The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-17
MUTINOUS CONDUCT.
Members of Company G
Took the Wrong Course
to Correct an Evil.
COL. ABERNETHY INVESTIGATING.
Hot Shot From priVates Trumbull
and Dickson-Adjutant Ger
ardin's opinion.
COL. ABERNETHY INVESTIGATING.

The row IL Company G., Fourth Regi-
ment, which has gained SO much public
itY through The stories exclusively pub
lished in The JERSEY CITY NEWS is now
the All-absorbing topic of conversation
and discussion in regimental circles. At
Headquarters last night the matter re :
caived the attention of the officers. and
the fact that Colonel Abernethy, Captain
Lampert and q private of Company G
had a secret conference furnished more
food for gossip.
In Company G excitement Is at fever
heat, the members being more determined
than sver to get rid of their commissioned
officers. Last night copies of The NEWS
were at o premium on the Hill. The
rumor that Captain LanlpsrI would make
a statement of his side Of ths case In some
way gained circulation and naturally the
members looked TO the NEWS for full Dar-
ticulars. When they secured copies Of
tho paper aud read the captains story
their indignation knew no bounds.
Among the indignant members that
the reporter of The NEWS met while
working up the facts OF the row last
evening was Private James A. Irum-
bull, whom Captain LAmpeft charged in
AAS AZ -
discharged from Company A Of the old
Second Regiment. When interviewed
by the reporter To said;-
PRIVATE TRUMBULL's STATEMENT.
"Whsn Lampert said | was dishonor-
ably discharged from the old Second
Regiment he deliberately lied. Before l
enlisted in Company G / told him of my
connection with the Second Regiment,
and. to set myself straight in the matter,
wrote to Adjutant General Stryker and
requested him To look up my record. He
did SO, and a few days later / received
from him a letter which stated that |
was dropped by court martial"
Mr.. TRANQUIL then showed the re-
porter the letter. of which the following
lie an exact copy:
TRENTON, Nj, June Is, 1898.
Mr.. James a. Trumbulh
SIR.-In reply to yours of the 18th inst, you
are informed that the records Of Company A,
Old Second Regiment, show that James Trum-
bull was enrolled October Ia. 1889, and dropped
by court martial October 10. 1880.
WILLIAM STRIKER.
Adjutant General.
"As soon as I received this letter."
Trumhull continued, II called upon
Adjutant Gsrardin, showed 1t to him,
aud asked IL l was qualified To become a
member of Company g.. He answered in
the affirmative, and moreover said that IL
l. CeStTeG ~ tu0 Wins / beEveO III tu0 OlQ
regiment would be credited TO me. But
/ refused TO have che term OF service
counted, aud enlisted In Company G for
tive years service. i showed this letter
to Lampert on the night of June l6. and
yet he has the audacity to say that / was
d~ishonorably discharged"
PSivate James p. Dickson, whom Cap
taiu Lirdpert charged with being one of
the leaders Of the faction that is eudsav-
nrtuO m hAVa him rQIiayAd of NAnl m md
and who was roupdly scored in the state
ment, had the folio wing to say to the
reporter
DrcKsoN's REToRr.
captain Lampert says in his state
ment that I and Trumbull are directly
responsible and caused the circulation Of
the petition. While l do not deny that /
am decidedly opposed to him as captain
of Company G.. still / do not want to be
blamed for drawing up that petition.
The matter vas first spoken Of
at camp. The petition was started,
wsrded ana put before me
by Private John W. Atkinson. I wa 9
not the instigator of it. Lampert In
his statement says that attached TO this
petition are the names of men who never
signed 1t. All l have to say In regard to
his charge is that out Of the thirty-seven
men that signed it / personally witnessed
thirty-two. He also says that many msu
who signed it did not know what they
were doing. This is an insult to the in
tclligencs of our members, and, in reply,
l desire to say that unlike o certain lieu
tenant well known TO the members, svery
man who signed II can read and write.
70 the thirty-two me whose signatures
l witnessed I explained the matter fully
before / witnessed them sign. The petit
ton is simple enough and can be easily
understood by every schoolboy. It read >
as follows
To Huah FL. Abernethy, Colonel Commanding
Fourth Regiment, N. G. N. IT,:
Strive the undersigned Members of Com
pany g. Fourth Regiment, N. G. N. j., do hereby
respectfully request you to remove from com
mand of said company upon the grounds of in.
following named oficers:-Captain F. j. Lam
pert. First Lieutenant R. F. Martin, and Second
Lieutenant John E. Brennan.
II am certain that there is not a man In
the company who does not understand
this petition.
BoUKER ENTITLED TO THE CREDIT.
"a also see by his statement that Cap
tain Lameprt takes unto himself the
credit for placing Is in our present well
drilled condition. This IL a gross ln-
Justice to SergeAnt-Major Samuel E.
Bouker who SO faithfully drilled us. We
were never drilled In the manual OF arms
or simple company movements prior to
Chulp ny huyOuO cAO5Qu oCt&cduk DOu hOE .
He is the man and the only man that
drilled us and taught us the pacings, aud
| dare Lanpert to deny this fact. Our
excellent showing as camp was due TO
the faithfulness and zeal Of Sergeant
Bouker
s'As 20 that surplus OF SIS all / have to
say Is that Captain Lambert mas no ex-
GUS for not turning it into the company
treasury. The money from which the
surplus developed was collected on SAT-
u I'd ay. July 90. The day we left for camp.
On Monday. July "a. Treasurer Reiucke
arrived in amp He remained the entire
week and Captain Lambert certainly had
more than an opportunity to turn IL over
to him. Treasurer Rsincke WAS also
| present at the meetings on July 81 aud
August Z, but the money has not vel
been turned over to U.S.
Private Turnbull said: You can quote
| me as saving That the reason why we