Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-21
SAY He IS PR0FAAE
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Charges. Preferred Against
Captain 7. R. Marks.
REFUSES 70 H9s'o"
Commander OF Company G., Indiana
VIII Stand Trial. Regiment Leaves
for Lexington, Ky, This
".. Afternoon. wv. '..'"..

Some of the privatcs and non-com-
nlissioned officers in company G, 16oth
indiana regiment, nave preferred
1hrSes aEaiHSI the commanding oiil-
ser. Captain Il. K. Marks, alleging that
ne has been guilty Of conduct unbeccll-
ing q gentleman and officer, in Violation
of the siXty-firSt Article OF War.
Captain Marks, it is understood, was
given the alternative of resigning bis
commission. but this he refused to do.
declaring he would stand trial tirs:.
There are twelve specifications in the
written document, as follows
No. Charges that Captain Marks
said before the company Il tattoo OH
May T.: Hell will begin from now
on This was before his command left
No. THAT While ON board the train
on route from Indianapolis to Chnt:a-
llooSa, Captain Marks said: IF [
catch any OF you standing on the plat
form III knock your Cd On blocks
Off" .a I
No. 3-That on Monday, August 5. I'll
Newport News, after tattoo had been
sounded he sid he had herd that a
petition was being circulated for sigma
lures to be presented to the colonel pro-
testing against his conduct. and that he
would get even with those SIS of
b-s." n. -" .#M.H. . r..
No. 4-That on various occasions be
fore the company had ssemble he
ildN usrN NloiSHl anu dDuSlSC tpllllotS.
No. THAT while the train was
standing in the railway yards at Chat
tanooGa. Captain Marks said to a pri-
vate VINO had been on a coffee detail:
"Whele i'll the heA ave you been? I'll
fix your clock for you when you get in
to camp" The private attempted to
explain the delay and Captain Marks
said: Get out of here, you Cd d-n
UNI dunn" He then raised from his
seat and kicked the private in the d
No. G-That on July 2. at Carup
Thomas, Captain Marks used p~rofa,ie
language. saying TO %privates: I'll hX
sou: IN knock your Cd d-n blocks
Off and put you on the chain gang"
These privates We're on the guard. and
it IS alleged that Captain Marks at
lacked them. n ne was relieved from
duty as officer of the day and put under
arrest. - MM N
No. THAT while on board the cars
1T Rossville waiting to start for New
behind u private and struck him a
violent blow on the head. knocking
him ten feet int the car. 0
No. That at the same time and
date 4 private was leaning out of a
ear door and Captain Marks came ur
behind him. grabbed him. threw him
back into the car aver a gun and into
the seat. U.H"
No. a-That on the same day ana
date 4 private was standing on the
!'itlitlll ana 1dIldiH NiAlhS CAME up
behind him. grabbing him i'll the back
Of the neck and throwing him back into
the car seat, at the same time saying:
You Cd d-n cookies don't You
know how tn ride in a car? I'll learn
you how to ride when you are with me.
Don't you remember | said when
we came down from Camp Mount?"
No. lo-1hat IN News, Aug
Gst .. at tattoo roll cau, Captain Marks
went to a tent where a private was
sleeping and dragged him into the COM
pany street; tearing the tent down, and
at the same TIM trlklng the private
in the pack with MS fiase.
No: i .A..i III Newreat News. Aug
ust .. 'al'iAA:!. Marks ordered enlisted
men t" 90 I" the tent OF a private ana
ia ..,h! ana drag him to a hai.el Of
w u ~ the feeis: when the pr'vat-s
die, .hl la!led TO SHOVE the mans head
IN rs NatsE. as hau been ordered.
1>c- lz-Ihat While IN me cry look
ms i&H 'i!esi absent from camp ne slap
PEI :: private IN Vie race
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Alaf!.s rses proiane ana obscene lam
GUT H;i"stu;:s:y InGaEa sns !sen. ana
II Is ihfiher Sicc!;led INA. u IS L mat
Ter or COMMON rebate ana s,,ASersallon
III 'iiS regiment thal he mas Deen re