The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-13
Every Man on The Encampnent at Aiken
Will be Questioned 10 =
FIND OUT WHO DID 1T
A Soldier Of the First Regiment
Charged With Throwing Stone
Out of the Car Window and Hit
ting Man Standing on the Side
Of the Track.

I'm any event you will make ::
most searching and careful investi.'
cation and make full report to .ths.
Office at the earliest possible moment.
The most scrupulous observance of
| every povision Of this oder is en-
| joined"
Thus concludes w. W. Lewis, who
is colorei of the First regiment, to
Mai. NJ. J. Walker and the command
ing officers of Companies c, X, L and
M Of the regiment, In ordering an
investigation of the alleged injury to
man near Sally from rock thrown
by one of the soldiers returning from
the Aiken encampment. Col. Lewis,
orders follows proclamation issued
by Governor Ansel, who is commarl-
der-in-chief of the National Guard Of
the State, few days ago, when the
matter was reported to him.
When the soldiers were returning
from Aiken on August rock was
thrown from one of the windows OF
the special bearing the troops. That
day Gov. Ansel received telegram
from ]. M. Hawley at Salley, stating
that a member of the company on the
first train from Aiken, passing
Through Salley that day, had injured
one of MIR. Hawley's men with
rock. Gov. Ansel Immediately order
ed an investigation and directed a
telegram and later, a letter, giving
all the information he had to Col. w.
w. Lewis.
That Col. Lewis is determined that
the guilty person shall be found out
| in this matter Is shown by the fol-
flowing letter addressed to Maj. Wal
ker and those commanding the four
companies mentioned above: .'&
1T has been reported to me that
when the first section Of the milf
tary train bearing Second battalion
and part CT the hospital corps was
at or near Sally some person ron the
train threw q rock or some missile,
seiously wounded man working in
the fields. This was on the return
trip from Aiken.
| "You are hereby directed at once
to summon before you every man be-
longing to you several commands
and examine each and every one of
them under oath as to his knowledge
of the incident, requiring him 70
state the facts as he knows them or
any hearsay testimony that will put
light on the subject.
I'm the event any man refuses 10
appear and testify you will at once
prefer charges against him and for
ward them to this Office. In the
event any man refuses to testify at
ter appearing you will prefer charges
against him unless he refuses to tes-
tify on the ground that his testi-
tying will incriminate, in which case
you will report that fact to this Office
at once.
Should you be able to obtain any
evidence tending to locate the gull
ty party you will at once report his
name and the names and addresses
of the witnesses to This Office
In any event you will make a
most searching investigation and
make full report to this Office at
the earliest possible moment. The
most scrupulous observance OF every
provision of this order is enjoined." !"
a. the office of Gov. ANS" the
. name of the man who was injured
has not been received. Secretary Be
: thea has addressed letter to Mi.
Hawley asking lin to furnish the
name of the nan who was struck by
+ the rock. MIR. Bethea, in behalf OF
Gov. An3cl, also requested more de-
tails, as to when and where the
, the throwing took place an'l an! 9TH
er information that may throw light
on the matter. In order to lnd1cs
the guilty person in case the iny"s-
tigation reveals who threw tho rock,
the name of the person struck WIZ.
Of course, be necessary.
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