The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-03
THEY WANT THE
RECORD PERFECT
The Third Awaiting Gen.
Graham'S Action
ON COURT MARTIAL
Il is Believed That it viii be Favor
able to the Regiment.
ON COURT MARTIAL
THEY WOULD BE UNDER A CLOUD
If the Command Was Mustered Out
Before the Findings of the Court
OF Inquiry Were Made Pub
Iic-The Delay in the
Report is Inex-
plicable.

DllcdDit.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-specal.-Will
the Third Virginia Regiment be mustered
out of service before the Court Of In
auirys findings are made public This
Is a question of deep interest just now
to the officers and men Of the organiza-
tlon and their friends.
Hon. r. Walton Moore. of Fairfax who
assisted in the able defense OF the Third
Regiment before the Court Of Inquiry
was in Washington to-day. With refer
ence to the report, Mr.. Moore said
he was confident that it is in favor ot
the regiment. lie thought II could not
be otherwise in view Of the ridiculously
weak character OF the testimony against
the regiment and the splendid showing
made by the evidence in its behalf
HAS HAD AMPLE TIME.
Mr. Moore was at a loss to understand
the delay in making public the report Of
the court. 10 went into the hands OF
Major General Graham on the 18th OF Au-
gust. he said. and there had certainly
been time since then for him 10 read the
record. which is not very v0iumln0qs, and
Indicate hts approval or disapprovaL
Mr. Moore said be did not mean TO
charge. in the absence OF Information, that
there was any effort or intention on the
part Of the court 10 suppress its report.
He hoped however, unless II was soon
heard from the Governor would ask
that 1t be made public.
SEEMED APPRENTICESHIP.
While he would not say so. it was evil
dent that Mr.. Moore felt apprehensive
over the strange delay I'm making public
tho courts report. especially as there
IS so much reason to believe it did not
sustain the position OF Butler.
BUTLER's ORDER REsCINDED.
Yesterday evening az the Third Vir-
ginias dress parade the Infamous general
order No. IS issued by General Butler
on the 9th utimO, was declared 20 be
rescinded. by order of General Goblin
who is acting Division Commander The
findings of the Court OF Inquiry appear
10 be sleeping somewhere. as nothing is
known OF their disposition by the corps
commander General Graham.
OF 50 IMPORTANCE.
1t IS OF especial Importance just now
that steps should be taken 10 have the
decision OF the court OF inquiry made
public. The Third is on the eve Of being
mustered out OF the service. or, at least,
the official movement in that direction
has been put into operation. The record
OF the regiment should be complete from
the muster-in 10 the muster-Out, and
IL Is only fair that the findings of the
court should be included therein.
The language Of the order will not
be pleasant TO other generations who do
not know the real history Of the case.
Nor Is 10 just To the regiment that the
report Of the court should be withheld
until il IS out OF the service. If that is the
intention OF those having the report in
charge.
THE HARSH ORDER.
40 Virginia belonging to the Third Reg
imcnl would wish his children in reading
the history Of war with Spain 10 come
across without otner information this Ian
Headquarters First Division.
Second Army Corps,
Camp Russell A. Alger. Va, Aug. ., 1893.
General orders No. lb.-Unui further
orders there Will be four company roll
calls each day SUNDAY not excepted In
the Third Virginia Regiment-at reyeille,
the absontees after each roll call 10 be
Immediately reported to these headauar-
ters. ,u.,
from WIS regiment TO place Gordon or
senfinels every thirty feet round the regi-
ment and no one will be allowed 10 get
out of its camp. except Ia the dicharge
OF some proper military duty.
"ff this method of cOnnning the mem.
bers Of this regiment within regimental
camD limits shall prove ineffective, report
will be promptly made and details tfom
other regiments OF this division VIII pe
made for that duty.
.Tba major general commanding witt
messed I'm person. with painful regret the
riotous and insubordinate conduct OF
part OF this regiment on the night or Au-
gust Sth. IN was disgrace 10 the service
and TO the state OF Virginia. Notnlns
could Justify or excuse IT, As fast as
the names Of those engaged IN sucn as
graceful conduct can be asceriained tne
Secretary of war will be requested 10
dlshonorahlv discharge them rom uhe
Tni+od states service.
..No f,,rioughs. leave Of absence or
nseses will be granted 10 members ~ the
4 nird virginia until tuIthti tin. H. h'All-
time the rules and articles OF war VIII
be published at dress parade untI lnc
~f4dere and men have become familiar
Win md learned TO obey the same.
This order vii be pn5llsned AT sVety
cornpanv roll call and dress parade III
tbis division for one week, or unali tuf-
tbe- ordered and 10 that end copies o,
the same will be furnished TO brigade ana
reoirneutal commanders
@R,. order OF Major General Butler.
MAJOR F. 5. STIsONG, ..
"Adiutint General.
Csreral Butler vehemently declared on
,he witness stand that the orfer should
stanf un.n revoked by a higher authorllN'
mo Virginia regiment is not askins Ia
,or they DO moth want General buiief.
General Goblin or any One eise 10 niodhL
-. stsoend the order as matter ot
~raes They have every reason 10 pc
I,nv. n Justice can be obtainet IN a rn'h-
-, cf,srt that the Court 1t Inquiry hds
sx-operafed the regiment, ani 'hey Wisn
| ,hn nuhlication Of the finding; TO the
world as a matter OF right.
FARCICAL INVESTIGATION.
cantain in the Third Virginia told
mo this afternoon that the men In the
namn feel not one whit less the odium
| cast on them by the order OF Butter. ana
with reference to the delay In making
The report public. he asked:
.If there was no Intention 10 give pup
uc,tv 10 the findings Of the court, why
was II ever convened? What excuse was
| there for going through with iarcicai
fuvasffpaffon2'