Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
TRIAL OF MAJOR BARRETT
At CAMP STUART TO-DAY
Officer of Maryland National Guard
Faces Court-NIartial for His
CtteranccS.
SAY In CRITICIZED SERVICE
Accused and Members of Court Are
Ready to Go Into Case. Which Is
Expected to Consume Several Days.
Police After Descrter.

bcforc court-martial composed of
| officers Of the United states Army aud
| OF the National Guard OF Virginia. West
virginia and the District of Columbia,
Major Henry X Barrett. of the Fourth
| MARYLAND Infantry, Will he tried 1T
Camp Stuart to-day for alleged utter
ancos prcjudicial I" the militnrY ser
vice. The trial il set for 10 o'clock
TINS morning. and viii he held IN the
building formerly used as hcadQuar-
| tcrs by the Field Artillery. 1t is cx-
rcctcd that the court will hc in session
Tor several days.
The president al the court. Brisa,iicr-
General W. T.. Harvey. of the Distrc
| OF Columbia Nati"ua! Guard. arrived i'm
richmond last night. others members
are: licutcnaut- Colonel rcrnarl w
SHiomnSky. commander of Camp Stuart:
Major G. l.. Wright camp adjutant:
Major T.. W. Eowl"s, commander of tho
flrSi Virginia Cavalry .SQuadron:
Major Allen Potts uuartcrmaster OF
camp stuart: Lieutenant Colonel j. H.
bukaSh. Engineer Corps. and Major
charles W. F"nton. Second Cavalry
United States Army: Major H. G. Nc
Aillcn Major ~ w. Rice and Major
Lester Ridcnour. of the West Virginia
National Guard. aud Major j. G. Whitu-
ker, OF the District Of columbia Ma
iional Guard. Captain John \. Clutch
ms. OF the First Virginia Cavalry
squadron. Will act a. Judge vocatc
MAJOR i. NJ. Wortham. Of the First
battalion. Field Artillery. Virginia Ma
tional Guard was also designated a
member of the court-martial by the
war Department. but was relieved
when ordered to Texas with his com
n;tnd.
Major Barrett is charged with hnv
ing stated on his return from the Mcxi-
can porder mat he was thoroughly dis
sus'"u WIN the National Guard. and
h'ended to get out of 1t as soon as
possible The newspaper men who rc-
ported the statement are expected to
testify in the trial.
VIRGINIA RIFLE TEAM
OFF, no JACKSONVILLE
Members OF the Virginia militia team
VINO VIII enter the National Rifle Match
Tonight for Florida and will snnnd
INC intervening time in practice or tho
range there. Commissioned ofiicnrs
VINO Will form a part of the team ARC.
c"p.',h -. VI. Wallace. of Richmond:
Captain T. A. Chambliss, of iImnori.,.
Captain Roland Thorp and Second lien,
tenant L. ~ Porter. of Norfolk. ana
loSSiolN Captain X. Il. Myers. of Nor
ioik' The officers of the team uiil Ia
,u"!o' , W. Martin, captain: CAPTAIN
"pie, coach and First Lieutenant
a. ~. Grove, srot,er. These officers
VIII DC ordered from Brownsville T.x
10 take part in the match
me team VIII consist OF twelve mem
pefS Win iCur altcrnates The cnlistc
men who will form a part of the team
nave been Slcctcd by their company
commanders from those who made rood
Showlngs at the State rifle range last
year With few exceptions, ali mem.
ners OF the team are picked from the
Fourth regiment.
Richmonds contingent Will leave at
5:35 o'clock this afternoon Tho Nor
tolk marksmcn will join them at Rocky
Mount. y. c.
POLICE ASKED no LOOK
ron PRIVATE WHO QUIT
Chicr OF Police Werner has been
notified by the commander of Camn
STUART OF the dcscrtion of Private
lanes II. Tosh. OF Company c. First
Infantry. and asked to aid in arrestinr.
him.
Tosh left his regiment in Browns
vile on September u. and showed IN
IN camp stuart ten days later, Just in
time to escape being declared a de-
scrter. Al Camp Stuart he was placed
WIN the recruits for the infantry Az
'he recruits were marching from the
camp 10 the cars on Tuesday. mornin..
10 chtrain TOR the border. Tosh ,iisau-
pearcd, ana has not been heard Of
since.
me man joined the Richmond Grays
several years ago. He gave his resi-
"cncr as io'A Elm street, and his
occupation as custodian of public
'"''"ihES. lie rs described as being
'wth'E-ciGht years of age, slender.
WIN hiuc eyes, black hair and dark
complexion.
captain Waldo G. Potter. of the Sixth
rlcld Artillery. United States Army
'hSpector-inSirnctor of Virginia Field
NrtiiiefH III Camp Stuart, was yestcr
na3 ordered To proceed to san An
.oE'o' Ten, for similar duty there
captain Potter succeeded Captain Nor
rlS"n only a short time ago at cnmu
stuart