Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
COMPANY E DISBANDED.
Officers of First Regiment Quell Milf
 tary Disturbance in New Britain.

tary Disturbance in New Britain.
 Hartford, June 13.-New Britain is now without a military company. Company D, First regiment, c. N. G., was disbanded not long after the Span ish war and the title was given to company, organized in Bristol January IF, 1900. Now, by orders issued yes terday, as given below, Company E is disbanded:
 l. In pursuance of action taken un- der section 16, chapter 133, militia law Of 1895, and upon recommendation of the colonel commanding, approved by the brigade commander. Company E, First infantry, is hereby disbanded and the officers and Dlen honorably dis charged from the military service of the state.
 z The quartermaSter-g general will at once take possession of the state prop erty, make necessary arrangements for the proper care of same, and forward all records, books and papers to this of flee.
 The clause of the section of the stat ute referred to merely gives the com- mander-in-chief, adjutant-genera1 and brigade commander power to organize, transfer, disband, etc.
 The news of the disbandment is re- ceiyed with much surprise by the sol diers. Company ID was one of the older companies of the First and some well known military men have belonged to 1t in it's day. It was organized during the administration of Governor Mar shall Jewell and was named for him the 'Jewell Guard" The organization of the command followed the revision of the militia law in 1871 under which the First regiment was reduced from ten to four companies, six being dis banded as inefficient. These companies were: A, Farmington; c, Southington; 10, Collinsyille; G. Hartford; Bucking- ham Rifles; 1, Unionville; K, Burling ton. The order was issued in August. 1871, and all the officers and mon were honorably discharged. Captain Charles B. Erickson, formerly of Battery E. was chosen the commanding officer and remained as such for many years. Later he was colonel of the regiment. The company under his command ex- perienced periods of ups and downs and while General Barbour was in com mand of the regiment sternly disciplin- ary measures had to be applied to it. At the time of the organization of the company Colonel James E. Hamilton of Unionville was in command Of the regiment, John B. Clapp of this city was Heutenant-colonel, Heman A. Ty- Ter of this city was major, the adjutant was the late William B. McCray and Richard Joslyn was paymaster. The surgeon was pr George k. Hawley and Dr George l.. Parmelee was the assist ant surgeon, both of this city.
 The unpleasantness ill Company B dates from last October when the au- dlting committee, of which MT Curtis was q member, refused to approve the report of Captain Smith as treasurer. A good deal of Wrangle ensued and Colonel Schulze went over to investi- gate. He found the report all right in q general way and it went through. It was an illustration of the evil almost always resulting from a captains oc- cupying a position like that of treas urer. After the coloneFs visit Captain Smith requested Lieutenant Scheuy to resign, as he believed him responsible for much of the trouble that had been caused, and the lieutenant complied. The lieutenant had many friends in the company and the embers of discontent smoldered for a time, bursting into flame again in the course of the winter. Captain Smith would not approve of certain expenses which had been con- tracted by members of the company supposedly acting as a committee. and at one time he preferred charges against both lieutenants These were withdrawn soon after. What with all the complications, the company finally refused to recognize the captains. power to call metings of the civic or ganization. found fault because he of- fered the companys services as escort on Memorial day without consulting the company and quarreled about a page that eventually was torn out of the meeting records. These are only some of the causes of i'll feeling.