Evening star., 1899-03-21
THE EIGHTH I'M M UNE S
Captain Jacob Reports to the War De-
partment.
Throws Responsibility for Trouble
at Nashville on the Citizens
of That Place.

Adjutant General Corbin has received a
report from Capt. r. T. Jacob of the Sth
Volunteer Infantry (colored) in regard to
the treatment received by portion of that
regiment at Nashville, Tenn, while on its
way home after being mustered out of the
service. The report, which throws the re-
sponsibiity for the trouble upon the citi-
zens of that place, is as follows:
Il have the honor to report that when
Companies b, Ii, l. X and l., Sth United
States Volunteer I..fantry, Were mustered
out of the service at Camp George II.
Thomas, Georgia, March {, they left for
their homes via Chattanooga and Nashville
Tenn, and Louisville, Ky. We lay in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, about thirty minutes. and
there was no disorder among the men. En-
route to Nashville. Tenn, L mace an inspec-
tion OF the train about o'clock pm. and
found very few of the men drunk-not to
exceed twelve. That again at IL pm /
Went through the train and found all quiet
and most OF the men asleep / am informed
that when the train arrived al Nashville.
ABOUT clock Am. March $, the police of
the city, together with a large number of
citizens under the command of the chief of
ponce, detached the locomotive from the
train, uncoupled the cars, and then armed
men stood at the car windows. while others
armed with revolvers and police clubs en-
tered the cars and beat the men most of
whom Were asleep. over the heads and
podleS. and robbed some of them of money
and tickets.
The following is partial list of those
misused and robbed: Corporal Albert Ow-
ings, Company X, severe cut in the head:
Artiiiccr Leslie Glover. Company *. beaten
and robbed of $3.50: Corporal BENJAMIN Dom
aid, Company X, beaten and robbed of his
discharge and railroad ticket: Private lIirt
Hamilton, Company X, beaten and robbed
of railroad ticket: Private Garfield Drake
Company ], beaten and robbed of $l05;
Sergt. Maj Herbert Gee, beaten and rob-
bed. amount unknown; Hospital Steward
Crutchfield, beaten and robbed of So
The men asked to ne allowed to COM
municate with the officers. who were as,eep
in the Pullman cars. but were refused per-
mission. The train left Nashville. Tenn,
ers We're full of officers We had no knowI-
edge of the terrible outrage that was being
perpetrated until we left Nashville Upon
thorough investigation Of the case 1 know
that the action of the police was without
just cause or provoc2ti0n.
Il am reliably informed that Capt. G. H.
FalshuSh, who wished to go to Columbia
with Company +, was arrested as he stepped
off the train, as was Lieut.. q. \. Robinson,
who lives in Nashville, and desired to go to
his home. Company + was on the second
section of our train, and was treated in
like manner.
The following captains were on the
train: Capt. r. I. Jacob, No. 1912 9th
street, Louisville, Ky; Capt. Charles Es-
tees, Washington, ID. c.; Capt. L. NJ. Buck
ley, Louisville. Ky; capt C. F. Ogden,
Louisville. Ky; Capt Elmer Hood, Charles
ton, W. Va; Capt G.. w. Falsbush post
quartermaster sergeant, L. S. A, and Capt.
William Bishop. Newark, y. J. / append
hereto a dispatch taken from the Louisville
Times of March s from Nashville, Tenn,
that shows that there was no provOcation
given, ard that the action taken was
claimed to be purely as preventive"