The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
NAMES OF BLUES
WHO FACE TRIAL
Three NonCommissioned Off
GERS, Nine Privatcs-one Case
Is Held Up.
MEN WERE REFUSED LEAVE
Fear OF Dismissal Is Expected to
BE Defense in Most
Instances.

| Inspection of the names of twelve
Of the thirteen members Of the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues VINO Will
be tried by court-mar.lal on August 81
! on charge of disooed'erc, of Mill
,ary orders shows tina: me of them
Is hospital steward one is A ha,tu.i,n
roicr sergeant. one is ? corpora; ana
nine are privates. Tn, list was made
public yesterday.
The name of the thirteenth man is
| SUI. withheld from ruhi'cation Us
there seems to be Il possibility that
F., h. ma% escape trial. rhA merits of S
case are unknown.
The twelve men arc accused Of A
tieach O. military discipline Ii failing
to obey orders TO &c into camp mt
Basic City. from July Is II IS They
List of Accused Men.
Battalion Headquarters-Dr. w. B.
Hopkins. hospital steward: William E.
Breazeale. color sergeant.
Band-Private F. w Lcaka
Company A-Priva;o George c. Fair
lamb.
Company R-Priv4te Malcolm j.
Rawlings. Private John H. Brent, Pri-
vtte Egbert L. Giles.
Company Corporal Robert p.
Ut =.
vate London NJ. Jackson. Private sam
uel Hughes, Private John IL Leland.
The man whose case IS being held
ur is said to belong 20 the new Com
pany D.
Not Allowed to Go.
AS stated in The Times Dispatch yes
terday. 1t is expected that the defense
, of at least some of these men will be
the refusal on the part of their en-
MI
city to attend the encampment In
some instances. it is reported. threats
were made of dismissal If the men
obeyed the military orders.
Should this be brought out at the
trial. 1t is expected to result in
clearer understanding between the mil
itary authorities and employers as to
the binding nature OF the oath of en-
listment taken by each man who joins
the militia. Heretofore such a rigid
compliance with the orders of those
in authority has not been demanded
but II was felt by the officers of the
Virginia Volunteers that II the Ma
tional Guard of this State is to be
brought UP to the standard demanded
by the War Department. and II 1t is to
be made the recipient Of Federal pay
the men must be given the necessary
training. not the least important part
Il
first hand study OF the duties and re-
sponsibilities OF camp life and of the
drills which are part of the train
ing there.
Said to Have Removed.
IT was reported yesterday that Color
Sergeant Breazeale is now residing in
Newport News. and attends only at
battalion drills. which are seldom held.
The attendance OF one who holds his
position is not required at the regular
company drills. 1t Is further stated
that Private Leland has been I'm New
York for some time. II these state
ments are true, there is some specula-
ton as to why these men did not Sc
cure honorable discharges on the
ground of removal from the district,
rather than subject themselves to trials
by court-martial.
The court. which will begin its SEES
sion at 10 o'clock on the morning Of
August 81, is TO be composed OF Lieu
tenantColonel p w Salomonsky of
the Fourth Infantry. president; Major
Clinton l. Wright, acknowledgement Of
the First Brigade. and Captain l.
Branch Johnson. commander of the
Norfolk Light Artilley Blues. Captain
J. c. Wise, adjutant OF the First Bat
tlion OF Field Artillery. will be the
Judge advocate.