New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-01
A PROVOST- SERG EINT'S WRETCHED NIGHT
FEARING AN ATTACK BY MEN HE HAD ARRESTED
WHAT 1T AMOUNTED TO-sENTENcEs
BY COURT MARTIAL.

State Camp. peekskl, y. Y, July 81 (specal-Ths
life Of Provost Sergeant william II. Ors0n Of the fist
Regiment Of New York, made miserable for about
four hours last night by tho other members Of Major
DOwns's stan. CrsOn was the one wh0 with the
proves sergeant OF the G5th Regiment, arrested the
men in Dunpiy cantecn on Tuesday night Early last
evening several members Of the staff told Orson that
they had heard rumors to the effect that several men
in the battalion intended to give him tOrsOn) a good
dubbmg some time during the night The provost
sergeant supposed 10 be the bTavCst nOncOm" In the
regiment, but in this instance there is plenty Of evI.
dencc that OrsOn turned pale when the story
told to him. 1t was decided that Orson should sleep
in the AdIutants Office tent. His cot and blankets
moved in there and after putting the electric light
where he could touch it from his bed and placing .
sword beside his cot, he lay down. lie had not been
there long before he heard loud whispers just outside
his tent " If get hold OF him, III fix hm' and
similar pleasant remarks Pretty be-
gan 10 handle the rope, which held the tent TO the
posts swish" the sword against the side Of the
tent. All quiet for few minutes and then tho
marauders at tie tent ropes again. swsh'
went The sword again. Til, was kept up for two hours
when OrsOn happened To the shadow of one Of tho
men who had been pokug the tent ropes with broom
handle and recognizing the owner Of the shadow he
came out of his tent Ills nerve, completely
un,mng. however hat it is doubtful whether or not
he slept any that night.
The sentence Of The who courtmartiied
Yesterday for going into Dunphys C3ntccn were reah
Al dress parade this evening. These the sem
tcncc, Quartermastcr Sergeant George g. Nckcry and
sergeant John j. Fri>bic VI the 10th separate Com
pany Of Oswego, publicly pprimanded In orders and
reduced 70 the ranks First sergeant George II. O'Bren
IF the same company, publicly rcpnmanded in orders
aud fined three days pay Corporal John Mcdonald
N the same company, acquitted. Quartcrmasterner
rent T. H. Richards, Of the 18th separate Company, oi
ftlca publicly rtprmanded ia order, and reduced 10
the r.ik~ Private, j. >. Deantey, VI the Oswego
company Philip Miller and William Klein Of Company
D. 65th Regiment. will spend twenty-four hours IN
the gu9Idhouse
Tie state Armorv Board held another meeting TO
dav and finally accepted The plans for The arinory
for The 2:Id Regiment. which were prepared by stao
Architect Perry Mr.. Perry said 10 day that the I'D
Regiment would have the best a1nJry IN the United
state, Tho !lnd for the arupry cost $4,000, and
thc binding I, to cost 100000. .
Tie cholera nOrlus epidemic has now taken hoid
., The officers, and colonel Wrch Lieutenant colonel
Roln Maior Downs and a number Of the captains are
H. II a. suggested to-day that the rank growth OF
,,ed, on the bluff overlooking the Hudson had mora
~ ss e. d., with Tic Illness. When the wind is from
the -outh a ,ickeuing odor comes from these weeds.