The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-08
GOVERNOR HALTs
SUMMARY COURT
Insists That Negro Trooper
Who Drew Revolver be
Court Martialed
VIRGINIA OFFICERS
ARE HIGHLY PLEASED
Camp Divided Into Two Armies
Starts Out for Final Sham
Battle-Break Up
80 Saturday.
BY ALLYN 3. TUNtS.
(Staff Correspondent.N

| CAMP OF INSTRUCTION. GET
TYSBURG. July 9.-Acting as COM
mander-in- chief of the Virginia bril-
gade, Governor William III. Mann this
morning took a hand in the trial or
THOMAS Carroll negro cavaIryman
VINO threatened Lieutenant Ernest NJ
{ Hardy and Corporal j. +. Truehearf.
! OF Richmond. A summary opened
this morning at 9 O'Clock The me-
gro was arraIgned. and the case was
! proceeding when Colonel Boughtpn
with instructions from General Wo.
therspoon, halted the trial An offi-
ciai communication from Governor
Mann was received at division head
. quarters asking that the case be tried
before general court-martial Gem
eral Wotherspoon now has the matter
under Amusement, and has ordered =
recess in the summary court until fur
ther orders. A formal protest from
the officers of the First Virginia Reg
iment caused the Governor to this ac-
ton. The Virginians set forth that
at a summary court three months, inn
/ prisonment Is the limit Of punishment
which can be inflicted. and they de-
( clare that the action of the negro in
drawing revolver lis a capital offense
and that Carroll should receive .
heavy sentence. The Governors LETT
ters to General Wotherspoon have not
yet been made public. There now
seems to be but little doubt that
general court will be ordered. 1t IL
/ likely, however, that GeneroI Wo-
therspoon will hold conference with
the Governor to-day before announce
Ing his decision.
The officers are much delighted a
the prospect of gaining their point
Won't Talk.
Governor Mann declined to discuss
the matter while General Wother-
spoon referred the press 10 VirginiAS
Fchief executive Tor Information on the
! subject Account anied by Adfutant
General William Wilson Sale ana Col.
Charles Fl. Consolvo. Governor Mann
this morning viewed the famous bat
tlefeld. The trip was made In an aus.
! tomohile. At ! o'clock the Governor
and his party were anxiously await
ing tho report of the first gun II, the
last maneuvers of the Virginia troops,
which Will end tomorrow morning.
( bringing to a close the first period
of the camp of instruction.
At 1 o'clock this morning the two
armies. the red and the blue. moved
from their camps to take up posi-
tions for the sham battle. Brigadier
General c. c. Vaughan, Jr.. OF yir-a
ginia, commanded the blues, wlliIa
the reds were In charge Of Colonel
Mansfield. General Vaughan's army
is composed OF the Virginia brigade,
Troop A. Maryland Cavalry. one bat~
terry of field artillery. Virginia bat
talon of field artillery, one company
of engineers and the Maryland hos
pita! corps, The Virginia artillery
will be used In this afternoons bat
tie" to support the battery.
Colonel Mansfieids forces consists
| of the Second United States Infantry.
Twenty ninth United States Infantry.
! First Maryland Infantry, Fifth Mary
land Infantry, Fifteenth United Suites
Infantry. First Battery Of Artillery
Tone company OF engineers and oI1
ambulance company. The blue army
will attempt to hold Granite Hifi. o.;
the York turnpike. from the reds. The.
engagement will likely end t0-nighk
before dark. The soldiers for the fr1&
time had their dinner on the neid.s
haversack rations having been Issued
this morning.
Governor Mann and General sale
have planned to leave Gettysburg tO-s
night, arriving In Richmond t0-moses
row morning. /.
Has Money Ready. M
Colonel Charles II. Consolvo, pay
UlhSlEi Vi Tic NfE8tllld kiOop1y ~ A4M2
Prepared to dispose Of many thou
sands of dollars Saturday nlornis1s
when the boys from Virginia Will re-
ceive the same pay for their ten dAy1t
service as the regulars. The COM
manders of all companies have m&dos
out their payrolls and these are nQNes
In the hands of the paymaster. wiO
has about completed all OF his AF~F
engagements for dispensing the money.
! virginia's medical officers are bec0faes
ing very proficient In camp sanitation
| work They are kept constantly on
the go, looking after the. incinerak0NM
and keep the camps Of the virgtnlA
troops in order. The surgeons atGS
! frequently called upon to 0KGGE
wounds which have been receive4
by the soldiers in the perform9nEA9
of their many duties. The heAlfh ~
the camp continues splendid. with IT,
than a score of men on light duty ~
laid up in the hospital with compa4 hnHA
of minor nature. ss n
General Vaughan. one OF the Mo0E
disting uished figures in the camp, sh44
been the recipient OF very compl
4 mentary remarks concerning the we4l
of his brigade. General WotherspeNMI
has been very free In expresatnxs MR
satisfaction at the good work ~ &ApS
virginians Many of the c0mpani<M2
General Wotherspoon declares. ax
equally as efficient in their narfi6G~l
as regulars He Is confident thaN t11@
camp will be OF untold benefit ID tl
militia. q sxs3
Farmers Protest. ~ *S
1t has just been learned that 3ar1
ers in the vicinity OF the miat~1M
manoeuvres are likely to enter y pfsx
test against the soldiers. Claiming f1S
in their exercise marches ana af1
property and in many instancea ctp1
Fave been damaged. and II nor w.
pears thar the United States gQY&
| ment Is likely to be made the
dant in several suits for
Although the governments
itself but little concern. 4 II
j evident that some ~ the otltrey
J are worried over tie sIsuattGN
ing raid that thu f0tloWNx4 $5