The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
NO SHELL" INQUIRY WAS SENT
BARRY SAYS NO REGULAR WOULD
DELIVER SUCH A MESSAGE

General Commanding the Depart
ment of the Gulf Discusses the
Charge of FOrccfuI Language ne
used Mt Manassns-Says He's no
saint and Is Only Human-sorry
His Report Criticising Georgia
Troops was Made Public.
Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 2S.-Gen. Thomas
H. Barry, who has been criticised De-
cause of alleged profanity at the Man
assas naneuvers, gave out a brlet IN
terview to-day with regard to the mat
ter. Speaking of the charges OF pro-
family, he said:
at am no saint, 1 am only human,
but didn't send any message OF COL
Anderson asking Why in the hell his
column hadn't moved. All OF my Or
ders were carried by couriers from
among the regulars and there is not
a soldier in the regular army who would
deliver such a message"
I'm the excitement of the moment"
continued the army officer, Il might
have turned to some of my aides and
asked why in the hell that column
hadn't moved, but l didn't send any
such message"
IT have the highest regard" said
Gen. Barry, "for Gen. Thomason and
Col. Anderson. I think they are gen
tlemen in the true sense of the word,
and l have only the kindest feeling for
them. 1t has never been my purpose
to antagonize the state troops, and
think my report of the maneuvers mas
been misconstrued. / am sorry, how
ever. that the report was made pub
lie. and had no idea that 1t would
be-
"An this agitation" continued the
general about the behavior OF the
troops at Manassas is calculated to do
them injury. The sooner it ceases the
better for all concerned. 1 intend call
ing on Gov. Terrell, when he returns
to the city 1 wish to talk the matter
over with him, although l have, OF
course, nothing to explain to any one
about my official reports to the War
Department. They are founded on
facts"
Lawyers in a Fist Fight.
Dan w. Rountree and Ben J. Con-
yers, two we'll known lawyers. in
dulged in a warm fisticuff fight In the
second division of the City Court to-
day. They were arguing opposite sides
of a case when Mr. Conyers made a
remark questioning Mr.. Rountree's We
racity.
Shouting that he was tired of such
Interruptions Mr.. Rountree struck Mr..
Conyers with an ink well. The lat
ter jumped for his assailant and sew
eral blows were struck on both sides,
some of which left their marks, be-
fore the men were separated.
Judge Calhoun will deal with the
matter at the conclusion of the case.
Would HeIU Georgia.
Commissioner Joseph M. Brown re-
turned to-day from the convention of
the Tennessee River Improvement As
sociation at New Decatur, Ala, where
he went as a Georgia delegate. The
association memorialized Congress to
spend $575,0O0 In deepening the Ten
nessee river. With this done, Mr..
Brown says Chattanooga will be in
connection by water with New Orleans.
st. Louis. Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
Chicago by the Chicago canal, and
thence by the Great Lakes with the
Atlantic ocean. He believes this, in
connection with the state road. would
be a powerful lever for Georgia in Sc
curing better freight rates.
Spencer Under Heavy Bond.
Bert Spencer, the 17-year-old lad who
was arrested as the result of the ac-
cidental shooting of David Owen, who
died, was to-day held in IS, 900 bail, but
on the charge of burglary, to which he
practically confessed. His companion.
Herbert Talley. was put under $500
bond. Lee Tucker. the youth arrested
In connection with the same bur-