The times., 1898-09-05
HE DENIES THE CHARGES.
Chaplain Dudley Makes Reply to the
District Soldiers.

District Soldiers.
Rev. George Dudley, pastor of st. Stew
ems Episcopal Church, of this city, who
has just returned from Cuba, having ac-
companied the First District of Columbia
Volunteers as regimental chaplain, de-
nies the charges that he misappropriated
relief funds and neglected to visit the
sick of the regiment while en- route
north on the transport Minnewaska
The allegations are that Chaplain Dud-
ley misappropriated regimental funds for
the support of the officers mess and
number OF the volunteers have threaten
ed to demand a reckoning when the
regiment returns to Washington.
1t is also alleged that during the voy-
age on the transport Minnewaska neither
the chaplain nor the commissioned off,
GERS, with the single exception of Capt.
Hodgeson, visited or paid any attention
to the sick men.
When seen at his residence, No. 1915
Columbia. Road yesterday, Chaplain Dad
ley expressed his surprise at the charges
and in reply to them made the following
statement:
Il 90 not DeIl0Ne the ulSpdlcD iTOlu
Montauk Point in The Times this morn
Ing from the men of the District regi-
ment about me in regard TO the misuse
of regimental funds can be better an
swered than by publishing the report
which l have today sent to the Relief
Association"
The report referred. to, which was pre-
pared by the chaplain while en- route to
Montauk Point, and which is dated Au-
gust q, follows:
.'To the Volunteer Relief Association:
81 have the honor TO submit the follow
ing report:
Received June 90, 1898, less so cents ex-
Disbursed, with advice of Col. Harries and
the majors, follows:
To telegrams for boys ..........-....-..... S4.o
To freight and express charges on boxes for
the troops, and daily papers. s........-.... Is. 80
To drayage for mail for two days from
Santiago 10 San Juan. $40
To twenty days supply OF ice from Santiago
Ice Factory GOO pounds per day and 81
per 100 pounds for drayage). ).....---..... coo
To tobacco. U
To lemons canned milk, and soups. ........ 1000
To twenty-five dozen eggs (fifteen dozen at
50 cents, ten dozen at 40 cents). 9.25
Total .sI79 10
81 regret that we were unable to get
vegetables and fruit as you suggested.
There were none to be had in Cuba. The
boys needed tobacco and ice more than
anything else, and so we purchased all
We could for them. In their name
thank your committee and those Who
contributed the money for what proved
to be a real help TO them.
LAS far as my conduct during the
campaign or on the way home is con-
cerned," said Rev. Dudley, Il can say
nothing. except that the statement that
did not visit the hospital is not t-'e, as
/ went every day. II is Impossible for
any one man to do his full duty 20 seO
men, / tried to do what ] could FOR the
boys welfare at all times. If / have
failed It was through lack of knowledge
and strength, and not lack OF devotion
and love for the men
Chaplain Dudley preached at the morn
ing and evening services at st. Steven 5
Church yesterday. He had been absent
for three months, having been granted 4
vacation for that length of time, ana the
church was crowded to the doors when
he returned TO his pulpit YESTERDAY; lie
confined his remarks TO "reminiscences or
the Santiago campaign.