Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-15
WAS SET AT LIBERTY
.,rr JACKSON, WHO STRUCK
MS SUPERIOR OFFICER.
,uEREASONS THEREFOR.
rronkIln boys Farcweli-A Fine
necord-N"' Give The" ''"'
,,,-nay ut Camp AIgcr--
g.up notes.
camp Votes

...soN\1rLE. FLA, July h-tSpe-
JA' ,..,,to Thomas Jackson. Of Com
c'. FOURTH Regiment, who was tried
rN .-.ral court-martial for striking
Z. ,,,.- salamonsky. some time ago,
'..l..r So, az liberty
".. -..-. found Jackson guilty, sem
.I him TO DC dishonorably discharged
... service OF the United states, and
,,,easoucd six months, with hard
General Arnold. commanding the
..t Division. refuses to confirm the
'..- ~ the court. owing 20 irregu-
.. and orders Jackson set free.
-.e..u given for the order is that
..,,bgrs OF the court who were not
...... the Grst trial. and had not been
I. ... .fy The case, were present when
-....l was revised, and, therefore,
..... v.s not regular and the prison
... ta set az liberty. The order re-
r., ,bc ends Of justice have been
....f recting that the case was one
,-... f.r-aut characterization.
'-.--..-51t the entire brigade there is
..-.r~est disapproval Of the decision
r.v.eNing officer, though. OF course,
....a..rs will not freely nor openly dis
... matter. General Arnold has con-
..,. IMPRESSED upon tho colonies the
...... az maintaining discipline. and 1
60 MI. man who tries harder to obnge
-.s- colonel Taylor. 1t is, 10 say the
,.. H.r1lracng in the extreme to meet
-....s .-s rebuff. Jackson is set free on
49,. amos. tcchnicality. There were a
,..s-.5 witnesses 10 his crime, including
..r.srstch correspondent Jackson never
..-.. his guilt. and while every one is
..-s f-r bis sake that he IS free, it is as
.-,,,-s7.Iy recognized that failure 10 pun
~. t.-- will have bad effect upon the
t.. Z, is thought that General Ar
.trs GOODNESS Of heart may have led
t.- -s,r.t. or his too close attention 10
....~.--Ytas. though the regulations ex-
,....'v state that justice shall not be de-
.-sl ty such.
--s.t many boxes are being received
g. 30 tr. virginia companies. with the
......i.r ~ those from Norfolk, and they
s,. .rf7vsd 90 the utmost Company J.
~ pie Fourth. probably receives more
,t-r any company in camp. The people
~. r-.rk.in. which is the home or the
GREATER portion OF the men OF TINS com
-.rv .-. remarkably generous 10 ther
il-s i- tho field. and the supplies they
s.-. them would almost MAINTAIN the
--..rt. Sergeant Harrison, VINO recent
a. ,..rr-a5 from Franklin. whittier he had
o.. t, escort the body of Private Gill
Ian NJ his company. brought back over
d.. ,.r-as of provisions contributed by
t-s+ss and every few days boxes con-
...,.-. Quantities Of good things are re-
...,..f tr tfa company. one man has just
-....,.,H -.r hams. and Captain Vaughan
......g...lg.- the receipt of a box of fine
.....-s fram his friend. Mr.. james Levy.
rrs company has a record believed to
t. ..-..r.l,.3 hv any other in camp. IL
b-sf.I hun one man in the guard-house
60 6~rrk.rness since it entered the ser
vice and has not had one since coming
hon. 10 has had but three men IN the
arrr1-t1uss fOr other causes, ana lhey
Wore released in a few minutes me
charge being 0f a most trivial nature. II
might le goo much 10 say that Oap'ali
l-.ygrqr Us OLD. most popular oihcer IN the
ST.. r.ila but none knows better how 70
manage q company, and none slahuS h'eH
a. with his men. .
The german given by Company L. OF
OBJ. Fourth. at the Jacksonville Armory,
Tuesday night, was greatly enjoyed and
VAS one OF the most successful affairs
ls the kind yet attempted by the soldiers.
The german was led by Mr.. John c. Crit
m OF Company X, well-kno"n mem
Ter ~ Petersburgs younger social set,
and his dancing was much admired. \
number OF the best-known ladies in jack
Hrylle society were patronesses.
ST. H. q. Latimer, Of Richmond, has
sent 90 the Second Regiment Hospital a
case Qf blackberry wine. The gift was
very timely. as the wine was needed by
many patients.
Some ladies' Of Portsmouth have written
t- CAPTAIN owens. OF Company l., of the
Second Regiment. saying thew had ar
ranged 20 present the regiment with a
far. bat having. been forestalled by Con-
u,ssman Hay, wish 10 remember it in
another way. Captain owens will recon-
mend that they present the regiment with
O. State flag, and this will perhaps be done.