The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-16
GUARDSMEE WILL Be
DRUMHBD OUl OF CAMP
Prompt Punishment for
Insult to Gcv. Stone.
A SUMMARY COURT MARTIAL
Pennsylvanians Were Intoxicated at the
Time Of Their Offense-Shouted Epi-
thets After His Carriage at Encamp-
meut

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 1s.-Privates
Kelly and Quinn, OF Company B. First
Regiment, will be drummed out OF
Camp Meade IN Disgrace at o'clock to-
night This is the sentence Of the sum
mary court-martial held yesterday to
take action upon their conduct Monday
morning when. 1t Is charged. they insult
ed Governor Stone and Major General
Miller upon the governors arrival in
Gettysburg.
The sentence Of the court. kept Sc
cret even to the officers =: tAe regiment.
caused q profound sensation IN Camp
Meade today when it became known.
Few OF the Guardsmen knew even the
cause Of the arrest Of the prisoners, be-
yond tho fact that they we're fntoxi-
Gated. II the higher authorities approve
the finding Of the court. it is predicted
that Kelly, who is held to be the more
blamabIe Of the two privates, will serve
a term IN the peDitentiary.
Called Governor Names.
While Governor Stone was being driv-
en- to camp Monday morning. in the car
riage with Major General Miller and As
sistant Adiutant General Elliott, he was
insulted a short distance from Gettys-
burg, along the Emmittsburg road, by
two soldiers, plainly intoxicated.
Major Lewis Better, of General Mil
Ier's stat. drove after the men. but they
jumped over a fence, and escaped in a
field Under the suspicion that the Of
tenders belonged to a company In the
Third Regiment. Major Better yester-
day examined one of Colonel Prices
companies, but the prisoners were iden-
titled in another way, and the Third
was relieved Of the possible disgrace.
Monday evening the two privates
were confined In the guard tent Of the
First Regiment, and at one tire hslly
became violent
4 Summary Court-Martial.
Summary court-martial was held yes
terday afternoon for two hours in
Colonel Bowman's tent. Major Allen
the court. and Colonel Bow
man personally examining the witnesses.
Major Better was among those exanin-
gu anu btAC COklA EoAA-G e145S L43U r4ANAA 2
guard detail, which watched the con-
duct OF the men while in the regimentaI
jail and the hospital corps men. who
treated the prisoners for intoxlcatiOn-
The sessions OF the court-martial con-
cluded only with the call at 8 o'clock
for dress parade. and yesterday even
ing was spent in formulating the report
OF the courts findings
Turned His Back on Goblin.
Another somewhat sensational Incl
dent occurred yesterday afternoon dur
ing the field inspection Of General Co
bins brigade, the Third.
Governor Stone was talking with
Colonel Lindsay when General Goblin
came on the field He raised mis- hat in
salute. but, disregarding the usual form.
did not dismount from his horse as a
tribute OF respect The COMMANDMENT
chief coldly recognized the salute By
touching his straw hat, then turned mis-
back on Goblin 10 continue his CONVEX
sation. In marked contrast TO this
chilly greeting that accorded General
Wiley a few minutes later was cordial
in the extreme. The Second Brigade
dismounted when saluting
the governor, and was given a warm
grasp OF the hand.