The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-07
GEO. T. ANTHONY's WAR RECORD.

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tracts from the report of a republican
mass meeting held in Leavenworth
on the evening of October "a, 1876, in
which certain charges were made
against Geo. T. Anthony. We stated
at the time that il these charges were
disputed we would publish the docu-
mentary evidence sustaining them. 1t
seems that the Lawrence Journal
wants to see some Of those documents,
as the following appeared recently in
it's columns:
It is claimed now that during the war Geo. I.
Anthony was great coward. As the fellows
who are accusing him Of cOWardice were as far
from the battlehelds as it was possible for them
to get Il is hard to understand how they found 1t
out.
An examination Of the following
documents will show that it is the
men Of Geo. TBS own command who
make the charges, and the Journal,
as usual, is wrong. The following
certificate is signed by eight members
of his command:
SHBLBY CENTER, N. Y, October 2, 1876.
The undersigned, members Of the Seventeenth
New York battery, served under Capt. G. 7. An
thOny nearly three years. The battery, for nearly
two years, laid at or near the city OF Washington
His character, from our observation during our
time OF service, Is that Of coward. He was
tyrannlcal. cruel and oppresSiVeto his men, often
lnfctlng upon them excessive and unjust pun
ishment. We believe that he holds several thou
sand dollars Of money realized from the sale OF
ratlOns Of which we were deprived. We believe
that he has money raised by subscription for the
purpose Of embalmlng Comrades Hunt and Full
Ter that he has never paid to the embalmeEs. 1t
Is our belief, and we think the impression pre-
walls throughout our community, that he Is deS'
titute Of business integrity, morally dishonest,
and that he left our village on account OF the
feeling Of dislike and hatred openly expressed
against him.
CHAN, ELLICOT, L. +. ZIMMERMAN,
WILLIAM LozIER, AVERY A. SMITH
n. NJ, EDM0NDs, n. La HUXLEY
OHARLRs MACE, JOHN w. BLEEKMAN,
Other members of his command
testify:
MEDINA, October 13, 1873.
The undersigned, members Of the Seventeenth
New York battery, served under Capt. Geo. T.
Anthony nearly three years. The battery, for
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Washington. His character, from our ObSerVa-
tlon during our term Of service, was that OF q
coward. He was tyrannIcal, cruel and Oppres-
sIve to his men, often inalcting upon them ex-
ceBglVe and unjust punishment. We believe that
he holds several thousand dollars Of money rea-
lied from the sale Of ratlonS Of which We were
deprived. We believe he has money raised by
subscription for the purpose Of embalming Com
rade Hunt that has never been paid to the en-
balmerS. It 10 our belief, aud we think the
impression prevails throughout the community,
that he Ia destitute Of business integrity, morally
dishonest and that he left our village on account
OF the feeling Of dislike and hatred openly ex-
pressed against him.
g.. W. PITTS, o. NJ. GOULD,
LUKE WAHLRON, D. q. HENION,
| DAVID MCCARGER, A. u. FAUL
| OWEN MCCOLLURE, CHAS. U. STRArTON'
| FRED RUNDE, ID U, HINES
NJ. PITUCE, SYRoN VRAELAND'
The above are only part Of the GER
tifcates, but enough to show that il
was the men Of his own command
who made the charges Of cowardice.
cruelty and misappropriation Of
money. They charge him with de-
priving them Of rations selling the
same, and sppropriating the funds tc
his own use. They charge him with
appropriating money raised by con-
Ar;hnAinn among the man of hia com.