The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-08

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offending soldier would be punished In
the proper military manner.
My remark as to indorsing the on
GERS actions I made after having the
facts related to me. I meant that
approved the manner in which they
handled the situation knowing that all
fair-minded and intelligent persons
would understand that ! did not APP
prove tho actions Of the enlisted men
who did the firing, nor did i in any way
intimate that / wished to shield the
offending persons.
LAS far as my competency is con-
cerned, that is a matter for my SUI
perlors One who serves IN military
capacity is subject at any moment to
Incur criticism from all sorts OF peo-
pie, aud 1t does not follow that he
should accept the invitation of every
one who chooses to lash himself Into
a rage, wave the bloody shirt, and call
for the officers resignation.
Desires No Conflict.
There has been no intention on my
part to In any way conflict or to In
terfere with the cooperation With CIVIL
and military authorities. but, teellns
that this breach of discipline could be
more efrectually dealt with by military
1 have insisted upon IL
taking that course.
1.-THE outcome of the conference with
the Mayor. Chief of Police ana com
monw ealth's Attorney, nomely. ina. liie
soldiers would be uellsc,eu
to the Police Justice on Wednesday
morning, and that the aboVe-naneo OF
ficers would turn the soldiers over 10
the military authorities for trial Win
assurance that they would ne pIopct
ly dealt with. was perfectly sa.isia
tory to all. No one is capaole OF CRY.
icizing any action on the par u
military officers unless no t'ao oeeA
present at the time.
'These soldiers have not oeeh piaoe
under arrest for the reason ina. my
have been ordered to report at stateu
places and certain times "n'on
language is equlVa1ene.
tain discipline and good order aiaors
~ q n;an of the various companies, and
with this one exception, they nave uh-
doubtedly come up to and beyond my
wish to say ! immedl-
ately took steps and with all speed
possible on Tuesday to find out VINO
these offending soldiers were ana "
take steps to punish them. NY lirss
stem was to inform the Adjutant-Ien-
eral and to confer with him IN REGARD
to the matter, which was peiore
had had any communication with NM
and shortly thereafter TO confer WIN
the civil authorities
Official Report.
Major Price makes the follo"ihs
report to the Adjutant-General:
Immediately after the complexion
If the sham battle at the FAR
Grounds on September 6, 1910, dis
tinctly ordered each captain to coiiecs
all unused ammunition with the STATE
,nent that / did not want to near
single sho. fred This order was eS-
ecuted and transmitted to the seVelsi
ythe commanding ON
GERS I attribute the actions OF the
mon to the excitement of the exercises
h. which they had Just been engaged
torether with the fact that there was
nor commissioned officers on the car
With the company which did the hrins-
The absence of the three commission
ID officers of F Company Is salts
factorily accounted for.
officers Absence.
"yhen Company 7 was getting on
the street car one of Its men was ac
cidentally injured by rifle strlklns
him on the lip. The car being IN
motion at the time when Captain stone
became acquainted with the fact, aiu
not permit of his getting OH. lieu
tenant Rady and the man remainsi
at the Fair Grounds gate. Captain
Stone got off the car on "nieh a'
was as soon as practicable and re,
turned TO the scene of the injured
man not knowing that Lieutenant
Rady was with HIM.
when Captain stone left the car
on which Company T was, he turned
the company over to the first sergeant
directing him to return to the ar7nory.
lieutenant underwater was exhausted
and overcome by the exercise OF the
afternoon, and was unable to return
with the company. Lieutenant KIN
dervater has recently had considerable
trouble with hay fever. AT the FAR
Grounds some of the men requested
Sergeant Berg to give them some
cartridges for souvenirs. The alleged
firing began on Broad Street some
where near AlIen Avenue, anu CoiI-
tinued to Seventh Street
Negro Is AccnSer.
cat Seventh and Broad Streets a
negro pointed out Private Meredith as
being the man having fired gun to
a police officer. Private Thurman. He
and three other officers surrounded
Private Meredith. not laying hands on
him, and accompanied him to the
armory. On arrival at the armory door
Lieutenant Underwater asked Police
man Thurman. What Is the trouble?'
And he replied : want this man.
Lieutenant Underwater asked. What
is the charger Policeman Thurman
replied, firing rifle on the street
car
Lieutenant Underwater invited all
four into headquarters. Lieutenant
Underwater then called Captain Stack
and there followed a conversation In
regard to the legality OF civil authorl-
ties arresting a soldier In uniform,
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