Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14
McGLENSEY's ARREST.
The Trouble Caused by Mahone's Re-
quests for Appointments - Ex-Con-
gresham DezendOrf to Demand a
ReOpening of the Investigation.

The Trouble Caused by Mahone's Re-
quests for Appointments - Ex-Con-
gresham DezendOrf to Demand n
Reopening of the Investigation.
Washington Special Phi1adezDhia p,ess mn
''Yes,7 said Rear Admiral Nichols Ao+
ing Secretary of the Navy. TODAY fo tba
PreSS correspondent, E'the department hos
been ofiiclally notified of the trouble be
tween Commodore Mayo and Commander
McGlensey, of the Norfolk havy yard
resulting in the placing0f sac latter under
arrest, and have received counter charges
| from each. MaVO charges McGlenSav
with insubordinabOn and disobedience NJ
orders, and McGlensey lays about as
grave charges pgainst Mayo, and a CONT
of inquiry bss been asked and win he
/ ordered.%
COntjamng, Admiral Nichols said that
the 0py questions the court would have
to coislder would be whether there had
beer any violations of naval discinIine
Asiar as the department was concerned
! tie question OF politics should not enter
| jltO the examination. He added that the
Ipubnshed statement of the affair had beeD
grossly exaggerated, and the only truth
ful fact published was the suspension Of
McGlensey. Concluding. he said.
"It is disagreeable affair altooetbar
Dut were III charge of the ward neither
Mahone nor any other politician wouId he
allowed TO use 1t for political purposes.
1t would be conducted strictly indenen-
dent of any outside issues"
subsequently, the detail of the court of
inquiry was announced as follows. Com
mOdOre DeCraft, President. Comnodr,.o
TruXton, Captain p. c. johnson omd
Lieutenant Lemley, Judge Advocate. The
court will meet at the Norfolk ward neyt
Friday. 0N'
EX-COngressman DesendOrf. of Virginia
In connection with the above. proDoses
on the return Of Secretary Chandler ~
request a reopening of the investigation
OF the pohtlca! aspects of the case. The
ing outOf charges preferred bv Dezendorf
was practical failure. To-day Dezen,
dOrf said:
II have now, however, better grounds
to proceed on than ever. That order in
Mayors writing, mstructing McGlensev
TO employ two cOlored laborers, and for
which McGlensey is now susDendad foI.
refusing to surrender to MaY0, is the iSe
Identical order to which referred when
asked for the late investigation. The
story is this: Malone wanted the colored
men, LlttletOn Green and one Jordan. the
former Malone striker i'm Princess Anne
county and the latter in Nansem0nd
county, placed on the yard pay roll. This
request was transferred 10 Commodo1o
Ehgilsh. AT noon on the day the letter
was received when the officers Of the ward
were holding a little cabinet session
Mayo called McGlensey aside and showad
hlm the letter and wanted To know
whether the request could be granted
without increasing the expenses of the
yard. McGlensey replied that it could
not, and was so positive that Mavo
exclaimed with anger, '.what SIR
10 you mean you WON'T do itY,>
McGllensey replied that he did not
1ut II he was ordered to do so he desired
ne order to be made in writing. The
written order was given by MAYO and the
men appointed. The next morning they
we're granted leave of absence with nav
m Mayo's verbal order. and went o1f
3Salnvasslng a for Malone in my district.
that ba5dd not get their pay, however, for
as 1 ascertaiifEe so employed. l stopped
them to the Navy De, Just as quickly
my part of the affair The niU1enorted
developments you are fully acquainteu
with"