Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-27
Col. Hine Says There Is Evil
dence to Warrant Trial of
Three (inardsmen.
COURT MARTIAL TO BE
FIVE DAYS AFTER RETURN
Officers Demand. Disclosure of
Names to Remove Suspicion
from Guiltless Ones.
[rrom a star corre.pondent.l

CAMP FORT, Sea Girt, July 27.-Fol-
lowing the filing of courtmartial papers
by Captains Lord and Horton. Colonel
Edwin w. Hine, of the Fifth Regiment,
announced that he had enough evidence
to warrant the trying Of three men
from Company I and Company H, of
Orange, on the. charge made by John
NJ Lindsey, president OF the Orange
Police Commission, that these men were
disgracefully drunk when the soldiers
left Orange for camp last Saturday.
Due to the sensation which is stir
ring the camp, maneuvers and other
encampment features are almost en-
tirely lost sight of, and while the names
of the men are stillswithheld, 1t is said
that they are generally known. 1t is
declared that 1t was not an ordinary
debauch that the men indulged in, but
that they made an exhibition of them
selves, which brought ridicule and con-
tempt on the entire Orange citizen SOL
diery.
Demand Ratification of Names.
I'VE are all under suspicion" is the
way one of the officers of the company
put it today. There is only one thing
to do. and that is to have the men
face court-martial."
Colonel Hine added that the court
martial will be held five days after
4 4bo l,,z6x. have rat,,rYad froy,, cop,r
Friends of the accused men said today
that by that time the excitement. will
have blown over and influences win be
brought to bear to clear them Of the
serious charges.
There was story today that an
East Orange soldier, who was in the
worst stage of intoxication. did not go
to camp on Saturday He was SO
drunk. 1t was declared, that friends
who tried to shield him from the gaze
OF the public sent him homo on a troll
ley car.
1t happens that. the men involved
We're eall nc iardsme and it was
their first trt }camp.
It is declared there were no such
ldisgraceful scenes as Mr.. Lindsey
Y ght to show and not the slightest
sign of disorder when camp was
reached. The regiment came in or
derly. and the conduct has been sur
prisingly good for, such a large NUM-
Der of men. Both sGoverno- Fort and
Colonel Hine are said have been
visibly upset over the latter.
Proceedings Antedate Complaint. =
Why Mr.. Lindsey should SEND the
letter first to the Governor has been
mystery to officers here. as he knew
Colonel Hine is in charge, and that
the matter would have been dealt with
properly. AS early as Sunday, as the
result of the acts of the few men, ap-
plication was made for court martial
blanks, and the letter is said not to
have hastened or lessened any action.
4 see there has been criticism of my
action In appealing to Governor Fort"
said Mr.. Lindsey today 'instead of 60
ing to Colonel Edwin w. Hine. No dis
courtesy to Colonel Hine, who has been
my intimate friend for years, was in
tended; and, in fact I did not know the
men who figured in the disturbance
were his soldiers. 1 simply, as civil
ian, not knowing the routine of milf
tary affairs, sent my complaint to the
head of the State militia"
Several men have come forward to
Mr.. Lindsey telling him frankly they
were outraged by the occurrence of
Saturday, but did not send complaint.
II was not cooking for any notoriety,"
said the commissioner of police, "but
simply did what considered my duty.
The acts of the men were disgraceful
and were observed by many people,
and from the actions of some of the
younger men, imagine their condition
was due to their lack of familiarity
{ with strong liquor. 1 am no temper
anoe crank, but when a man In the
United States uniform forgets himself
some notice should be taken of the
offense''
Patronized Many Saloons.
Some of the men who have taken up
the case assert that half dozen of the
guardsmen slept all Friday night in the
companies quarters, (. and that the
drinking bout started early Saturday
morning. The men patronized many
saloons and were given small bottles of
liquor, it is charged, with which they
had a good time all morning.
Mr.. Lindsey does not know the
names of the offending men, as the only
one he recognized in uniform was Pat
rick Riley, an ambulance orderly, who
carried man down from the rooms
and placed him on board the trolley car
en- route for Market street station.
Under secret orders the First bat
talon Of the Fifth went out on patrol
duty, equipped with rations, and are
having interesting maneuvers in the
surrounding country, and performed
well. Friday night, it is now expected.
the two regiments will meet in sham
battle For the second time a fire call
was sounded last night. and both regi-
ments turned out. Burning papers
scattered about caused the trouble.
limitations begin in Company. A last
night, The following got the degrees.
Privates Gaib, porsch, Walton. Roess-
ner, Maily- and wv. Smith. The candi-
dates were matched from one end Of
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