The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-31
NO LENIENCY FOR MARKS.
Soldiers of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tfeth Making Charges Against Him.
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tieth Making Charges Against Him.
Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
LEXINGTON, KY, with the One-hun-
dred-and-sixtieth Indiana, Aug. 30-Com-
pany G set the pace for the regiment in
the matter of cook shed and dining room,
those features of camp life being provided
for excellently by Captain Markss men. All
others in the regiment are now fixed with
well-arranged frame kitchens and fioored
dining halls. protected from the rains.
Captain Derr. Company +, was officer of
the day Monday, and Captain Marks, Com
pany G, went on duty in his place to-day.
A cave is visited daily by the soldiers. 1t
IS said the cavern had not been entered
before for many years The enterprsing
Hoosiers were ready for adventure and
many have seen the ends of the under
ground passages. In one recess dummy
was found hanging 20 startle chance callers.
Many passages miles In length
The general court-martial has not yet
been called. Among the cases to come be-
fore 1t by far the most important is the SEN
sationaI matter of Capt. Thomas r. Marks
the young commander of Company G., of
Lafayette. Upon twelve counts he is
charged by his men with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and a gentleman. The only
penalty in a case of this kind is dismissal
1t is said that ninety-seven of the men of
Company signed a request addressed to
Captain Marks, in which he was asked to
resign his~eommission. This united demand
was made after series of alleged abuses
and a~period of alleged bad treatment The
pfiaAnkain refused to do as the men wished,
and charges were filed while the regiment
was at Newport News At that
place no general court-martaI con-
vened, and the matter went over until
such time one could be called together
There are bright and earnest young men
pushing the case, and they propose to see
that the case goes through. Profanity and
personal violence are specified In d dozen
distinct instances. The charges are strong
IN tone. In some quarters there is a ten
dency TO drop the case on the ground that
It will be useless to publicly disgrace the
officer just previous TO the mastering out
OF the regiment, but the members of Com
pany G, encouraged by friends at home, will
not be thrown from their course, and the
charges will have to stand.
Capt. Joseph r.. Harrison, of COMPANY G,
is one of the most popular men in the regi-
ment He has stood with the men all
through their attempts TO express them
selves upon the question of mastering out.
Other officers have been in sympathy with
the boys. but have refused to publicly ex-
press themselves.
Captain Brunn, of Company E. destroyed
the petition signed by his men, but dupli-
cate copy was then ready for the mail.
Other commanders refused TO allow papers
70 be signed but their commands did not
deter the soldiers.
When Colonel Culver leaves with his
Fifth Illinois boys Colonel Gunder will COM
fnand the brigade.
The State of Indiana will be called upon
for 1900 bed sacks for the One-hundred-a
sixtieth.
This regiment has no prisoners in the
provost guardhouse in the city. In the
guaTdhouse there is a rare collection of I'M
ruly soldiers from the Bowery, the Missouri
and Kentucky hills, the Green mountains
and from the rough factory towns of Massa-
chusetts. The guards have much trouble
with the lawbreakers, and many vicious
ones have been bucked and gagged before
they were subdued.
The guard I'm the six
tieth has just been provided with quarters
after a week without shelter q. S.