The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
WHOSE WORD WILL
OFFICER ACCEPT? /?
Must Take That of Vir-
ginlans or Negro
Soldier.
SECRET REPORT OF
TROUBLE is MADE
Still Doubt as to Whether or Not
Negro Who Drew Pistol and
Threatened Officers of Vir-
ginia Militia Will Be Court
Martialed-Busy Day
in Camp.
by ALEXANDER FORWARD.


Camp Of instruction. Gettysburg. Pa.
July s.--There is still doubt to-nish,
as to whether or not Thomas Carroll,
the negro soldier, who while on duty
Monday. threatened Lieutenant Hardy
and Corporal Truehart, OF Richmond.
with a pistol, viii be court-nlartialed.
Provost Marshal Roughton completed
his report and made his recommends
tion tonight, but IL has not yet gone
20 General Wotherspoon. Action is
likely to be taken tomorrow. Secrecy
Is maintained. according to military
usage. as TO the tenor OF the report.
The Virginia officers cannot believe
that there Is "a possibility that there
Will be no trial. They point out that
the issue as TO this is whether the
commanding officer believes the state
,nent of the negro or the sworn testi-
nony OF the Virginia officers and men.
Talks OF Stone,vnlI Jackson.
The general STAFF officers have be.
come SO much interested in DIR. James
Power Smiths personal contact with
General StonewaI Jackson that he was
requested to make them a talk on the
subject tonight at General Wother
spoons tent. Dr. Smith entertained
the officers for some time. All OF them
regard General Jackson as one OF the
greatest soldiers in history.
With every man fit and doing his
part creditably. all the Virginia militia
drilled b. regiments this afternoon.
The three commands moved separately
over the field. each watched closely
by the army officer assigned TO II.
The criticism was slight indeed. AS
matter OF fact. the men are doing splen-
cid work. The constant training has
20 familiarized them with the duties
that the result is one that is exceed
ingly satisfactory TO the officers. They
work in unison. remember their in
structions well. and. more than all.
lake an interest in the job. There is
bnt little shirking.
The Virginia Field Artillery and tho
Fourth Virginia Infantry underwent
government inspection this afternoon.
as the First did yesterday. This is
likely to be the portion OF the Second
tomorrow.
Inspects Camp.
Major G. l.. Irwin, Third United
States Artillery. went through the
camp of the Howitzers. Norfolk Blues
and Grimes Battery. OF Portsmouth.
He took a good look at everything
that was done. and while his official
report has. OF course, not been made,
he said unofticially that the battalion
showed up in exceptionally good form.
Those who We're with Lieutenant Col
onel j. T. knight while he Inspected
the Fourth say that his comments were
not al all unpleasant as TO the cond.-
ton of things. AS a matter of fact,
It would be difficult 10 find a cleaner
camp than that of the Fourth.
During inspection member of the
Field Artillery tainted. Two men or
the First and one of the Fourth were
Frustrated By heat while on practice
marches this morning, but they quick
IL recovered. and the results will not
be serious. The health of the men 1s
superb.
Lieutenant L. w Ditto, of Ports
mouth. was officer of the day for the
artillery. and Lieutenant f. S. Sar.
Eeant OF Norfolk, was officer OF the
guard for the Fourth. Captain Will
liam Mountfeld, OF Emporia was OFF,
Ger of the day, and Lieutenant John A
Pipkin, of Newport News, was officer
OF the guard.
On Parade Review.
The Second Virginia was the centre
OF interest in the camp this afternoon.
while 1t passed IN parade review before
Its colonel. 1t had been ordered that
the Virginia regiments should be re-
viewed In turn. one each day The
Second Is the senior command ann
after regimental drill. the troops
marched out with Colonel Leedv al
their head. They proceeded to the di
vision headquarters. where the regu-
ilat1on review was executed General
Nv. w. Wotherspoon was present and
saW the parade Every man marched
with precision, and Colonel Leedy was
flushed with pride as he returned to
his headquarters. There was certainly
no reason why he should have been
ashamed. For this regiment Lieuten-
ant ]. P. Asst, of Staunton, was officer
OF the day. and Lieutenant James ".
Jeffries. Of Warrenton, officer of the
guard
Colonel Ambrose B. Hirshberger ana
Colonel John W. Grove of Luray, vis-
tied the Second to-day. They are both
Confederate veterans and the former
is the father of Capt. A. A. Grove.
Richard T. Berry, Colonel Leedy.s law
partner at Luray. was another Visit
tor.
Capt. Howard w. Raines, Of Dan
VILE, acted as officer of the day for
the" First Virginia. and Lieut.. j. A.
Maddox, of Charlottesville. as officer
OF the guard. All the offices took a
tactical ride in the afternoon. follow
1ns the regimental drill,
Problems Worked Out.
The infantry regiments executed
MARCHES and worked out problems by
battalions to-day. This will not be
done again., for tomorrow all such
movements will be by regiments. Each
entire command will so out together.
Governor Mann and his party will
be met at the train tomorrow morn
Ing by General wotherspoon and Cen
eral Vaughan in an auto. They will
be CHARTERED at brigade headquarters.
Upon entering the camp the Cover
nor's salute will be fired by the field
artillery. While there will be no spe-
ctal movements of troops. the Cover
nor viii be taken out in an auto to
see some Of the field work. He win
also see the parade and review OF
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