The morning news., 1899-12-30

Georgia men were In any way connected
with the alleged substitution of the tar
get.
The finding of the Executive Committee
who heard the protest, was to the follow
ing effect:
First. That in view of the conflicting
nature of the testimony, and with a full
recognition of the good faith and honor
able motives of both Sides the protest
could not be allowed.
Second. The evidence proved that the
visit of the Georgia men to the pits was
for no wrong purpose, and, therefore,
they were reinstated.
Third. That in the minds of the EXecu-
tive Committee. Col. Brooks was justified
in lodging his protest, and he would have
been recreant in his duty if he had not
done so.
AT the investigation Gen Spencer con-
tended that target No. 8 had also been
shot upon by Troop B of Atlanta in the
regimental match; that New Jersey had
fired at least twelve sighting shots upon
it. and Troop b some; that the scores
of New Jersey showed 81 and Troop 50
hits. eaualing 14O, regardless of the sight
ing shots.
The following affidavit was submitted:
Sea Girt, Sept IS, 1891, William \.
n. Morton, armorer of the New Jersey
rifle range at Sea Grt, do solemnly swear
Il
the two, targets which We're shot on Dy
the New Jersey rife team during the Hil-
ton trophy match, Sept. Z, and for the
purpose of identifying them l have called
them respectively targets l and 2. and as
a result of said examination I find that
on target there were two 2s, fifteen Sc,
twenty-nine As, twenty-seyen 5s and on
target there were five 2's, ten Ss. thirty
three As and twenty SIS. There were
also on target four punctures in the
four ring, which l am not positive as to
whether they were made by bullet or
not. Target No. 1 was a new target and
target No 2 had evidently seen much SER
vice and was quite dilapidated.
W. A N Morton.
Sworn and subscribed to before me at
Sea Girt this 18th day of September, A.
D. 1899.
Walter Kip. Master in Chancery of New
Jersey
From this it will be seen that there
were but 141 hits in the two targets in
evidence. From this Gen. Spencer con-
tended that one of the targets had been
changed
Upon returning home the scores of the
New Jersey team in the Hilton trophy
match and of Troop B in the regimental
match were analyZed. The odd numbered
men of a team always shoot on one
frame of target, and the even numbered
men on the other frame, as required by
rule 26, the following:
Rule 26. In ALI competitions, the COM
petitors will place themselves at the fir
ing point by twos and will fire alternately
the odd numbers of each pair being on
the right and firing first.
The result showed:
Odd men of New Jersey mode. .... .26 bulls
Even men of New Jersey made. .2S bulls
Odd men of Troop B made. .......... bulls
Even men of Troop B made. ........1 bulls
Consolidate any two scores of New Jer-
sey and Troop B and the smallest num-
ber of bullseyes credited is 80 on one
frame Morton's affidavit shows the
largest number of bullet holes in either
bullseye is q. Therefore, Jersey was cred
tied with at least s bullseyes on the frame
admitted to be shot upon which were
never made. and 10 on the frame disputed
Take these 10 and bulls" total of q
bulls" from 81, the number credited TO
her by the marker, and you find New
Jesey's proper score to have been q
bulls" Washington made % bulls" and
Georgia made 30 bulls" This would fur
ther prove the score.
Is anything further needed 10 prove the
gross fraud practised by the marker in
the pit? We leave the answer to the
judgment of a fair-minded public.