The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-04
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
UNWARRANTED AND UNJUST
SAYS COL. THOMSON OF GEN.
BARRY'S CRITICISM.

Gel. ThOmasOn, who Was in Com
mand OF the Georgia Troops at
Manassas, Says That the Report of
Gen. barry Does Them a Great
Injustice-COI. Thomson Has n
Few Things to Tell When He
Makes His Report.
Atlanta, Nov. 3.-Col. Usher Thoma-
son, who had charge of the Georgia
Troops, who went to the army man.
euvers at Manassas. considers Gen.
Thomas H. Barrys criticism of the
Second Georgia Provisional Regiment
''unwarranted and unjust" Col.
Thomason was here to-day on business,
and on being asked for a statement
as to Gen. Barry's criticism, said:
''The report of Gen. Barry does the
Georgians a great injustice. 1t is en-
tirely unwar1anted, and I can see no
occasion for it. Gen. Barry compli-
msnted the Georgians constantly, while
they were on duty. The regiment had
good reasons for not going to the re-
view. My understanding was that all
the other regiments in Gen. Barry's
brigade, when they marched down to
Wellington, took the trains at yelling
ton to their homes, while if the Geor-
gians had gone it would have been
necessary for them to have marched
back ten miles through the dust.
1.-THE sanitation of the camp was all
right so far as 1 could see. I visited
the camp several times and thought il
a model of neatness.
when 1 make my report to Gov.
Terrell, 1 will tell few things about
the encampment that I observed.
shall get reports in very soon from
the various company commanders, and
then / will make up my report"
On being asked If he heard Gen.
Barry curse, he said: mo, l did not
hear him curse myself, but / under
stand from other officers that he used
considerable profanity"
No GraysOn Court-MRrtiaI.
According to statements from the
Adjutant Generals Office there is no
ground for the supposition that Lieut..
Col. w. L. Grayson can be court mar
tailed for his criticisms of Gen. Barry.
Under the present arrangement each
state has charge of the disciplining of
its own troops, and the only way In
which anything could be done is for
the War Department to present the
matter to Gov. Terrell, who could act
or not, as he saw fit. There is no
Likelihood of this being done.
Trial of Mansion.
The trial of Charles A. Mansion, SUI
perintendent of the Southern Engrav-
Ing Company on a charge of making
counterfeit plates for United States
money, was continued in the United
States court to-day. Practically all
the witnesses have been examined, and
the trial will probably be concluded to-
morrow
Witnesses to-day were put up to
Prove an alibi for Mansion. stating
mat he was not in the engraving plant
after ii O'Clock on the night when the
plates are said to have been made.
Several Atlanta preachers testified as
10 Mansions good character.
Pardon for Written.
Gov. Terrell to-day pardoned win
Whitten, who since November. 1901
mas been serving a sentence of five
years Tor alleged assault with intent
TO rape. He was convicted in Cobb
county. Recent developments estab-
hshed an alibi for him, and 1t is said
ne was not guilty of the crime.
Corner Stone Laying Jan. 10.
The John b. Gordon Monument AS
ISOLATION has decided to lay the cor
ner stone of the equestrian statue to
Gen. Gordon on Lees birthday, Jan.
~. The base of the monument will
be set up on the Capitol grounds,
probably sometime before the contract
has been let for making the heroic
statue of Gen. Gordon.
Pulling for James County.
T. j. James of Adrian, Emanuel
county, was in the city to-day and
put in some work at the CanitoI In
behalf of the new county that is
wanted by the people of his section
to be known as James county and to
include parts of Emanuel, Montgom-
cry, Laurens and Johnson. 1t is said
there will be applications for at least
thirty new counties, most of them
from South Georgia, while only eight
can be established under the recently
adopted constitutional amendment.
Made Mckee Cashier.
Hugh L. Mckee, a well-lnown At
lanta Republican, has been appointed
cashier of the Atlanta postoffice to
succeed the late James P. Averill.
-ao- Young MaO Disappears.
: Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Morgan f. Slate, % years old,
a coppersmith, who resides at "A Hen
Dirk avenue. A mother and three
sisters are deeply disturbed and foul
play is limited, as the young man,
when he left home Tuesday morning.
carried money with him. No clue has