Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

/ man. I have the greatest regard for
Major Young. lie ~ "a brave oillcgr and
has made splendid record. Young,
Critchlow. wedgcwood and myself We're
Just Ike members NJ one family DURING
that campaign. and We never had
cross word parsed among uH.
Were you on the transport when
Major Youngs letter was rynd 20 the
"Yrs. / handed copy of the letter
Go each Of the batteries. aud the same
was read CO. The mon. 1 was not present
when % wah read
was the reading N the same re-
Colvsd with groaun and hlsaca3'
~ never heard Of &c."
"Oh. Young needn't worry" reiterated
Major Grant. Tie had better do the
same ua I ala when something similar
appeared IN the Salt Lake papers roe
rardinE mc-Himpy ignore &c."
Regarding the statement publish
cd this morning CO. the ynaUt that Major
ITO further hls own ends" said Major
Grant There 81 no truth in the state
mont
~ was present when Young np-
preached Con. otis ON the subject, and
! must say " ever "a man pleaded Tor
the return OF tho batteries Major
Young ala. Fo much go that whom the
Interview terminated I told Young
that. n anything he had said too much.
! know Wherv those stories have orig
mated. and Fo docs Young from one
individual AZ I have said before. " I
wew be-, I would pass tho matter by
without notice; his record is too good
20 BE- HmirChed BY any such cunAulH"
capt WcdgWoud who was present
90 the Interview smiled and nodded his
head but would not talk Tor pubIica-
ton.
LIEUT. NAYLoR.
In response 20 question. Lieut..
Nnylor said. ~ never did my fighting
on paper and don't propose 90 break
through my rule now and talk Tor
publication"
SERGEANT BEsTWGTH
Sergeant Robert l.. HcHtwlth OF bat.
terry a. was asked in regard Go the ll-
legations against Major Young IIr
rlili 'rhry are AN outrage. Their.
may De some who were disappointed
IN trying Co get promoted. who found
iHult with everything. ln regard Co our
being mustered out earlier N 10 had NOT
been FOR Major Young. there d. no
truth ln g. We were mustered out Ia
regular order In fact. we were ready
20 Doe relieved whom the outbreak came
IN February and we had Co advance:
90 70 was impossible for us 10 leave |
then, FOR we were the only cquipned |
llrht artillery m tho army Major /
Young was the best artillery officer In |
Che Philippines, ana ns brave as n |
Hon. ! can't see why anybody wants |
IN make an attack ON him, Tor he ~ a
good man and good officer"
CAPT. r. W. JENNINGS.
Captain jennings said, Yves. came
home with tho boys. I have seen tho
Tribune, ana | can say It ~ an news 10
me. don't know a thing about IT,
SERGEANT WELLS.
D. u, (scotp Wells said. 81 re-
yard the publication az outrageous.
The Tribune must know that Major
Young was chosen no tho right hand
man ~ General Macarthur, uftrr he
wah acting major general M the dlyl-
sion, and ] know Macarthur opinion
NJ him was the very highest. Tho fact.
too, that he was with Macarthur 30
much rendered Il impossible FOR the
mon In 4 or 70 to know anything about
his conduct or TO be- a judge OF H.
SERGEANT MARCY.
Sergeant Mabcy corroborntcd cm-
what Mr. Wells had said,
and added while Major Young was
with us ON tho firing line ! don't know
how De could have been moro soldlcrly,
'0ol and efficient. I am free 10 say that
loo my opinion the best 0EhtHr ln tho
Philippines ~ General Macarthur. and
after him comes Major Young. except
ng none"
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Tho "Ncws" reporter then sailed
1rth and proceeded 90 stop eycry rc-
urned soldier he mot ON the strcuts.
Ihcy were interviewed hhphuzlrd and
lo men were selected or others passed
80 The first man encountered was
George w. Eurlor, late OF Nashville.
'onn,. who jliucd the Utah battery ln /
Ogden aud went through the campaign
GEORGE w Eurlur-"MH1. Young
.opsu'J deserve any such tank ua the
tribune dishrd up this morning. lie Is
I'D brave muu. and he won every
hing that he got, know where 10
anne from. You win iind the kcker
Inc. but were lying back In tho bar
oeks, playing sick ana cusslng every +
hing generally" I
u. NJ. prott-"Thorc Is no truth IN the /
'rlbuuo story, u cmuuutod from some
hruuic kicker, ana would toll him 20.
here urr lots OF them. and AIN thCy
hlnk uf Is 90 make 10 miserable for the
lcn. ana N they can't DO that why, | ,
hey make % miserable Tor the officers"
John y. MorrIE-'f was with MAJ. .
'oung during the greater part OF the e
and I can say that there 4
ever was Drawer officer. But he +
llght have looked after the boys lit d
IL better than he ala. / have nothing p
gainst him" a
William q. Mcconnell won't say q
nythlng Tor or against Mai Young / u
nm pretty well guess where the Kicking c
riginated, among those men who We're c