The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

Serious Charge Against = Port
Townsend Captain.
cAsTloATioN WITH 4 swoR


Colonel j. c. Haines received letter
Saturday from r. 6. Bailey, of Port Town
send, private in Company /, wherein he
and several other Numbers of the same
company prefer serious charges against
their captain, George H. Jones. The let
ter was dated Seattle, March ., and is in
itself explanatory. It is as follows:
Having called to see you in regard to matters
military, and finding you out of the city, I am
mnch disappointed. The affairs of our company
ere in dcplorable state of chaos, and to bring
the matter to the notice OF those in authority,
enclose atIidayits aud charges against George H.
Jones, captain OF Company /, First regiment. r.
e. W. They will speak for themselves, but ]
should like to further state that he is now, and
hes been for the past week. and once during
company drill, under the influence Of liquor.
/ sincerely trust you will give this matter al
the attention in your power. Under the exist
ing circumstances the company is on the verge
of dissolution, ard under the present comman-
der il il but a question of Dshort while until
the First regiment loses Company. The ma
jority of the members believe that with .
change OF command We can save the company
70 be credit to the y. G. W.
Enclosed in Mr.. Bailey's letter were
three affidavits. Two of them were sworn
to by Bailey himself. He represented
that while he was drilling In Company
rs private and Captain Jones was in
command, Monday, March ., last. Cap
tain Jones struck him across the shoulders
with his drawn sword; that the assault
was committed without cause or provaca-
ton
In his other affidavit Bailey alleges that
during the course of the same drill, on
March %, shortly after the assault with
the drawn sword was committed Captain
Jones said to him: II will run this sword
through you.''
The third affidavit is sworn to by Private
George u. Kinds. He alleges that abont
9o'clock in the evening, March g, while
Company I was drilling, Captain Jones
faced them and said: IF some Of these
fellows don't look out they will get
licked"
Also enclosed in the letter and signed by
priyates T. G. Bailey. p w. Hawkinson,
George b. Kinds, Charles 6. Coker and
p. A. Cook were the following specified
charges:
PoRr TOWNSEND, March c5.-wc, the under
signed members of Company ], First regiment.
First Brigade, National Guard of Washington,
hereby bring the following charges against
George II. Jones, captain commanding.
First-That he is illegally in command
Second-That be is incompetent.
Third-That he is negligent.
Fourth-That he is guilty OF ungentlemanlN
and unmiIitary conduct while In command of
the company: and we do hereby respectfully re-
quest that you bring these charges to the notice
of the proper authority to the end that . COM
.nittee of inquiry may be called to investigate
them X. G.. BAILEY,
T.. ". HAwKISsoS,
GEORGE B. HINDs,
CHARLES G. CoKEB,
r. A. Cook.
Colonel Haines said last evening that. as
yet he has not had time to give the afi-
davits serious attention. but he would con-
slider the matter Immediately. Ifhe found
the charges drawn up in proper form be
would forward them to Brigadier-Genefal
Curry, at Spokane Falls. who would con-
slider the matter, and If so inclined would
order court-martial or court Of inquiry
to investigate the charges