The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-24


case.
The Trial In Court.
The court-room was crowded by Wis.
itors and the forenoon was consumed
in taking testimony.
Judge Clopton refused the first three
sets of Instructions
Getting to the Jury.
At one stage the court requested the
commemorative Attorney to enter min
tication over the armory. The Zone
Guard" had prepared enough lemon
ade and cakes to stock an army, and
the boys set to with will. Every
thing was put In shipshape, and the
soldiers returned to their homes and
the arms OF their loved ones.
The March in a Nutshell.
1t was at . o'clock in the morning on
Sunday week ago that the Howitzers
left Stanton on their march over the
ground made historic and famous by
Stonewall Jackson and his army. 1t
was 9:10 O'Clock yesterday morning
that they marched into Alexandria,
with bands playing and colors flying.
They were met by r. e. Lee Camp, No.
.,
tiers of the Confederacy. THE cor
diality of our reception there" said
Captain Myers. could not have been
exceeded had we just returned from
bloody battlefields. Colonel Smoot, the
commanding officer of the camp, was
untiring in his efforts to see that all
our needs were met"
On Sunday the battalion marched fif-
teen miles, and was delayed by the
breaking OF several wheels. The next
day 1t made ten and one-half miles,
and was delayed at Harrisonburg eigh-
teen hours by a severe storm On
Tuesday the command reached the top
of Massanutten Mountain, distance
of seventeen miles. .t
Only seven miles was made on We'd
nesday time being given for sightsce-
ing in the Luray Cayerns. On Thurs
day, over the toughest roads the men
encountered during the - tEipf..sF they
marched twenty-one nlils I,urz.s,
to Front Royal. They pa sssl goYer
the Blue Ridge through Manassas Gap
on Friday. covering a distance of
twenty-five miles. On Saturday they
covered the longest march during the
trip--twenty-four miles. probably a
record for volunteer organizations. On
Saturday evening they camped at Bull
Run Post-Office. after marching twen-
ty miles. Monday they made twenty
one miles, bivouacking east of Four
Mile Run. three and half miles from
Alexandria. The Journey was COM
pleted at $40 A. NJ. yesterday.
1t was the first trip of It's kind,
probably, ever made by any volunteer
military organization, and the Howitz-
ers, who had already achieved one re-
cord in their march with battery and
full equipment to Jamestown, estab-
lished another in their march through
the Valley of Virginia.
Captain Meyers on the Trip.
In speaking of the expedition Cap
tain Myers said:
From military standpoint the trip
is bound to result in great benefit to
journey. They had practical experience
of the hardships to be borne In real
way, travelling over rough roads in all
conditions OF weather; they were
taught how to take care of themselves
In the field and they experienced fore
ed marches, both by day and by night.
The lectures delivered by our chaplain,
DR.. j. P. Smith were of great edlcn-
tional value, and the men were taught
and given explanation of many OF the
problems of Jackson's campaign.
THE movement is bound to result in
good not only to my organization, but
also to the military at large. The con-
duct Of ,he men on the tour showed
the people OF the country in which we
travelled of what material the State
citizen soldierly is composed, and will.
therefore. result in closer feeling be-
tween taxpayer and the State citizen
soldiery
Men Were Real Soldiers.
considering the actual marching
time Of the organization, the march
vas probably something never before
achieved by any oeher volunteer or
gantzation, considering also that the
command was kept at all times In
close touch with Its supply train. The
health Of the men on this strenuous
campaign proved the physical ability
OF the command to undergo actual
campaigning. Ninety-odd members
participated. only three of whom were
sick enough to be relieved from duty,
and these only for a short time.
The men, as far as / can ascertain,
We're brought hack to their homes in
the same condition they were In when
they departed, little footsore, per-
haps. but all In better physical cQhdi-
ton than when they left the city.
1T Is to be hoped that tho efforts
of the mon In this march will cause
the State to send them next year on a
similar expedition. with all equipment
and the entire battery properly horsed,
as I believe had this march been made
with guns, 1t would have resulted IN
not only greater benefits to the or
sanl2ntion, but also in closer feeling,
between the citizens and their mills
tary institution.
nm tired" he concluded.
lie mopped his brow again. and went
home to his wife and his babies. He
smiled as he went, for he had been
show,ered with the plsudits OF the Rioh-
Amoud multitude. :.