. He denied that he told the doctor he had been kicked over the heart the previous day. After 48 hours in the padded cell on bread and water, he was too weak to carry on. doctor examined him. He denied that the barrel of the rifle was put through his shoulder strap and tied to his wrist at the commencement of the drill and remained in that position throughout. Moynihan said he was photographed standing with the rifle at ease. Lou»hnan handed witness two photographs .showing Moynihan with the rifle at the slope and the barrel passing through the shoulder strap, but witness maintamed his story. Harry Wilson deposed to being in a cell and hearing orders given by Crampton, also continuous banging Through a crack in the window he saw Moynihan with the rifle tied to his shoulder by a rope round his necic. He said Moynihan gave in in the yard. A . Wanganui, Feb. 19. At the court martial this afternoon another detention prisoner deposed that he heard Moynahan groaning, and saw on him. Subsequently Dr. Andreson said Moynahan complained of pains con d e finT° n 0f , the heart - but wit »e« could find no marks to account for that. Lieut Crampton, in evidence, said he eofna H r 6 ! g "f ds to keep , Ho (ll(I not authorise undue force wnnlT sald u' e Waß an Irisl "nan and would as soon be under the German as British flag He declared that no drill * make h ' m Wear uniform or . . Wanganui, Feb, 20. , J h , IS the eighth charge was heard, alleging that accused permitted force to compel Private ifT f O V O do P ack (,rill - Beaton said he refused to don the uniform, and «av forcibly dressed, he not resisting. He declined to take the rifle, which was then handcuffed to his wrist, a rope was put round his neck, and he was dragged round the yard, bumped into a wall, and bled freely from the face. He was dragged round the yard by his hair two liandfuls of which came out. He then consented to take the rifle. Tlaynes trod on his heels to quicken hi 3 step, and Byrne rained punches on his back and neck. When he consented to march Crampton asked if he would put the uniform on. Witness refused, and Crampton ordered him to go round again and poked him in the ribs with his cane. He fell to the ground, and when getting VP into the wall, being nearl? knocked out. After more marching Crampton asked if he had any complaints to make, and witness at first refused to answer, but eventually said that he had none. Dr Anderson said he examined Beaton after the pnek drill in the evening and apart from a slight abrasion on the left side of his face found no bruise or injury. He asked Beaton how the abrasion had been caused, and he answered something about spooks having done it. He was instructed to report on the mental condition of Beaton, who had some theories about being hypnotised which troubled him. Witness considered these were assumed and reported Beaton as mentally sound.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 7

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Tapeke kupu
911

THE CRAMPTON COURTMARTIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 7

THE CRAMPTON COURTMARTIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 7

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