The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-09 00:00:00

THE ig JOKING" IN THE ENNISKILLENS.

SERGEANT BRODIE IN PRISON.

(Preen the South Eastern Gown...)
As the ire of those officers who have been conspi-
cuous in the late disgraceful proceedings increases in vehe-
mence, and displays itself in the pensoution of the an-
offending Sergeant Brclie, of the let Royals, so does the
sympathy of the public evince itself in the condemnation of
men who belie the Mk of "gentlemen," to which they lay
claim. Hitherto the public have treated their "jukes"
with contempt, but a sterner coarse of procedure will follow,
we have no doubt, the following narration of "incidents"
that have marked these almost unprecedented occurrence.
As our materials are derived from the best possible sources,
it will be as will to take up the case at the .appearance of
the Acting-Adjutant-General Foster, at the Barracks oa
Saturday week, of whose inquiry a brief outline was given
in our last. Sergeant Brodie havieg beet brought into the
orderly-room, the Acting-Adjutant-General questioned him
as to the occurrences on the morning of the duel, and took
down the answers, with the exception of the statement of
the sergeant, that Adjutant Webster ordered the guard to
" knock him (Brodie) down with the butt-end of their car-
bines, if he resisted them." The general said he cid not
want to hear that. Adjutant Webster was present during
the inquiry, and repeateily laughing, and tellies the
general that "half of Sergeant Brodie's statements were
lies." Sergeant Brodie was then sent back to his room a

prisoner, and in about half-an-hour again taken to the
orderly-room, when Lieut.-Colonel McQueen, Adjutant
Wehstcr, Lieut. Hartapp, and other officers were present,
bat the general had left. The colonel addressed the ser-
geant, saying, "I have taken upon myself to have you
brought Welk, to inform you that I release you, on my own
responsibility; you don't know your duty. There's not
another man in the service that would have done as you
have don*. I can tell you that there is a sergeant-saddler
made in your place, out with the regiment, and you can't
hold your situation as sergeant-sadaer much longer, for you
will have to go to your duty." Sergeant Brodie expreised
his regret, but said, " That (pointing to Webster) was the
man he went out to save. The sergeant was then
released. Last Wednesday, however, at alsJut ten o'clock
at night, the regimental sergeant went to Brodie's
room, and informed him that it was his (the sergeant's)
duty to place bits (Brodie) under arrest, " for making false
statements affecting the character of an officer." He was
accordingly arrested. On the neat morning (Thursday),
the sergeant was ushered into the orderly-room, and the
charge read over to him, when he declined making any
statement in answer to it. He still remains under arrest,
but up to yestereay evening no legal charge or order of
court-martial had been served on him. Sergeant Steidle

has been in the regiment 18 years, and never before been
under punishment, or charg.d with any dereliction of his
duty. With respect to the chugs tow brought against tke
sergeant, his friends repreeeat the following a. the real
farts. About flee weeks sines, Baumgarten represented
th .t be wee in want of money, aced Brodie offered to gut
him some, and subsequently the watch belonging to tee
former was transferred to the poresetoo of the latter, who
advanced 20/. on it, as Brodie viewed the matter; bat it
appears, from Baunigarten's statement, that he looker'
upon the transaction as a bona fide purchase, ant.
not as a loan. Shortly after, Brodie inadvertently
told a Mr. Holism (tbe veterinary surgeon) of the
affair, in eonfidenee, and hence it became known to the
Utters. As a proof of the extent of persecution and annoy-
ance now exercised towards the sergeant, it is stated that
Captain Fitswygram, Lieutenant Rartopp, and Lieutenant
Webster have given strict orders that no work whatever is
to be taken to him.

So much for the cue of the sergeant ; let us now turn to
Cornet Baumgerter. Here is a brief glance at his experi-
ence, si'ice entering the Royal Enniskillen Dragoons, also
drawn from authentic sources. About a week or ten days
after joining the regiment, while reading in his room with a
college friend, the door was burst open suddenly, the lights
i extinguished, and three or four cfficers entered, one of them
with a shovelful of hot coals, over which was sprinkled some
Cayenne pi pper. A most Buff .eating vapour was thus pro-
duced, and upon the window being opened by Cornet Baum-
garten, "quantity of water was thrown in. A few days alter
that the room door was again burst open, the drawers con-
taming his linen and regimeetals completely filled with water,
and filthy water poured into the ewer. This treatment led
Baumgarten to complain to his own captain, Fitzwygrase,
who assured him that it should not occur again, as he
(Captain Fitzwygram) would use his influence to prevent
it. A very short time after that, however, Baumgarten's
room door was again broken open, and three or four officers
entered in. Baumgarten was then in bed, and the place
in darkness. Ilia drawers were all turned over and their
contents spread about the room, while a quantity of
broken glare was thrown upon the bed, as well as water.
Baumgarten jumped out of bed and struck sue of ti e in-
truders in the face, and a fight ensued, eventually the
officer succeeding in driving his tormentors away. Upon
looking at the room afterwards it presented a perfect wreck,
everything being destroyed that could be broken. The
plume of his helmet was out to pieces, while the stable was
visited, and the forelock of the charger cut off close to the
skin, the latter bleeding from the operation, and the
animal being deprived of its tail, thus rendered it value.
less for a time as a charger. Baumgarten could put up,
with inch treatment no longer; he accordingly, on the
next morning, complained to the acting ooloael H'Queen.
That officer began to inquire into the matter seriously, when
Webster, the acting adjutant, made an apology to the
insulted cornet, and promised that if he would withdraw
the charge, he (Webster) would guarantee that no further
annoyances should take place. Baumgarten, acting upon
that profane withdrew the complaint. But a few days, how-
ever, had elapsed, before the annoyancei were repeated
with greater violence than ever, seven windows of his room
being broken at once, 'swell as the looking-glass ; a brash
cut to pieces and placed in the bed ; a private drawer broken
open, and the manuscripts and papers cast on to the floor ;
and on another occasion an improper ci amenr was pushed
into his room, and the door fastened, so that Baumgarten
was obliged to let himself out of the window to the ground,
and go round, titer the officer, had left, unfasten the door,
and send the intruder adrift. lie then complained to Cap-
tain litzwygram, who promised to inquire into the matter ;
but no apology was made to the outraged cornet, and the
arrangements respecting the duel subsequently took place.
Since that affair occarred, Captain Fitawygram visited
Cornet Baumgarten, and told him certain conditions that
were required to be complied with by him, by the officers
of the mess, end subsequently committed such conditions to
writing, and handed the paper to the cornet, requesting
him to sign them, and retire from the service, or he would
be forced to quit the army in disgrace. These conditions
were to the following effect:-Ist. To state that sufficient
=tihad been discovered respecting his early career to
the officers to treat him with contumely. 2nd. That
Lord Shaftesbury should, in the House of Lords, through
an explanation and statement furnished by him (Cornet
Baumgarten) make a retractation of the statement his lord-
ship had made to the House of Lords, to the effect that
" the acts of the officers towards Baumgarten were filthy
I and , and could not be tolerated among Christian
gentian's, the commanding officer was a Christian
and a entinnes." The last condition was, that! he
(Beensanets) should immediately retire from the regi.
Od sewn Cornet Baumgarten refused to comply
with enett eandltions, and there the matter stands now. It
ls undeenieed that a full detail of the whole particulars has
been finished to Lerd Shaftesbury and the Hon. Mr.
Stanley, and the public may therefore rest assured that if
the Have Hurd' fails to punish such flagrant acts of in-
justice and disgusting toga-foolery that have been displayed
towards both the cornet and the sergeant in a manner cora-
-1 mensuate with their character, the British legislature will
take the matter in its bends, and, we hope, mete out fair
and impartial justice to all pasties. It should be stated Out
Lieut. Webster has been re/loved of his adjutancy, and the
colonel has been surammed to town.
It is understood that the services of Mr. T. T. Delmont,
solicitor of Canterbury, and Mr. Huddlestone, banister, of
London, have been roomed for Sergeant Brodie, should he
be brought to trial. A public meeting is also to be held in
the city in a few days, in kis behalf.

RELEASE OF SERGEANT BRODIE.
CUM/DUEY, TUSgDAT.

Sergeant Brodie remained wafted to his room until tea
o'clock this morning, when the orderly-room clerk wee sent
to inform him that his pralines was required in the orderly-
room. When the sergeant rushed the room, he found the
Aeting•Colonel McQueen, Captain Fitswygram, and Cornet
Baumgarten, already there. The colonel then read a
paper, the usual preliminary form for a court-martial, and
at its conclusion informed Brodie that he was discharged
from arrest by order of the Adjutant-General, who expressed
his opinion that Baumgarten ought not to have been an
such terms with a now oommissioned °Meer.

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