New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
NO ANTI-SEMITIC SPIRII.
OFFICERS OF BATTERY G DENY THE
STORY OF A DISCHARGED SOLDIER.
THE MAN SAYS HE WAS .HAzEp AND ILL
TREATED BECAUSE HE Is HEbhh" AMI
FORCED OUT OF THE ARMY-A COM
PLANT SENT TO WASHINGTON.


FORCED OUT OF THE ARMY-A CON-
PLANT SENT TO WASHINGTON.
Max Ford Of No lo9 Henry-st. a Polish Hebrew
about thirty years old. tells story "hicn sno"S'
II Il be true. that he was -treated ny MS ieho"-
privates of Battery G.. lst Artillery Ihiteo o'aes
ARMY. when he was an enlisted nndn In the bat
terry stationed at Fort Hamilton, Ford ';s pee
IN this country about six years He enlisted IN the
battery on December |. 1S93 and was uscharseu
without honor" on July %. 1885, per Paragraph D.
Special order No. l6', Adjutant-Generars once,
Washington, D. c." Under this order ne ioriei'eu
s4s Of pay reserved from the pay of enlisted men
as a guarantee of good conduct. at the rate OF -
n month for the first years salary. Ford says ne is
now dependent upon Hebrew charity.
He asserts that during his service IN the patleiS
., Fort Hamilton he was shamefully "hazed' by
his comrades because Of his religion. lie says that
he was .'taunted with being Jew and that with
ont cause therefor he subjected TO insults Oh
many kinds A bottle OF ink, ne adds. for instance
was emptel upon him; that pork was cast at MIN
hv his inconsiderate fellows that the men pum-
melled him and bruised him until he was sore on
body and sick In soul. and in other ways ana with
evil intent did make his life a torment in the BAR
racks" 40
He consulted numerous lawyers about the sis OF
nav which he didn't get and is trying to recover It,
He also complained TO Isdor Straus VINO wrote
70 Secretary Lamont in Ford's interest That Is 'he
story told by Ford
THEY TELL DIFFERENT TALES.
A Tribune reporter listened at Fort Hamilton
Yesterday stories that were diHereh' ~
Ford's Lieutenant j. T. Honeycutt conmanuns
the battery said: Ford is not to be believed IN
ANYTHING he SAYS about his i-treatment here.
enlisted him myself. You see we needed taiiol
about that time, and took him on soon fouhd
he wasn't a success at tailoring. he was put to
regular work He was a source OF trouble in the
battery because OF his personal habits
"In what way inquired the reporter
The lieutenant thought a moment ard then sad:
"Wel the men disked him because he used bad
language toward them and made himself generaNy
disagreeable. He not dsiiked because he was
a Hebrew | had a Hebrew In the battery once and
the men didn't -treat him at all l frequently had
TO investigate trouble caused by Ford and found
him 20 be tmid In going through the gymnastic ex-
ercises of the Sometimes he fought with them
and got black eyes Finally. just before ne was as
charged | reported TO Washington. and from the
report I made 1t was decided to discharge him with
out honor and TO withhold As Of his pay which Is
not done In every He didn't want to be dis
charged but he was troublesome In the battery
Probably they decided at Washington to discharge
him after the report | made under rule in force
when Ford enlisted which allowed the $fs to be
withheld because OF misconduct. As tailor ne was
utterly incompetent. The post surgeon said ne was
asylums were nlled
A RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MAN
"Hc asked me for recommendation. so that ne
could get work and gave him one In which said
ne was sober. Industrious and honest but ex-
pressly did not say that he was good soldier
The lieutenant seemed sorry tina; he had made
a recommendation at all.
'IIe has a new lawyer. | Sec" said the lieutenant
"Weu he changes them with great rapidty. When
Nr Straus sent his complaint to the Secretary OF
war IT was forwarded TO me for explana ton. and
have explained. The wasn't ill-treated by my
men He Is a crank. and he Is untru;h hful
The soldiers the barracks declared that the
man was no good" . and deserved no sympathy.
They declared they. had not ill-treatcd him. and
that the fact OF his religion had not Influenced them