The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-10
Defied Officers Who Call
 For Police Aid.
Citizen of wadsworth Complains That Men Fired Into Residence While Passing There on Train-o -oficers Call Meet
 ing to Enforce
 Discipline.

XNdtlOtdi Sudtu, ttiC 4s&OhtSOfhSAJ ' police department was formally request ed to aid the officers of the guard in holding in check about twenty boisterous and intoxicated soldiers of the regiment who almost tore the guardhouse to pieces and defied the officers.
 The guard detail was helpless to quiet the soldiers and the officers were un- willing to use drastic measures with the rowdy soldiers.
 Complaints of the conduct of the men were filed yesterday with Col. F. F. Mo Connell, Commander of the regiment from a number of sources. One ofSthese complaints was from O. s. Wilder of wadsworth station on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, who complained of the soldiers firing guns from the special train when they passed Wadswbrth Wednesday. One of the bullets struck the veranda of MT. Wilder's house, where his wife and several children were seated.
 Noise Near sanitarium.
 Another complaint was from Dr. I. l.. Watkins. of the Watkins Sanitarium across the street from Camp Graham. pr. Watkins complained that on account of the unnecessary disturbance raised by the soldiers Wednesday night, number of his patients were unable to sleep. and were made nervous. The guardhouse Is adjacent to the sanatarium.
 Tn Montgomery the behavior of the guardsmen Wednesday night was per haps worse than 1t was in camp. Throughout yesterday the soldiers poured into Montgomery and they seemed bent on making trouble. They patronized sa- looms while in uniform and numbers of them were intoxicated on the streets.
 More than one officer of the regiment were seen in Montgomery under the in- fiuence of whiskey.
 The trouble in camp began yesterday morning shortly after midnight, when eight soldiers and two civilians were ar- rested by members of the guard detail for gambling on a company street after taps. These arrests were followed in quick succession by about as many more for disorderly conduct and the guard house at the head of the camp on the west side, opposite Watkins s.anatarium was soon filled with soldiers.
 obstreperous Prisoners.
 The prisoners became obstreperous and began to do things. After battering on the walls of the guardhouse for the editi- cation of the guard detail, the prisoners prized part of the roof from the guard house, climbed to the roof and made things interesting for the guard detail and the officers of Camp Graham until daylight came.
 The noise of the imprisoned soldiers awakened the camp. and a number of soldiers in tents began to rival their comrades in the guardhose in noise mak- ing.
 The prisoners were kept on the rooi of the guardhouse by sentinels with drawn bayonets. This sort of confine- ment amused the confined soldiers and they hurled ridicule and opprobrium up- on the officers and guards. They cat called and crowed, sang, yelled. laughed, and made every kind of imaginable fuss, while one of the arrested civilians made the guard detail a speech on the issues of the day from the roof of the guard house.
 An officer of the guard, wholly unable to control the situation came to Mont gomery about 2 o'clock yesterday morn ing and asked Police Captain W. H. Tay- Tor to send detail of twenty patrolmen to quell the disturbance. Captain Taylor explained to the officer that the camp be- ing in the corporate nmts of the munich palIty of Highland Park, he was unable to assist him. However Captain Taylor, in company with a representative of The Advertiser rode to the camp grounds. where at the guard house chaos was supreme.
 Captain R. L. Hay, the officer of the day told the police captain that at that time he had a detail out searching for the night marshal of Highland Park in order to secure the keys to the Highland Park guard house. in which to confine the boisterous soldiers and civilians.
 The men quieted about daybreak and were yesterday forenoon arranged before a summary field court presided over by Major R. o. Simpson of Florence.
 Those Who Made Trouble.
 The two civilians. who gave their names as T. J. Henderson and A. D. Johnson, said to be fictitious were fined $10 and discharged The soldiers were given various terms of Imprisonment in the guard house. which in the meantime had been repaired.
 The soldiers tried before the court were Sergeant O'Rear. Company NJ. gambling after taps in company street. confined to tent one day under guard; Bugler Woods, Company M, same charge, discharged from guard house at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon; Private Richardson. Company M discharged from arrest immediately after the court; Sergeant J. L. Stubbs, disorderly conduct, discharged after court; Private McKissock, Company M, discharged from guard house at o'clock yesterday afternoon; Private Newsome, Company I. disorderly conduct. discharg- . Private Jones, Company B, discharged after court; Private Ouch, Company E, disorderly conduct, discharged after court; Corporal McGraff. Company D, discharged from guard house yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock; Private Hollis, Company D. firing gun in camp, discharg- ed from arrest at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The ether cases were disorderly con- duct and were against Sergeant Smith, Company D. discharged from guard house at o'clock yesterday afternoon; c. A. White. Company D. discharged after court; Private Cox Company A, discharg- ed after court: Private Garrett, Company A. discharged after court; Sergeant Quiorette. ompany A. discharged after court; Private Strong. Company A, dis chaged after court; Private Wright, Com pany A, discharged after court.
 Fired Into a House.
 A letter was received yesterday by The Advertiser from O. S. Wilder of Wads- worth. conveying copy of a letter to Adjutant General w. w. Brandon of the National Guard. calling attention to the firing from the train bearing the soldiers. when the regiment passed Wadsworth.
 Colonel Brandon confirmed the receipt of the letter. He said that the matter would be sifted to the bottom through the proper militry channels and if possible, the blame would be fixed. Colonel Bran don said he deeply regretted both that l occurrance and the disorder of yester- day morning He declared that if the behavior of the soldiers did not improve it would be advisable for the regiment to