Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-17
WRIGHT AND WRONG,
lowa's Adjutant General Knows
Now What Happened
at Fulton.
HIS NEDDLEsolrR Lyons TROOPS

Wan Lay the Meter Before 0ev. Draha
II Whose Heads n VIM Bs DlsPosed
sf-No Qasstasa Bas Tass Iowa Arms
and Oaerrs We're m The ssass Ia.s
August.
Adj. Gen. H. H. Wright. Of Iowa,
completed his hearing Of the state
ments OF Rock Island citizens % 10
the Iowa arms invasion of Illinois a
Fulton the night Of Aug. IS, last
evening. and this morning went to
Davenport to gain some additional
testimony on that sida. During yes.
terday afternoon. Hon. william Jack.
son, Elmore Stafford. Dr.. G. A. Bah.
cock. William Ryan, 8. j. Col.
Inns and George F. Roth I'D.
ded Information to that pre-
viously given, and as he did mot
seem DESTROYS of hearing oorrobora-
tive evldence-in fact, stated that
more was Understandable further
witnesses were offered.
This morning before leaving the
Rock Island house. Gen. Wright said
he would lay the entire matter be.
fore Gov. Drake. and that he would
dispose Of it. II am not acting in
the capacity Of . judge" hs said.
my mission is to secure the evil
dence on all sides of the matter, and
it will be all submitted to the gov.
ernor. who will act as he sees 6t in his
executive capacity" The general
did not have anything to say with
reference to the conclusive proof
shat had been presented to him, but
he failed to conceal the fact that he
had learned some things that he
did not expect to.
When Gen. Wright got back on
Iowa soil this morning he talked
more freely on the subject of his in.
vestigations, and TO q Democrat re-
porter he said that he was anxious
TO present all the facts to Gov. Drake
in order that the state might not be
put the expense Of court martial
unless it was amply justified. II he
was fully satisfied when he got
through, however, that the guns OF
the Lyons company were taken over
into Illinois, the matter would, he
believed, be vigorously inquired into
In accordance with military practice.
Gen. Wright said the question
OF taking arms from the armory
without proper authority had come
up In Iowa before, and had always
been dealt with, but the taking Of
them over the border into another
state was something new, and the
outcome Of the present allegations
was being watched outside Of the
state and in many states. Iowa was,
therefore. anxious to move cautious
~ and with elaboration.
While here yesterday one of the
citizens Of Rock Island. familiar with
the fact that the rifles were brought
over the Lyons and Fulton bridge.
volunteered his services to 20 with
Ten. Wright to Lyons and pick out
the men there who were in charge Of
tne guns.
Rifles Were In Illinois,
That one Of the officers Of the com.
Pany at least had brought the rifles
OF the Iowa National Guard over into
Illinois and permitted them 10 ks
used in depriving Illinois citizens III
their liberties he could not :ail 70 be-
satisfied Of. The only question,
therefore, seems t. be ss 30 VIA,
means VIII be adopted BY the state
OF Iowa to right the wrong. The
friendly relations that one common.
wealth enjoys with another demanda
mat the ohense be not passed over
IN the silence that would give sane.
ton to the act on the part Of the
governor Of Iowa. to say nothing Of
the disciplinary duties that the ststs
10 bound to respect in the premises
% Tar % . violation of the state mill.
tary code is concerned.