The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-06
#E iGR,AYSslNC ENSED
B. 81 y .PAPE REPORT
Petersburg Men Do Not Like the
Story Stating That One Of
Them Shot Blunt ].

n T following Is special telegram res
II eel yed last night from Petersburg, show.
II Ing now Indignantly members OF the
VI Petersburg company; are resenting the
81 report published in an afternoon paper
!; that Sergeant Blount was shot by ono
Il of their number: Il Isl z ls3
,ts5 Officers ) Of the Petersburg Grays are
$is 1ncensed on account OF the published
Is story That Sergeant Blount, Of Company
4 B Seventeen REGIMEN t,E.Who was wound
5.g ed IN the sham battle at Chase City yes
4 Captain II. VIZ Parl,ain, Of tic arays,y
yis states most .,bosltIely that just before
4 going in the field he examined the cart
and found no bai eartrdges s The
IL ANIMATION was made An the presence OF
Il Lieutenant Harrison and Sergeant Led
Il s also stated that eaptain
q 8of the Richmond company, said In the
a presence Of the Petersburg officers that
q the shot which wounded Blount came
4 from the extreme right Of the attaching
u side. The Grays We're not stationed in
81 that position. Us z
9ssrs express . much
ing \ of Sergeant Blount. involving their
h even 81 suggestion Of It to them on the
@ return trip last night. ss3 Ss {5G 4G
a written statement from a. r. Moody,
#s OF Petersburg, major Of the Seventy
Z second Virginia Regiment, relative to the
&Y a member of the Petersburg company In
NJ the sham battle ut Chase City says In
p par 81. ren,sst ), co,ono, 1 i ~ q
I OF the seventy-second Regiment, and the
committee Of arrangements, / was IN
s command OF the opposing forces. consist
front he CHASE ara y a
The lines had each advanced n distance
SsB OF 61o feet, and the, sham battle had been
On for nearX a minutes NE When
bnrg. Grays. was reinforced. boil, on the
e right and left by my support. the Chase
and por r. Be- q he ae Grass
Il serve when ! laoticed a member of
Captain AIillers command fall l$face
doWnWards. HI s.5.5
lssSSiI Immediately directed TO cease firing,
and the officers OF both of my companies
s85 and n1yself went to the asss's St e OF
II the wounded man. Major A, ~ Finch,
Il TIE side of Sergeant Blount within a
s few minutes and rendered first aid to
tbs wounded man. and had him removed
1sRoth Captain Parham; Of the Grays
and Captain Goode, OF the Mecklenburg
insneeted s each sSartrdss boz
# to ma rticipate In the battle. and state
positively that no man had any ammuni
ton. except blank eartridgees s, and, fur n
rdges, Y - ~ -
Tn my oninion. the riot charge mus
have been loaded in the shell OF thf
blank cartridge by mistake. Captair
y Miller. Of the Richmond company. STATED
To the officers present ut the. Meoklenburi
Hotel that he attached no blame to an,
y one. The distance between the npnosin'
lines ~ the time that Blount fell yarie'
from 20 TO 81 feet on our right to abou
A IA 81 on our left. n.
fl$s4SSftAs many statements concerning tl''
4 u occurrence have been published, II re
.s quest that the foregoing which to HI
s5 best Of my knowledge and belief Is cor
.y rect y be Published. z si Il 9lSig ~ Il W.
IsiEnedl .AsHLFIGFfs r. MOODY:
Sss Tor sayentx-second Infantry, Yirglni;
Volunteers