Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-09
Trouble with the Railroad Men


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We notice in the Plain Dealer of Tues
day, 9Th inst, an article headed "TrOuble
with the Pstrol Guard, /" which was sad
mistake, as it ought to have been Trouble
with the Railroad Men, - as those gents were
the cause Of all the disturbance. on Monday
evening last, when a squad of soldiers were
on duty at the depot for the express purpose
Of Erresting all soldiers belonging to the
SD Ohio regiment who should attempttO get
aboard the trains without the proper leave.
While the abOve-named squad were IN the
performance Of said duties, and disturbing
none others than above named, an individual
whom I will call (for SHORTY useless Bob, OF,
tIe man Of all york. claimed that the citizens
we're complaining about the soldiers haEing
loaded guns, and that one man had been
struck in the face by q bayonet, and came
near losing his eyes. This part Of ths. story
vas false, as I talked with the gentleman.
IL. ~ - l.--. tarzah Al, hrzi lss
came near running against the hayonet while
the soldier Wss walking around with ms gdm
mon his shoulder. Useless Boo threatened
to mt those d-d loafng soldiers out Of the
rgDOt, when one OF the sDlAAri1 aeASN HAe.1
fhev had done that caused these gross insults
70 Be heaped upon them. He answered, cit
makes no difference; if you DO not 60 out j
viii get force that viii make you" Tbs
guards answered, and said they would na1
leave until ordered to by the Lieutenant, ann
that they would 90 and see him. When. me
lieutenant came be asked the cause OF me
guards being ordered out. UseIess Bob an
1Wered that if they we're not taken eur ne
vould get q force in FIVE minutes thai
would arrest every God d-d one oS them
This is about the style Of language ased D
him dusing the disturbance Judgstor your
selves, readers, why the soldiers oAoaIne hoi-
~ and wanted to Tight
Another item which caused 10 great ex'
tent the bad feeling Of the guards toward eh'
r.jIroad men was when useless Bob Threatened
- iieutenant If they we're not taken non
ths Sepot. and Hhen told by him TIN
Tsntenant.l Y that It would require besoer SC
men than they tomoTe the guard, ne aske'
sF itSid or ala not take better set Ot men 4
4ats tbeyn prisoners at Harper's Ferry. Thl
..1se3 the soldiers to use language Wnioi
thov vould not have used, and had ne no
made the remark, I think there Wonia no
have been half the trouble; but 1 thlnk II
usual occurrence with Mr.. useless 6oo'
i;ct mn row with soldiers, as It IS genera
occurrence Wnen ne anu s0lNASA9 - ~, =.
depot, as this is not the hrst one Inc art
cIe in the Dealer stating that the heutenaI
rstorted that neither Governor Tod nor 90
geptsr had a right to expel them from the DC
,ot ;s false. and the writer Of the artiel
aneTnuot bring evidence to the contrary. u,
me lieutenant, when told by one OF n
gentlemen belonging at the depot, that ths
would see Colonel Senter, and see II be coal
pot have the guard moved from the dePO
said that Colonel Senter had not orderedthe
there, and that he would remain there sHi
ordered away by Colonel Potts, who had Q
dered them there. I also see somethIng el
that was untrue, as the lieutenant did n
signs Of penitence, as be had be-