The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15
DHVILISH COMPANY G.
The Members Charge the
Officers With Neglect
and Incompetence.
THEIR REMOVAL pErITIoNED FOR.
Captain Lampert and Lleutenants
Martin and Brennan the Causes
of the Dissatisfaction.


Regiment, which earned for itself the
state Camp. has undergone a vast
change. The members no onger are
bent on making mischief and holding
%impromptu stag rackets, as was their
wont at camp. The meetings. too. have
undergone a remarkable change. and In
instead of being snlivened by a spirit OF
brotherly friendship as formerly, they
have assumed the nature of a monkey
and parrot convention. A lively row Is
in progress, and as q result the meetings
are not characterized by harmony. The
members are not divided, however, nor
are they fighting among themselves. In
fact, they are more united now than
when the company was first ORGANIZED,
but in spite of this fact they are having
the livsliest kind of q time.
ALLEGED NEGLECT N INCOMPETENCE.
The trouble has been caused by the
alleged fncompetency OF the commis-
stoned officers. The members are dis
satisfied with their captain aud lieuten-
questing their remova from commaul is
now being circulated for signatures. OF
the sixty members 10 the company.
thirty-saveu have already signed the
petition, and RS seventy. five per cent. OF
the members have declared their willing
ness to add their signatures. it is reasou-
ably certain that the petition will go to
Colonel Abernethy with at least forty-ive
names attached. The officers against
whom the charges are made are:-
Captain, +. j.. Lampert: First Lieu
tenant, +. II. Martin, and Second
Lieutenant, J.. E. Brennan. Captain
Lampert liz charged with Neglect of duty
and fhn fVyo lilo t,rapuntz syffh nat
ency aud the members declare that unless
they are relieved OF III they will
not serve or attend drills. This petition
will be forwarded to the colonel In a few
days and the outcome will be awaited
with no little interest.
Colonel A~bernethy will have no power
in the matter. however. The petition
must be forwarded by him to Brigade
HaadQ quarters. where a course OF proceed
ure will be decided upon. The officers in
question will be brought before the Brig
ade Examining Board aud IL they ar
found to be Incompetent they will prob
ably be relieved of command.
A PECULIAR CAsE.
The case is u peculiar one. and without
a parallel III the history OF the State.
Never before has II company demand
ed the removal OF It's officers. The mem
bers OF the company claim that their
officers are q detrimsnt to she org aniza-
kA1hs ANY - ktG
Captain LaMpert. aud denouuce him in
unmeasured terms. In addition to che
charge OF neglect, they charge him with
retaining money which he collected from
the mem bers, ana which he should have
turned over to the treasurer. One prom
inent member. when intarview we'd by q
reporter of The JERSEY CITY NEWS, had
the following to say about the matter:-
1--WE have determined to get rid OF u
officers because they are Incompetent ana
because they do not the re-
sDect of the members. As to Captain
LAMBERT, we nave = score of charges
against him. n we are not afraid to tell
the readers OF The NEWS what they are.
We are making an open fight and will do
NO updethanh WORK, To begin with
Captain Lsmpert. we charge him with
neglect Of duty at the State Camp
ATTENDING ToPERSoNAL BUSINESS.
On the Tuesday afternoon of camp
week he left US aud came to this city to
attend to what he said was personal
business. On that day First Lieutenant
Martin was officer of the guard. aud
the work fell wholly upon Second
Lieutenant Brennan. He had to
drill Us that afternoon. On the follow
trouble. Lieutenant Brennan was OIL
Ger Of the guard, aud Lieutenant Martin
having completed his "turn" was re-
lieved OF further duty for the day. This
left us without a commander, and when
we were summoned out for battalion
drill that morning our acting first SER
geant, q raw recruit like the rest of us,
| had TO take command. AS WI fell int o
our place IN the battalion Major Bren-
singer noticed the absence of our Officers
n expressed great surprise at Captain
Lampert's action in leaving camp,
| knowing that his 1ieutenants would be
unable to take command of the company.
l EIo than dafuflod 1io1fanar Goo re En,,-
| papy d. to lead us through the move
ments of the drill. As all of our mem
bers are enthusiastic and desire TO reach
proficiency as soldiers. they naturally
became indignant at the captains action
aud their anger was not appsased when
they learned that he arrived at Camp on
the six O'clock train Wednesday morn
ing, and spent the entire forenoon at the
| Osborne House at Manasquau. They
said nothing. however, but quietly wen
to work and devised plans ny which they
would get rid Of the captain. The petit
ton now in circulation is the result OF
| the deliberation.
ALLEGED RETENTION OF MONEY.
"The facts In the case of the charge OF
retaining money belonging to the CON-
pany made against the captain are these.
When we escorted Company A to Greeu-
| Vile ON the Thursday night preceding
camp week The members arranged to
AaaN y AVA o4 - v a. . A1ok6
OF Avenue D. Tue cost of the lunch was
TO be met by the members, and each
J member WAS assessed twenty-five cents.
| The captain aud the l%ieutenants each
kindly donated fifty cents TO the fund.
| When all the money was collected we
had SIC. 25, but as the bill for the lunch
amounted to SIS. so, We had to pass around
the hat again. This time we collected
$3.50. the captain and lieutenants each
contributing another quarter of "a dollar.
This left us still two dollars and a
half short, and the committee In charge
borrowed the amount from the treasurer
and agreed to make good the deficiency.
On the way to camp, however. Captain
Lampert took up o collection TO defraY
the expenses OF the company servant
which were set at seven dollars. The
collection amounted to $l2.25. leaving q
balance of S.. IS. AS soon rs he learn ed
that there was a surplus Captain Lam
pert visited the committee that. had
charge Of the lunch at G~reanville aud
told the members thereof that they
needn't make good the deficiency OF $3.50
as he had a surplus from the collection
which he would turn over TO the treas
urer. Now this money has never been
turned III and the members of the COM
mittee will in all probability have to
meet the deficiency after hll. {.
OBLIGED-BUT FOR A DOLLAR.
Another matter that has made him
unpopular Is that Of cashing m embsrs'
warrants at Sea Girt. The cap tain an
nounced during the week OF cam that
he would cash the warrants OF members
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