The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
OUT OF GUARD,
MORE JEWS TESTIFY
Witnesses Tell Gen. StOtes-
bury How Their Applica-
Il tiOns We're DisapprOvcd.
VARIOUS CASES ARE CITED

Adj,. Gen. Louis st%otcsbury yesterday
heard further evidence intended to show
that Jews are Disseminated against in
eniisting men for the National Guard OF
this State.
Meyer u. Schapiro. go linton avenue.
The Bronx. formerly a student at the
College Of the City OF New York. testi-
fed before the Acknowledgement that
in 1906 he and n companion tried to
toin the Twenty-second Regiment. They
spoke to Sergt. Lynch. who got app1-
Cations for them. These they returned
TO Capt. Harding. They passed the
0hysical examination and were sworn
IN. Cant. Harding ordered them to re-
port for their uniforms. They were met
by Sergt. Lynch. who said their appli-
cations had been d~isapproved by Col.
w. n. Hotchkiss. who died last TUESDAY.
When Schapiro and the man with him
a1ked Col. Hotchkiss why they were re-
5ected the Colonel said he did not have
% give his reasons. The two met Lynch
on the way out and the Sergeant told
them II was because they were Jews.
John II. Dinsdorf. l37 Franklin ave
nue, a Christian. testified that he and
Abraham Solomon, GIG East lSsth street,
Aigraduate of the Morris High School.
went early last month to Battery r.
Second Field Artillery, TO enlist. n
Sergeant told them the best thing about
the guard was that no damned Jews
were allowed to join. They saw capt.
. Richardson, who On learning that Solo
mons father was born In Russia be-
slowed on them "a surprised stare. He
did not say anything and gave them
their applications to take home and MI
out. They decided not to come back
with them. and didn't.
Twelve men who have been enlisted In
Battery D OF the Second Field Artillery
since May 10 were called briefly TO put
. on the record the fact that none OF them
y q Jew.
Jerome b.. Sewell. 2os7 Amsterdam
avenue. who is going to Plattsburg july
. 8 TO August 3. and says his ancestors
were in the war of 1872. the Mexican
civil and Spanish wars. testified that jusl
after the preparedness parade he tried
70 Join Company c. Twenty-second Regi.
ment Engineers. He was asked what
church he attended. and said he didn't
. 20 to any. Sergeant John c. Donovan
told him Jews we're not wanted. Hs
reported this 10 Col. Lucas at the Ma
tional Guard headquarters. Inquirins
q few days later. he was told that ths
matter had been referred to Company {
: Sergeant Donovan testified that III
and the others on the recruiting com
Iltltgt u ~ h''
he was dirty. unkempt and s%lovenly.
Donovan says he told Sewell Jews wer'
not wanted as the easiest way of let
ting Sewell down. Maurice Simmons
counsel for the complainan's. asked !
Company e wasn't known as st. Anne
Company because i; admits only Cath
olics. Donovan said it wasn't.
/. WAS 1t because Sewell was dirt!
. that Huyler ,of the recruiting commit
tee) asked him what church he be
longed to-" demanded simmons.
. I'VE ask that question of all appli
ants simply because we want to get
recommendation answered Donovan
who added that the CONN Ddatiol
need not necessarily come from tn
pastor Of the church.
Sergeant Charles Schuettler OF Com
pany C. affirmed that Sewell's appear
ance caused his rejection and said tina
Company +. not Company {. is know
n "St. Anne's Company
Did you inquire why ?" asked MI
Simmons.
Yes. and l was told it was becaus
there were more Jews in that compaD
than in any other in the regiment" sal
Schuettler.
Sewell, recalled, said he had battle
shaved, had "A haircut and visited a tailo
before going to enlist.
III ] was dirty. why did they Civ
me An application blank to I'll out an
eend ME upstairs for the medical ex
animation" he asked.
The hearing continues on Monda,
June -, AT 10 $3.50 \, NJ. at the star
Arsenal, seventh avenue and Thirty
NTH street.