The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14


Colonel Thomas J. Nottingham. com
tnandlnr the -ourth yirrt,ta ..oir,en,
Genre Of tbe mos, e.naa,,,,,sl csse
whlch has arisen in the v!frlnia MILF
tary In rccen, ve,rs va4t.r5a,. offsred
his reslgratIon as an ofnca- n -he Ger
vic4 r-Dor ,h. o~,la, oe AaYi,.n,-C4t-
e.al " " sale the RESIGNATION wa
ncceoted and Colonel No,:lnphat1 ,lacel
on the ro,ired lI..
LIeutenart-colon.l Be-nar5 e.lo-
rnousky vas dasieuat.4 hy t;on.r.,l Sal.
10 assume command Of tho i.ofir,h Rag.
irnsnf and ,ytu De ,hc rsnlt,e omre~
o. the regiment al th. Moi,nt ,;reina
oncampu.ent Tho Same MALE hro.aht
m. rnslenation of sfa4o- l.+ttr.,e.. lya-I
ing brigade coiurnissarv ofnc.r Tnis
Reclamation. too was accepted
Colonel Nottinuhane ,eelpna,to,,
ycst.rda. con,inp . ,f,e 3D., ra
49, fsrlf,r IA, oBeial t..yo..t,. VIZ, ~,
TIC hands o, Brlra.il.r-1;..u.rai a. G
Vaughan. onrn.ndsd by a, oointo,,
handed downJulv t. Governor Nson
csus4t a a.eisod sDn1,,frr i, .rii5rs,,,
circles IN put AN unrestricted .nd "a an
unsavory military eplsode IN yyhici,
Colonel Nottingham sfoo5 charged b.
the CHAPLAIN 81 nis oven recitn.n, ,,I,t,
using yulear and ah4sIy. lansi.ae. tai
1yari the osoveronr ot the s,st. G.r-
erai VAUGHAN ana other OF His
superior officers
Chnrse Preferred hy Parker.
Tbe lr.Id.nt nre, ea,ne 49, r,I'l. ,o
tic last September. when CAytsin Mi
liam o. PARKER. chaplain OF tho Fourth
Regiment. ana pastor az ia. PARK
Place Methodist Church. In Richmond.
offered his resignation 10 o;cn4fai SALE.
stating as tho reason Tor MS action ths,
conditions az the head OF the regiment,
were unsauSfactory He was ask.d 10
explain the reasons Tor his reslens.
ton The explanation was forthcom-
ing al once and was 10 the effect that
Colonel Nottingham, the Commanding
oftcer OF The reglmne, had applied
gross and vulgar language towlrs
ranking officers OF the state military.
We'll as TO an officer of the regular
army More specifically. he charged
that on the occasion OF the Gettysburs
enrampmcnt IN 1910. when Governor
Mann was on an official visit to the
troops. Colonel Nottingham in the
chap!ains presence. spoke OF the state
Executive ia the crosses and most abu-
sive manner.
At the encampment the following
year at CLlpepcr Captain Parker
nvcrred Colonel Nottingham repeatedly
employed vulgar language IN des!pnAt-
ins Observation-Disclosures Vaughan and =
number 81 other officers. Under these
conditions, he said. he was unwilling
longer 20 serve as chaplain %; the reg
iInent commanded by Colone! Noting
Court OF Inquiry Ordered.
The charges launched by Captain
Parker created a nine days sensation
81 the State and caused Governor Mann
10 take action. He designated court
OF inquiry consisting OF Colonel LeoAy.
Iieutenant-Colo Craighili ana Major
WORKMAN 10 conduct rigid eNamina-
~
e report The court sat in Norfolk I'm
April. and Captain Johnson OF that city.
appeared as Nottinghams counsel
Immediately following tho charges
preferred by Captain Parker Colonel
Nottingham issued "A point blank denial.
maintaining that the charges mad no
pass IN fact 1t was followed by
statement from Captain Parker. in
"nich ne repeated the charges and in
trodNc"H additional evidence. Colonel
nottingham. upon this admitted that
ne had used some unguarded language
an the presence OF the official family,
but declared that Captain Parker's YER
zion was mucn exaggerated and that
~ Ia!led TO give the AFFAIR true color hy
emitting 70 mention certain eXtenuat-
ing circumstances
Among the witnesses summoned 10
give testimony at the court Of inquiry
IN Noriolk We're CAPTAIN Parker. Lieu
tenant -Colonel Bernard w Salomonsky,
MAJOR israel Brown captain David 5
GihSte'n' Major Allen Potts Lieutenant
Iooert J. conrad Major Edward T.
aSooaWln' Major Albert G. Epes and
edJoI fFeuerlek L. Curdt
"uiity OF "Heprchcnsibic Conduct"
after lengthy session the court Of
tn9utry IoHhd Colonel Nottingham
6uilty OF Feprehensinle conduct and
cS'HH!cHNed tndl ne ue either severe