The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-01
DEFENDS HIS TROOPS
ANDERSON THINKS BENEFITS
CRITICISMS HARSH
IN VIEW OF CONDITIONS.
COLONEL OF THE FIFTH REGI-
MENT MAKES EXPLANATION.

Captain Bennett of the Sixteen In
fantry Did Not Make n FIattering
Report of Col. AndersOn's Com
mand-Thc Late George w. Scott
of Decatur County Divided Most
of His Wealth Among His Chill
dren-Atlanta News.
Atlanta, Oct. S1.-Col. Clifford L. An
derson of the Fifth Infantry Regiment
to-day defends the Fifth from the at
tack made upon it, or rather the Sc
we're criticisms contained in the report
of Capt. Bennett of the Sixteenth Unit
ed States Infantry, made to the War
Department as the result of his visit
to Camp Patton. where the Fifth was
in camp.
Capt. Bennett criticised the men on
grounds of general inefficiency and lack
of military knowledge, and also re-
marked that their equipment was in
bad shape. Col. Anderson, says Capt.
Bennett, judged the men of the Fifth
by regular army standards, which
should not be done. He realized there
is room for improvement, but de-
clares the state troops, particularly
those in Atlanta, do not have the
same facilities for instruction as do
the regular army men. The guns, he
says are those distributed to the mill
tia after the regular army had dis
carded them twenty years ago, and it
is no wonder they are not in first
class condition.
Wimbish Wants Quick Hearing.
w. A. Wimbish, a we'll known at
torney, against whom, with others,
suits have been brought in connection
with the litigation over the Atlanta
National and Southern Home Building
and Loan Associations, in an effort to
compel them to turn certain funds back
to the court for distribution among
the stockholders, appeared in the
United States court to-day and insist
ed on an immediate hearing of the
cases, which are in the shape of inter-
ventions in the main litigation.
Attorneys for the complaining stock
holders asserted they had not had time
to prepare their cases, and insisted on
a pOStponement. ThereupOn Judge
Newman set the cases for a hearing
next Friday morning.
The object of the suits is to compel
purchasers of the remaining assets of
the two defunct corporations to pay
back into the court money that has
been realized from the sale of these
assets. The suits are of wide interest,
and are being closely watched.
Scott Gave His Money Away.
Under the will of the late George
w. Scott of DeKalb county, which will
be filed with the Ordinary at Decatur
within the next few days. it is under
stood that the total of the requests will
be comparatively small. The reason
for this is that Mr.. Scott, realizing that
his end was near, wound up his es-
tate during his life time, giving his
property to his five children share and
share alike. The entire estate is estl-
mated 1000. The will disposes of
only Sl00, 600
Durius ais lifetime Mr. Scott is said
to have given more than $4,000 to
Agnes Scott Institute at Decatur.
Brain of Lee to BE Examined.
The brain of Willard Lee, the muir
derer of Miss Lila Suttles, who was
hanged yesterday was removed at a
post mortem examination to-day, and
is now in the hands of experts, by
whom it will be examined. 1t is pro-
posed to determine to what extent Lee
was deranged. There are physicians
here who have watched the case and
who declare that Lee was mentally de-
ranged and that he was a pervert.