The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-12
TESTIMONIALS TO MANY.
What Is Said About the Republican Candi-
date for Trustee by Those Who Know Him.

Yesterday afternoon Journal reporter met
Capt. Eli Ritter. who, when asked about his ac-
quaintance with Charles Many during the late
war. said: "He was the first orderly sergeant
of my company-Company C. Seventy ninth In
diana Volunteer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lienten-
ant in the company, and good a soldier
as ever represented Indiana in any reei-
ment. He is perfectly square man. He
writes beautifully-as good a hand as any per-
son know of, and ia very competent person
for intricate business. If anybody says anything
aeaint Charley Many it is because they do not
know him. He went out to fight for his country
in August 1862, when the Seventy ninth Regi-
ment was organized, and stayed until the war
closed. ate and slept with him"
And drank from the same canteenW inter-
posed the reporter.
The Captain laughed sNo, not exactly; but
touched elbows with him aud he was every
inch soldier and a man. Charley Many is a
thoroughly good fellow, and have said here just
what believe"
Two minutes later the reporter met Gen. Fred
Knefer. Charley Many?" said the General 81
know that he went into my regiment, company
c. as private and was made corporal, sergeant,
and so on up to second lieutenant and was
mustered out as first lieutenant He was
a hrst-class soldier in every respect. never
saw better one. He always looked and acted
a citizen as he was soldier He made a relia-
BILE fighting officer, and fought with the regiment
in every action the regiment was in. / don't
think he escaped single battle. He is very
clever gentleman, man who makes his living
with his hands, for he is an excellent carpenter.
as we'll hrst-class of business. But
nearly everybody knows Charley Many. / have
| never heard a word in my life against him."
Another friend remarked-'I have known
Charley Many since about 1853, soon after ne
arrived in this city. We were school boys
together at the old Eastward school, little
corner of New Jersey and Vermont streets
Charley was a tall, slender. black-eyed boy,
fresh from France and could speak very lutte
English. In school he stuck to his books, but
on the playground he made as good hand at
shiny, football or any of the rough games of
that day as the best of us, +. even
though he couldn't talk good English
was soon found to be fully able to fight
all the battles that came his way. and in that
day fighting among the BOYS was much more
common occurrence than it is now. happen to
know, too, how Charley came to volunteer. He
had been thinking about it for some time, when
one day as he was at work on the scaffolding on
Talbot & News Block. the first building south
OF the postofflce, that was then going up, he
called to his father john B.
Many, who was the contractor, and
told him he intended to enlist
tn at day, in fact that he intended to quit work
that very minute. His father reasoned with
him. explained the trouble it would give him to
supply his place. but Charley's mind was made
up. He took off his apron. laid down his Ratchet
and nails, and went off, enlisted, and remain ed
in the army until the close of the war. He is a
good carpenter aud is always at work He made
writes irstcass hand, and is an excellent ac-
countantD