New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
A MUTINOUS REG INENT.

THE NINETY-sIXTH REGIMENT COMPELLED TO VA
CATE THE CENTRE MARKET ARMoRY-THE ARMS
AND ACCOUTERMENTs SEIZED BY THE sTATR
AUTHORITIES.
The arms, accOuterments, and effects of the
Goth Regiment, National Guard. were summariy
moved yesterday from the Centre Market ArmOry by
the State authorities. The illegal seizure OF the armory
BY the regiment and the order OF the Board Of Super
yisors directing IL yacate the premises have been
announced in THE TRIBUNE. Major-Gen. shaler
manding the First Division National Guard, sent for
Col stauf, commanding the Goth Re gment and ordered
him to vacate the armory with his command. He re-
fused to so, claiming that he had proper armory,
and that he afraid that the arms, accoutermens,
and other property for the safe keeping of which
he had given bond OF $4,000, would be
lost II the regiment to remove. II is
alleged that this as the regiment could
take their old quarters In the Germsnia Assembly
Rooms, failing in this the State property could be
turned the proper authorities. and receipt be
given AT the expiration OF the five days grace given by
Gen. shaer the regiment still occupied the quarters
over Centre Market. Gen shaer then Issued order
placing Col Stauf under and his trial by court
martial Is set down for Feb g. The command Of the
regiment devolved on Leut.-Col. Hemmer. He also
refused comply with the order OF removal and
also placed under arrest and his trial set down before
the same martial that OF Col S,auf. The
mand then devolved Major Koeppel. Interpreter at
shaers stan on Monday directed Major Kloeppel to Ap
pear at once at headquarters and receive Instructions
relative to the removal Of the regiment He promised
70 20, failed TO do Col Jussen again called
him yesterday morning, and he refused vseate the
armory Col. Jussen then served on him order Of
arrest Meanwhile tho State military authorities had
been apprissd Of the condition OF affairs. Gen. KnoI.
Chief Of Ordnance Gov Dixs stan had ordered his
assistant Col Creney In the contingency which arose.
TO take charge OF the State property and remove 1t
the Arsenal at seventhaye. and Thirty hfth-st Gen.
shaler issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, ". G., HNYl
NEw-YoRK, Jan. a, 1874 !
The extraordinary conduct of the soh Regiment, In
taking un awful possession Of srm0ry which had by
proper authority been assigned TO another and the sub
the directions Of civil authorities and the orders OF
superior military authority. and the strong evidence Of
o inutinous agreement the part OF the principal
officers Of the regiment 10 resist any anu All enortA OF
the civil and military authorities 10 have said armory
Gated show such lack OF subordlDauon IN that reg
only TO destroy its usefulness ~ military
Organization, but to make " Also 40 unsafe oody 70 oe
trusted with arms other State property. General
Headquarters has therefore been Dotined OF the unlAw
seizure Of the armory referred TO by
the ,h Regment and the subsequent arrest OF s ned
to ut once take charge Of and remove for keepng
all and other State property found IN the Centre
Market Arm0ry In possession OF the 9sth Regiment
H. All orders heretofore Issued from brRade or reg
arers for meetings OF the eetb keg1men
drill other purposes, are heIepy
and until further orders no meetings Tor or or other
purposes will be held by the regiment OF Sny part
thereof.
Ill Upon the removal of the State property from the
Centre Market Armory the commanding onicer OF the
nth Regiment Will immediately take posseesion OF said
rmory and occupy ths for the use and purposea
Of ss1 i'm ~ authorized by resolution Of the
board Of Supervsors passed Aug lss and % recently