The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-28
69TH OFFICERS TALKED tn,
CEN. FITzGERILD SUMMONS THEM TO
MEET HIM At THE ARM0RF.

r,ttsr. or discipline Discusaed-The R.p,
w,,t Hns Been Running Down In Strength
and Efficiency = Couehinn Arrested.
Tbere was n meeting Of the officers o, tho
sIxty.ninth Regiment at the armory building
last night which Brig. -Gen. Louis Fitzgerald
said on Thursday was to be merely qutat
family affair for m yself and the officers OF the
regiment"
The meeting was called by Gen. Fitzgerald
who wrote on Thursday to Col. Cavanagh that
he would meet the officers at the armory last
night.
Gen Fitzgerald arrived at the armory
at $3.50 and most OF the officers wers
already assembled in the officers room. lie.
porters were excluded from the meeting and
after It was over the officers present refused to
say what had taken place. explaining that
they had been put on their honor to make M
statement about 1t. Gen. Fitzgerald said to
THE Sun reporter:
Tho meeting was called simply to discuss
certain matters OF discipline which the
business OF nobody outside Of the off1oera."
1t was rumored that some OF the officers
were to be disciplined for going to the news.
papers with stories about the regiment but it
was denied that any such action had been
taken.
1t was also said that incidents OF the recent
manpuvres at Van Cortlandt Park and the ap-
pearance and conduct Of the regiment on that
occasion had been discussed. The most that
any OF the officers could be made to say was
that the meeting was general talk about
discipline and manTuvres.'
But nobody believes that Gen.. Gen; Tlt1gcrald
him on two days notice for talk that was not
The Sixty ninth. with excellent material in
strsnssn and military, esnliieasssn,fiyyn '";E
1890 InsDeCtOr- Gen. Thomas Ii. Barber
only three hs6w III:
S the vas 10 Ind s snS Gae fst
snt ana iS2 absent Mary of,'se r. Den Ger.
was soiied ~ the use Of tobacco,
ceeded Gen. Barber. Gen. McGrath found tho
regiment weaker in nnmbeTs and nd, reported t
was s27. and Of this number only $50 we're
present at inspection.
To- std1 his and dePer KS
completely equipped. and their general condi.
state only fair li yhe
Dnss and are
i nspes.or General Hsrdne Aae " Assistant
called or The ssoWe s
further falling Off in nun bers. Major Montant
OF Gen. Fitzgerald's staff was present ald took
part in this inspection.
While the meeting was in progress last
night John Cough Ian. who recently made and
withdrew and made anew charges OF dishon-
esty against Sergeant Frank Stewart. ianitor
Of the nrmory. was standing In front
Of Company BIS room talking with q group o!
men. limerick Kiss. the regim entail marshal.
asked him why he didn't pay the 50 he owed
~ IN not In the regiment now" answered.
Coughan.
You're in until you pay that money. and
you'd better come along with me now" said
the marshal. and he drew out warrant for
Coughan,s arrest Kiss laid his hand on
Coughan's shoulder. and the two men clinch.
ed and rolled over on the floor
CouGhlan kept on top until Stewart rushed
into the room and dragged him of. Then II
crowd hustled Coughnn ard the marshal out
Of the building. and Kiss succeeded ia getting
his man dow q to Ludlow street Jail