Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
MR.. PEERMAN'S SIDE.
he WRITES COLONEL JONES OF The
SUTHERLAND CONTROVERSY.
III. Statement Differs slightly from That
of tho Undertaker-Miiitary Officers
Return from Their Cruise.

The recent controversy between MI d.
l.. Sutherland, the undertaken, ana MI
John G.. Peerman, until two weeks abo
Mr. Sutherlands clerk. which grew out
of Mr.. Peerman going TO Camp kossiyn
with the regiment without his employer
consent, has attracted a great deai y,
attention. Mr.. Sutherland wrote Coio"e'
Henry C. Jones quite lengthy coini'iu-
nicatlon, giving his version OF the ANA"
This was published in nearly all tue
Richmond papers. Mr.. Sutherland re-
quested the commandant Of the regiment
to enclose n clipping OF his sta'eihe"'
TO Mr.. Peerman and ask II 1t was ho'
right. This Colonel Jones DID. ana iaS'
nieht. upon his return to the CITY. ai'er
n weeks absence. he found awaiting MN
the following letter from Mr.. PeeFmah'
which does not entirely agree with what
was said by the undertaken:
MIR. pEERMAN'S LETTER.
LYNCH STATION, VA, August l. iS'h
Colonel Henry C.. Jones:
Dear Sir.-Your letter Of the 18TH, also
the clipping from the State con.aln'hS
Mr.. Sutherland's letter, received. / snaIi
endeavor TO give you the facts as tney
occurred. | received orders from Ser
eeant Underwater, Of the Hospital corps
on August 10, 1894. about O'Clock T.
NJ. Through the 'phOne) TO report 10 the
Armory Immediately. Did not say what
for. then 'phoned Major huyk. ana ne
could not give me any furtner HliV' mo
ton. | informed Mr.. Sutherland to thar
l. \
Arrnory and see where we had to go,
and. II possible, would get excused. HIS
reply was. "'You can so up to the Armory
and see. but don't know 80 much about
your going"
then went to the Armory and
saw Sergeant Cardozl. and ne
said he dla not think l could
possibly get excused. as there were
only eight mea that could be found, IN
gliding myself. But he said l could see
Major Kuyk AMI that he might make
some arrangement to let ne OF MAJOR
Kuyk had not gotten 10 the A7nory. 50
] went back 10 the Office and told Mt
Sutherland that It vas true that We han
% 20 . Alexandria 10 dispense COXey
army. I told him that.I had not seen
Major Kuyk. but added that | would see
him In a few minutes and do all IN my
power to get excused. | also told MIN liIat
from what I could learn at the Arnory
We would get back in the morning eau.
gust uth). His reply was: You are NOT
going 10 get back In the morning anu II
Won go In Alexandria you 30 without my
permission but you are your own man
and can do as you please" l then toid
him that II. when arriving at Alexandra,
found that We could not get away tnat
day. ! was very certain | could get Oh
ana come back on August 18th.
THAT DISCHARGE.
After some further discussion or rit
tary service. In which said had iouiG
that it conAlctcd with my business dhU
that ! had already talked WIN sero'd.
members OF the Hospital Corps aoouI
gettina. my discharge. | also remarhed
that the principal motive / had In joining
tha HospitaI Corps was 70 get the dement,
~ Major Kuyk's lectures, as thoushl
they would be beneficial 70 me III my
business. | also told him L thought IL
would be impossible 10 get a dischdrse
al the present time. TO this ne repleG
that he id not SEQ wherein IL proht,u
q young man any TO belong 70 the mn
TIA anyway. l then arose TO GO anu ne
told M 10 sit down. and he proceeded 70
write the note that you are now Ill pos
session Of. I read 1t and asked nm what
ne meant By II. HIS reply was: i mean
evactlv what | gay" | asked him II ne
could not say verbally what he had 10
say TO me. | then asked him If ne meant
mat If went to Alexandra ] might con-
eider myself released His answer asan
was: 81 mean exactly what / say l
then told him 1 was going 70 AleAahuIla'
and walked out Of the ollice went ~
the Ar1norv. saw Sersean CaTdoZd, ana
C,ss nor
sald he would SEE Major kuyk about the
matter. Major Kuyk said II | could bet
n substitute I could get of. | then went
N Lieutenant Mills. Of Company r, ana
asked him II could get a substitute OUT
~ his coupany. He said he would not
allo,y any Of his men TO 90 as suosu-
tutes. ,,,, ,,,r,,C,r,
on Monday morning I did not 50 down
n the office until about ID O'CLOCK as
considered I had no business there /
went IN and got some htIie ehects y,
mine together, and asked Mr. Sutherlah,
for what money was due me. tie "dt 10"
10 know where | was going. tod nm
| expected to visit my sister III N1iiI
hoU county. In few days. lie Ileil
wanted 10 know il / was going 10 IeiE
MIN. | told him I thought l had ample
reason FOR 50 doing. lie wanted 20 hno"
e. Intended TO leave him there by him
e.If told him that ! did not THINK
was leaving hiI.. but that vas requested
80 IN So He fhcn said that we had an
nd.rstant.ng whereby | was TO give nm
tbtrtv-do,.H notice before leaving, ana IN
H.. event that he wanted 10 oisrcnsr
with nv services he would DO ike" ls'.
told linn had no recollection OF making
nv. such contract, but that n ne was
r"s,tiva that | aM 60 / WAS willing 10
carr, IL out. ne II was my dusy 20 40
so He said that T. ! dii IL Only as ny
d,ltv he aid not want me 10 stay 70
which [ re,,led. II | stGId It would oAly
b. as a matter Of duty.
THE APOLOGY.
Aftor some further conversation l
stgrt.d 10 leave. and he asked me to leave
a ln,l, 0;rev's Anatomy that | Kept az
,ba office. which I did. telling him ne
couId ken il until l left the city.
colial FIR the book the next afternoon
oto,,t I o'clock. as he said he only wanted
H. , few hours. Il was then that ne
anoIopizcd Tor anything that he had sad
o dcoa 70 offend me. ! accepted the
oroIogv. but did not see where | had done
an,.fhing - apologize for. as | was ROT
the aggressor. Respectfully yours
Wv JOHN G. PEERMAN
Private. Hospital Corps.
Tho Oncers' Cruise.
The officers Of the regiment who lett
tho city last Monday 10 accept the gene
rms invitation Of the Virginia Pliots As
sociation 10 take a weeks cruise IN the
Atlantic returned home last nlght' sun