New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-03

,rrv o,, THE -rIt REGIMENT. WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT oiA"'''''
AGAINST THEM ARE UNTRUE
Contrary 10 the cxpectahon OF moS' >'''G.' ,
Guardsmen. Adu,ant-GcWral Porter mas "PPo'n'
od . corr, IN inluirc into the charges pIeielIe"
AGAINST CAPTAIN 4. L. Allen, of COMPANY ~ ''''
Pedmont nv Nrst Lieutenant l. A. i"V'ci'o"'
Of the same company The same cou'V WIZ iSo
investigate The charges made against No'onci
Konncr of thc7Ist Regiment. by captain A. W
p.,I,,,.r # 1mpany b. The trouble In these
g.. o.norzouons is of long standing and has
carsed q rrct deal Of talk. The investigation
wiIl undoubtedly result in the dishonoraoie dis-
oho,oe Of elder Colonel Keeper or Captain Ielk-
nan IN the list Regiment, and either Captain
Aim or Liutenant Patterson in the 7th ReSl-
ment.
General Porter undoubtedly appreciated the
importance of the occasion when he appointed the
membes of the court 1t will he composed OF
Bricader- General Louis Fitzgerald, Colonel
Geore d. Scott, of the sth Regiment: Colonel
Davi, c. Austen, Of the 18th Regiment; ana
Maio Henry s. Van Duzer, Of the First Brigade,
the latter acting as ee-advocate. The court
vii meet at the list Regiment armory, at Forty
ffih-st. and Broadway tomorrow evening at 5
o'dock.
1t has been generally believed that the trouble
between Captain Allen and Lieutenant Patterson
would be amicaby settled. Lieutenant Patter-
sens complaint was long time in reaching the
First Brigade Headquarters, and another delay
wls experienced before it was laid before General
Porter The members of Company ID do not be-
leve that the charges are true, nor do the mem
hers of the regiment generally
Lieutenant Patterson charges that Captain
Allen opened his (PatterSons) closet and took out
of the pocket of coat which was hanging IN inc
closet certain papers, the contents OF when, II
made public, would be exceedingly detrimental
TO Captain Aliens reputation. The only witness
which he has produced thus far to suostanuate
the charges is cOloTcd porter, who declares thal
he saw Captain Allen open Lieutenant Patter-
sons closet after the latter had gone from ihe
company room in the aTmory. Captain Alien
denies that he did this, and there the question
rests. go
The fight in the list Regiment is still more
bitter than the one IN the 1th. Inc ue,alls rs, OF OF
the insqsordin9tion IN oompady nSFe e, GTn hayn
Captain BelkDap removed from the National
Guard on the ground of incapacity. In this be
failed, the board appointed 10 examine 'aplalh
lelknap reporting that Colonel Kopper's charges
had not been suostantiated. The same board
recommended the removal OF the captain, now
ever but the findings Of the board were dlsap,
proved ny the commander-ln-chef on the ground
that the board gave no adequate reason for it,
conclusion Captain Bclkuap, was then put in
charge of his company agoin, bat The men STAYED
arav from drill AID when CAPTAIN Belknap celled
upon Colonel Hopper for assistance IN requiring
tie men TO obey orders Captain lelknsp alleges
II at Colonel Hopper refused TO support him Cap
a In Rclknap then preferred charges AGAINST
Colonel Hopper and sent them 70 Brigadier-Gen;;
eral FITZGERALD. The latter called upon Colonel
Hopper for an explanation and Colonel Hopper
made one IN writing This correspondence was
sent 10 Adiutant General Porter and resulted IN
The present court being ordered. Some one will
undoubtedly be hard hit before the court finishes
ia work. but the mucb-drsired result Of removing
fbe causes OF all the friction IN the two orcanza
lions will be brought about.