Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

ployed b. the people of this country, shall
ind no officially in concurring in any add
tionsl legislation limited to tts. obi5c.
WHICH dosl los Interfere With the indis-
pcrssble exercise of the powers Of the gO7-
ernment under the Constitution aad Laws.
(Signedl RJTEERFJRD B. H4TEs
Executive Mansion, May L, l5'5
lie faiai EEiie'
.CaIlS4I zoT sHoT Il lis cATT4ls -
TE[As-A SAD AFFAIR.
u ~ the flrt Gr.iEr TeSss rsho. NAY
SOLDIER ETTIED " HIS OFFICER
The crack OF pistol Was heard on our
streets Tuesday evening at about clock
and soon tbs news passed from mouth to
mouth that soldier was shot. AZ inTsst;-
Cation OF the matter f5 an f. reporter
ELECTED the following facts
Charles MeC4Ete7. private u Company
A. 2eai Infantry WHICH --I..anY arrived
here tt-t .GoIninE, was down in town.
drunk. lie used grossly insulting language
toward Captain L'nc5ln Of tho lo.h Imam
try, which Captain ! iIclIu was disposed to
overlook frou. the fact ;L..i l.5 s..5.G was ur
der tne influence Q! liquor, and iuI iher the
captain was on the eTe Of leaving the pos;
and State. This insult was offered in
Conrad i RstA's store MeCAtreY finally
asked where 10 fad the ge.7.soI when
Captain iu,o.l tool him by the
ara AID marched hin out ol the store, st
he same time r5marking "EO;is with ne
and Will show il to you As they reached
the front door McCatffey sad to Lincoln
lyon will be sorry fOr this. sir A. they
reached the edgs OF tie sidewalk in front
of Conrad i kIth's ware room MeCaa,rey
struck Captain lir- ola /. .eTere blow On the
chin With Big ast, knocking him c il the
sidewalk, EhereupOu LIptGin lincoln drew
his pistol and tied. the ball taking effect
in the left side Of the neck IcCalfrey was
carried to the hospital and attended by IT
geon Powell, wk0 did all be could for the
wounded man. but he lived NV twsntT-tGo
howrs and died Wednesday evening ct 6
o'clock. j. post norton examination
revealed the IIct that the ball passed around
the body inside OF the breast zone sld
lodged in the ba.s bono. Immediately
after the -h90tin. CAPTAIN Lincoln
was aIItstsd by the ci5il a.
thorities, waived examination .ni readily
gave bonds for 5..CGJ to appear If wanted
Alter the pOst-mortem, a c0roueT's in1ues;
was held. Justice Steele acting a. coronsr.
The jury consisted OF Louis Woli.om. Z. 3.
Cupp. e. A. Huber. 3. MARKS, J. ) Her
vey Epi Il. C. Smith who sitter hearing
the testimony, returned the following YER
dict
We, the Jury. Tod that che deceased,
Charles McCsnfey, came to his death from
pistol shot fired by 8 II. ine1lE. ali we
further ind tia: Tbs said $ H. Lincoln did
wilfuily and feloniously kilt ard murder
said Charles McCaffrey without any lawful
provocation."
A warrant Was iaimsdigtelF ..-SH Out Tor
the re arrest OF captain Lincoln and placed
in tho hands OF Lieutenant Arlington, OF
the Frontier Battalion. for service. who,
accompanied by Frank +. Conrad, Esg.,
soon started out to overtaEe :ac Captain
who was with his command en- route to
Sort Wayne, Michigan
Ii is not for the t-hJ to >sy whether or
cot Captain Lincoln did right il .hoodng
the man, but ii does cot hesitate to say that
the large slcrl;y Of the army officers wOul6
under similar circumstances, have acted as
he did That the MAJ was under tia IN
iuencs OF liquor 40 Que denies, but that
did not license tiC 70 insult and strike an
oihcer.
Early 10 tn. evening, | ,euteuani Bolts
ford placed McCafirey in charge of the
Sergeant OF the guard with Instructions to
conaoe him in the guard house for dunk
enness. but he made his escape from the
Sergeant came to town and in her own
house offered cTlss insult - an os: Unable
bn.b.nd hesn ~ b"nc G,r,s;n min
would not have had occasion to tire tue
atai shot
McCaffreY enlisted oniY few months ago |
WIS in Burlino,on, V-rmo,r
There can h. scarcely ,,om .,r donh. |
.bct tn. Charles NcC,fr.r v,,sc n,tir,sIv /
ieath IS thus recorded. was a Burlington
,ov wall kn.un =, mann n ,r- ~. ,iors
IA vas tho scc,,4 ~, ~ W. ..,e- No. /
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ell known Ia many ,ermon,sr.a. 4 hrsv, !
ID gallant officer. lie ~, h,rp IA Mas
.thusetts, enlisted a. prISa:e "a til, oII
xth Vermont Rss,ment was promoted ,
pidly became adlutant OF tbs
glmen, and ,ut-. 4uentiy MAJOR and :
,utenant colonel, aui had been commis /
,nci. bat hot mustered, A. tyilutl. a
the b.h. when the regiment w. mus =
TED our VI the service al tbs close Of the A
sr tie Wa twice wound 4 10 the Wi a
rnes- and at Winchester la February. 1
%. he VA appointed tor III .ieUteuancy :
the !7sh regiment ot the regular army. v
was Subsel uentiy. Ia l7t', transferred b
the iush luiantrS. l. y y lie has been q
able ofkcer and =, A ,5urte,u. ard =
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sly use oil MS pistol though under GFoai n