Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-14
SOLDIERS ARE FINED
FOR PART IN DISORDER
Crutcifield Decides That MIiIitar,
Rules DO Not Supcrcede
S Civil Authority.
INTERPRETED WITH POLICE
Board Of Officers Calls on Chief OF
Police and Fair Officials to Pre-.
sent Evidence of Disorder ut Fair
Grounds.

Police Justice Crutchfield and Az.
sistant City Attorney Anderson yester-
day refused to allow military rules to
supersede. civil authority, and tho
trials of members of tho Virginia Ma
tional Guard. arrested at the State Fair
Grounds on Wednesday night for their
participation in the disorderly demon
stration. proceeded in court. Three
were fined and the others acquitted
Appeals were noted in each case where
fines were imposed. and bonds for the
.ppearance of the defendants at the next
term of the Hastings Court were sun
Piled by Major Allen Potts. quarter
master at Camp Stuart.
Sergeant Charles Il. Yeatman. Cor.
poral NJ. B. McQuarrie and Private Vic
tor Parks. of the Corps of Engineers,
charged with disordcrly conduct at the
Fair Grounds, were acquitted by JUS
tice Crutchleld when IL was shown that
they were members Of the provost
guard sent from the camp to helm pre-
serve order after 200 soldiers had
broken their way into the grounds
FINED FOR INTERVIEWING
WITH CITY POLICE
Sergeant Ycatman was later rear
rested on u bench warrant charging
him Win Interfering with the police slice
in the discharge of their duty. He was
fined Soj and costs. and promptly ap-
pealcd.
Sergeant L. NJ. Glinn. also of te
SoTpS VI engineers. WIS tried and
quilted of charge Of disorderly con-
duct. L. l.. Marshall. of the First Vir-
ginia Cavalry. was fined $40 for dis
orderly conduct. :. III. Galway, of the
Hospital Corps, was fined $40 and costs
for disordcrly conduct and resisting ar
rest. Appeals followed as each case
was disposed of.
The court was crowded almost to its
capacity with khaki-clad men. who
evinced deep, interest in the proceed
ings. several directors of the Fair AS
ISOLATION, who were also present de-
clarcd that they We're not aware that
fair officials held any special animosity
toward the soldiers.
INVESTIGATIONS ASK For
IMPORTATION As TO DISORDER
Letters 10 Fairfax Harrison. presi-
dent Of the Virginia State Fair .Asso-
citation. and to Major Lewis Werner.
Chief Of Police. OF ltichmond issued
yesterday by Lieutenant Colonel 10
Lane Stern, Major L. w Bowles and
Major Allcn Potts, the board appoint
ed by LieutenantColonel Salomonsky
to Investigate the diSorderly conduct
of soldiers ut the fair Wednesday,
night, requested that information on
the affair be presented to-day. between
s o'clock this morning and 5 o'clock
this afternoon. 1t is desired by the
board that all who have knowledge of
tho affair bring forward their evidence
and testimony to-day.
In answer TO the intimation that the
proceedings of the board might be in
terrupted by the expected orders to
move to Texas, Lieutenant-Colonel Sal
omonsky said last night that he
! thought the inquiry would he com
plcted before the troops left. The fair
| officials, il is said, will be prevented by
| other duties from attending the meet
ing OF the board to-day.
II is the intention of the camp au
| ihorities, it is stated. to mcte out pun
| shment TO all soldiers who shall be
found guilty of participation in the
| disorder.