Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-03
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The G.. A. r. Committee Begs
Gov. Treichel's Pardon.
MORE WITNESSES EXAMINED.
The Charges Failed to be Sustained
by the Evidence-W0rds
of Praise.

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by the Evidence-Words
of Praise.
The fact that after the G. A. R. COM
mittee had departed Tuesday evening
no other complainants appeared before
the Board of Managers, left that body to
infer that the veterans were Of the opin-
ion that the days proceedings were over,
20 it was decided to give them further
notification to present themselves. At
the supper table it was therefore an
nounced that the taking Of testimony
would be continued the following morn
ing at 9 o'clock, and in response some
eight or nine men with grievances were
on hand when the board entered into
session. The testimony given was on 3
par with that of the day previous, no
new developments of any description be-
ing brought out in evidence.
A few minutes after the whistle an
nounced the arrival of the Los Angeles
and Pacific train from Los Angeles, the
G. A. r. committee, which had been
requested to be present, put in an ap-
pearance, the visitors being j. e. Nc
Comas, M. Nudge, M. F. Tarble, D. w.
Field, II. v. Van Dusen, F. w. Tyler,
A. E. Meiggs, J. w. Francis, G. e. Gard,
Robt. Cumming, Irwin Barr and P. T.
Bridges. The proceedings we're opened
by Colonel Harris stating that the board
desired to hear what the G. A. r. COM
mittee had to say regarding the Home,
whereupon the following 40 were
made by Colonel Nudge: There were
reports of Encouragement of the Home
in the newspapers, and meeting was
called of G. A. R. men of Los Angeles,
and committee appointed consisting of
representatives of the surrounding Posts.
The members of that committee visited
the Home next day, and made the follow
ing report"
The document referred to was then
read, as were also the resolutions adopted
ct the G. A. R. meeting in Los Angeles
= the 14th of September. Colonel
Nudge then stated that the committee
did not ask for the removal of the Gov
ernor for any motive whatever, that it
simply wanted to know if he were quail
fed for the place.
Col. Harris. Acting President of the
board, responded as follows: "The
Board of Managers appreciates your
statements, but as we are the ones who
must act we propose to have all the tes-
timony before We do. The board, or q
portion of il, always proceeds as it did
yesterday, by giving notice to the men
that ifthey had any complaints to make
to present themselves, and if this action
of yours had not been taken we would
have been here and proceeded just the
same. We hear the men directly, and
when complaint is we'll founded it is
acted upon at once. In regard to the
procedure today you can hardly expect
rs to find verdict upon such testimony
as you have heard. 1t seems to have
been entirely er parte and we propose to
take it up where you left off. presume,
gentlemen, you would not have us pro-
coed in any other way ?"
Col. Markham then said: 81 don't
know that can add anything to what
Col. Harris has said. have learned q
great many things by going from Home
to Home, and this board, after twenty
one years experience, has studied up
the various methods of handling the
members of the Homes. The managers
do not have q cents compensation, only
their bare expenses are paid. Col.
Harris has been on the board twelve
years. have talked with him great deal
myself. have listened to great many
complaints here, and this can say, that
the men are always treated kindly. 1
can say to you that the interests Of the
men were looked after. This is q new
Home, and many of the men were
never in one before. A great many
feel that they ought to rush into print.
There are certain things here that 1 have
talked over with the board. Col
onel Treichel is entitled to your SYM
patty. Very serious charges have been
made against him and if they are not
true, great injury has been done to q
fellow-soldier. If they are true he ought
to respond to them in some FORM"
The investigation then started by Col
onel Harris looking over the resolutions.
He said, 81 see that you say that the
hospital supplies are bad and yet you
compliment the Surgeon. In addition
there have been grave charges under
oath, and dishonesty is charged. We
will look into this and fix the RESPONSE
bility where it belongs. You gentlemen
have evidently not made complete ex-
animation, or you would not have made
the report"
Department Commander Gard then
explained that he had pursued his in.
vestigation alone, and that he had inter-
viewed about thirty men; and all being
apparently in the same frame of mind,
he had regarded the feeling as unani-
NOUS.
Col. Harris-I understand that, but
that is not the point. We want to fix
the responsibility. The diet list is made
out by the Surgeon, and if there is any
deficiency he is responsible. You do
not seem to have gone that far.
Gard-We do not presume that far.
Harris-You were wrong.
Gsrd-Technically.
Harris-No; substantially.
Markham-What made the committee
act 80 hastily?
Gard-I do not know. I did not 90
into the room with the committee.
Secretary Tarble, of the committee,
then explained that the committee or
ganized in hurry, and they thought
they ought to act at once.
Harris-Yes, but you have made er
parte statements, and your findings are
serious.
Some small speech.making followed, in
which Colonies Harris and Markham
explained the manner in which the board
worked. and how it was ALWAYS ready