The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-23
The ooNNoR MouNrED RI.
FLEMHN.
statsmsnt Of Jsacts by Captain
Wells.

The following statemest Of facts iu regard
to the trouble 10 his eonpaoy Counor
Mounted Riasnsa-hss bsss prepared By
Capt D &. wslIs ssd forwarded to the Nsu.
ains Times Tor publication iu this week.
Issue. He slee at the same time furnished q
copy Of sane to ssis paper snd requested Ito
puelicasion
Sumter. 8. O., Nay a., 1900
TO 'hs Editor Of The Masoieg Timss:
Will you kisdly poblish the folIowiss
ssA'sssss Of fas.s 10 reply 10 The article ap.
psafisg 10 your Issue Of last week relative to
the Conner Moontsd Riasmsu Z Sometime
lass fall the sdjssAss add iospsstor general
proposed that the two cavalry companies iu
Olsrscios cousty eossolidsts. The PROPOSE.
sioa vas rejected sy my eoopany, and Gen
Floyd wss % notidsd. bu. be again wrote,
'ss's'ieg Upon eoosoIidstios, advisioe mo
shss the TOO eonpaoiss were too close 20
sses Other to Be rs,sissd under the laws Of
The State. Ny company again refused 10
eoosolida's, sod wss iostrucsed TO advise
Gen Floyd that the company stood 10 readi.
ssss to disSsnd. bot would not consolidate
With Capt. Riebardsoo's company. % ws'hsd
the required oumbsr Of men, and % the die
tanes to Panols. the muster ground ] OF Capt.
Richardson, was ~ least Ia miles from many
OF the msmesrs Of my company. He tbeo
ordered NE to prepare my company for 10.
specsion, advising me that be would make
known upon iospec,iOh what disposition be
wooid msks Of the company. Msj Frost.
"ho inspected the coupsny, insisted upon
consolidation. Ny company still refused.
aud ~ The rsssos urged for consolidation was
toe oearosss OF the two companies to each
other, proposed that We move our muster
grounds further north, and suggested Priva.
tesr' 10 Sumter county, - . suitsbls location.
A'J. Frost toso agreed to submit tho propo.
s''ioa 70 Geo. Floyd. 10 . short while se
'sswsrd received . formal notification that
ny company had stood . satisfactory iuspec.
uoo, and ss the bottom Of this notlcs Va,
written +: "Hsrssf,sr your muster erouods
VII BE- Priva'ssr. 10 Sumter county, instead
Of Packsville."
Upoo To esoemisg generally known that
ehsns. 's the muster grounds had been
made, The msmbsrs Of my Company who
lived 10 Clarendon County were d,ssatis6.d
aud l was advised ,hs, some would oui, the
Company before they would move 10 Priv..
sssr. and would also ask tbs, the fund sppro.
p''a'ed by the Legislature DO distributed
among them Not being clear % to wbs, nv
do'J would DO as TO the money 10 my hand
es'ooc'os to the Company, I congo, advice
f'on The Adjatast asd Inspector General.
snd letter Of which the followio 10 q COPY.
was bic advice TO u. on the subject.
"Colsmsis, 8. O., Jan 20. 1900.
Captain D. K. Wells.
Dear Sir 10 reply to your inqoiry 40 TO
toe distribution OF the auuusl appropriation,
VIII say that The money 10 iostus,ed to tho
care OF the captain who 10 held personally re-.
spoos'o's Tor same and be cauuo, divide i,
among the men individually. Tue money i,
appropriated 70 oe'p the organisation 60 q
WHOLE Very respectfully.
j. W. Floyd, A. and |. Gen.
'hso called nesting Of my company Al,
Packsville for the purpose of Qivine formal,
notice OF the change Of muster grouods.
There wss considerable confusion a, this
meeting sod macy members declared ,bs,
they would no, drill at Prvs,eer and Do.
msoded that such money as had belonging
to the company os distributed among them
individually. read to them Gss. Flovd,s
letter above copied.
II vas afterwards agreed that a committee
90 selected to interview Gen. Floyd and to
try to arrange a settlement of the matter
Lieut. HoJle, Private Bs,smau and myself
we're chosen. With the consent of Gen
Floyd the committee agreed to drill ONCE a,
Pri'a,esr and once at Pscksville, and the day
for the 6rst meeting a, Psivstesr was named .
Instead OF the memoers from Clsreudoo
going 10 Priva,ee, 90 the day named by the
committee they met st pscksville aod sen, a
com"'''ss to me demanding ths, turn over
to the treasure. part Of the money on hand