New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04
sTODDARD IN POSSESSION.
NO EFFORT TO PUT HIM OUT OF TIN
SEVENTY FIRST ARMoRY.
HE WILL TAKE HIS MEN TO HAMPSTEAD TO-DAY
AND WILL CONTINUE HIS RECRUITING
IN THE REGIMENTS pr,rI,DrNu

AND WILL CONTINUE HIS RECRUITING
IN THE REGIMENTS BUILDING.
Hold the Fort" the favorite song IN the
armory OF the list Regiment. at Park-ave and
Thirty fourth-st. all day yesterday. As related In
yesterdays Tribune. the armory captured on
Saturday evening by Captain Stoddard's men after
Colonel Francis. the commander OF the l1lst Red.
ment. had caused the building to be closed In &C.
cordance with threat which he had made three
days before. Captain stoddard came 70 this city
three weeks ago 10. the purpose OF recruiting
about three hundred for the list Regiment
now Mt the front. From the frs, there has been
bad feeling between the captain and the colonel.
The latter unwilling that the armory should
be used for recruiting purposes. but Captain Stod-
dard asked TOR authorization from Adjutant.
General Tillinghast. and obtained an order giving
him the use OF the armory. Things went on. with
occasional outbreaks Of temper either side until
four days ago when Colonel Francis informed Cap
tain Stoddard that the latter had not recruited
the number Of men required by Saturday evening
he would have to 80 elsewhere as the armor>
would be closed The captain virtually invited the
colonel to come on" and IN doing 10 took oc.
casion TO mention that his antagonist cole
mel. but only a civilian This remark did not tesd
to restore harmony. Captain Stoddard however,
refused to believe that the colonel really ser.
GUS In threatening to dspossess him. consequently
the unwelcome guests were taken by surprise
Saturday evening when, returning to the a..
mory after dinner. they found the doors locked
against them
Private Martin known in the list Texas Bill"
and the ultimate triumphal entry OF the invading
forces were all described in yesterdays Tribune.
The recruits enlisted by Captain Stoddard and his
two hundred and seventy They are living At the
bS h thew a m the habit 0 Of 81
eating at the armory, day and evening, to
swap stories and listen open-m outhed TO the
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TO do the work Q! recruiting A large number Of
night. They said that they would stand by their
captain and defend the armory against any force
morning however. when il appeared tha. no effort
os and BY s SS 10
left the armory. Those who remained were Lieu
Ing; Win the redoubtable; Texas Bill" Aforesaid
kept guard just inside the big door OF the building
Early f in the morning Captain stoddard returned
plan OF campaign 70 be followed should the posi-
ever ever that Colonel Frahei. had changed his mind
as notification Ito was received d from him that the
f aer a~a the nd day ~s9 only
'sIsS@ sS%' s" en- $saa
been no easy matter to eject them. Texas BIZ
kick any one who attempted to interfere with him
out Of the building and I gs to shoot him
gates, and were the centre of an admiring crowd
! during the greater part OF the day.
Only about thirty now needed to COM
| pete the three hundred required to bring the
| regiment up 10 the maximum Army strength. The
| recruits will leave the armory for Camp Black at
| o'clock this morning Captain Stoddard Will re-
! main until the thirty more men required are 70.
| cruted.
When seen by Tribune reporter yesterday Cap.
| tain Soddard said that The attempt 10 eject his
men from the armory was ridiculous The building
was the armory OF the list Regiment, and Lieuten.
ant Hopper and himself were the only officers OF
that -egiment present United States soil. He
thought that the public would naturally have more
sympathy with the members OF that regiment
| which was now fighting hard In Cuba than with
the officers OF the hist which had only been or.
Ranzed to take the place OF the list at home.
When Colonel Francis was seen at his home yes:
tcrday ne said: II have seen Captain Stoddard
within the last twenty-four hours. and all the
troubles that existed between us have been AMIGA
bly, settled The friction between US has been con-
siderably Increased by the reports In some OF the
newspapers. BY the terms Of the agreement be-.
| tween Captain Stoddard and myself he VII! take
| his recruits to Hempstead tomorrow morning, ana
when ne returns he will have the use OF the arinory
| until the thirty men still needed are recruited, The
reason that did not desire any more recruiting In
| the armory was because a crowd was always hang-
| ing around In the building. II had wanted 70
| eject the men on Saturday night the only course
| would have been TO call upon the members OF the
hist Regiment. or the police ala not want 10 ~
either Of these things