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SATTTIDAY. .MAY 23, 1008.
dissented
" Tarn't best." he sntd. "to let Tim
know there's two canoes of us and one
not stoppln'. It'll make bina s'pleious
o' suthln'. *n" what he 'tspecta. Pete'H
fiad out. I caliate we'd best pa.ee thar
in th? night, leave the wlmaaea above,
*n' you 'n' I go back 'n' git what we
want-"
"But what about the Canucks follow?
ing us with the bateau?" returned
Martin. "They'll tell who Is with ua.
won't they*"
"Tkvey didn't see us start," answered
I^evi. " 'n' can't swear wimmen came.
We'll say we're alone, 'n' beln" so'll
make it plausible, '?' you might say
we're goia" to build a camp 'n nother
season fetch <ur wimmen in."
"But how about our men. on the re?
turn trip, after finding we have wom?
en at the camp*" rejclneij Martin.
"Tbey will be sura to tell all they kaow
on the way berk "
' We've got to keep the wimmen
shady, sn' fool *em." answered
And so his plan waa adopted
It waa la the ?arty hours of morning
when the two eanoee crept noia?? ?
past Tim's Place. The star? barely
oufJIaed the rivera course, the frame
dwelling, log cabla, sad stump dotted
slope back of tb?*in. All the untie?
existent about thta dwalllsg wss hid
In darkness, sad only the faint sounds
and odors betrayed these conditions.
Rut every eye aad ear la the two
canoes was alert, paddles were dipped
ut sound, sad Chip's heart was
beating so loudly that it seemed to
her TIbi and all hie family must be
awakened. Her recent escai?e from
tBIe spot and ail the reasons forcing
it, the fear that both her father and
the half breed anight even sow be
there, added dread; snd not until s
bend hid I - shadowy >iew of
this plague spot did she breathe
easier.
"I was nigh sheered to death." abe
wbispere?! to Ray when safety seemed
assured, "an' if ever Pete finds I'm up
whar the folks is golu', I'm a goner."
"Oh. we'll take care of you." re?
turned that boy. with the boundleea
?noe of youth; "my uncle can
shoot as well as anyone, and then Old
? up at the camp, and hep a won?
der with a rifle Why. I've seen him
hit a crow a half mile off'"
kc waa ascending from the
chimney, and the rising sun was just
viaiible when Martin and lavi returned
to Tim's. Mike wes out la an enclocure,
milking; Tira wae bark of the house,
preparing the pigs' break rant The
I c. vere i??-?,uea!lng and a group of
unwashed child-ea acre watching op?
erations, whea Martin appeared. A
pleasant "<i??>d morning" from him
and a gruff one fr? a ? wa* the in?
troduction, and then that stolid pio?
neer etar'ed for tke sty Not evea the
unusual eveat of a caller could hinder
him frou, th? oae duty he rooot en
-th? car? of his beloved swine.
? hav? some nloc tbrlfy pig*?."
bega? Marti?, when the pen WO?
reached, deeirag to piatiate Tita.
"They see thot." be returned.
"My guide and 1 are on our way Into
the wood?, to build a camp." continued
Martia. anxious te have his erraad
over with, "aad wc halted to buy a
few potatoes of yoa and some pork. I
have a couple of men following with a
sateau," he coatiuued. after pauslag
for a reply which did not come; "they
will be slong ia a day or two with
"They Are Thot," He Returnee.
most of our supplies; but I felt sure
I ?could get some extrs good pork of
you aad some choice potatoes."
"Ton kin that same," replied Tim.
his demeanor obviously softening un?
der this lattery, aad so business re
Jetions were established.
Martin had lntsnded seklng some
cautious question regarding Chip or
her father; but T.s'a surly face, hla
unresponsive manner, and a mistrust
of its wisdom prevented. He was
bluet of a peach, almost to th? verge ef
insolenea. snd tha srrlval of Martin
with all hla polite words evoked not a
vestlga of welcome; and yet back of
taose keen grey eyes of hia s deal of
cuBslng might lurk, thought Martin.
Two sloven ly women peered out of
back door snd window while the Inter?
view wss Is progress. Mike cams and
looked or la slienoe; two of the oldeet
children were dowa by the canee
where Iaevl wslted; the rest, open
eyed snd aatoalAvhed. seemed likely to
be trod dea on by aome oae each raso
raeaf When tha atoros were secured
aad paid for. snd Martin hsd pushed
off with Levi, he realised sometaiag ef
ile ll?? C^sTyTmnst fis ve fed there.
He had Intended not only to obtain
potatoee. but some information of
vaia?. He obtained the goods, paying
! a thrifty price, also a good bit of oold
I shoulder, aad that was all
But Levi, ?hrewd woodsman that h?
was. fared better
"I lamed Chip's goae oft with old
MoGelre," he asserted with a quiet
amile whea they were well away, "an*
that Fate's ?wearia'murder agia him."
"Aad hew?" responded Martin, la
aetoaiahnaent. "I felt that alienee was
golden with that eurty chap, aad didat
aek a question."
'!? glad.' rejoined Levi. "? want?
ed to tell you not to. and I've lamed
all we want. Children are easy to
pump, aa' I did It 'thout wakta' a hint
o" 'aplcloa. Tim's folks all believe
Chip'? gone with her dad. Pete thinks
so. aa* U watchia' for him with a gus.
I 'spect. an' if so. the sonner they meet.
the better."
It waa gratifying new? to Martin,
aad whea the other canoe was
reached, the two agala pushed on.
with Martin, at leapt, feeling that the
ways of Fat? might prove acceptable.
Three days more were coasumed In
reaching th? lake now ?wn*?d by him
for the river was low. carries had to
be made around two rapida, aad when
at laat the sequestered. forest-bo?rdered
sheet of water wa? being crossed. Mar
tin wlehed aome titanic hand might
ralae aa Impensable barrier about his
possessions.
Old Cy's Joy at their return was al?
most hilarious. To a man long pact
the spasmodic exuberance of youth,
loving nature and the wild a? few do.
th? ala month? here with the misan?
thropic old hermit, then a month of
more cheerful companionship, fcllowed
by the departure of Martin and Angle,
made the forest homecoming doubly
weleoaae
Rut Chip's appearance, and the
?omewhat thrilling epls?j.le of her
?acape from Tim's Place and her res?
cue, astonished him Like nil old mea
who are childless, a young girl and
hot toOUBcaa touched a respoaaive
chord la his heart, and on the Instant
Chip's uafortunate condition found
?ympathy. Her Muuttp told story, with
all its details, held him spellbound. He
laugh<- t description of spites,
and when she s?-emed hurt at thia
s*emlng levity, he BUaurud her that
spite? were a reality In the wood??
he had e??en hundr??ds of them It was
not long ere be had won her confi?
dence and good will. ?9 he had Ray'?,
and then he t
"That gal's chaser'? bin here 'bout
a week ago." he sail, "an the worst
lookin' en-- seen. I know from
his description 'twas him. He kept
qulxzln' me er to how Ions: we'd
- ? !f I knew MeOuIra, or had aeen
him lately, until I got sort???? riled 'n'
began to string him. I told him final?
ly that I'd be^n f?*)!ir. al! 'long, that
MaGuare waa a frlcud o' mine, that
he'd be*?n here a day <<r two afore, bor?
rowed aome mon? y '?' lit out fer Caa
ada. knowln' there was a had man
arter him. Then this one-eyed gazoo
got mad. real mad. n' aald things, an'
then he elea; -
When Martin explalued the situe
tl?>ii. se he now did. Old Cy chuckled.
" Taint often one shoots in the dsrk
'n' makes a bul?Veye. ' he said.
"I think you and I had better keep
aim about thla half hreed'a call."
Martin added quietly. and if Aagle
tneatioaa It, you needn't say that you
knew wh? he was. It will only make
lay wife and the girl nervous."
The two tents were now pitched at
the head of a cove, some roda away
from the hermit's hut. and weil out of
sight from the landing, and to these
both Aagle snd Chip were assured
they must flee as soon as the expected
bateau eatered the lake, aad remain
secluded uatll It bad departed.
la a way. it waa a ticklish situation.
Ail knowledge that this waif was wtth
Martin'? party must be kept from
Tima Place and this half breed, or abe
weulda't be safe an hour: aad until
the Canucks had come and gone, she
rauat he kept bidden. Another and
quite a aerlous annoyance to Martin
was the fact that he had counted oa
these two men as helpers la cutting
and haullag logs for this new camp.
Only man power was available, and
to move leg? a foot in diameter aad
20 feet long. In midsummer, was ae
easy task, but Leal, more experienced
la camp-building, made light of it.
"We'll cut the log? we n??ed, clue to
the lake." he said, "float 'em 'round.
*n* roll 'em up on skids. It's easy
'nough. 'a' we don't need them Ccv
nuckers round a u .
It waa four days of keen suspense to
Chip before they appeared. Neither
ahe aor Angle lati the closed tent
while they remained over night, or
until they had been gone many hours,
and then every one felt easier.
The ringing sound of axes now be?
gan to echo over the rippled lake, loga
were towed aerosa with canoe?, a cel?
lar under the new coin site was ex?
cavated, aad home building in the wild
erne?? went merrily on.
While the men worked. Angle and
Chip were not idle Not only did they
aav? meals to prepare over a rude out?
door dre?place, but they gathered grass
aad moaa for beds, wove a hammock
and rustic chair seats assj ei ?edge
grass, sad countless other useful aids.
Chip waa especially helpful snd more
grateful than a dog for any and all
consideration Not a step that aba
oould take or a bit of work that ahe
could de was left to Ancie, h*r inter?
est aad do-all she-could desire never
f?sgge<j, ?ad from early morn until the
supper dishes were washed and wiped.
Chip was busy.
But Martin, and especially Levi, had
other causee for worry than those
which camp-building entailed. The
fact that thla "Pernicious Pete," aa
Aagle had once called him. would soon
learn of their presence here, and hat
tag all law-abiding people, aa such
forcet brigand? nlwaya do, would nat
ornlly seek to Injure thee, waa eae
cause. Then, there were ae saany
ways by which he could do harm. A.
lire started at one corner of the hut
at midnight, the same Iadlaa-llke
malice applied to their twe teat?, th?
?Cecileg of tkelr canoes or the gashing
of them with a hunting kaif?, a.
ceuctless other method? ?of ventiate
?pita, presented the.mseive?. In a ?ray.
they were helpless against snob
^LtJxLprowling en?mjr. ?>ver aa? Jafl
Arma rafle? separate?! theaa freai civili?
sation and sil sasictssce; sa ira pasa
ahi? wl?d?r*esa lay between. The
?stream aad their canoe? were the only
magi ef ?agree?. These valuable craft
were left out of eight aad sound eacJi
siebt, ob the lake shore, sad so their
valaerabUlty es sii Bade? was mani?
fest,
Thes, Chip's preeeace wss sa sdded
daaagcr. If OB?* this brut? found thst
atee wss here, there was so limit to
whet be would do te secure her snd
?ska reveage They had smuggled her
peat "rise's Place, but concealment
sere was Isa possible; if ever this half
breed retsraed, ehe would be discov?
ered, ssvd tasa what?
An so by day. while Martin aad Led
basy wtth hut building, ox beside
the eveatag camp-fire wbes Ray picked
hie baa Jo sad Chip watched him with
adailrlag glancea. these two guardians
Bad eyee sad ears ever alert for this
expected esemy.
TO HI?". <<?VHM I I?
The Testimo?
ny in Detail.
(?t'ontinued aVaTOBB First Page.)
and Immediately r.ft?>r the company
was dismissed for the night. '
??riant Lawrason, the company
mander, under orders from
Pooroae, proceeded to verify I
Be carefully count???! the
in the gun racks and found the
number that beaOBgerl in the
racks. Ho tl ba the atore
taking with him the qoarter
?t, who unlocked the
?ght enter.
nit the room h<? toU tbe quarter
gjt. that ' Ito verify
?ns in hie custody--those in the
arm chest. The quart? Tiuas'er-eer
| on r??moved the bag
? ?J been piled on top ol
the arm chestn. UDBCrt ? lids.
??! up th?? guns, and Li?'ut??nant
Liiwrawir, ' them. Andini
was ther?? -not one mtss
ing.
In this way h?? establishes that
Bl too tin;.? of tne
firing in the arm cheat, with th?? Ho
and ba
of th?? chest, and th? ' tli.
1 under loci, an?l
In other words. II la couclu
eivi'ly shown that I one gun
.tat it was utterly Im poi
:i flreil in Blown?
vili.? or that it ?>v??r had !
except only on the tare??! ra?
Fort Niobrara before the batti
left 11
ant Iawraeon's testimony
int Is as fol'
That night, when the gnr.P
t?:?>-k in the racks, di.i POU
count them?- \ fee, all ? ooaated
th'-m as they wer.? plaoad in the
racks.
"Q. \\?re th?? rifles lock?
?. Th? y were. sir.
"Q Hy whom????. By th?* non
comnajssl??n.'d ?????? in char,
quart??rs
? Q W*ho was that??A.
aekson.
Is he a reliable man or not?
?A. i bellaco him to
man. sir.
"Q. AuJ s truthful man? A
think so. sir.
"Q. He had b??en a sergeant ir.
that company for a long time, hno
be not??A. Re had, for f??
years. I beli?>ve, r-Ir. Ha? was in the
company when I joined it.
' Q And a man of good record In
rrery aaoao??A. I Lv was,
sir.
"Q Now. you saw the gun racks
Id by him; then what did you
do next after yon had put th?? rifles
away and locked th?m up in tha..
manner?--A. I then went down and
Inspe iflee In the store!
"Q. Who was In charge of rn?
storehouse, or storeroom, whl?-?
you call it" ? Quarterniaet??:
gOOal Walk.r McCurdy.
"Q Was 1 ? an old set
g?ant? ?. Yes, sir; be v.u.- an ??a
aergooal of Company B.
"Q. Was h?* or not a roHable anu
truthful man??- ?. 1 always bo
him to b?? such, sir.
'*Q He had bOOB iti t?
many years, had
sir; he had.
"Q. And had ??veryhody'B confi?
as a good soldier and a faithful
noncommissioned officer" \
sir.
"Q. He was th? quartermant.r
ant As quart?-ci geant
what was his duty with iwepecl to
th?? surplus rifle.? aad surplus am?
munition? I mean eurplus in th?*
that it waa not in the hands of
the men??A. He was accountable
for it, and It was his business to keep
It locked up.
"Q. You went to the storeroom ?
?after you locked up the rifles; who
went with you to the storeroom?_
A. The quartermaster-e
"Q. Sergeant McCurdy**??. Yes
sir.
"Q. What did you do. and what
did you tell him, and In what condi?
tion did you find the room; was It
locked or unlocked when you went
to it??A. It was locked and he opea
ed lt. He took out a bunch or .
aa I reicollect it, and fumbled armino
and got the right key and uni?
the door. The storeroom was v.r>
small, and we could not put all of
our quartermaster property In there,
and there was some confusion in the
way in which the stuff was piled.
Wo had to remove a lot of company
property.
Q. I will come to that In a mln
.t did you tell Sergeant Mc
Curdy you wanted in th?? ?tor.room
when you went there: did you tell
him or not what you wanted to do.
until you got into the storeroom??!
A No, sir; when 1 got into the storta j
room I told him that I wanted to see
the rifl.a thst he had in the stori?
f-oi.U;
Q. That is. rifles that he had in
his possession??A. Yes, sir. ?
"Q. Did you know how many ri?
fles he had in his possession at the
time??A. I did, by referring to the
company property book which was
kept there.
"Q. We will speak about thst
presently. Now. go on snd state
what you did and what be did when
you told him.?A. He told me that.
the rifles were locked up In the arm
chests. I told him to open them,
snd he opened one full arm cheel
tbst contained 10 rifles, and siso o-a
pened another thst, I believe, con-1
talned two or three rifles and several J
old company shotguns.
"Q. Now before you opened the
arm chests, Let me ask you whether
or not they were easy to get at. o?
whether there was anything on top
of them??A. No, air; they wer?? not
eaay to get at. As I recollect, am
! removed considerable property be
: fore we got tbe arm cfheste out and
got room to unscrew the lids.
"Q. What kind of property was
this? ? A. Iron quartermaet?r bunks
and, I believe, some Iron uprights to
hold mosquito bar??T-ehap? d things
"Q. Th?-y had been piled on top
of these arm c*i?ets, bad they??a.
Yes. sir; and w?>r?? standing against
the wall, between us and tbe arm
chests.
"Q. Whon had you last before
that seeu these arm chests, ana
Mad ?????? them at Fort
Niobrara. ' fore shipment, aud
when they were unloaded from tbe
::s and placed in the ttore*jouae
Fort Hrown.
"Q. Where WON these ?tra guns
BO arm ch?-sts w>
rt Niobrara or Fprt Hrown. or
\. They were placed la the
arm Fort Niobrara.
rauaeaathat ???????ing the
nuns DUI in the arm ?
aad the arm chests clos?d up for
shipment at Fort Niobrara?
? llera I was prefr>-nt when
th?* property was boxed up it was
; up aome time befor?? our ???
parture, and Captain Shnttu? k was
in conunaad of the ooaapany at that
time.
"Q. You hare told us in what
condition you found the chests as so
other property being piled <?t
thin property was removed, was it.
from the tops or the cue.
"Q. And then a chiatta o?
pened, or not???. t?? ? opett>
ad under my aupearrtaloo aud the
? ted.
"Q la what ? you
found the Inside of th - is. as
t<> tbe arms.?A. The ar
8EVENTBKN- ? FORAK.
? in the proper gTOOTea f?>r
t ti.?in. and t b?
* hi down by oleata that tit iu
the I their rattling
around during BhlpaaeBt.
"Q. Thy had 1
"?A.
sir
q \r ?; a ' re they in
condii that
night 7- -A. Tl
"Q. Did you ('(unit th?
up??A. Yes. sir;
inted them.
1 will aiaOtber q
or not. ?
rifles w1 ? from F<
? oated with < ?moline
oil or ' ? r kind < te
??
inolin.? oil at the tini?? I
them al Port Hrown.
you looked Item,
waa there any indication that they
had beea dlaturbed in any arny what?
ever huh?? they had ? . l up
at Fort Niobrara 1 No, sir; there
was not. I did not take out all th??
I count them without
taking than OUt ?' tn*' ^"'x'
picked up on?? or two froa
'<J And you did count the rlflet?
in bol h ?? I sir.
Q And you r? ? the
requisito number of rifles were I
eddied to tha other rifles tha?
found in the racks, and that you
counted aa away from there, to mak*.
up the number of seventy??A
sir.
"Q There was not a rifle missing
was th? r No, air."
nt Qnartttrmaatnr Btr
vYalker McCurdy t??tifled ip.
I as foil
"<J What book is that in front of
you there? u recognize it.
\. This is the company's property
book,
"W. The compauy property book
injuiny H* -ir.
Will yon turn to that and
aee what gua Bergaaal Maney had
ted to him, accordlug to that.
when th? - Springfield rl
trore issued? A IKxaruluing
- ) I think It was 46<l
/ ? ?- ? Fdr.
"Q Now. it has be.:i testified to.
? bellete, that Sergeant Hlaney was
? on furlough Wli.n did he go
on furlough???. It was about
the wiine time I was made Quarter
rgeaat?about the *? tri ?>r
of Juno.
That is, you l i him
whea he ray on furlougti??
? Tea, sir.
"<J. Had he return?*.! while you
w.re y. t at Brownsvill? > hen did
hd return??? He '??turned at ??
Reno.
"Q. He was not with you at Fort
Browa at all??A. No. air.
"Q. What was don?? with his gun
when he left to go on furlough the
9th of ?Tuna, or whatever date it was?
He took it ap and pack
au ay.
"y. He turned It in??A. No,
sir: he turned in his own rifle. He
will tell you hims.lf that when he
r?turnt'd tb?sre was a slip of paper
put in the chamber to show whoea
rihV it was. to kecfp m?? from issulug
it to anya
?Q. Who put that In there??A.
I put It in there myself.
"Q. What was on that slip of
r? ? 'William Bina?
'Q. Now. when he returned, were
you ?still with th?? company??A
sir.
"Q. At aw Reno"?A. Yes. air.
"Q. And you wer?? still quarter
r atirgaant" A Yes, elr.
"Q. And did you continue as quar
tagsuauttar aergeant? ?. Until I was
. ed, sir.
' Q G? til you were discharged?
?A. Yes. sir.
"Q. Now, what was done in the
matter of providing Serg??ant Blaney
with a gun??A. I gave him his same
rifle back.
"Q. You gave him back that same
rifle'' A. Yes. sir.
"Q. What doee the company book
show there as to what ultimately be
of it?- A. The company pro?
perty book only shows here that It
waa c*ieek*Mi off.
"Q. Look at the number of the
gun and see whether there are some
initials placed over the number??A. ?
No. air; only ?. K.' here, when it
was turned in.
"Q. What is that written over the'
number [indicating on book]???l. I
That is the captain's check mark
"Q. That is 'C. C. K.?'?A- It le
?. ? '
"Q. No: 4C C. ?.'?A. That is
the captain's check mark, of Captain
Klnney. He could tell you. He did
that hmaelf.
"Q. The gun waa turned In. You
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?g her or no'
He
k, and I
11 us where thar
K?n( ?. the nun.1-T?
: think it is. air.
amlnlag book.] There ?h ? check ??
? I think ' ? hat It is,
Bator W. That is the
? r you t:
- Poraker.
"By Senator i
Well, it is the number that
? hat gun was
on the ai|
\ It wae in tho arm ?
sir. lu 11 uy.
y In the arm ch?-et ??A. Tee.
elr
Waa the arm ch?-?t open or
sir.
"43 Where waa tha arm
A. It was In th?? ?toreroom.
How long bad it been In that
arm ch?et. nnd who had placed ?:
\ I plae.Hl it tii?.re a;
Niohrara.
? y At Niobrara" ?. ???, *ir.
' Q. It was one of the guns that
In your charg??? It was on?? oi
a number In your charge at that
Urna, trae It? A Tea, air.
"Q TOB bata alr.'ady te?tltte?J
that you pack?>d up In the arm chests
all th?? guns you had charg??d up to
you?---A. All ,?lus guns that
not in tho bandii of the mei*,
sir.
"Q. Toa have a ?"bar. positiv?-,
distinct r?>eollection of that fact,
air.
"y. You can not be mistaken n
bout it ? ? \?>. air.
y. It was ?? That
er? \ rea, air."
If this gun was not flr.-d that nig^t
In Hrownsville, as the teatlmoO]
rely shows it was not, then It
follows that If the shells picked up
in th?? t?treeta of Brownstllle w?-re
flnxi out of this gun they must
beea Qred al Kort Ni..tirara. The t?'8
tlniony shows this was both possible
arid probable.
Before fhi? microscopic invrstlga
tk>n was made or any euch quea
was ? it was established b>
uneontradiot.'d testimony that Com
? toofc with If to Ilrownsvillo
as a par? of its bag^ag.? a box con?
taining from 1.600 to 2,000 exploded
sh?dls, with a proportionate number
of cli|?e. and that aft?T arrival at.
UrNwnsville this box. opettOd, etood
oa tha hack porch of ? barracks,
where anyone passing mirht ?have ac
cess to it and remove shells and clip*?
from it. The microscopic ?
says that the shells picked in th*?
streets of Brownsville and put in <-vl
iience were, beyond a reasonabi?
doubt, fired out of these four guns
belonging to ? Company. If so,
It also follows that they ware fired,
not In Hrowuavillo, but at Fort Nio?
brara, aDd that they were found In
th?? itroeta, not because they fell
there wh(?n fired, but frtfBUBB they
had baaa plaeed ther.? by p?-rsons un?
known, who had s? bam from
thla box of shells standing oa
back porch and easily ae<?.
anyone disposed to remove them
ther?from. In other words, the mi?
croscopic inspection shows conclu?
sively, not that the soldiers irUfU
guilty of the firing, but that the eol
diera were free from such guilt.
Before I leave that subject let rue !
again call attention to tbe fact that j
the next morning, about tbe break '
of day, as he testified. Captain Mack- !
lin, who was the officer of the day.
made a very careful aearch, having
heard that the charge was that the,
soldiers had done the firing, both in?
side tbe reservation and outside, to]
find any evidence of such firing. In?
side the reservation he could find no
shell, no clip, no evidence of any
kind to abow that any firing had oc?
curred. Outside the reservation, in
the mouth of Cowen alley, where f??i
sentinel and the scavenger testifies!
that the first firing occurred, he
found on a circular area, not more
than 10 inches In diameter?think
how amali that is now???even ex?
ploded ?helle aad alx of these clip? ?
The testimony la that if thoee ax-'
ploded? shells had been fired that
night
they would hav. ?
anywhere from ? t
*
<???\?'G??? Bl
ter. r ri tea inches In ?i
con?
?h what : shOWB
with ' a*plod?Sd Shells*
! up lu ; ol Hrowne
? that th??y ha?l
I ? r?-nult ?>f firing
dun?? by aoMlera. but as a r??8Ult of
tirine. who
? fix the responsibility for
firing BOOB the sol?:
Still other fuete w. ?
.Mish.-d t
Balgbl t'?' Clt
ef th?? in? Hors, hut
it is ? ssary for present pur
t?> prolong I
'
I oaat to pas? to s coiiBideratlon
of th?? legsslatloa that has beofl pro
imt before taking thst up I
call sttentlon t?> th??
l'HOHAIUI.r;
of his cas??, or rather Ita improbabll
To any mind at all familiar with
:i nature, nnd able? to reason
..bilitles of human ac?
tion, there 1? testimony of :'
??st character In favor ol '.cilcrt<
?? striking Improbability of the
?heir guilt.
Is it prohable that BBOO of th??
character t*n?< t?'stlmony ?hows these
? ulti deliberately pia?,
mich a conspiracy? Aud If th? ?
ability enough to plan and ox?ente
such a conspiracy, would they be
stupid enongb t?> ?-nter upon It? ex?
ecution bj I b?*ir gun
IrscTkB, as they did In Company C.
And by firing from their n<\r ?
as it is charged they dM in Oompaay
B, or that th'-y would be firing
within the reaeriatlQB grounds, on
which tkey would remain until by
such firing and such op?-ratiom
bad BrOOBed tha? whole town, and tu?
ri to ?*???p?*?1????. there?
by fixing their identity an sol?
tad ' ol thaa
tlon iiiHin t heinselves, and not
before, they would, in th?? pr?t
. ?itlzens jump o\. -
wall of th?? rea?Tvalioi. rt on
? rrand of outrage and murder''
Is it reasonable to BOppOBO ..
?? raiders wer.? solili? rs they would
comoMaoed firing aaywhere la
tbe ? 11 ? i ri : r >? of th?? ???????????? It
p..? reBaarnbared that it is the
thofse who bell.-ve In their
guilt that operations wer?? corn men -
ced in this bungling manner aad that
ret their prroceedlaga v.. r?? no
fully planned that, although th?'y hau
kiries before th?? fact t?> enable
them to Bacare ? heir guns an?!
;ards and accessori?*? aft ?t th??
fait ? them to r?-turn, clean
their guns, and otherwis?? deceive
their officer*?, yet all conciTiicd *
lent thinks t ? majtirlty
of the battalion?have so carefully
guard???! the secref that no on?? h.is
allowed a blngle word or hint I
caii.? that even tend? to convict J
Such secrecy would be utterly impos?
ait)!?**; but it is, if it were possible,
utterly inconsistent with the per?
formances with which their pr?
ing? were initiated. The two ideas
are utterly at variance with
other?-at war with each other?they
f each other.
And If the soldiers w?-ro so reck
Ie?e aa to dlsclon?? their identity as
soldi? r?e by breaking open th?-ir guu
racks and opening fire in the way in?
dicated and at the place? indicated,
why ?should thero have been maln
tain?d such secrecy with respect to
themselves and their operations in
other resjaecte?
Is it reasonable to suppose?can
any fair-minded man believe?that
apable of planning and execut?
ing such a conspiracy and willingly
engaging in auch a work would bt
so s?-cretlve on the one hand and Svr
absolutely reckless on the other?
And is It reasonable to suppose
that If there were from five or six
or eight to twenty soldiers engaged
in tbe raid thee* could have gone
through the town to the extent de?
scribed by the teetlmony. and in the
manner shown by the teetlmony, ana
then from a point distant 300 to 360
yard? from the fort have returned to
the barrack? and rejoined their com?
panies while in tbe process of for?
mation, under the very eyes of their
lOflacers, without being detected*
I In order to here returned to their
companies before their formation waa j
completed they would have had tg
run awlftly and would, therefore,
have been likely to show excitement,
quick breathing, and other effects of
tb?dr exertion, which would be ob
??d.
Tbo testimony of all the officers te
unqualifiedly that not a man in any
one of the companies showed any
sign whatever of having participated
in the affray.
t? hi rv> part of my p;. spec?
ulate upon tho suggestions of tb?? f??e
timony as to who. in fact, did do t?to
?hooting.
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