The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-25
LIFE ON A FRONTIER POST.
4 PECULIfR sCiNDiL ~ THE tNITED
SIXTIES IRMI.
Mni"r Reno, OF tuster MASSACRE Fame
Accused of iu~uiiing ~ Cnrtain's Wife-
Sucicty In Frontier Post a Court N.r,i.,

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'''s "" '""'''r E"St "a '""rt Martial.
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""V' '''''' =, WV "'''o'' III V"nihNhl at
c no' !, o'9 ,' . Vnp h'u. commanding
N'.nI'"nN VI ''' Jun O"'"iiy' Is stition'd
lt same post IN ID ''nhcr last Capt. Bpn
VIA called East nv the int uiscnee TIM, nh,
r.ti,or ,yo. ,..,.,. IN t,,vi,., 80, ..e - 10
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| ulll 'rs Nni thflr MNN-, ut tle post Muor
- 'Io Nisl'u n,r on ,n1 cNrn nt 4t Doc ~. md
i.rt) th' r'.I'ion'ru f nn'igllbor, ~ she turn.
hi. arm around horwai,t. She resented The in.
"a T. and ol course refused f. 10 with him
irT day an rwlrd. or ON Christmas eve. Mrs.
DIR rwcs wurs inN,a c % ,G' C ''I c ana
rms ,rnt direct. in the iao" Of the whole com:
thni h. would mike It Dt for Mrs. Bon' and
that he wouii drive her out of tho regiment
lie conn"n .td series OF annoying persccu.
tons a4aiu-, tho lnDy.
l. fore Cltt Il IT'S departure for the Ens, he
bad invited an Episcopal missionary, the Row
Mr. Wainwright. who IL in the hihit oi goin,
from on military post 90 the oh r. to hold sur.
81 ...-. when Doc should como to Fort Ahurerom.
h" 10 stay az his house. ilr accepted The lnvi,
teton. and. arriving thcr' during Cnpt b Ma
a'ann 'n. he-ainc Che quest oi ms wife. MAJOR
Il lNsls -niu.u Wlthu strong desire to enter,
tain Linn. Bui having ulrrady accepted CAPT
Hslfs invitation the clergyman declined that Of
Nnor % .uo.
his STAY N cav. B.li'- house. dur.ns III ai.
.an. XIX M .uh,'ri of t,npl.as,ni remark.
IT, w. ChW.luina inquiries T. what he menl,
thn tIaor fnI.ia thai stories Werr In cir ula.
ton tn th. Il .r,uit VI Mr.. T. .l: and hc n-s'r.
cd tnnt he hai b,cn informed hv officers at Port
Lincoln tuat the coumnu ling officer had
h.cn rcqu -tol 10 put MIS-. Bel out u
the r"gimnn an assertion which. upon
thc testimony ui tho OIL rrs he named rs
his authority. turned out to he wholly false
ne evidently expected that the cDrgvmun'
-bO 'kcd lly $50 un ,p.t'd z r.v,loion would
ut or,' depart from Mrs.. Bri's house. and. by
at"rtng the hosptnltos OF III" pand.ng
olli cr nllt a wound upon tl,at lady. Mr.
MHinNr' .ht. however inquired among tho
other OH co.'s of thc command. Thry wcr, uro-
luun lly indignant ai tlo-' att mpl9 pi MAYOR
u mo- 10 ;isi. rrse the chpro.t'r of lady OF I'M
sullicd reiuir. and advised Mr. Wninwruht
that his leaving Mrs. B'lls hous" 10 nccrlt
" uor KDnp to- ptiitr-, unu.r We cir'Hm.
stances, would w. am insult to cant. Ben mud rs
wiz, Mr.; Wainwright stayed TIL MS visit Wa
This vas only ono Of a seri'1 Of PROSECUTIONS
me pubic manner h.iorr mrn'lon'di unirr mo
appropriate social forms. express 81 hrr 'un-
lGnll lni MN hr '"1H 'N.IE a. h1,"n 10 mae
dlsp"rhglny REMARKS hhuW hrf' NIT. u. - WIS
arru~tom'l f. play thr"rsan IN I'll" post chapa.
| of ia" garrison. except MAJOR Reno. were al her
| house pru I sing music Tor INC srrNirr on NV
| Years lay. Major Reno sent Ms Post Adluiant
! T." notify the aSsrmi by that the 9r-nn mig 10
| taken tp the chapel anu played. "ui mat Mrs.
| Il III should NOT play il. aud mat IL she NJ
tempted to do 50 h. would PIT stop
| 10 II. rms was r,EarueH ~ w ,n,iu
| ,nl,or, aud Wcr wives. though Indignant 1t
! Mnor Il no + onlraEr'p- condut toward Ms;
Bon oi wnir4 ln.{ I,H NOT ,, A. m', nt
| openly manifested thrir srhtihnin'1 IN 'irr
l-" 1 S"al IA rof, N,,i 10 ni hn; i nw
oi rhem las ever i -pok"n To lin or rocozi
! MN nee. except III the n,'''-7arf l'iW"I's
/ 81 military ihi'froursr; ne ms iNra "l f'h
lp tir mcnn tlwr Capt }, ELL SIN IN al, .n',
M th" hel-r 81 NJ st'k hin'r. :, nN'il ;, ''i'-
Era d ir3m , a1 T S mr. %rI'ms M NJ ,n'' re.