New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-21
THE TRIAL OF COL. SEWARD.
INTENSE INTEREST IN 1T AMONG Ma
TIONAL GUARDSMEN.

F1TZGERALDs RESIGNATION
Intense interest is felt in National Iuari c'FV'e'
IN the trial OF Colonel William Seward o. inc o."
regiment on charges Of disobedience OF oIue,s
nreferred by Brigader-General LOUIS flI%sc'"'.
which will be begun this evening. The niSh s'd"u-
49, ~ ho,h the accused AMI the accuser. not only
a. military way but socially as well, makes II
the most important incident OF us k-hd "hon 10
bappened in the National Guard OF TINS 91a'e 80
wears The onensc also with which 'o'oheI 'e""t"
Is charged IS among the most serious known !"
military ORGANIZATIONS Add to this che iact ina
..,s 60 tho first semblance Of 4 blot that mas APP
reared on Colonel Stewards record during service
Of nearly forty years in the militia ana the AIM?
and the feeling the outcome o, tAe "''' %
intensified IL, :.
Tbe court which will try Colonel Seward VIII De
made M Of Brgadier-Gen Peter c. Doyle OF
.ha Ab brigade. Colonies David +. Austen OF me
12,h Regiment; John CT. Eddy, OF the 4'in Kes'-
ncnt: Alexis c. Smith Of the 23d regiment anu
Lieutenant c oloEel Wallace A. Downs OF 'he u.s.
regiment The prosecuting officer will be Major
Henry s. Van Duzer. judge advocate OF me ISL
I2rieade Colonel Stewards counsel VIII be Genera!
Martin T. McMahon ex-Licutenant-Colonei James
A Denison OF the list Regiment and George "a
Clement ,, -
Officers high in authority-most people Wou!u DC
surprised 10 know how nigh II the writer were at
liberty 10 quote them-Delieve that the case VIII O
onished in one night. II is thought that Coiohe
Stewards counsel Will demur 10 the charees Oh 'He
ground that the specifications do not sci loi'"
facts sufficient TO form any foundation for chafses
when the wording of General Fitzgeralds order
IS considered II the court overrules the demurrer
then of course the trial Will proceed
TALK ABOUT GEN. FlTZGERALD's DENIAL
The rumor on Tuesday published exclusively IN
The Tribune yesterday. that General tl'zsera'u 'h
,es,ened added new interest 10 the existing COM
plications in spite Of General Fitzgerald e,p"l,'e
denial that he had any intention OF wlthdra"'"s
from the National Guard The rumor was re-
heated from the same source again yesterday win
a reiteration that there was something substantial
bshind IL National Guardsmen all over the clN
were talking about II yesterday, and even went 50
far as 10 discuss the question OF "eher@i r'A
4 welkuown officer. who has no, wholly esca 9iS0
trouble sn ,5 i fn grradt sad Yesterday THE
form OF his resignation was prepared some q !.
does not Sif ind dts lis way to Albany very soon
one or facts have recently been fap ore n,er
esting' some time before the day for which the
nara3e was ordered, Colonel seward went to Gen
eused from goinc to Van Cortland Park General
Fitzgerald refused 70 grant Ihf 5eaugg how am
to understand this section Of the order an3T'
"Oh. we'll" General Fitzgerald is reported to have
replied 'f the inspection is oraetSSa re or
ordered 70 the Park the drill may be postponed;
Another peculiar fact is that Adjutant- General
senior Colonel Of the lst Brigade is under arrest
Nor has any officer in The 9th Regiment outside
81 Colonel Seward himself any ofhcial knoWieIge
Of the fact of the commanding officers arrest. 40
order has been sent to Lieutenant Colonel RAND 70
take command Of the regiment ni,.
Rand simply does the business which II Is abs9luteE
necessary 10 do bv virtue Of the absence OF Noohel
Seward This is considered a somewhat strange
procedure by those who familiar with the usual
methods in such cases in The Army
TROUBLE OVER THE ARMORY PLANS
The approaching trial Of Colonel William Seward
racalled rumors yesterday which were circulated
about the time OF the selection Of the new 9th Regi-
rnent Armory plans regarding trouble in the Armory
BOARD The substance of the story was that me
non-noilitarv members Of the Armory Board. Mayor
Ciiroy President Barker and Commissioner paIy;
had turned down" the military members PehcIai
TStzgerald and Colonel Seward. Al the nrSt meet
Ing ~ the hoard after these stories got INTO PRINT
president Barker brought them to the boarn : al,
tention-all the members being present-and reai
from New-York newspaper what purported 10 De
been ignored in adopting the plans for the sih ne"
structure ,.., r-.-
Mayor Clroy thereupon called upon General Fltz-
gerald and Colonel Seward for expression or the!r
Views regarding the truth OF the statement Cen
oral Fitzgerald denied unhesitatingY ana with en-
phasis that as had been charged. he was the ohIy
military member present and had not been consulted
said that he and Colonel Seward were Doth present
at the meeting. and that he had himself ofered nc
resolution approving the plans. which were adopted
without opposition the part OF colonel seward
or any other member II would appear now tnat
the trouble is not with the civil but rather the
tonight at the new list Regiment Armory' may