Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1915 — Court-Martial Cleared Sergeant Edwin C. Ball. [ARTICLE]

Court-Martial Cleared Sergeant Edwin C. Ball.

The finding of the military courtmartial which tried Edwin C. Ball who killed Private Dowell at a military camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison two years ago, was made public Friby Governor Ralston. Ball was found not guilty. The testimony showed that Ball had been ordered to “get” Dowell, who had broken away after being made a prisoner and that Ball had pursued him, commanded him to halt, fired twice into the air and that a third shot had struck Dowell in the stoinach and caused his death.