The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-30
The N. G. NINETY-sIXTH.

All Quiet About the Centre Street
Armory-Thc Eleventh Regiment I'm
Posscssion-GeneraI Court Martial ON
the 5th or Nexth Month.
The fine, spacious armory OF Centre Street Mar
ket was yesterday In possession Of the Eleventh
regiment. The drillroOm is one OF the best
in the city. 1t Is newly finished throughout
and impresses the beholder with its CON-
plete appliances. The drillrOom is OF mag
nifcent proportions. well lighted and ven-
tiated. on the north side, overlooking It, is a
balcony for the ladies' from whence the encourag-
Ing glance OF bright eyes may keep aglow the
names OF love and military ardor in the bosom Of
the young soldier. In the rear, TO the right and
left, are to be found the officers rooms the CON-
panies' quarters and stores. Yesterday the arms
OF the Eleventh regiment were oil piled along the
south nde OF the drillrOom, excepting
those OF small guard who appeared
on duty and mad their "Remingtons -
stacked on the floor. Captain Heinzman was
on duty. He SAID that the Eleventh regiment had
just received the armory; that no orders had been
issued calling any portion OF the corps to arms !;
that the men on guard duty came forward volun-
tarily TO serve until ''things were Strengthened up
little" The guard was composed OF some thirty
men, but was really unnecessary. The arms
cases racks) around the wall belong to the Ninety
sixth regiment. They would soon be removed and
those Of the Eleventh put up instead. The
officer also stated that there exists difficulty or
iil-ieeling between the regiments. He understood
next month to try Colonel staut on charges to be
made against him by Colonel vilmar, the COM
oan turn out a6oes So m rne So cn
tain Heinzman says. and Colonel vilmar
is determined ,iI red to make It one Of the very
sured the reporter that the company who passed
the house OF Colonel Stauf on Wednesday night
did do It in any hostile spirit or with the In
tentlon OF insulting that ofncer they were merely
on tho way home from their drilroOm and the
most direct line OF march led them past the resi-
dence OF the commander OF the Ninety sixth regi-
ment
Colonel stauf states that he is now waiting for
Albany on Wednesday night Tor the purpose Of
con1erring with General Dix General Funk
s aS there Tn the Object,
gram saying that to-day ne might expect to
receive important communications IRON Assistant
Nlnetysxth is still prisoners so also are the lieu
tenant colonel and major OF the same regiment.
1t Will be seen by the order given below that the
trial OF Colonel Stauf VIII take place on the 5th or
next month.
The following order has been issued
GENERAL oRDERs-Ho 2
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O'Clock e NJ Thursday, February s. S7 or as soon
division q N Y, and such othsr Officers as may be
DETAIL OF THE
Brgader General william q. Ward, First brigade
Colonel Charles Braine Ninth regiment Lieutenant
Colonel John Fowler First Division Judge Advocate is
appointed Judge Advocate of the Court
oISsl o T rsEsfs
j. HENRY LlEBENAU
Colonel Brevet Brgader General Division Inspector
and Acting Chief OF staff
Onicial-CARL JUssES, Lieutenant Colonel Q. M and
A. ID. c.
, 70 Colonel ANDREW srAur, Nnty-sixth Regiment N. G.
S N. Y
Colonel Stauf desires it to be known that neither
he nor his Of1cers or men disobeyed any military
order received. He simply stated to General
Smaller that as he is under bonds 10 the amount OF
$4,000 for the security oil the state and municipal
property belonging TO the regiment under
his command 1t was Impossible Tor his
men to evacuate the new armory until
another could be found wherein to deposit the
property for which he Is responsible. otherwise IL
would have to be thrown in the streets. In PROOF
of this he states that the OF his regiment are
now deposited in the State Arsenal, corner or
Thirty-1fth street and Seventh avenue, and that
the furniture, arms cases and other property still
the Centre street Market