The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
BLUES TRIED TO
KEEP IT QUIET
Private Epps Received Two
Blows in Face While on Boat
Before Anybody Could Inter- !
fere-Staff Vacancy Offered
by Major to John RAN
dolph Tucker.

having VloA0tco tAAnso~S A~>o -
striking an enlisted man. CaDfain
Joseph LIE Masurier. adjutant OF ina
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
talon and one Of the most widely
known military men in the State. nas
retired from the service OF the VIZ
glnta Volunteers His resignation has
been accepted. and a bulletin to TINS
effect was posted on the order boec0
at the Blues Armory yesterday mor1-
ing.
The trouble which leads to Captain
LIE Mausiers retirement occurred ON
the recent trip Of the battalion to New
England. The other man in the ca9o
was Private George w. Epps. Jr, o.
Company A.
Major e. w. Bowles. commanding
the battalion. has offered the postfdon
of captain and adjutant to First LAeu-
tenant John Randolph Tucker. and -
Is understood he will accept.
HapPenea On Beat.
Details Of the affair are not eoDL
to obtain. 1t seems. however. that ths
incident occurred when the MerchsntS
and Miners steamer on which the bat
TALON travelled from Newport News
to Providence was still within sight o.
the lights Of Old Point Comfort Sup
per had Just been concluded. and om-
GERS and men were generally engaSed
In conversation regarding the trip ana
its possibilities.
Captain LIE Nasurier and Private
Epps were talking together. The en-
listed man, who has n reputation ~
q 1okesmith, launched some remarks
regarding the adjutant's personal APP
pearance and pulchritude which en-
RACED the onlcer no little. taking 1t a
an affront.
According to those who were In thA
mess room Captain LIE Masurier struck
the private twice in the fcae. the lstfer
making little effort to resist. perhaps
because he was surprised
Mater Saw Trouble.
Major e. W. Bowles himself wa9
probably the nearest eyewitness 20
the scene. sitting only . few 1oee
away. He ran up at once. ordefod
Captain LIE Masurier to his quAxeHo
and kept him there for some timo
After the return to this city. Ha5oe
Bowles secured the resignation az
Captain Le Masurier. and 1t was 80
cepted Thursday by the Governor ana
by Acknowledgement W. w. sale. N
whose Office Captain Le Nasur3ee -
chief clerk
The men of the battalion have meth
ing to say about the matter. most q
them abstaining from the expreooeoD
Of any sort Of opinion. Quite . unm-
Der Of them were witnesses Of IL
occurrence.
Major Bowles. when asked about -
matter last night. refused to dSoeu0o
It In any way, merely verffyinG IL
report that the adjutancy had 6ooA.
offered to Lieutenant Tucker
Hod IntenAeA g ou1t.
Captain lie Masurier Is also 0l11D-
clined to say anything about the 0oo9
incident. He sad yesterday tha4 -
had recently moved to the su1uH4o
Of the city, where 1t - inconvso1sue
for him to come to the arm0fy 81
to attend to his duties. Also. II 0ooaD
there has been some feeling aDoa9
other eommands because he VS. -
Gently commissioned captain. ana 49,
ranks other battalion adjutanO 81
would rank future regimental 49,
tants He added that he had bso1 n
tending to resign. but had reDoa1eo
In the service until after the 2oW
England trip. Regarding the tEouooo
on the boat. he said he cousaoss04
that ended st the time. and 70 y ~
history.
Every military man in the 0eo1o
knows Joseph Le Masurier- He -
herits the tendency to be a soo0os.
He served during the Spanish-A00r.
lean War. and Is now commandSe -
FitzhuGh Lee Chapter. No. l. Cu9eUo
Spanish War Veterans. He was -
command Of company In the 81
Seventy-seccnd virginia Infantry.
KUOWu - AZ NUsssa0s0.
For years he has been chief clerk
in the Office Of the .Sdjutns; General
where every officer in the service hao
had correspondence with HIM Dc.
sus the past two years he has oe0O
compiling comprehensive rosters q ~
Virginia Volunteers. preserving 9or
pcesertty the record OF th- mtteeeo~
men OF this state.
On February .. 1895. Major 30W1oo
sooosrsed him battalion sdjv.sus -
the Richmond Lieh; Infantry 49,
with the rank OF frst lieutenant -
this once ne has been . hard wogBo8
He 70 secretary to the stat. Uu9on1y
Board and 10 commsndant VI csd0oD .
the Benedicsiue College. % this -
Altogether be 10 considered an 49,
lent military man
No. WOeo ESUsseeVee.
His successor. Esutcnsn; fIco0s
one % the vel known yoasg - -
R,emOnd We IL an stterpey. - -
former Congressman Harry 81 O.
Tucker, 81 I>xfngton Wneo
Tucksr cane 90 Rschmc01 - say
% Cuupaay p OF me uo1 -
tie formation % cc0VoW g -
tered snss co8DssA go - 49,
chssea for prcwssiss. oe 49,