New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
Illnesses DISAGREE
Al uTTNAN HEARING
..,.oment Drawn Up by Com
''% 'Jss of Former Guards
man Cause Of DiSSenSiOn.
..nUE FLUENCE ALLEGED
..,.ral Men Testify That They
sgned Document at Cor
rorars Request Without
Having Read 1t,

Il 4AA %
-,t contradictions Of testimony be-
/ ,ba witnesses for the complainant
'''. .,,ss Of the defence We're the feat
3 :, the adjourned hearing yesterday
.oo, before Governor Suffers board
.rlrv into the charges of Samuel
- formerly Of Company 3. 18th
,-snt y. G. y. Y, that he was kept
0-orootion because of race preju-
a.-3cs Simmons. counsel for Littman,
"a several witnesses in an effort to
that influences were brought TO
,oon the members who signed the
nsnt introduced on Wednesday.
- nvrported to show that majority
\. company was not in favor Of the
/ -, of Littman to the office of second
lgisnant . -
=, stand that they signed the docu-
:, vttbout reading its heading, after
y, ,old BY Corporal Rogers of the COM
- that they ought 10 sign IL TO get
..,,,n Tiffany out Of trouble in view Of
/ !. ,pblicity that Littman had given the
.,,,ln and Colonel Barthman in pub
s,sa interviews.
| r,,noral Rogers was called 70 the stand
= denied what the other witnesses had
.,sssd. He said that every man asked
s,r the document was told 20 read 1t,
"a that each had the option of signing
!. statement that he saw mt. there being
!. /, which the signers had the privilege
.,rInr they would have voted for Lift
"a, as well as the one which stated they
,rs not have voted for him.
risotenant Colonel Herman Bendell and
r,-nander L. VI. Josephthal sat alone at
:. inquiry yesterday. The complainant
=, recalled TO the stand as the first
,,,sss Of the afternoon. He said he did
,s miss a drill during his second enlist
ant ard attended committee meetings
ro c, three times a week in preparing
q, company events.
Arthur Be!insky, clerk OF the company
s,-,lfed his signature to the document
r,s-sd ny the defence. and said he signed
. Al the request Of Corporal Rogers
rhout reading its contents. He said:
7 vas asked 10 sign it 10 save my cap
r- trouble. ! heard Corporal Rogers
vas a candidate himself for Sec
~s lieutenant / was told that Lift
rsrs name was not brought up in
ascls would have voted for Littman.
2 heard Sergeant Bohn say 1t was
same that Littman was turned down on
ucouni Of his race.
Lieutenant Colonel Bendell asked the
yirsss II he could read and If he had
lgrsd the document without reading the
,sdng. Upon the witness saying he did
u rad it, the presiding officer ordered
h. whole testimony Of the witness
stricken out
NusHder Silverman. a cutter, was
aid. and said he did not sign the docu-
nE. as he was for Lttman. Frank
hza and Emanue. ". Solomon, other
-s-bsrs of the company, said they
sgra 10 get the captain out Of trouble,
azlg Corporal Rogers's word for IT,
Corporal Abraham Swartz. the only man
1s sn the petition favoring Littman, said
;s vas always for Lttman. and was
-s-ber Of a committee Of five, self-ap-
1oaisd, which went 20 Captain Tiffany
hye him ask for an election for sec
I'd lieutenant.
Corporal Rogers was the last witness
& tie day. lie said: "I got up the pet!-
ua myself ! believed that the story in
2. paper brought reflection on my cap
an ard colonel. so l got it up 10 find
~ attitude Of the members Of the com
Tly told every one 10 read over the
Easnents and s.en the one he wished.
. 'sTsr said the captain was in trouble
an not a candidate for second heu-
kilnt was last fall, together with Ser
pa, Littman and Sergeant Murray
Lieutenant Colonel Bendell adjourned
e bearing until o clock this afternoon.
an effort 10 finish to-day an evening
kiAon probably viii be held.