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The case Of Lieutenant johnson. The dec
sion of the Court Martial convened. short time
ago, at the Naval Asylum, for the trial of Lieut.
R. E. JOHNSON, has been approved by the Sccre-
tary Of the Navy, and made known. The charges
brought against the Lieutenant were numerous,
but were substantially three only-oppression,
dsrespect to his superior officer, and fraud. The


Court acquit him, in very positive terms of the


last, and also discharge him in effect from the first


charge, observing that although severe in his pun


ishment, in the incidents cited under the charges,
yet that the provocation given him was Of the most


irritating character, and such would naturally


excite severity on the part of the officer. They


regret that so much gravity was impaired to the
charges by the language in which they were
brought forward, and seem to think that noun
tain in this case had been made out of molc-hill


They acquit the accused of every charge which
reflected upon his honor as man, or his conduct
as gentleman, but convict him of severity and a
breach of discipline for which they sentence him to
suspension from duty for period of six months.


This sentence was more than was anticipated by
many who heard the trial, but it is not of char
acter to be seriously objected to by the accused, or
his friends PhiIsd. Ledger.