The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-20
A Soldier Wounded by the Blind
Boys Shaft.
PRIVATE CORBETTS LOVE
His Imprisonment at Fort Wadsworth Tor
Unbecoming Conduct.


wealthy lady, whose parents reside near the strong
hold and who occupy high SOCIAL position the
slSno. In tho gossip ensuing the OF tho
unjusiilaoie manner. HERALD reporter
Staten Island 70 investigate the Affair." and the follow
Ing true and complete story OF pe unfortunate, but
romantic, occurrences attending he imprisonment or
the soldier herewith gwen lit seems that some
time IN November last Private Patrick Corbctt or
Jonn j. Corbcit. the Q: Mars caii nm
self arrested by order Of his superior officer
placed in jurancc vile the charge .'conduct pre-
judicial 10 good order aui military discipline.'' But
his real offence, according 10 OF ms friends who
are members OF an Dad Fellows lodge al stapleton,
having addressed amaiory epstIcs Dung lady.
GENERAL ciBsoNs VERSION
| The commander VI Fort Wadsworth yesterday re-
ceivcd the HERALD representative cour eousiy,
with soldiers irankness told him all he knew about
the affair aud gave every facility tor caton
with the accused other persons Iived within
the tort and were supposed to know anything ABOUT
the scandal General GIBSON :-'.lt true We have
solticr fined in the guard house here, the
of Patrick Corbctl, winch the name no last en-
listed by; lie has rather an uncnviablo his.
tory, and certainly his conduct tho last
affair has tended elevate his character my
estimation lie first enlisted the United States
army, think IN 1870, under the name OF Charles
Evans He deserted shortly aItorward and was not
heard of gain until the Presidents proclamation OF
o lo5er, 1873, granted pardon TO dcsorters, and
then he joined the service again. somc time
since a wealthy French gentleman, who has
residence ON the hill overlooking tho tort and
ocean, complained tnat this man had addressed im-
proper ana Insulting letters hts daughter. or
dercd officer make examination Mt once into the
mattr CorDe,t, upon beng asked for explanation
NJ ntsc nduct mt II yuu lndv
haa gwen him great cement and cited several
acts IN confirmation OF the same. Upon being asked
for evidence OF tho truth OF his statements he
mentioned witness the son OF enlisted man, thon
acting as garrison baker, by the name OF Moran
Wliam Moran, upon bang questioned, acnied in toto
Inc assertions OF uorbetl who was sent TO
the guard house because he mad lied u his command
ing officer, an offence punishable IN military law.
technically called ''conduct prejudical TO good
order ana military discipline" Alter n report
OF the examination was received by me sent tho
papers in the To the Commanding General OF the
Atlantic DIVISION Major General Hancock, ana await
hrs action IN the matter"
Walking along by the OF officers quarters Gen.
erai Gibson pointed out barrack OF the soldiers at
the extremity Of tho avenue, and at tho left desg-
| mated u handsome villa, separated only by a renee
from the Fort wadsworth grounds and leading into
THAT Is the residence Of tho said the
General. 'Woud you prefer 10 SEQ him before you
! VISIT the pAsonerY"
81 would like to see,the prisoner lrst." was tho
| reply, whereupon the commandment called 70 a SOL
dicr duty aud told him TO escort the HERALD re-
porter Corbcs cell In the guard house and TO allow
| uninterrupted communication with the prisoner. On
the walk classmates over broad level road pro.
tected by high terraced earthworks the writer
tanned the sympathies OF the cniised men al
with Corbett. An mixing OF his supposed offence had
leaked and the officers denounced us tyran-
mic ii for ncarcerating tho gay Lotnario Arrived at
tho guard house, which situated tho extrem-
lty OF an oLong square enclosed granite walls tho
handed the reporter over TO the sergeant OF he
guard, who led him WITHIN ana 10 the prison OF Fort
Wadswortb.
THE SOLDIER FORTUNE.
Upon entering the gloomy interior the writer
.fls rtphl Inn mud thA
at tho end pointed out tho
present abode OF Corbctt The Sergeant unlocked
heavy, grated door, and the imprisoned soldier in
Spouse TO his name, stepped out the corridor. lie
appeared pc about thirty years Of age The says no
twcnty-seveD) about i've icet nine incncs high with
well KNIT frame. HIS face is not unpleasng, eyes
hight gray or blue, light hair and mustachc.
man would not have been striking even In common
pace crowd. HIS accent Is decidedly Mlcsian, but ne
talks glby and with certain eloquence especially
speaks OF love and the story oil his "nartyr
dom" as he pleased TO cali IL, on account OF his
honorable passion Tor tho daughter o. thc ncishbor
tho iort Here rs hts story IN his own words, taken
down and approved by mum
''since you newspaper man have no obcc-
tion tell you my story from beginning to end
About the middle of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it was
| the lSth-I OF duty and waking from clifton
young eirl and old lady the OPPOSITE side OF the
road She had a paper ~ her hand aud she nodded
and smiled ut me- Then she put her nun 70 her
| cueck intended, thought, TO attract my notice.
and when came exactly opposite, she drew
her mothers attention to me. suppose by same COM
pnuivh'a'y "a? usso"' Nv 49, .ooN ~ n.' a".u
keicnei' waving =. ''o'a. s" ~, -. nus
! ~. taa., I ,n.u,h, ~ unr,r s.,d .ycs sha,. ~,
'y 80. 49,, $500 ME-. nannamaa ~ ,.a,a,n
1oso win aoiuci. invIs naPpun,o ~ oe = "sau'uS
| az ST. Mufy's Churcn, SlHtoh, anu Watchcu thcm ,
then crossed over and she looked nxedly NJ me and
smned. | forgot say that | got rid OF
! Moran and wneu she was going up TO
| ia .n,,rch Oh. r,n .wav iron, hcr ,notbcr
| m n merry way ana came right up 10 me- sno
Iau ghed ana seemed to DO very excited about
something. heard her all the way home speaking
ing IN French TO her mothcr--i suppose 1t was her
mother Sno turned Ten or fifteen times look at
me- AZ she went TO their house she put her muH 10
her ieft cheek ana gave me bewli chihg smI1en
] How about tue nrst love lettcr you wrotof"
alt was The 10th OF November. tnink.o
| "Are you wililng 10 omln unjcate mn
| TINS LOVE LkrrERs
Eyes Ii ran AS iolIows:-p
n,v Ma. Van .b.l snov ,ho ,rn,h ho aha
what they may never beleyea in 1--we a,
Arr siult until mel YOU ASKED myself III il was NOT
madness. feel that IL is noper passion you
toe ons WHO has isei tms-the PASSION which has gov
srnea the ~of'd. 49,, ,.., 49,
! ~ ''s'I y,dqx' coRgEIT
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