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Show ALGEJi AND CUSTER. SOME SERIOUS CHARCES MADE AGAINST THE INDIAN FICHTER. In Connection Willi tlie Stnry Against Alger Al-ger I'nearthed l.y the -Now York "Sun" -I11 Custer Moon t" Such ii Trick its Stated '.' Df.tiioit, Feb. 12. The New York Sua yea-terdoy yea-terdoy eoutalued nn editorial discussing the military career Of General Kussell A. Alger, lisclosing tin; existence anionic the official records of the department of a rooouiinonda-tion rooouiinonda-tion of Custer's, dated twenty-three years igo, that General Alter be. dishonorably dis rearired sor being absent trom his command without leave. The editorial says Alter was 3iseharged from the service September 'JO, 1N'i4, as the result of this recommendation. Tho text of the editorial was telegraphed lo Aler last night, and he niuile an explicit denial of the charges made against him, stating that he was honorably discharged, and not dismissed, as slated, in the course uf his denial he said : "In August, lsct, at Shepherdttowa, Va., nn tho rotomac, 1 had been ill, but was on duty. I went into camp that niglil, ami not being able to march thu next morning, was was scut with others who were sick to the hospital at Annapolis, Md, After remaining there a few days and recovering sufficiently to bo around camp, 1 was detailed on court martial at Washington, where I reported and served a little time, and resigned, as 1 was not able to enter tho fluid and did not like the court martial service. "Along In .Tuno and July, 1NH4, General Custer requested me at several times to have his brother Thomas appointed as lieutenant In my regiment, os he wished to have him serve on his staff. As ho did not belong to my regiment, I declined and In a hot conversation con-versation about It one day, he told mo I would regret it eomo day. 1 said to him 1 would rather resign than to have an outsider out-sider promoted into my regiment when 1 had deserving men In the ranks. "I nfirer or suspected that there was the slightest question about my being properly Bent with a largo number of sick and wounded men to Annapolis and of General ('liter's recommendation. If he knew the facts it was one of tlie most cruel outrages ever perpetrated upon a soldier." |