St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-20
TWO WOMEN IN 1T.
ScandalOus Conduct OF Dashing
Officer OF the Army.

Scandalous Conduct OF Dashing
~ officer OF the Army.
fIlhe story of court-martial was re-
eeiYed at department headquarters yes
terday over which the social circles of
the military centerS of Washington and
NeW York are just now INDUCING in
little excitement. 1t loses none of its
fragrance because of the munching it is
receiving from the gossips of the COM
munities indicated. This is the story:
On March 70, 1894, there took place at
Washington City, d. c., the marriage of
Miss Clara A. Schultze to Frank Engle-
hardt. The lady was young, prospect
lively wealthy, highly educated and pos
SeSSed of those natural and acquired
characteristics and accomplishments
The attributes which were so cOnspicu-
Gus in the wife were lacking in the hus-
band. In point of intelligence he was
inferior to the woman, who had for
Saken comfortable home and the
brightest of futures to link her fate
with the man who was destined to make
in its application to him-that
appellatiOn hideOuS. A short time
after the birth of their child, and
after passing through a series of yicissi-
tudeS he enlisted in the army and was
assigned to Battery "a, F" Fifth artillery,
at Fort Columbus. New York harbor.
His aptitude for his new profession
soon obtained for him the recognition
OF his superiors, and he was promoted
to the grade of corporal. The h0norS
thus thrust upon him seemed, as in
many similar cases, to produce an alb
normal cranial development. Visions
of future greatness were born of this
initial step in his promotion. His great
mind filled up with the valOrOuS deeds
future history should record of him;
ard, to cement his avowed affection for
a domestic in the family of Mai. Ii. =.
Curtis, of the Judge advocate generals
department, stationed at Fort Columbus,
he would regale iler with the perspective
of their mutual domestic bliss, and
double row of buttons on his coat. The
wife he had so baSely deserted was en-
tirely forgotten by him. In the mean
time he
MADE HOT LOVE
to the domestic mentioned, and by false
promises, reiterated lies, threats and
other fraudulent uns0ldierly and
wicked means, induced her to marry
him. The marriage was performed in
New York city, May 8, 1887, by
the most willy articles were i'm
posed. The Washington wife about
this time began to make some inquiries,
which, coming to the ears of the COM
mandant of the fort, resulted in an in
veStIgatlOn. In the meantime the cor
poral had become alarmed and placed
himself in direct communication with
the adjutant general of the army, with
view to securing his discharge, using
the name of his legal wife and child as
the lever to awaken the sympathies of
the general. This only precipitated
matters, because of so fiagrant viola
ton Of military etiquette on the part of
an enlisted man as to ignore the regu-
lar military channels in the matter of
official correspondence, and court mar
tiaI for the trial of Englelfardt was Or
dered. While awaiting trial he became
IncenSed at Sergeant Henry +. Valid. of
his battery, and maliciOuSly wrote let
ter to the commanding officer of the
Thirteenth Infantry, at Fort Wingate.
New Mexico, in which he stated that
the sergeant was deserter from that
regiment, where he had served under
!. the. name of Forbes. The accusation
was promptly disproved and the action
of Englehardt in the matter was made
the basis of an additional charge against
him. The proceedings of the court are
just published, and the sentence con-
signs the festive corporal to term of
five years in the Albany penitentiary.
.4cd. MINOR, NOTES.
|. a. Gen. Ruger, commanding the depart
meht, has confirmed the following court
martial sentences: Corporal Charles r.
Burbank, troop A, Seventh cavalry,
Fort KeOgh, Mont, reduction to the
ranks and two months confinement;
Private Daniel Gallaghan, Company H,
Fifteenth infantry, Fort Randall, OAK,
$40 fine and four months confinement;
Corporal George J. Jordan, Company [,
Eighth infantry, Fort Yates. Oak. dis
honorable discharge, FORGETTING all pay
and allowances, and confinement in
Fort LeavenwOrth prison for two years
at hard labor: Trumpeter James Suili-
van. troop II. Seventh cavalry, Fort
Yates. OAK, $40 fine and two months
confinement; Private William j. Barry,
Company &, Twelfth infantry, Fort
Yates. Oak. $50 fine and three months
confinement
Capt. James A. Snyder, Third in
fantry. whose command is stationed at
Fort Custer, Mont, is reported as living
dangerously iii at Washington, D. G.
Capt. Snyder has been in bad health
for some time, and received a twelve
months leave Of absence on June 4, of
last year. He is a very popular and eff
cient officer. and much anxiety is occa-
stoned in view of the report stated.
The number of vacancies now exist
ing i'll the army will, at an early date,
provide commissions for the ten nom
commissioned officers who have passed
satisfactory examinations and now
await their sheep skins. The secretary
of war has stated his intention to issue
these new commissions in accordance
with the presidents desire.
A son of Judge M. j. Crawford, of the
supreme court of Georgia, is now serv-
ing as an enlisted man in the Twelfth
infantry, in the department of Dakota.
The young man is also anephew of
Brig. Gen. Samuel w. Crawford, United
States army, retired.
Past QuartermaSter Sergeant John G.
Marshall. now at New Haven, Conn.,,
is assigned to duty at Fort Supply, In
dian Territory, whittier he will repair
without delay.
Capt. Chandler P. Eakin, First artil-
lery, having been found untitled for
active service, is retired to date Jan.
IA, 1888.
PERSONALS.