American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-14
From the New Dreams De tai
THE RECOGNIrI ~. OR THE RENEGAD
LIEUTENANT.
A TALE OF MONTEREY

A TALE OF MONTEREY.
Some years ago, when there was a conside-
rable military force stationed at Fort LeaVen-
worth young officer, Whose talents and inte-
gritty had secured the unbounded confidence of
the Government and his superior officers, so
as to obtain for him the office of Commissary
and Paymaster, at that station, appeared before
the Commander of The garrison with the COM
pla int that he had neen robbed. He declared
that his pocket book had been taken and chest
had been broken open, and large amount of
his own and of the government funds taken
therefrom. When asked whom he suspected,
he said that his LIST rgeant had disappeared,
and as he had placed great confidence ia him,
and allowed hun free access to his room, he
strongly suspected that he was the thief
The Colonel immediately ordered several
officers and men to take different routes and
pursue and arrest the fugitive Sergeant They
were soon on his track, though from the start
the deserter had of them, there was but little
hope of his arrest. The Lieutenant who had
been robbed also volunteered to pursue the
thief and mounting his horse took d,tfarent
route from the other pursuers. Alter long
and severe ride, the Sergeant sat last over
taken, in the road, on foot his horse having
foundered. He was Immediately arrested and
searched, and on his person was found the sum
of two hundred dollars, which fact gave strong,
if not conclusive, proof of his guilt. When
he was taken back TO the Fort, a private was
sent to inform Lieut.. 70 of the capture.-
The private met the Lieutenant returning, n
few miles from the Fort, when he informed
him that the thief had Uoen arrested. The
Lieutenant exhibited some little confusion at
the announcement, but expressed his gratica-
ton at the arrest. AS he felt greatly relieved
by the information communicated, he remark
ed TO the private that he would take bye-path
and ride over TO a grocery in the nelghborhood
and buy some presents for the men. In the
meantime he ordered tie soldier to return to
the Fort. Accordingly they parted, taking
opposite courses. Lieut. T never return
ed TO the Fort, nor was he ever afterwards
seen in the United States. His relatives and
friends all believed him to have been killed,
either by his own hand or by that of some
Of the desperate characters who hang upon our
frontier
The Sergeant was brought up for ezamina-
ton. The damning proofs were exhibited te
him; the money, his flight, St. ; his only reply
was, "wheIe Is my accuseT-brlng him before
me and you shall see which is the thief" But
Lieut.. T could not be found. The Ser
geant then confessed that he had been bribed
by Lieut.. T. to desert and take upon him
self the nfamy which justly belonged to the
Lieutenant himself, who was a deiauIter 10 the
Government, and wished To cover his crime
by the alleged robbery of the Sergeant. That
he had given him two hundred dollars and a
horse, to fly from the Fort, which, after II Sc
we're conflict with conscience, he at last con-
scented TO do, but that before he had gone many
miles his hose broke down, aud he was thus
.overtaken and arrested.
There were few persons who would believe
this ingenious story Of the Sergeant, and the
fact that he had committed a serious crime
though perhaps not the one he was charged
with, prevented the few who believed his story
from interfering in his behalf. He was &C
cordingly delivered over 10 the officers Of
Justice, and after fair trial was found guilty
and sent to the Pententiary for seven years
where he now is.
On the first of October laet, as the first d.
vision of the Mexican army was maiching out
of the city, the force of General WoIth was
drawn up in line 10 Mute them. One OF the
officers OF the - infantry, who was standing
in front Of his company, observed as he tho't
familiar face in the Mexican ranks--it wa,
that of u Colonel of one Of their re ailments. A,
the Mexican forces halted for the rear TO come
up, the Amercan officer left his post and hay
Ing looked up an old brother officer, both o /,
preached the Mexican officer, and closely oh
served him. As soon as the MrNcan's eye
fell upon the faces Of the two A meIi,a ans, ht
was observed 10 grow deadly pale, aud to pull