The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-16
SOLDIERS GO THROUGH
CAME FROM CAMP AT SELMA
ON SPECIAL TRAIN.
Troops Had an Enjoyable and Pro-
f1table Time-Colcnel Intimates
Action Will Be Taken with
Regard to Selma Guards.

Nine companies of the End infantry. Ala
recent encampment at Selma spent part
OF yesterday in Montgomery.
They came from Selma in a special over
the Western, arriving here at noon.
The special left Selma at 10 a. m. car
rying the companies from Montgomery
Eufaula, Opelika. Tuskegee. Luverne.
Prattville, Phenix City and Wetumpla.
The field officers on board were Colonel
E. H. Graves. commanding tine End and
members of his stan. Lieutenant Colonel
H. b. May, Majors Charles r. Bricken
and Charles F.. Anderson
The train carried also the End regi-
ment's sponsor, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick,
and one Of her maids of honor. Miss Katie
Birch, and several Montgomery young
ladies, who have been visiting in Selma
during the encampment.
Camp Henry B. Foster. at Selma's Elk
dale Park, became a memory early yes
terday morning. The camp ended at s
a. m. yesterday, but the disintegration
began Monday afternoon, when the Tus-
caloosa company. under command of Cap
tain w. A. Cullin, and the Demopolls
company. commanded by Captain B. G.
Wilson, left for their homes. These
companies left Monday afternoon to avoid
the necessity of rema ming in camp twelve
hours after the other companies had left.
The camp closed with enthusiasm.
Hearty cheers were given for Colonel
Graves and the three majors.
The companies marched out with flags
flying and stirring music playing. The
| tents were left standing but officers and
sufficient detail were left to take them
down and ship them to Montgomery to
use in case of an emergency or to remain
here until the next annual encampment.
The returning officers and men OF the
End express themselves as well pleas ed
with the Selma camp. They are united
In saying that the camp was both pleas
ant and profitable The fact that Camp
Foster was an instructive camp was
never lost sight Of
The camp the soldiers say, was orderly
and discipline was maintained at all
times, whenever disorder of the slightest
kind was reported from town a provost
guard was sent up to to escort the dis
orderly ones to the guard house a camp.
officers and men declared that the en-
campment was altogether successful
Colonel Graves's management Of the camp
was highly spoken Of by the returning
citizen soldiers.
The commanding officer has not yet
announced what course he intended to
.,
Company c., leaving camp Sunday with
out permission and in defiance of their
company officers. 1t is thought proba-
BILE that court of inquiry, to be COM
posed Of officers living near Selma nay
be requested.
officers said yesterday that If a court
of inquiry is convened charges will be
preferred against Captain Quinn, COM
manding the Selma company for alleged
mistreatment of his men, and hat Cap
tain Quinn will in turn insist upon the
dishonora BILE discharge of at least four
teen members of his company, who ore
said to have caused the trouble.
1t was openly admitted yeste day by
End infantry officers that the matter of
requesting the Governor to dish and II e
Selma company because of its alleged
miitionous conduct had been discuss ID at
regimental headquarters, but nothing
definite had been determined upon.
Colonel Graves, who went to his RI me
in Eufaula at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. declined to discuss the action of
the Selma company or his future course
with regard to it. further shan - say
1t was the only incident that marred enc
of the most successful encamDInen:s in
the history of the Alabama lat cnal
Guard Colonel Graves intimaJed that
the incident had not closed and that the
Selma company v-ould soon herr from
him in regard to its action at Camp
Foster Sunday.
The out of town companies left Mont
gomery on afternon trains
Captain Frank s. Austin of Wetuinpka
and Captain G. o. Dickey and Major c..
r. Bricken Of Luverne remained IN Nc MT
gomery last night ..s..l