The morning call., 1894-08-31
EACH HAS A SAY.
Dickinson Talks Court of
Inquiry.
BIumenberg Says That With Dickin-
son in the National Guard He
Prefers to Be Out.

with Dickinson in the National Guard
do not care to remain. with Dickinson out
my incllnatiOns might be reversed"
This is the terse comment of Captain s..
P. Bumenberg. First Troop Cavalry. re-
tired. on the brigadier-genersl Of the Ma
tonal Guard of California.
IF Captain Blumenberg is correctly re-
ported he was placed on the retired list
through false representations and has put
the board Of surgeons who passed upon
his disability in false position as WELL"
is the statement which General John Fl.
Dickinson makes.
He was placed on the retired list at his
own request, alleging disability from an
injury received at Santa Cruz" continued
General Dickinson. He is now quoted
as saying that his principal reason for
desiring to be placed on the retired list
was not his disability from active service.
but was because was obnoxious to him.
He may be given the opportunity to ex-
plain himself at court of inquiry" added
General Dickinson. II have never taken
any advantage of him and never tend to-
But he has done such extraordinary things
that | was forced by circumstances TO take
cogniZance Of them. | never examined his
affairs until [ was compelled TO do so.
never found anything wrong with his
accounts as to the results, bat only as to
the manner in which they were kept. He
did a great deal of hard work in connec-
ton with his command too"
General Dickinson denies the Inference
that he entertained an uniriendly feeling
toward Captain Blumenberg, aud asserts
that no personalities passed between the
two.
When asked with reference to a state
ment that be went to Sacramento at the
request of a lady TO have blumenberg
commissioned as captain, he merely said :
ASK Blumenberg if General Dmond
went to Sacramento too for the same
purposes"
To this Captain Blumenberg replies: 81
suppose General Dimond and General
Dickinson went to Sacramento because
Governor Markham requested them to do
so. The reference tc a certain lady
amounts to this: She was client of Gen
eral Dickinson and friend of nv wife.
She was asked by Mrs. Blumenberg to re-
quest General Dickinson to favor my ap-
pontment as captain"
The suggestion of a court of inquiry OF
even court-martial does not seem to
annoy Captain Blumenb berg. who declares
that the regulations of the National Guard
do not deprive man of the right of free
speech. 81 am on the retired list" said
he. ''and l know enough of the regulations
to say that General Dickinson cannot
order a court of inquiry. A court of
inquiry can Only be called by Governor
Markham.
81 wish to call attention to an other fact.
which was a deliberate insult. | did not
get copy of the order from the Second
Brigade calling for an election on my re-
tirement. That seems to have been a
deliberate snub on the part Of General
| Dickinson. Copies of the order notifying
the troops of my retirement were given
Lieutenant Brunson, and from him l
! obtained one after the notice had been
posted at the troops headquarters. II
that was not an insult l 40 not know the
meaning of the word"
The order is issued from the head
| quarters of the Second Brigade, n. G. c.,
| by command Of Brigadier-G General Die K
insOD. under date of August %, and is
| designated Especial Order No. o." The
! first section, which contains the gist of the
! order, reads as follows:
Major V. d. Duboce. Inspector Second Bril-
gade. N. e. c. is hereby directed to preside a,
an election for captain, First Troop Cavalry,
vice Blumenberg retired.
Speaking with reference 10 this order
Captain Bumenberg added:
'The order was handed to subaItern
instead of TO myself. Lieutenant Brunson
handed me copy aud asked il l would
issue the necessary order. told him thai
l would be pleased to turn over the troot
property to him as seen as he would give
me receipt"