The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
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Hines
AND EMME GUARDS


First Lieutenant NJ E. Hines OF Co
G, Emmett Guards, viii probably find
that he has hard hill to climb if he
does not send to Brigadier General
Dalton, his resignation TO take effect
at once. Lieut.. Hines for many weeks
has been pretty thoroughly hauled over
the Goals by the Emmets, and his com
ing back to the company has been the
whole topic of conversation during the
twenty days the soldiers were in camp
at the armory.
| During the time the Emmets were
volunteer soldiers of the United States
they did not openly express their feel
ings, but yesterday as soon as the
company was mustered out of service,
| they showed their true feelings, and
many interesting facts have come TO
the surface
1t was said during the week that a
| petition made its appearance at the
armory which was a plain request for
Lieut.. Hines to resign mis- commission
and allow the officers of the company,
who went to Cuba, to continue in COM
! the limits of the company members,
| but it is declared openly that major
tty of the men stand ready to place
| their signature to the document
| 1t has also been rumored that if the
/ lieutenant persisted in assuming com
mand Of the company when 1t was
ready to re-enter the state service,
charges would be brought against him
| by the Enmets which would necessi-
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| Lieutenant Hines, it will be renem-
! bered, was rejected at birmingham
/ when the company was mustered into
service, and his berth was taken by
| Second Lieutenant Hurley. Sergeant
Mccain became second lieutenant. and
with Captain Moynihan in command,
guided the Emmets through the war in
/ Cuba.
/ The two lieutenants do not wish to
/ go back to their old positions Lieu
! tenant Mccain would BE obliged to go
/ into the ranks, as his time in the stare
militia has expired. The men do not
wish 70 have any ellrnees s1ade, and
many Of them long ago declared that
| they would not serve under officers
who did not command them in the
fight.
| The trouble has been brewing a long
time, and now Lieutenant Hines and
his friends and the Emmers are thor
oughly warmed up, and there win lln-
| doubleday be many sensational develop
ments in the very near future.
| The trouble dates back some time.
| Lieut.. Hines was considerably put out
when he discovered that he could not
| pass the physical examination, and the
Emmets declare that he made deroga-
| tory statements regarding Capt. Moy-
nihan. The Emmets in camp at Franz
/ ingham voted to have the furniture in
| a ia q
| they were away. Lieut.. Hines tried
to have 1t remain in it's place, claiming
that he had paid considerable toward
| its purchase, and thought he had some
/ right to use it,
| The clouds gathered very fast when
| Lieut.. Hines organized the provisional
! Emmets company and then could not
| get them into the Emmets' quarters.
! The Emmets say that Lieut. Hines
made the statement that it was robbery
on the part of the company, and he
would some time make things hum for
the officers and men who had the fur
niture removed.
! Affairs between the lieutenant and
the company assumed a serious aspect
when the company returned from the
war, the Emmets declare that Hines
never did anything for them while they
were away, but tried to poison the
minds of Capt. Moynihan's friends, and
when they reached Worcester he never
| paid them any attention and continued
| to run down the company at every OPP
portunity.
| During the twenty days the Emmets
| were at the arlnory, Lieut.. Hines never
/ showed himself there. This fact caused
more comment and evidently the matter
! was somewhat stirred up by this Incl
dent.
The Emmets will not accept Hines,
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opposing element really meant business
and would make the lieutenant prove
what he had been accused of saying in
! public.
As the time for muster out drew near
! the men came forward and said that
they would stand by the officers who
went to Cuba and that they were with
| them first last and all the time.
Lieut.. Mccain is a decided favorite
| apparently, and the men say that he
must stay right where he is or the old
Emmett Guards will be an entirely new
company when it re-enters the state
militia.
| 1t is also said by members Of The
Guards that Lieut.. Hines has opelly
stated that he would go back into the
company, hoping that it would break
up and he would get a chance to place
his provisional company in the vacant
place in the Ninth regiment and be-
come Captain Hines.
The rumors regarding the circulation
of a petition requesting Hines to re-
sign and the rumors that followed
which inferred that he would be called
to account for what he had said about
Captain Moynihan and the two lieu
tenants as well as the company as an
| organization, and would be obliged to
relinquish his position. became such
common property that yesterday after
I the Emmets were mustered out. little
else was talked of in military circles.
| Capt Moynihan was interviewed by
Spy representative yesterday after
noon. The captain was not anxious to
discuss the matter, but said in sub
stance as follows:
I think that it can be easily proven
| that Lieut.. Hines has made state
ments about me and my company that
We're not proper for an officer of the
! state militia to make. If the lieutenant
| did make these statements, l shall push
/ the matter and make him prove them
| have nothing to say in regard to a
petition at this time. l do not care to
have you infer that do or do not know
that such a thing has ever been
thought of. 1 have not been in the
state service as long as the lieutenant
| 1 am his junior in point Of service.