The age-herald., 1901-12-09
Officers Meet and Form ''ROuRd Robin' to Present to
 Governor JeIkS KYLE ARTISANS WALK
 OUT Of THE ROOM Also Intimated In Gathering, 1t is Said, Changes in Personnel of Court Are Unsatisfactory
 to Colonel Higdon.

A communication said to be in the form c; round robin will be presented to the governor of Alabama, as commander in-chlef of the national guard. asking why the court martial of Lieutenant Col onel Osceola Kyle has been delayed and why the personnel of the court has been changed.
 This petition, request or round robin" has been or is being compiled by com known to favor the cause of Col. F. L. Higdon and the expulsion of Lieutenant Colonel Klye and will be presented to Governor Jelks within few days.
 The round robin'' was conceived at a meeting of fifteen national guard officers last night at the Hillman Hotel at which the Higdon-Kyle feeling cropped out and after vote had been taken on the propo- sition five men holding commissions with drew and refused to be party to the search for information.
 Believed 1t Against Discipline.
 These five officers are said to have had as much information as they desired and thought it was against military dis cipline to consult the commander-in-chief about his actions concerning a court martial
 Before withdrawing however they agreed to a resolution which contemplat- ed the appointment of committee to investigate a bill which will be present. ed to the present congress placing the national guard under direct control of the war department If the bill Is satis- factory and is found to include such a provision Congressman Underwood will be asked to use his influence to have it adopted
 The meeting at the Hillman was secret and was not intended to interest the public but when five well known officers stepped out of the elevator with troubled wrinkles on their brows an investigation developed the round robin" story.
 The officers who left the meeting and who are said to have voted against the proposition to address the Governor were Major Thomas Huey, Major w. J. Parkes. Captain McDaniel Lieutenants Craig and Edmundson of Bessemer
 Presiding Officer Left.
 Before the spit Bajor Parkes, the rank ing officer, presided over the delibera- tions of the board. It is understood that Lieutenant Lucien Brown succeeded him and it is said Lieutenant Brown also sent out the word that lead to the gath ering.
 Among those who were present were Captain Huges B. Kennedy, Captain L. c. Ledbetter, Captain Walter Gardner, quarter master; Lieutenant John Yeat- man and Lieutenant Gregory.
 Men conversant with military matters say the meeting was called to assist Colonel Higdon in prosecuting his charges against Lieutenant Colonel Kyle and was in the nature of protest against the action of the Governor in changing the personnel of the court-martial by which changes it is intimated that a majority of Kyles friends will compose the court.
 Will Injure HIgdon.
 It is also said the postponement of the hearing from December 10 until January will work to the detriment of Colonel Higdon. but just in what way can not be ascertained.
 Those who left the meeting are said to have expressed the opinion that the Gov ernor would have the right and authority to order every one of the officers who signed the request for information under arrest and 1T the comamnder-in-chief sees fit a whole array of courtmartials may follow