The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-14
A Jolly Time
il Camp Lee.
COLONEL TILLMAN GRE.
ATES A SENSATION IN
Cd REGIMENT.

There was quite sVeiy ttme oas 81
Camp Lac tonight from the reports
that came down 60 the city from the
camp. It appears that it was all about
the mastering ont business. Lieut.
Col. TiIlman, who has been taking q
leading part in securing the mastering
out of the 1ss regiment, has just re-
turned from Washington, where he
went 10 the interests OF the petitioners
Who want to be mustered ous. He
weat ous to the % South Carolina reg
iment With Private Secretary Boyd
Evans this afternoon to call on the com'
papies which were quartered With him
while be was 10 charge of the fair
eroand eamp-sbe Darlington Guards,
the Naming Guards and the Edisso
Rifles we're in his charge when they
FIRST came 60 Columbia The story
given out is that Of a couple of priyases,
very intelligen: young men. VINO voluo-
seered the statements. but they destined
10 give their names as they feared get
ting into trouble for having anything
to saw about the matter. They are
mem bers Of the Darlington Guards,
and say they saw everything, except
she reported request or order OF Major
Eaves, commanding the camp. that
Lieut.. Col. Tiiiman leave the grounds.
They say that when Col. Tillman went
into Company A street he shook hands
with every mau. After while ne said:
ss.Well, boys. I've done q good turn for
the 1ss South Carolina regiment, and
ana going to do you another, BY getting
VOC mustered out of service" He
told thea be had just been to Washing,
soa for that purpose. Then be took
cut she much-.alked OF petition, and
showed Il. aud it vas rolled out, being
said TO be sixteen feet long and contain
ing960 names. Lieut.. Col. Tillman
said that the petition he had gotten up
or taken in charge was merely to help
the bows aud was not coward!y. Col.
Tillman then left the streets OF Com
paHy a and went to Company D.
The men of Company A followed and
cheered loudly. Then it is said Major
EaYes, who vas 10. charge OF the camp.
either 10 person or through the officer
Of tie day, requested Lieut.. Col Till.
man &c ieaze the camp This the two
privases say they did not bear. Lieat.
Col Tillnan refused to leave the camp,
saYiog be was superior 10 rank 10 any
officer On ,he grounds. and could ooly
BE ordered off By Go! Jones. who hap
.psned at the iostaat net to be on
hand L;eas. Col Tiliman weut into
the teDs Of Capt Davis ADD Lieut..
Kelly, and remained there talking for
half an hour. Tie cheering continued. |
Orders we're given for the companies to
BE drawn up ia line, and all companies
were With arms except Company A.
and Company A men say they were
guarded By Company NJ. SO that they
shoula do 30 cheering. Privates Pip
kin and Goodson we're put under arrest
for cheering. when orders were given
cs the effect that there should be no
more cheeriog. The whole of Com-
psuy Asweo. TO the guard house and |
offered to be arrested. bat 1t ls said only
those swo meu we're pu: under arrest,
and we're still 10 charge at 9 O'Clock, 1t
as reported 1t is stated that as sooD
as Lieut.. Col Tiliman left the camp
petition for tbe regimen: to bs mustered
ont Of service was started. aud it was
MOI. ihoughs of before the inc'deut.
Lieut.: ca. Tillmao lefs sbe camp,
when be shought he was about ready
500 do"
The officers of the I'd regiment are
.yery mach averse to publicity on the
Tiliman incident TO night. They do
no. want publicity, bat are qaitelwih-
ING for the facts to b. known They
sav, and it is SO, ,tat there is very
great harmony in the camp among
officers and men, snd the chief regret
is that there should be aoy disturb
ance:
They say that Col Tillman told the
men that the negroes aad regulars
were being ordered back from Cuba,
and the Southern volunteers were 10
be sent there to die Of fever and dig
siaks This kind of talk they say
ehey wanted Stopped, and therefore
she request to Col Tilman to leave
camp, aud the general conduct
brought about. they bold, was pfeJu
dicial to good order
This correspondent started out to
see Major Ewes, but zas told Ee had
come to the city, and so he was no;
seen, as he realty was In camp MAJOR
Eayes, however. authorizes the follow
Lieut. Col. Tilman insulted the
commanding officer of the camp and
defed his authority, aud consequently