Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
REVIEW A SUCCESS
Inspection Of Troops on Camp Alger
Drill Field.
PROGRAM REPEATED This AFTERNOON
Court-Martial Dissolved and a New
One Constituted.
A GITIV SOLD E R

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CAMP ALGER, Va, August 23,-The re-
view yesterday evening Of the list Brigade.
comprising the 65th New York, 7th Ohio
and 1st New Jersey, by Gen. Goblin, was a
decided success The soldier boys made an
excellent showing, and clearly showed fine
effects by their military bearing and the
execution of the different maneuvers of
their training of three months. This even
ing Gen. Goblin ana his staff will review
the Pennsylvania Brigade--the Sth, 18TH
and 18th Regiments. The review will take
place on the drill field of old Camp Alger,
and a great number of visitors are expect
ed from Washington to witness it,
The general court-martial of this division
has been dissolved by the order of Brig
Gen. Goblin. and new one convened. me
detail for the new court Is IS follows: Col.
VIM. NALL, Sd Virginia, president; Lieut.
Col. r. Heber BreintnaH, 1st New Jersey;
Maj. Edward Schulze, LIST Competent;
Capts. Robert L. Lemosurier, Sd Virginia; ;
James C. Bailey, LIST Connecticut: Harry B..
SPAIN LIST New Jersey; Herbert H. Wing
field. Sd Virginia, and Chas. w. New.cn,
1st Connecticut: First Lieuts Randolph
Crowell, LIST New Jersey, and Venabie 5.
Hardwick, Sd Virginia; Second Lieuts. Pat
rick ]. Anderson, LIST New Jersey; James
Smith, list Connecticut, and James e. Van
houten, list New Jersey. Capt. Henry w.
Bull, 65th New York. is judge advocate.
Sergeant Escapes From Guards.
Under Instructions from the Secretary of
War, sergeant of Conf any L, Sd Vir-
g.nia, has been furnished transportation to
Birmingham. Ala, and from there to this
camp for the purpose of arresting Sergt.
N. P. German of the same company ana
regiment Sergt. &C rman escaped from the
Sd Virginia guard house, after having been
sentenced to serve six months impr!son-
me mt in the military prison at Fort Column
bus, New York harbor. and to be dishon-
crably discharged from the service. The
soldiers guarding the sergeant at the time
of his escape have been placed under ar
rest and will be dealt with by general
court-martial and the guilty parties pun
ished.
Charges Dismissed.
The court of inquiry to investigate the
CHARGES against the officers of the LIST Dr.
vision hospital, made by Private Jonathan
B. Ely. Company c, Sth Pennsylvania, re-
ports that they are groundless. Private
Ely claims that the surgeons refused TO
dress mis- thumb, injured by having the
tendon severed. The court finds that ne
received prompt and efficient treatment
from his regimental surgeon. Maj. Fauss,
| Several days Later he went home on fur
| Tough. and while there his finger got in a
| serious condition by not receiving proper
| treatment.
| Two deaths have occurred since yester-
| day-Private Morgan, Company B, 4th Mis-
souri,. dying last night IN the LIST Division
Roma Duvall, sth Ohio. of the same DIS
| ease, in the hospital this morning.
TROOPS MOVING our.
! From ThorOughfare to Mfddretoyvn-
Capt. Duncan's Case.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
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