Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-10
Afternoon

ON the assembling Of the beard at / 81
, NJ r,i rvocb c,ra1 IN ,ba s,,,l u
s''' "'' '''''ii''ii Al s"ef u INT SnA'se'
In reply TO the hrst charge N regard 10
! the sink, Col Lynch explained that II Was
/ impossible Tor the men TO get the tools to
~esA with II was talny ami dlsagreeshle
ana ne thought II important hrst OF all that
Tents should be put up Tor the men lie was
! up until 8 CLOCK himself ana "as thorough
" soaked through, becoming sex AMI used
| np from exposure. Inc SINK Was used IN
| common by the hrst and second regiments.
| = Col Lynch acknowledged that he was
absent once from camp without leave 1t
was the night OF the reception to MI Blaine
% ms return from his European trip and all
;. Joinrd 10 the PROCESSION OF escort. lie did
rot AK permission Of Gen. Mitchell, but
vas back to camp immediately after the
parade vas over. Another time, after the
reception TO the Governor, he went over 10
rtglmenial Headquarters leaving %orders for
Mayor iiill 70 see that everything Was all
rlght, lie then saw Gen Mitchell and
isSed permiss'oh-to 60 down town. Gen.
Mitchell said all night lie went down
town, but did, NJ acAno" lodged, remain
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except upon ofiers o' ms ply swan or sur
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"rsleeV'i uuy ali ta,' u" ,.tei"on OF nis
"pe. 'ns the o,isi' o' ven M''cheh' 'hce
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!" fep'f l" ''''- tha'Rr Oh hyhcn
sa'e i.us S,a,9i'iei'''as % sh1 me men unher
" '',''Hia,ii w "'' naEt hAen oayohee as
.nFf s''2un, " 'IcrlS.nE t'le Governor
AZ Aoju'F'' 'it a. "nlcn of1tf vas gwen
''''' ~ ~ "i season. 'e rep2''ea
coh'tr'S'.ol ~. VIZ - D. 'ia''aenef ana h'm-
anu san 'us 81 ''vS' pafal- NJ was
| .ot u, ,'o'Ss W, ua'N - ne N,t| Ms 'u'' or'-
"r. "tn' ''l'c''" 't' nlii' nave an ofdefly
Y nol' n nofse' ana ?" was IN proper posi-
W" q 'i'ess pafane
;. tol. Lynch sali he ha1 avoided getting
INTO newspaper controversy over this mat
ter AMI hal refused to be interviewed He
mad SAID when he received his charges he
"ould De ready to meet them IA soon az
he heard Of the charges he asked for the
inquiry. Tie had never Intentionally dis.
oheyed an or,ier of Gen. Mitchell. or in
suited one Of his officers. Had been ac-
I quainted With military rules and discipline
for eighteen years, ami dnrinz hi9 captaincy
of the Montgomery Guards made that com
pany envlaole for its fine drill. He attri-
! bnted the ineficiency and decentralization Of
4 the militia due largely To the fact that Gen.
/ Gallagher mad taken away the so a year pay
\ Of the company clerks, therefore they would
I not make returns, as they said they got
/ nothing for il GEN. Mitchell had himself
complimenfed the command Of Col. Lynch.
/ and had given him tne positions on dress
paraie.
! Gross examination --(,en. Mitchell then
questioned Col. IHnch upon the several
points IN hi. reply to the charges
Question by GEN Mitchell D. vou
4 think 1t allowable for an officer to have in
terc0urse with his superior through a sub
orlnate.
.Ye.. If he send hi- orders properly with
the compliments If the officer It was per
factiy right for the qnartermaster to c)nvev
any order to you; or anv Of my stat officers
if choose 70 semi them. | think | CON
formed to the practice AMI custom Of the
service IL this matter
Col Lynch. lid you 40 to see if the .ins
had been built"
Il did and told the qnsrtermaster to Oh
tain the things if possbla ard complete it,
DO You remember the orders given tn,
last night il camp in regard to extra exer
.ioas ID Hlai4t4ia order snl eipiu-?"
I 10. and hal guards placed at every
point After taps the ground is in charge o.
the officer Of the isy.'
DID you know that on Friday night ths
guards we're all taken Off"