The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-03
court MAY PROBE
SERIOUS CHARGES
Accusations Arc Made Against
Officers OF Highland Springs
Infantry Company.
GENERAL SALE is SILENT
Has Nothing to Say Until Gov
ernor Receives Papcrs-Scr-
gcant Lctfcw Is Accuscr.

Dissension in the ranks OF Com
pan}y II. Fourth infantry, Al IIighland
unpleasant situation. and may end
with general court-martial to in
Vcstigate sensational charges which
have been freely circulated against
the two ranking officers OF the or
ganizdtion. Papers in the case have
not been laid before Governor stuart
will be no official recognition Of the
matter Adjutant -Ciencral w w Sale
stated yesterday that he had nothing
to say until authorized by the Gov
ernor.
Quartermaster-S crscnnt james T..
Lelfew is the author OF the charges
against his Supcriors. lie not only
makes personal charges against them,
but asserts that there were irrcgulari-
ties In the enlistment of recruits, in
the preparation OF muster rolls and
in the conduct OF the organization.
,r Trouble Occurred on sunday.
:, The trouble has been brewing, it
organized several months ago, but did
not break until Sunday morning just
as ~. the company was preparing to leave
tn Highland Springs Town Han, in
which IT'S armory is located. for 4
hike At that time a clash Is said
to have occurred between Captain Fred
Holden and First Lieutenant John w
Cloyd on ono hand, and Sergeant LET
few on the other
IL resulted in the latter being tech
nicnllv placed under arrest for disc
bedieuce Of orders. and being left at
the armory. Captain Holden. it is said,
VIII ask that 2 court-martial be sum-
moned TO try- him.
Since his arrest Sergeant Leffew
mas made a number of charges, and
Is commonly reported TO have appear
ed before the military authorities and
put them In writing. He asserts that
officers padded the rolls of the com
ramy, In order to meet the governments
Causes Sensation in IIcnrIco.
Inc company was recruited from
among some of the most prominent
men of the county. and the charges
and countercharSes have caused q
sensation in Henrico. Tho contro-
v!erSy Is the sole topic Of talk at High
land Springs. Second Lieutenant Wal
lace Fox last night gave the following
version OF the trouble on Sunday:
and eb had C srranf {, to go on hike.
wagon 70 convey our provisions and
camp utensils. He and the assistant
cook were in the wagon as we were
ordered them to dismount and march
Win the company. claiming that the
wagon was under his supervision as it
MAS hired with the company funds.
This. however. was untrue. Cook Hig-
| Gins let us have tho wagon without
c cnar. and. therefore; Captain Holden
Lelfew flew OUT into q rage and was
Pvt under arrest for refusing to obey
Court May he Ordered.
should Sergeant Leffew put his
charges In writing and submit them to
the Adjutant General, as il Is believed
ne mas done, 1t is more than possible
Una, mat an investigation will be ordered
Inc charges in regard to the enlist
tnent Of the members OF the company
ana OF padding the muster rolls is a
very serious one and is stoutly denied
by the officers. Sergeant Leffew as
serts that the name of one man was
| wrongly entered; that others were un-
der or over age. that many never at
tend drill, and that some of the equip
iheht Is not being kept in the armorv
us required by law
r, B0th Sergeant Leifew and Captain
iioiden nave seen service in the reg
ular army The company lieutenant.
are both graduates of military schools
colonel 10 Lane Stern, assistant in :
sPector- general. postponed the muster
OF lhe company at ono time because
government requirements had not been
maze male. put after the papers were
Eanization. 1t is one of the I'VE IN
iantry companies recently organized
TO bring the three regiments up to the
government standards