The weekly Butte record., 1867-10-05

found ourselves in the centre OF t-anpled circle
of Jungle grass. with the halfdeSoared remains Of
large tiger
Thh doctor was sent for and the wound discov-
cred the beast had evidently been Ialed, the bal
let breaking the fore leg. Il Was also evident that
wounded as if was, 1t hsd fingered on till il was
( mere skin and bone. and had died only within the
last few days. Assisted by sumo natives, the good
natured doctor com mnenced the horrible task of
searching for the ballet, and after half Sl hour
labor, the most disgusting he had ever undergone.
il found dat-ened against the large bone Of the
4 hind leg.
Neyer shall forget the pleasure fell when
/ saw on the rescued bullet the No. with dot as
4 fresh and clear as If il had just come from the
pressing machine
Great was the rejoicing that night in the camp
of the 40th. Blue fires were burnt. the band came
i and serenaded Meggie. The whole Of the officers,
including the old Colonel, came 10 levee bat
still felt there more thlag to be found out.
How did the No. bullet get into the saddle
At length inquired whether any Of the officers
missed any OF their arms Carioasly enough, the
4 only missing arm was gun belonging TO the
/ wounded captain. l asked did he remember the
/ size. He did. 1t was just shade smaller than
the bore of the resimental carbnes. You could get
q government bullet down by good deal OF ham
mering.
/ now propounded my theory that the bullet No.
2 had been fred from the captains missing rife,
for the point of the bullet was marked with rings,
I considerably fattened- Now. there nothing in
the ucsD ana lotllHE IN tIe saddle 10 prollCe
these marks, and they must therefor 1lase been
produced before firing.
then proposed that full search should be made
with dogs, for at least two miles roand from where
the shot was fired. TO see If any traces could be
found of either the man or the gun.
We made the most careful search /: presently
came TO 4 stone the road itself. marked in the
most peculiar manner
9 What's the cause of these marks ," said to
the tarrier of the troop, who had volunteered to
holm md ho he falf
any in all his lite than he did TO me for squeez-
ing his wrist so hard that dag.
What's the cause: It's been used as hammer
for something's nail in shoe
" Nail heads are square.
True for you-these are round"
q Do you think a ramrod would make these
marks?''
1t just would. Somebody's been driving down
hard bullet with IT.
So think. Now take this stone and throw il
straight that gap into the middle of the copse
and Ill mark where il seems to fail
He threw it. and marking the spot. We found our
way into the jungle and there within few yards
of the stone under the long leaves. we found what
we sought,-the remains of native, stripped en-
tirely of flesh and skin except the hands and
feet, and with a great gaping wound in the skull /;
and in the inside, which the ants had perfectly
cleaned out. was large piece OF the breeeh OF the
burst gun that he had by his side.
The whole evidence there two empty car
fridge cases ; another Ne. bullet eight untouch
cartridges. 1t was clear enough that the man,
whoever be was, had taken The captains gun. and
pntJing in two charges OF powder, rammed dowa
the two large bullet with the blows of the stone on
the now bruised end of the ramrod and the loud
report that ali the witnesses Swore to was as loud
rs he.simultaneons discharge of three charges cf
powder could make it, While the want of force in
the bullet was accounted for by the bursting OF the
gun.
We took home the skull ard the burst rife, and
the cartridge cases, together with some remnants
of clothing and there found out the intended
murderer to have been one of the svees, or grooms
of the captain, that he had horsewhipped month
before for i'll using a horse of which he had charge
OF course there was new trial ordered and. as
the evidence was unque>tonable, Gerald was dis
charged.
Did he leave the regiment :
Not bit-why should he! The men worship
ped him. and the officer who wounded was in
yalided and he and his comrades managed matters
among them well, that at the first parade of the
regiment in Calcutta. some six months afterwards,
the old Colonel presented to the men new officer,
Captain Ashton adding, If he makes half
good an officer he did soldier. there will not be
better in her Majesty's service
And your sister Margaret
80, I've just sent little case. lin ed with velvet
and something inside engraved W ilham Gerald
Ashton, from his afectionate uncle
Now lads, there's the out lights, SO vel
turn in quietly, and make bulls eyes at every shot
tomorrow.