New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
NASHVILLE Authorities BLAMED.
REPORT on THE TROUBLE WITH THE EIGHTH
VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

REPORT on THE TROUBLE WITH THE EIGHTH
VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Washington March 20 Special. -Adjutant Gen
eraI Corhin has received report from one or the
officers Of the Sth Volunteer Infantry coiored) re-
carding the treatment of portion OF that regiment
az Nashville while on its way home AFTER beng
mustered out of the service This report which
confirms the belief that the trouble was caused 10y
the attitude OK the municipal authorities. who We're
looking FOR trouble account OF disturbances
which had been caused other cities by recently
mustered out troops. is AS follows
I have The honor 10 report that when Companies
T. II + X and H. Sth United States Volunteer In
f.rfrv were mustered out Of ih, service o.. camp
George H. Thomas Georgia, March l. they leIt Tor
sIJ Louisville ~ We iaY "a Dnattauo,ga, Tenn
about thirty minutes, and there was no disoroet
among thc men r-n roui' u Na7HNtn.. iD,.iioooL
made an inspection Of the train about d o c'o g,S
=. ana found Eery lew o. t,' men ~ ~ | vent
to exceed twelve Inat asill ~ - ,. ~ ~ ~
through the train and found an Qule ana mos ol
ing n sI1iy SSi1 II Na~hpe about o'clock a.
March = the police of the city together WIN a
Chief Of Police detached the locomoulc IfS" I.ie
train unGoupleH i9, yri Siie others armed with
r,volvors and police clubs entered the cars anu
beat the men. most Of HON we're asleep 3Ncr tnS
heads ana bodies and robbed some Oh t"''" Va
Tb faloWinr is "a partial list Of those msused
and robbed. Corporal Albert Owings; 'Qmp4.nnS ~
Con,r,rv X beaten and robbed OF $50. Corporal
E.nisnln Donald Company *. beaten and robbed
o. his discharge and railroad ticket; Private Mirt
Hamilton C0mpauy IS. beaten and robbed OF ran
road ticket. Private Garfield Drake company J.
h.at. and robbed ar 800. Sergeant MAJOR herpert
Gee. beaten and robbed, amount unknown b OK
rif,i Steward Crutchilcd. beaten ana robbed ol 30
m. men asked 90 Dee allowed 10 COMMUNICATE
win the officers who were asleep IN the fullfIiu
cars htf were refused permission. The tram leit
Meanwhile Tenn about p. M. ana althousH me
~, sleepors were full Of officers We had no hho"l
s,ir. ~ me terrible Outrage that was being per
,,fr,tcd until We left Nashville. Upon thorough
inveefigation of the case know that the action OF
a., ,,oii.e WAS without Just cause or provocaloh
am reliably Informed that Captain q. II. Fals-
,nst vho wished 20 go 20 columbia WIN tom
80, = was arrested he stepped OF the TRAM
. sy,as Lieutenant g 4. Robinson. who lives IN
s-i'tIle and .sred to 90 10 his home. Company r
,..,a on the second section Of our train and was
tr.nted iu Ike manner
The Following captains we're on the tram. cap
TAIN r. r Jacob. No. l5l2 SiXth-st. Louisville.
Ky. captain Charles Estees, Washington ID G.
Csntalu X NJ Buckley. Louisville. Ky Captain g.
J. ogden Louisville Ky CAPTAIN Elmer Hood
sergeant l.. $. A and Captain VIII
IAN Hishop Newark y. J. append hereto 4 dis
tafch taken from The Louisville Times OF March
from Nashville Tenn. that shows that there was
no proyocation given. and that the action taken
was claimed TO h. purely as preventatiVc Eory
respect fully. = ~ 80,