The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-10
ACCUSES HIS SUPERIOR.
LIEUT.. PITTBsON'S STORY OF TIE
RIPLING OF BIS LOCKER
A IuvsstiEstioa OF the Trouble In Cen.
pnny u or tho Seventh Regiment BeeuA

A IuveatIGatioa OF the Trouble In Ceu-
pnny u or tho Seventh Regiment Beeun
Refsre y Court of oncers Last Night.
The trouble between Capt Austin L. Allen
and Lieut. Thomas A. Patteson Of Company d,
OF tho Seventh Regiment, was subjected to \
long inquiry last night In the Seventy FIRST
Regiment Armory before court composed OF
Brig. Gen. Fitzgerald. Col. Austen OF tho Thir-
tenth Regiment, Major Duffy OF the Sixty
ninth Regiment, and Major Van Duzsr OF the
First Brigade. VINO acted rs Judge Advocate.
Tho trouble between the two officers oc-
CURED during riot drill on Dec. 2. 1889. Lieut..
Patteson was not present at the drill held tho
week before. and Capt. Allen. in order
TO enable him TO catch up, lent him
n pamphlet describing the intrIcacies
OF the drill This pamphlet was the
property OF Col. Appleton. and when
Cant. Allen discovered that Lieut.. Pa,teson
had gone homo without returning tbs book, he
opened tho Lieutenant's locker In search Of It..
During this search. Lieut.. Patteson charges.
Can't. Allen distracted from tho pocket OF his
blouse n package containing two letters, q Pc
tltion and a list OF names, oil OF which had
been written by Capt. Allen and sent or given
70 The latter ssid at the timo that in 1887 Capt
Allen had reoeiN cd check from man named
hbram Earle 10 pay some reRimental eNpenses
and that the Captain had tho check cnshed by
a man named Herman Gerker. and that he had
used the money for his own nnrposes. Tho
entennns said thSs ne rSo1 eie5Een to
the letters requested him to circulate the
petition among the memhers OF tho company
whose names wole on tho list.
The Iiemtenant was represented last night
by Assistant District Attorney Dos Pnssos.
William Kinggold, tho colored servant OF Com
Lieut. Patterson's locker and lit some papers
a short Distance out OF 'he pocket and
then drop them back again. Lieut. Mussman
side when the latter opened tho locker md
searched tho shelves for the pamphlet. " Ring
should Se bt %%
Allen said he would not put his hand In any
mans pocket and Immediately locked tho door
Mr.. Dos Passos asked the witness whether
he had drank Anything on that night. Lieut..
Muasman hestated, and the question was hot
" PWS eii' i drank q seltzer lemonade" said tho
Lieut. Patteson tried to explain what tho
by courteSy," said Gen. Fitzgerald to Mir. Dos
Passos. TO appsar here as counsel ,I and Wish
and the case can be reviewed by the Com
mander-in- chief"
Then mir. Dos Passos began taking excep;
lions. He made so many attempts to spread
upon the records the character OF the miss
ing documents that Gep. Fitzgerald finally
evidence that cast aspersions upon the
character OF an officer unless 1t was fret
shown upon good presumptiye evidence that
finally got in a question which enabled Capt
Allen to deny that he remembered having
written to Lieut. Patteson in reference to o
Sergte. vedder. Connolly. and Richards cor
roborated Capt. Aliens stimony. Both sides
the court stood adjourned until next Wednes-
dRv morning.