The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-15
NO VERDICT YET
IN AEGR0's CASE
Military Men at Gettysburg
Curious to Know Fate of
Thomas Carroll
GENERAL RESENTED
GOVERNORS LETTER
Executive May Protest Against
Decision of Summary Court.
Richmond Officers
Indignant.
Especial to The Richmond virgf


GETT YSBURG. PA. July Is
Great interest is being manifested by
all the military men here, regulars
and militiamen alike. In the case of
Thomas Carroll. the negro from the
War College, who was summary
court-maruaieu Ior drawing a revolt
Yer on Lieutenant Hardy and Cor
poral Truenart. OF Richmond.
The case has been the sole topic of
conversation here to-da~ living 10 the
fact that 1t has been learned that
Governor Mann. who halted the sum
mary court while here and insisted on
= general court-martial, was indignant
and might take steps to prevent the
proceedings from being closed by the
rendering of verdict.
1t Is reported among military men
here that IL Governor Mann carried
out his intention to protest against
the summary court-martial before the
decision of the court Is made public,
ii might cause another halt and yet
result in a general court-martial No
word was received from Governor
Mann by General Wotherspoon to-
day or rather General Wotherspoon
had nothing from Governor Mann to
give out,
Did Not Like Interference.
II is known here that General
Wotherspoon did not like Governor
Mann's interference in the Carroll
case and made no secret Of the fact.
Governor Mann was in citizens attire
while in the militar, encampment and
although commander in chief of the
military forces OF Virginia, General
Wotherspoon seemed to regard the
chief executives action in requesting
that the negro be given a general
court-martiai as the intrusion OF
civilian although he did hait the sum-
mary proceedings out of respect to
Judge Mann as the governor of the
Old Dominion.
The officers who court-martialed
Carroll. without hearing word of
testimony from the Virginians whose
lives were threatened by the belfcose
or frightened negro. made their re-
port to General Wotherspoon forty
eight hours ago. but he said at noon
hat he was net prepared TO announce
he findings.
Outrageous" and Insulting" were
among the remarks made by State
q officers Friday in discussing the case
OF Thomas Carroll, the negro who was
given eeuFt-marttai by General
Wotherspoon at the Gettysburg en-
campment rather than a general
= court martial for defying a commits
stoned and .non-commissioner officer
OF the Virginia militia.
General Wotherspoon's action
which was to-u OF exclusively in the
Sirginian Thursday afternoon, will In
all probability result In the Virginia
troops remaining In the Old Domin-
Ion In the future. This Will be q
source of some regret because the
Virginia officers and men made a
fine impression at the encampment
and General Vaughan received many
compliments on their good work and
soidierly demeanor. 1t was hoped
that close relations between the reg
ular establishment and Virginia mill
tia would be established, but this IL
hardly expected in view OF the fact
0at Governor Mann's request for a
general court-martiai was ignored and
the case of the negro tried and set
tied without the chief executives
knowledge.
Taken Up With senator.
Just what further steps Governor
Mann has taken or will take are not
known at this time. the chief execu-
tive having left Richmond Thursday
afternoon for Charlottesville. He told
a reporter for the yirgintan Thursday
afternoon that he intended taking the
doubtless did this, as he and the SEN
ator travelled TO Charlottesville to-
gether,
Adjutant- General Sale declined TO
discuss the affair saying he preferred
10 wait until the findings Of the court
were made public and he could learn
all that transpired with regard to the
case, following the departure of the
Virginia troops from Gettysburg.
When IT was suggested 10 General
Sale that perhaps General wother-
spoon believed that the Virginians
aggravated matters and that their
actions were in some measure pro-
vocative of the insult and defiance
from the negro. he said, 'if the vir-
ginians did anything wrong they
should have been court-martialled
and punished. II anyone else violated
the military Law In camp he should
have been punished"
General Sale said he had learned
that such defiance and weapon draw
ing as Carroll was guilty OF Is punish
able by death In time Of war and ten
years Imprisonment In time OF peace.
1t is not believed the summary
court-marttaI can impose a penalty
greater than Imprisonment for three
months and forfeiture of pay for that
length of time.