Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-16
Charges Against an Officer.

Charges Against an officer.
The Guards had just returned from
their Monday nights drill and were
aboutto disband when Captain Holmes
notified the company that there was a
sergeant to be elected and some other
business to be done. The rifles were
placed in the rack, the accoutrements
slowed away. and the members seated
and then Captain Holmes stated that
he noticed the company was honored
by the presence of two regimental of
ficers of the Third regiment, and he
called OH Lieutenant-C Colonel r. M.
Donnelly to make few remarks.
Colonel Donnelly responded, and
after few pleasant preliminary re-
marks, stated that he had the disa.
greable duty of reading certain
charges against assistant surgeon
Wilkinson, by Colonel c. S. Brown,
of the Third regiment, and that the
Guards were to be judges as to
whether the surgeon should be de-
prived of his rank.
The charges preferred by Colonel
Brown were then read. They re-
lated to the surgeons actions at the
last State encampment. The sur
gcon was charged with riding bet
ter horse than the Colonel, and this
was not showing proper respect to the
Colonies horse, and besides it was not
proper for an assistant surgeon, with
the rank of captain, to be better
mounted than his Colonel. Then the
Legislative investigations two years
ago showed that the item of medi-
cine for the respective regiments was
not at all in proportion to the size and
requirements of the respective regi-
ments. The Detroit battalion, with
only four companies, were furnished
more medicine than the Third regi-
ment, with eight full companies, and
this was not showing proper respect
for the Third regiment in allowing
the Detroit regiment to have superior
medicine rations. The surgeons duty
in that case should have been to ask
that men be detailed to take his med
icine rather allow the Third regiment
to be beaten. Other charges were
read, and the announcement made
that the services of Arthur Wilkin.
son as assistant surgeon would be
dispensed with.
Colonel Donnelly inquired of the
Guards:
GLOW say you, men, is assistant
surgeon Wilkinson guilty or not gull
typ"
Guilty !" shouted out some half
voices.
The formal sentence, which remov-
ed the assistant surgeon, was then read,
and is as follows:
GENERAL ORDER NO. 3.
Third Regiment NJ. 5. r.,
Flint, June 18th, 1886.
Assistant surgeon Arthur Wilkinson
of this regiment, having been duly re-
commended and commissioned as sur
geon of the Third regiment, M. S.
T.. vice surgeon H. r. Mills, promot-
ed to brigade surgeon, is hereby an
nounced as such. He will be obcyed
and respected accordingly.
BY order of
G. S. Brown,
Colonel commanding.
Colonel Donnelly then presented
DR.. Wilkinson with his commission
rs surgeon of the Third regiment, and
congratulated him on his promotion.
The Guards gave three cheers and
a "tiger," the surgeon responded with
a few appropriate remarks, and then
some boxes of cigars mystcriously
appeared.
The reading of Colonel Browns
humorous charges, caused much fun
and many of the points caused great
applause. They were SO intended and
were appreciated by the Guards.
1t had been the intention to keep
the entire matter secret from DR..
Wilkinson, but Detroit paper let
part of the secret out. DIR. Wilkinson
ranks as Major.