Private Jones was being Court Marshalled for disrespecting a senior officer after getting in a shouting match with the Commanding Officer.
The First Sergeant was on the stand being questioned, as he was present for the entire event.

Defendant?s Attorney: ?First Sergeant, where you present when the Private called the C.O. a ?Son of a Bitch??
First Sergeant: ?Yes Sir I was.?
Defendant?s Attorney: ?Did he refer to the CO by name, when he called him that??
First Sergeant: ?No Sir, he did not.?
Defendant?s Attorney: ?So how do you know he was referring to the C.O.??
First Sergeant: ?That was easy; the C.O. was the only Son of a Bitch in the room at the time.?