The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-25
THE HOME GUARD
IS HARMONIOUS.
False Reports Circulated About Them
in Lyuchblrg.
THE MEN MAKE A DENIAL.
RESOLUTIONS Drawn Up and Signed.
No III Feeling Between Captain
scruggs. Miller and Craighill
Guard in First.Ciass shape.

syNcHRtRG VA. Nay A-SpeciaL-
from All accounts considerable indigna-
zion is being expressed by members OF the
Home Guard az Richmond al certain ru-
,nors that have been circulated here m
REGARD 10 the relations existing between
them and their commander. Captain +.
C Scruggs.
The reports arc believed to have orig
mated in an unpleasant episode that oc-
CURED a week or two before the depart
ure OF the company between captain
scrugcs and one Of his non-commissioned
officers The officer in question was re-
duced 10 ranks. and he did not so WIN
the company 10 Richmond
RrsOIUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolution IN regard 10
the rumor was adopted by members OF
the Home Guard al Camp Lee ana were
sent home to-day.
"Vhereas. We the members Of the
Lynchburg Home Guard, have learned
with regret and chagrin that reports have
been circulated In Lynchburg derogatory
60 our Captains treatment Of US; circu-
hated. we have every evidence 10 believe.
BY some one with malice aforethought
and with the desire 20 iniure him; be IL
Resolved. That We most emphaucally
dsnv as false and malicious tina: Captain
as individuals. with anything Tess than
the most courteous consideration and
Kindness and has made every effort In
his power 10 insure our comfort and
pleasure under most trying circum-
stances.
{Signed.)
Thomas j. Murray. G.. Boris. ]. T. Tay-
Tor John Thompson w +. Talbot. J. J.
LLOYD. Jr.. H. II Roberts. Robert p.
Campbell. Samuel G.. Watts W. =. Min
ter r. F. Kemper sp Il. Oslesby, y. ID.
Oglesby r. W. Morgan Jr.. J. n. Sholes,
E l. Watson. Edward Jenkins. +. VI.
Jones. Bob Kinnier Jr.. John H. Han,
=. 2. Garland Jr.. G. J.. Adams. Rufus
y Dickey. James " Saunders. w. "A.
Spence. }. H. Akers, u. A. Xix. W. w.
Groves. W n. Tyree ". G. Snead. H. NJ.
Scott Granville r. Lewis Frank Adams.
z. A. Murkiand. Robinson l.. Stabler. l..
c. Garland, ". II. Mosby and B. c. Bar
row.
LIEUT.. FAULKNER's LETTER.
A letter received here to-day I'm regard
10 the matter from Second Lieutenant
W. 5. Faulkner. OF the Home Guard, Is
in part as follows:
''Excursionists from Lynchburg visiting
the company at Camp Lee inform us that
all sorts Of rumors are circulated at home
First. that il was reported last week
that the company was on the verge Of
disbandment and would in all probability
return to Lynchburg by the end Of the
OasD week.
Second that the men were being treat
ed very badly by the officers; also that
Captain Scrugcs was on exceedingly bad
terms with Captains Craighill and Mil
Ter.
In reply 10 these very unjust and
slanderous rumors. I beg 10 say: That
our delay I'm mastering in was OCCASION
ed by losing quite "a number Of our best
men because Of physical disability. In Sc
curing men. we have gone slowly. select
ed as carefully as we could for various
and obvious reasons. the result is that
We have mustered into the United States
service eighty-three as good men as are
in Camp Lee.
AN ABSURD RUMOR.
" As TO the men being treated badly by
she officers. II IL needless to try 10 COM
bat any such absurd rumor. except TO
say that as soon as the enlisted men
heard that such a rumor was going the
rounds. they met and drafted resolutions
most emphatically denying the same o
" Concerning bad feeling existing be-
tween Captain Scruggs and Captains
Craighin nd Miller, OF the Zouaves and
Fitz Lee Rifles. ] will simply state that
81 Is absolutely untrue Not a day passes
that the officers Of all three companies
do not visit each others tent and the
utmost good feeling prevails.
" The only explanation I can suggest
OF this matter is that we have an enemy
or enemies That cannot be reached or
discovered. who are determined TO do
Us. Al harm possible.