The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-16
TROUBLE IN
 TROOP "A" Charges and Counter
 Charges Are Filed. WILL BE INVESTIGATED Capt. GarSide Accuses Lieut..
 Charles E. Dexter, Lieut.. Dexter and Other Members of the Command Charge Captain
 Garside With Conduct Un-
 becoming an Officer.

Charges were filed yesterday in the of- Ace of the Adtutant General by Captain w, O. Garside, commanding Troop A, 1st Cavalry, Alabama National Guard, charging Lieutenant Charles k. Dexter of his command with disrespect to superior officer and melting dlsrespect and conduct prejudicial to military discipline among men of the troop. Counter charges were filed by Lieutenant Dexter and thirty members of the command charging Cap tain Garside with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
 The charges filed by Captain Garside al- lege that Lieutenant Dexter Is guilty or disrespect to the commanding officer In violation of the articles of war in that he called drill of the troop on the night of June F, after such drill had been prohibited by the commanding of- ficer. He further alleges that Lieutenant Dexter is guilty of melting disrespect and unlawful conduct among the men In car" culating a petition asking him to resign.
 Charges of disrespect to the command" ing officer on account of this petition were filed by Captain Garside against Sergeants W. l.. Vickers and E. M. Hastings and Corporal R. M. Otis. Charges of mutinous conduct preJudicial to good order through asking the captain to resign were filed by Captain Garsidel against Corporal c. c. Terry, Privates J. c. Bass. G. M. Heating. Willis Brewer Jr., and w. P. Adams.
 The charges against Captain Garside, for conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman were filed by about thirty members of the troop. They allege that the commanding officer of the troop has made sneering and ungentlemanly re- marks from the chair.
 The trouble in the Montgomery Mount ed Rifles has been brewing for some fNSa nu circulated among the members of the troop and signed, asking Captain Garside for his resignation. The men allege that he did not take the proper interest in the affairs of the troop, would not order mounted drills and frequently uttered re- marks, which were insulting to the mem bers of the command.
 The Governor has appointed three mem- bers of his personal stan to investigate and settle the matter. This Committee Is composed of Adjutant General William w. Brandon, Col. R. F. Ligon, Inspector General and Colonel Barry Holt, Guar termaster General.
 The special committee of officers will probably meet today and begin its en- quiry.
 It is understood that the dissension and strife in the company is not a new thing. It has reached an acute stage and well informed military men say that some ac. ton Is demanded.
 It has been intimated by local cavalry men that the heavy deficit at the last an- nual practice camp of the cavalry squad ron at Birmingham figures in the dlssen- sion. At the end of the camp 1t will he recalled there was a deficit of $1,00O. Gov ernor Jelks has notified the officers of the squadron that 1t would not be permitted to go into camp this year until the S1.00O had been paid or the creditors of the squadron made secure of their money.
 To arrange for the payment of this in- debtedness a meeting of the officers of the squadron was held three weeks ago in Selma. At this meeting all troops were represented. In payment of this debt each troop pledged itself to pay S2O0. provided all would pay Captain Garside pledged Troop A, the Montgomery Mount ed Rifles, to pay $200 towards the fund to discharge the debt.
 It is said that afterwards at a busi- ness meeting of the Rifles resolution was presented by an officer repudiatlng the action of Captain Garside. The pas sage of this resolution 1t is said intensi- fled the feeling in the company.