New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03


DERs THAT WE'RE sIDETRAcKED-oBJEc-
TIoNs To LIEUTENANT MCRYsTAL
Major Edward Duffy. Of the 69th Battalion.
has taken the bull by the horns in good ear
nest and has entered upon a spirited contest with
the military headquarters at Albany His first
step to relieve Lieutenant Edward 7. Nc
Crystal from duty last night. and he says ne
shall 90 10 Albany tomorrow or on Thursday To
protest against allowing McCrystai to form
company in the battalion.
This action will bc taken In the face Of Adiu-
tant-Gencra Portcr's orders to Major Duffy
through General Fitzgerald to allow McCrystal
to form the company. Major Duffy last night
denounced Inspector-Genera Thomas II. Nc
Grath. and said it was an effort on General
McGraths part to thrust into the regiment men
who were not wanted lie expressed the deter
mination to fight General McCrath on his own
battleground-that is. in Albany.
Major Duffy's reason for relieving Lieutenant
McCrystal from duty as acting inspector OF rifle
practice that he sent "A report concerning the
armory - The Irish American" and 1t was
published in that paper before Major Duffy re-
ceived the original When Lieutenant McCrys'al
arrived at the armory last night Major Duffy met
him and relieved him from duty at once lie
says that charges will be preferred against
McCrysta and court-martiai asked FOR.
Concerning the story which was printed in The
Tribune yesterday morning that General Porter
had given orders to General Fitzgerald for Lieu
tenant McCrystal which the latter had never re-
ccivcd. General Fitzgerald said yesterday that
these orders had been sent t. MAJOR DUFFY. ana
he could not tell why they had not been de-
livcrcl.
Tribune reporter last night asked Major
Duffy if he had received such orders from Cen
cral Fitzgerald
"I have never received any such orders" he
declared point blank.
Neither oral nor writtcn?"askel the reporter
"Ncithcr oral nor written" Major Duffy an
swcrcl
General Fitzgerald says he received the orders
and sent them L. YOU "a week ago" said the re-
porter littlc later in the conversation.
Yes that's right said the Major.
"Oh then you did receive General Porters
order from General Fitzgerald:
"lcs; | received it,
CRYSTAL. them" asked the reporter.
well. / was I'D four days wiki the grip ana
then saw this report published IN Inc lTIsh
American and decided not To give MN lhe
order" ,
Major Duffy then began to talk about General
..Ii. has been my enemy ever since told him
i'm Albany. eight or ten years ago. that dld h,t
want t. know him any longer h" declared. ~
that time McGrath threatened - snow uP Ulr
cDfTIlTlfiDn Jf the Ndtlpndl 'futl'i 'ut w
Hill said Wen keep McGrath. ana so ne Ila
not show it up. ! told McGrath th'n that hc
was a 'squcalcr' because he was airali ne WAS
going 90 lose his job ~.
81 mot General McGrath and General Porter
in the lattors office. and we talked ABOUT
Nrf'rysfal some time ago. ! told them thch tI!h'
| did not consider McCrysta III man 10 DeIohs
t. the regiment because ne hhd pr'sll'n az a
meeting at which Captain Coleman said a H'"i
many things derogatory t. Governor fI"W'I.
General AcC;rath did not think that was serious
offence he said. and believe General Porter ior-
cot an about it, At any rate. conforming 70 thclt
wishes made McCrysal inspector "i me
practice. Now McGrath Is trying 70 iorcc MN MN
intn a., battalion as commander II a company.
I-n1or th. circumstances do not think ne -
IN person t. command a company in TINS pat
talon. ,,,,, .-,
me I'm more ways than one. When captain C"'-
man came into the armory with his bagllprs
and circus Performance ! put him out It"h
General Mc,irath cam" here and told me tha'
Captaiu Coleman had a perfect rShi 10 come ny III
,b. arrnorv and he thus oVcrrulcd me III IN"
,.,r,. arr,nrv over which ! am supposed to nav"
.,nruou1 lie told the sergeant OF one oi ul'
companies that H. did not vote TOR the diSptuI-
m.nt of the G3;h K Simcnt, ana ''h'ia' I''"
gerald has told me that McCirath was tl' N'iS
rrst ono t. vote for the d.sbandmcnt. when the
ulrsfiou was before Governor Flower
"Hut I am going 10 Albany" continued MAJOR
Duffy earnestly "and am going io show MIN
,,, :, tho authorities there. ! am going 10 take
ainnr a dozen witnesses who heard him make his
,,...rti ion that tho Natl Guard was corrupt
I win show them what Kind 81 man ne u.
vii also explain t. them all about tins
M.t'rvet.il affair. . ,,.
" Asi.,,rt .diutant-Gcncrll stephen H. olin. OF
General fitzgrrald's staff came into the armpry
,t thir Tim. and had few minutes c'nVcrsat'h
r.itb Major Duffy After ne had gone Major
pu0fv was asked if there were any ne" oFdefs' anu
ne replied that there were none.