The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-20
WHOLE POLICE
10 PROTECT HIM.
Captain Myers Learns.
Mayors Position Re-
qarding Col. Halves.
CAPTAIN MILLS
GAVE THE ORDER
Howitzer Captain Acted Under
Chief Marshal's Instructions,
Not Mayors, in Allowing
Colonel Hawes to Ride
Next to Sidewalk, Near
Presidents Carriage.

Keen interest was aroused yesterday
by the report that there had been
serious and decidedly sharp clash be-
tween the authority Of Captain Morgan
X. Mills. chief marshal of the Prcsl-
dents parade, and Captain w. NJ. Myers
o: the Howitzers. on the one side. and
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy on the other.
Colonel G. Percy Hawes, acting under
the, authority of the Mayor, as Mayor
seems TO have been the bone of conten-
ton.
Captain Myers was acting under the
orders OF Chief Marshal Mills. and, de-
4 clining to take orders from the Mayor
told Colonel Hawes that he could not
allow him 10 ride among and AS a part
OF the HOwitZcrs' escort unless Captain
Mills said 30. Captain Mills. according
10 Captain Myers. when approached by
Colonel Halves, agrecF to permit the
latter 10 ride on the left side OF the
curbing nearest the sidewalk.
This incident occurred at the Chesa-a
ipcake and Ohio Depot Just as the parade
was starting out. Wednesday y noon. An
other somewhat similar incident, and
OF no less Interest occurred at the en- y
trance TO the yard Of the Governors
Myers. Colonel Hawes entered the yard
against his instructions, and the Mayor
said he IIawes) should stay there II 1t
/, took the entire police force of the city
to keep him there. But Captain Myers
own statement tells the story 1t fol-
lows:
Myers's Statement.
''Thc Mayor and have always been
and am on the best OF terms; there has
- n Ifrou bnfo Il,
gard to any position in the parade. for
no discussion has ever taken place be-
3twscn him and me in reference to the
position Of any Individual connected Elth
the affair.
''Thc facts are that up to the time OF
tho parade the Mayor and have only
had one talk In reference to the Prcsi-
dents escort and that took place some
weeks ago when he visited my office and
notified me that the committee had Sc
lacted the Howitzers as a personal escort
to The President, while In the city. and
explained what WAS expected OF them.
D,ting his converse ton no reference
was made to any one other than the
President and the Howltzcrs.
..The formation OF the escort was an
nounced In orders OF the chief marshal,
Captain Mills and were in conformity
with instruction from Washington e@ I'm
der these orders ! had no authority to
allow any one within the lines except
those stated In the order.
AS the Presidents carriage moved on
from the depot. Colonel G. Percy Hnwes
rode up approached him ana mace
him acquainted with my orders, he told
me that he WAS aide to the Mayor. and
< had n right to ride there. l told the
\ Colonel that my orders did not so state.
and that he could not. Colonel Hawcs
then asked my permission to be allowed
to report TO the Mayor, which permission
granted. He and the Mayor passed sew
eral words, and the Mayor called me to
the carriage and said that Colonel Hawes
had right to ride by the carriage and
ne so ordered.
Not Receive Mayors Orders.
II told the Mayor that my orders were
from the Chief Marshal, that they were
quite positive as to the formation, md
that could not receive his (tfe Mayor's)
orders, that any change must come frossa'
the Marshal, and that Colonel Hawes
would have to retire. which he did.
While riding with Colonel Hawes to the
lines OF the escort he asked II / would
accept verbal order from Captain
Mills i told him ! would prefer writ
ten order. but. under the circumstances.
would accept q verbal one Colonel
IIawes then rode off In the direction OF
the head or the column Some time after
he returned. The parade had then ad-
vanccd some distance UP Min Street,
He reported to me that Captain Mills
says no has no objection t. me riding
close up to the curbng" and asked "
1t was satisfactory to me. told the
Colonel, Certainly. If 1t is the marshaFs
orders. I have no objection. Coionei
Hnwes Immediately assumed position
as close to the curbng as was poss'-
Bile for him to get and slightly IN my
rear. and maintained this position
throughout the parade to the luncheon,
The Mansion Affair.
At the Governors mansion the escort
was halted at the gate to the yard, Leu-
tenant Ninson and myself accompanying
the carriage In to the porch. Colonel
IIawes rode In and I approached MN
and told INN that he was out of the
position assigned him, and he would have
to 90 out. He reported the fact to the
Mayor, who was still In the carriage,
and the Mayor told him to stay, and ne
would, tf necessary, protect him with all
the police in the city
the Governor and tho Mayor being his
guest Tor the time being. felt that
Colonel tiawes, being tho aid to tho
Mayor and az such he was possibly a
guest at the mansion, my orders did not
cover the case, SO allowed him to re-
.'"'''i wv '' eou1t &as me carriage came
from the yard with the President on his
way to the speakers stand. the lines
We're Immediately reformed and Colonel
Hawes took his place close into the
curbing In my rear and maintained il
for the balance Of the parade. N
wild Rush" to Monument,
"After the luncheon the Mayor and hi,
carriage wheeled out of the escort forma
n ton at Jefferson and Grace. and in the
Wild rush to the Iee monument, thu
nsrOrt tof n oitfyan and II q ~, y. NO.