New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
OFFICERS OF THE Attn
DENY RACE PREJUDICE
Testify at SuIzer Inquiry That
Littman Had Bad Mill
tary Record.
SICKNESS AMONG EXCUSES
Board Completes Taking of
Testimony in Case of Alleged
Discrimination Against
Jew Soldier.

Governor Suffers board Of inquiry into
the alleged discrimination In Company 3,
18th Regiment. y. q. y. Y. against the
election t. commissioned rank OF mem
bcrs Of the Jewish race completed IT'S
hearings yesterday afternoon. Lieu
tenant Colonel Herman Bcndcl gave the
attorneys until the last OF July TO file
briefs. lie will return TO Albany to-day
TO give the testimony 10 the Governor.
The principal witness yesterday was
Henry G.. Barthman. colonel Of the attn
Regiment. against whom thu charges Of
race prejudices were brought by Samuel
Littman. a sergeant In Company b Colo
mel Barthman admitted that be said TO
Llttmau he would not advise him To work
for election 10 the vacant second lieu
tenancy because he might find II un-
pleasant as the only Jew on the official
board Of the regiment
Colonel BarthmAn. however said he
offered the suggestion uuohlcially. and
that the real reason be did not call
an election when he knew that L!ttman
was the majority candidate OF his COM
pauy was that the sergcant's military rec
ora was bad
Colonel Blrthmau said that captain
Jauicky and Captain Ecke had told him
that L!ttman was not q good soldier lie
said he considered both enlistmcnts OF
the candidate In making his decision. lie
said:
Il told Littman when he came 10 me.
T.ittman. you are business man and
have common sense. I would advise you.
even Il your record was a good one. not
To- accept a commission, as 90 sit iu the
council Of officers Oh which you would be
the only Jew might not always bee pleas
ant for you
40 one ever said he would not sit on
IN, board with a jew. and would have
recommended him II he had had a good
record" said the witness. "Littmau
seemed to be s,lf-proclaimcd applicant
When asked why he mentioned the race
question 10 Lttmau. Colonel Barthman
said. II thought something might come
up I'm the social intercourse OF the men
that might not Toe pleasant 10 HIM"
IIttman was recalled In rcbuttai and
gave business engagements, ovcrwOrk and
sickness as reasons why he did not have
"A better record during mis- nrst enlist
ment
Attacks Littman's Record.
Maurice Simmons. attorney for Lift
man. asked Ernest l.. Jaulcky. liouten-
ant colonel OF the 18th and formerly
captain Of Company r. who had called
Littman "shirk." II ne did not know
that 1t was jew who planted the flag IN
the charge Of the Rough Riders. that It
was q jew who captured tho flag at Ma
Mia and that ten Jews went down with
the Maine. The question was ruled out
Lieutenant Colonel Janickv said he did
not say he would not sit ON a board with
Lttmans record to Colonel Barthmau
and that he thought IAttman shrkcd his
duty.
Albert -. Ecke. captain of Company \.
said Littman came TO him for approval
as a candidate for the vacancy lie did
not like Ilttman's actions he said.
Ecke said he told Littman that there
was "A vacancy I'm a negro regiment that
he might try for" but he only meant 1t
as a joke
Il considered Littman a shlrk and n
wilmer" said William e. Hanton. who
was captain of Littmans company dur
Ing the latter's first enlistment.
ILttman told Of conspiracy that he
said was advanced hy Corporal Rogers 10
have "A caucus. getting all the men to
vote for Rogers. and then at the election
they could all vote for Littman He said
he spurned the proposition as un-Amer-
lean.