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These men seemed to think this a terrible crime in this boy , and yet , perhaps , there was not one of them who could have done differently under the same circumstances . `` After the witnesses had been heard against the poor boy , he showed great mental suffering and agony ; the disgrace to his parents and sister was what troubled him so much . His company officers were sworn , and stated that prior to this no complaint had ever been made against the boy . That although they only knew him as a soldier , they had always observed his neatness and soldierly appearance and bearing ; they all thought that the march the two days before and until 9 o'clock the night on which he was found asleep on post , was calculated to tire out a boy of his frail organization . `` The Chief Surgeon stated that a boy of his constitution would be very likely to drop to sleep anywhere after such a strain upon his physical strength . `` This closed the evidence with the exception of one witness . The boy asked if he could make a statement to the Court .