New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
Nv TNLTCkY NOIDIEH'S UOES
IE LOST HIS TROUSERS. MONEY WHICH BE-
LONGEp TO IIIs COMPANY AND HIS RANK
SEVERAL TEMpEHl ALSO LOST,

he LOST his TROUSERS. MONEY WHICH BE-
Lo%GEp TO Ius COMPANY AID HIS RANK
SEVERAL TEMpEHs ALSO LOST.
FRS, Sergeant David Melville. 81 Company r. 18th
Regiment l-fi so IN his trousers pocket when lie
went into tn" ring to gain SprintIng honors a. the
athletic games of the regiment IN last December.
Not only d!d he lose tn, race, but he lost the so
a. VOL Ills trousers were IN the dressing nj
the a,mory. and somebody took the money. he Gays.
Tho cash did not belong 70 him. but part of the
proceeds OF an enter.aiumnt which the company
hc'a on THANKSGIVING Day Melville was charrnau
OF the En- crtalnmcnt Committee and the net profits
Of a., were 'urncl over 10 him pending their being
pail into the treasury o. the company.
After the th,ft WAS reported the company held
q meeting and IL decided 10 give another enter
tanmcn for Tie purpose Of raising tho money which
Melvin. had lost. The members If the Fn,ert in
ilc.t Committee say that captain Charles y Smyla,
who commands the company, AT first agreed TO this
propositions But subsequently nc changed his mind.
AMI the men gay that. by carrying things IN
somewhat hirh-nanded manner n later meeting.
lc d.r.aied the resolution fayoriuS another enter
tanmcnt
About the same time Captain smyle began to
press th. Entertainment Committee for the money In
its hands. The committeeman sent reply to the
Captains written demand. which was just about ~
sharp as the commanding officers communication
had been They sail In effect that the Captain
seemed TO b. in great hurry for tho money, ana
they saw ~ particular reason for so much haste
Captain srrylle then began TO press Sergeant Mel
Vile personally for the money. Early in March ne
wrote o Melville. threatening q put the matter In
the hands u lawyer ana 10 call thc attention Of the
District Attorney to the case II the money which
h. distinctly charged Melville with misappropratng.
was not turned over By dlte mentioned. lie also
reduced Melville the ranks from the place Of first
sergeant. which is next lover than that OF COM
mis~ionol officer
Melville Ina, been I'm the regiment about seven
year. ana his record has always been good Mtor
the CAPTAIN had him reduced 10 the ranks Melville
!cmundcl his discharge. Ills term of enlistment
had boon p for about two years and his record was
olcnr far as his strictly military duty was con
CAarge. however until the proceeds Of the COM
panv entertainment had all been turned over Now
Melville declares that unless he gets the discharge
H. viii begin legal proceedings 10 compel Captain
gnyli- CD civ" T. 10 him. The CAPTAIN declares just
as cm,hiilcaly that he will hgh. the matter through
COMPANY treasury before ihe discharge Is granted
The cisa has been put In tn hands OF a lawyer
AMI he has written 10 the committee demanding the
money. Tho comMittr" all through the trouble ma
supported Sergeant Melville. and several meetings
have been held 20 devise means Of settling the dis
pute The members say the money will be paid. bur
they do no, Ike the means taken by Captain Smyie
to enforce Its payment.
Company u has long been considered one Of the
best ia the regiment Ii was commanded by CAP
tain Cherries s Burns before that officer elected
major OF the regiment. In the matter cf rne-shOot
ing IL was 80 far ahead Of all the other companies
that there was interest In the armory competl-
tlons IN which the team from Company r took part.
Since Captain Burns loft H. however. OF Its
excellence In this direction has been lost.