The morning call., 1894-02-26
War Between the Two Officers
Will Continue.
1T WILL REACH WASHINGTON.
Colonel Young Determined TO Vindi-
cate Hir1self-ProbabIy Sensa-
tional Charges to Come.

| Presidio, has recovered from his "cold."
That is to say, he has been released
from the order of arrest of Commander of
the Post Colonel William NJ Graham.
which has confined him to his quarters
since two weeks ago last Saturday. 1t is
not to be presumed that the release OF
Colonel Young is significant of a truce
being patched up between the two warning
officers, but, on the other hand, that q
fight, which promises to be one of the bit.
terest, with attendant sensational features
is about to be begun and which before its
conclusion will reveal many items of inter.
est In connection with the inside army life
at this post.
The order to release Colonel Young from
the position in which he had been placed
by his superior officer was received at the
| Presldio by Colonel Graham from Briga-
dier.General Kruger, cnmmandeT-geueral of
the department, over the telephone shortly
after the recipient had concluded his
| luncheon on Saturday. 1t was brief
message to the effect that, having exam
lned into the charges presented to him by
both officers, he had come 10 the conclu-
sion that neither was deserving of trial
| and therefore dismissed them and relea Sed
Colonel Young from his arrest that he
| might take charge Of his command.
| No written order OF dismissal was re-
celved at the rost up to last night, but in
all probability General Ruger will send it
| out TODAY.
The code of military law in the United
States army contains but short list of
OffenseS, but each officer to whose ac-
| count one of them has been charged real
ICES that time will fail to erase from the
roll of honor that one black spot. The
| chief and supreme crime on this list is
"cowardice on tho field of battle" and
| : m nan inn
| officer and a gentleman"
This latter charge is the one filed bv
| colonel 1oung against Colonel Graham,
| and from its order on the list its moment
III military circles can be judged. Under
the code the charges Of Colonel Young had
10 be fled with his next superior officer
for transmission to the commander-geu-
eral for trial. On the Sth inst. they were
placed in Colonel Graham's hands, and
two days later staff officer from Colonel
Graham Informed Colonel Young that he
! might consider himself under arrest and
confined to his quarters. subsequently
| Colonel Graham preferred charges against
! Colonel Young, in which the latter was
cited as causing dissatisfaction among the
| officers at the post and thus placing the
commanding officer at a disadvantage
! 10 THIS was added the charge of inSubOr-
dination and numerous other misdemean-
.ors of comparatively minor Importance.
Inc TWO sets OF charges were trans
mitted to General Ruger on the I4th inst,
and an investigation was Immediately set
on loot. As to the manner of conducting
the investigation much dissatisfaction
exists among the friends of Colonel Young
and with that officer himself in conse-
quence of which the probabilities are that
the matter will now go before the Secre-
tary OF War In the form of an appeal by
Colonel Dung. with the urgent request
that both cases be placed on trial.
Alter receiving the charges General
Ruger directed Colonel Miles, Inspector
general of the division, to investigate and
make report OF the case to him. Colonel
Miles proceeded TO the Preside, where he
remained for the GREATER part of three
days. during which time he listened to the
evidence as presented by the principals
| Although to the charges of each officer was
appended list Of witnesses who would
corroDorate the imports Of each of the
documents it is claimed that not one Of
! these witnesses was called upon to give
testimony, although all were aware of the
investigation and were holding themselves
IN readiness 20 verify the statement of their
superiors.
AT the conclusion OF the examination
| Colonel Miles made his report TO General
| Kruger, which. in substance, was that the
| charges OF Colonel Graham against Colonel
Young were of a trivial nature and were
not or enough moment to order on trial
| and that on account of their worth Colonel
Young should not have had the lndignity
! OF arrest put upon him. AS regards the
charges oil Colonel Young against Colonel
Graham he said they could not be SUBJ
Stimulated by evidence and be would rec
| 0mmeDd that the Government be not put
TO the expense of trying them.
In summing the case up he recon-
| mended that Colonel Young be released
from arrest and the charges in both cases
| be dismissed with the hope that the matter
would be dropped and the two officers as
sumo friendly relations. With this report
| Oh file General Ruger, so far as be Is con-
| cerned, concluded the matter with the
telephone order OF Saturday.
Although the order to release Colonel
! Young from his quarters was received by
Colonel Graham some time between u
| o'clock at nnOn and O'Clock in the after
noon on Saturday it was not put into exc
cution until after O'Clock last night, and
then in the most formal manner. Colonel
Young was about to retire for the night
when staff officer from the commanding
! officer presented himself at the coIonePs
| quarters and delivered verbal order that
J Colonel Young might now consider him-
self discharged from arrest. As 10 why
| the order was Withheld is not positively
known. Colonel Graham. at Ills quarters
yesterday, refused to say anything regard
ing the matter.
As in civil law the military code pro-
vides that when case is tried before the
commander-general and his decision is un-
satisfactory to either of the interested
parties an appeal can be taken to the next
higher tribunal. which, in this case, is the
Secretary Of War. AS to how Colonel
Graham views the verdict of dismissal is
not known, but one thing is certain. and
that is that Colonel Young now entertains
a determination 10 yindicate himself of
any charge that may be hanging over him
and forever wipe out the blot placed upon
his heretofore clean record by his forced
submission to arrest. This. il is said. he
has expressed himself to his friends, as
resolved 10 do even IL it is necessary to
carry it to the President.
In the course of the next week new
charges will be prepared by him against
Colonel Granam, and through the proper
officer transmitted to the Secretary of War.
New charges, it is said. it will be necessary
| to call them, as they will be of a very diff
| ferent character 10 the old ones now dis
posed Of In all probability they will con-
| tain the old charges, but the supplement ted
list will go back to date shortly after
Colonel Graham took charge of the Presidio.
| These, it is understood, will be embodied
| in the same document with Colonel
Young's charges, and will be championed