The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-07
PUBLIC REPRIMAND
Two Privates Of the First
Reg iment Go Through a
Trying Ordeal.
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE PRESENT
Called to the Front After Drill
for Conduct prejudicial to
Discipline.
lVE HUNDRED PEOPLE PRESENT
Specfdl i, the Jersey Cftp Nesrs.

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NEWARK. Jan. Z. 1s97.-Two soldiers Of
the First Regiment were publicly rep
rtmanded Tuesday night before nearly
wv soldiers composing the Second Bat
talon and several hundred people who
witnessed the drill of that battalion. 1t
was its first drill of the season and the
number of spectators, ordinarily large,
was greatly augmented because of the
action in military discipline that had
been announced. In the last article of
the lately Issued orders announcing
changes In the regiment is the following.
Before the regimental court-martial,
convened at these quarters, September IA,
1875, for the trial Of Private Richard,
Jones and James Forsyth. Company NJ,
First Regiment, N. G. N. j., Charge
conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline-the accused were
round guilty of said charge and sentenced
TO be publicly reprimanded by the Col
onei, IN the presence of his battalion
IN compliance with the order this was
done Tuesday night. The battalion had
peen going through manoeuvers for nearly
IN nour when Captain Hayes, Of Cam
pany l, who was commanding, owing to
the ifpdisposition of Major Townsend,
matted the battalion in "close column
faced BY the left flank, in the front
part OF the drill hall and where the
spectators. packed eight deep along the
east side OF the hall, could get an ex-
ceilent view Of the proceedings.
Friyate Forsyth and Jones, Of Com
pany M, step to the front CT centre:,,
cVrnmande Captain Hayes.
There was a tramp Of four feat Witch
sounded very feeble just after the trann
o. many hundreds. and the two members
c co nom3any " wheeled to the front as
upon to pluck up their courage 10 face Ia
peone and be disciplined. But they stood
up seiffiy and took the dose of discipIine
W rolonal a c shdysr, to all appearances.
TWO privates. The Colonel YVES not in
uniform. He began
- want the attention of every man of
TINS battalion at this time and / want
nave been called upon to perform q d,,tv
tnat is as unpleasant"
Here some girls near the stairs began
to giggle. sn
II Dur guests" said the Colonel, turn
SOUND If our guests will stop talking /
VIII be exceedingly obliged to them. but
II they Will not / will ask them to leave
me haii.' Silence then ensued and Col.
campbell proceeded as follows;-
Il don't know that there is a man
standing. In these ranks who does not
know that when his is sta
toned at Sea Girt it is his duty to con-
tlnuousiy remain in it, unless properly
excused. During the last season this
battalion was ordered on the range at
sea Grit for rife practice. While It was
Inere. two men. Privates Jones and
names were called for duty, were not
to be found. They had deliberately for
saken lnelr company; they had deliber-
ately forsaken their battalion. They
the court-martiaI and a charge of con-
duct prejudicial to good order and mill
tary discipline made against them. Each
OF them had honor and manhoo enough
to plead guilty to the charge. thereby
foregoing a severe trial. They were sen,
fenced to be ~reprimanded by the com
mandant of their regiment.
This ought to be sufficient. and I will
not 1 60 INTO details. | hope this lesson
regiment. I am supposed to be your
superior officer and there are others su-
perior to me. It is moi derogatory to you
as men and as soldiers to obey the orders
of your superior officers. Your officers
say that you have heretofore been good
soldiers. Hoping that this will be the
last time that I will have to perform
such an unpleasant duty as this, I order
these prfvates to return to their com
pany for duty"
The men saluted and marched back to
the ranks. Many officers of the regiment
were present and took considerable in
terest In the execution of the sentence of
the court martial.
The turnout at the drill was unusually
large, ~ men having been In line. The
companies formed with the following
numbers, including officers:-Company ri,
forty-nine; Company I, forty-eight; Com
pany L. forty-four, n Company M,
forty. Company LIS percentage, was
other duty were absent.