Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-25
L|LLER BRANDS
HARRISON
A LIAR
SON OF DEAD PRESIDENT MADE
DASH FOR HIS AcCUSER BUT
WAS HELD BY SEVERAL WHO
INTERFERED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept 25-The
differences that have existed between
high officers of the Spanish-American war;
veterans eliminated at the second ses-
sion Of the encampment yesterday after
noon in a sensational incident.
During the course of discussion in va /.
lidity OF certain records OF the last en-
campment Ad1utant General Liller. who
was removed from Office Sunday night
gave Colonel Russell B. Harrison the lie.
direct The latter made a dash for the
deposed official, but was caught and held
by Colonel E. r. Hutchins, OF Iowa, and
Dan s. Sauer< OF Louisville. AdJutant
General Ldller was reading the minutes OF
the Buffalo meeting. All through the rec
ords Colonel Harrison was studiously re-,
ferred to as Mr." Harr1sonl
This angered the majority Of the dele !
gates. as the laws of the order expressly
state that air members of the body shan
be referred to as comrades" The en-
campment by this time was ir an excit-
ed condition. Above the noise a delegatei
moved that the minutes of the last en-
campment be amended so as to eliminate
the word of Mr." before Colonel Harri<
sons name and that the word 'comrade'
be substituted. This motion was carried
by reclamation.
At the last encampment Colonel Harri- /.
son was appointed chairman of the au-
diting committee to go over the accounts l
Of Adjutant General Liller. and after the
latter had finished reading them he arose /:
and said that the minutes Of the last
meeting had been so. changed that he was
unable as chairman of the committee to
proceed under the resolution.
Adjutant General Liller arose and ex-
claimed:
7 do you mean to say that falsthed the
record?"
Colonel Harrison: At mean Just that ana
nothing more"
'You Are LIAR"
You are a liar exclaimed LAller.
Colonel Harrison jumped from his seat
and made a dash toward the deposed adj
jutant general. He had not gone three
feet before he was grabbed by Colonel
Hutchins and Mr.. Sauer.
mel Harrison liar. Charles Madden, Of
this city. arose and, addressing Colonel
Harrison's accuser, exclaimed: I'll
Smash your, head?"
Colonel Hutchins. addressing the chair
and the encampment, said in a most dra-
matte manner:
Gentlemen, let this trouble blow over.
Let US have peace. We are comrades
brothers let us show it."
at is with much timidity that enter
into, statement in regard to the work or
Mr.. 'Liller at the convention at Buffalo
! was chairman or a committee 10 auulL
the accounts of the adjutant general
The reports Of the aujutant general were
in such an equivocal condition that was
unable TO do much with them-in fact.
their form made 1t necessary that they
should be examined by other commit
tees"
Acting Adjutant General Frank Clarke
read an oruer directing Liller to appear
before the council. Of administration,
which, in war parlance. is known as
court martial. to answer certain serious
charges that had been preferred against
him
Liller arose in his seat and briefly de-
clined to appear before the council he
said that the matter had been given such
prominence that he had been placed in a
bad light before the country, and in con-
sequence had decided to settle the mat
ter in the courts.
The military court or council Of admin
istration called to try ex-Adjutant Gen
eral Liller met tonight. The charges
were read and IL was found they had not
been signed by the commander In chief.
To repair this technical fault in the pro-
ceedings the council adjourned to meet
Wednesday morning at o'clock.