The times., 1899-06-09
RETURN OF THE 1MMuNEs.
The Fourth Regiment Mustered Out
Yesterdny Mt Cnmp MenIe.

Five companies of the Fourth Immune
Regiment, recruited in the District of CO.
lumbia returned to Washington over the
Pennsylvania Railroad last evening from
Camp Meade, where they were mustered
out of. the volunteer service yesterday
morning. They arrived on two sections
OF one train. One section reached the city
shortly after o'clock and the other ar
rived about two hours later. Although the
men came back together, they Travelled as
individuals and not as members of any
military organization, inasmuch as the
regiment to which Aey belonged had
ceased to exist
The five companies enlisted from this
city were Company \, which was COM
manded by Lieut.. Shirley Barber; Com
pany B. commanded by Capt. Charles P.
Newberry; Company C. commanded by
Capt r. C. Marshall, jr-, of Virginia.
Company d, commanded by Capt. ]. C..
Jorgensen. and Company F. which was
commanded by Capt. Adam C. Carson. of
Virginia. OF these companies, A and f
were assigned to outpost duty around Man
zanillo, the former at place called Jigua-
three companies We're stationed in the city
Of ManZanillo for garrison duty.
Most of the men looked well and seemed
to be in good health They were pleased
with their return to civil life They would
be willing, they said, to re-enlst for ser
vice in the Philippines, but were ayerse
10 doing any more garrison duty.
Interest in Company C centred in state
ments made by some of the privates re-
fiecting upon the officers of that company.
1t was alleged that the company funds had
been misappropriated and also that the Of
ficers drew clothing and other articles and
afterward placed them on the accounts OF
privates. These allegations were equiva-
lent to the statement that the officers OF
the company in question had been LIKING
at the expense of the men. Cruelty was
also alleged. 1t was claimed that one pri-
vate was bound with new rope and left
out in the rain all night. during which
time the rope swelled and cut the prisoner.
Another man is said to have been prodded
with a bayonet and internally injured It
has been further alleged that the officers
threatened to severely punish any mem
bers of the company who should complain
of cruelty, and that some were punished as
threatened.
The statements of members Of the COM
pany differ regarding the accuracy of these
allegations. Some affirm them, others say
the stories are only correct in part while
others laugh and characterize them as un-
true
George Campbell, who was a member of
the company. said: There is no truth
whatever in the statements rejecting on
the officers of Company c, in which I
served. L think they were all right and I
am sure they treated the men we'll Re
garding the gagging incident. l can say
that it was | who ordered the arrest of
Private Forsyth. who was bound and
gagged. and it was l who loosened the
rope after 1t had become tight. Forsyth
was one of two lf-brothers who were
killed by locomotive just before the regi-
ment left its mobilization camp at Fred
ericksburg for Jacksonville, Fla. l at
tribute the statements rejecting upon the
company officers to personal differences
and grievances of some privates who failed
to agree with their officers"
The privates who stated that all or part
of the allegations were true were not will
ing to give their consent 10 the publication
of anything regarding the matter.