The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
GIVE
TROUBLE H. At BASIC.
Attempt to to Toss Toss Town 70 VI
Sergeant In a
Blanket.
HOLDS THEM ] /. E, y AT BAY y
WITH. PISTOLS
They Demolish Merry Co
Round Outfit The Provost
Guard Rushed to the
Scene Of Disturb
anceC olonel
Elected.
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CAMP JACKSON, BASIC CITY,ssyA.,
August 26.-Great Il excitement prevailed
here might when the provost! was or
dered out to quell a disturbance in Basic
City, caused by the soldiers. and this
was greatly increased Slhen IL few min,
utes later a, company was called for
from Waynesboro, where stthe crowd OF
soldiers had surrounded the town ser
geant with the idea OF throwing him
Z in a blanket. s
It seems that the sergeant is extreme
tly unpopular with the civilians here and
many Of them had given the boys a tip
to this effect. a crowd offprobably fifty
set out to find the officer, and 1t was
not long, before they surrounded him. It
was then that the fun began. It Is said
that they jeered him and then made adj
vances. The policeman, whose name Is
Reynolds, then drew two pistols and
held the men at bay, A company, under
command OF Captain Bosher and Lieu
tenant Hazcn, of * Company, Of tho
Blues, doubled quicked from the camp
to yVayncsboro, a distance Of about two
miles. When they arrived on the scene
tho disturbers had departed and only
one man was caught.
Smashed the Outfit.
THE trouble in Basic arose when some
OF the men went to merry-gO-round.
but refused to pay for the rides. The
owner Of the amusement then ordered
i them off. whereupon they proceeded to
break the horses to pieces, and when
they had finished there was little loft Of
the outfit. The provost, under Lieuten-
ant Hazen. who is officer OF the guard.
arrived, but again had the offenders dis
appeared 6
The provost guard has been stationed
in Basic tonight to keep order and
things have quleted down.
Uicutena Mt CO .nel r bert ~ I.eedy
was tonight elected colono! Of the Sew
cnty second Regiment, to succeed Colonel
Rudolph Bumgardner, resigned. The
election went off quietly, and only one
ballot was taken. There were twenty
two votes cast, and twelve was tho re-
aqulred number Tor election. lieutenant
Waller placed the name of Colonel l.eedy
In nomina ton; then L!cutenant-Colone
Perry was nominated. There was some
surprise when it was found that Colonel
Moody. Of Petersburg, would not be put
up for election. Colonel I.eedy received
fourteen votes. while Colonel Perry got
the remaining SIX.
Major Millar, Of the First Battalion,
was elected lieutenant-colonel,S to sue
coed Colonel Leedy; Captain Gibson, Of
Company B, OF Culpeper Mlnutemer, was
elected major of the First Battalion,
Captain a, B, Finch, OF the Mecklenburg
Guard. presided over the meeting, and
lieutenant A, -. Turner was the record
Ing officer.
There were quite n large number Of
visitors In camp to-day, and among the
most prominent in military circles were
Iieutenant-C Colonel Vaughan, of the Sew
nty-first, OF Franklin, and Lieutenant
Goodwin, OF tho Emporla company.
A german is being held at the Brandon
tonight, and n largo crowd from the
camp are participating The weather is
extraordinarily cold
Private lambert, of the Staunton
Rifles, developed typhoid fever to-day,
and will" be removed to Stanton to-mor-
row. The general health of tho men is
good, 1t is said that Lambert brought
the fever with him and did not con-
tract 1t In camp.