Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-02

IrOM ABROAD, MI. dearn!
mot one, sir. Every man need will
be at the post by 1 o'clock this after
noon; and except Welsh, who is under
stood to be un der the especial charge of
the judge advocate and amenable to Or
ders from nobody else, will not trouble
the court to cali on anybody-the others
will be glad to come
Lawler shook his head and looked dis
satisfied. If he could only know the
men whom the defense was introducing,
and could find out what they meant t.
testify, 1t might still be in his power to
avert at least public catastrophe. Shrewd
enough to see the evident antagonists he
had created, ard knowing that matters
We're going topsy-turvy at the moment,
ne bethought him of ruse by which he
could get rid OF the crowd:
II beg the indulgence of the court. l
have allowed the case for the prosecu-
ton TO rest rather than infringe longer
on time that is so valuable, but I find
myself unable to proceed at this mo-
ment, and l beg that You take recess
until p. M
The court demurred. 1t was utterly
adverse to recess. Rearn's witnesses
were all ready to proceed-four or five
at least
what is the need?' asked Thorp and
Maitland, neither of whom felt like Civ
ing LAWYER an inch Of leeway But
courtesy to the staff officer of the divis-
ion commander prevailed.
II was barely II o'clock when the
throng came pouring forth from the
court room. and LAWYER hoped that.
rather than wait three hours, the mass
of people would depart. But his hopes
were vain. If anything, the number
seemed augmented. The noon train
brought couple of car loads from the
eastward towns. 1t also brought a ser
geant and private of infantry escorting
a dilapidated looking party in shabby
civilian dress whom old Kenyon, the
adjutant, and n file of the post guard
were at the station to meet. The stran-
ger was bundled into an ambulance and
trotted up 10 tn guard house, into
which he slouchel with hanging head
and aU al. Of general detection: and
while the men Were a. their soldier din
ner Kenyon was Iusily interviewing his
tough looking prisoner, squad of excited
newspaper men meantime kicking their
heels outside and raging at the military
assumption which gave the post COM
mander precedence over the press. The
word had gone ont all over the crowded
garrison that the escaped prisoner Goss
was re-captured, and the commanding
officers orderly hal been rushed with a
note to the provost sergeant
You bet he'll not get away" nut
tered this veteran of Brodie's company.
as he glanced along the lively mess
room, where the big bowls Of bean soup
were being emptied by rare soldier appe-
titles. You bet he don't. unless he can
carry cart load OF lead in him
Twenty minutes after Corp. Greene.
of the guard, came to the doorway and
sang out:
Say, fellers, who do You thinks capt
nred and brought back? Trooper Goss,
begad, the bosom friend of the patriotic
Welsh
And Welsh dropped his spoon and his
eyes and turned a dirty yellow. He es-
sayed presently to quit the table. but the
old sergeant bent over him:
Finish yer dinner, me buck. Don't
let eagerness to see yer friend spoil yel
appetite. You can't see him, anyway
till he has given his testimony before the
court; and they'll want you, too, Welsh
me Jewel, and I'm charged not to lose
you-dAye mind that, Welsh: ]
never lose anything but an occasional
slice of me temper. Ate yer dinner, like
the high spirited American We are. now
But Welsh's appetite was gone.
The court room was crowded to suffo.
cation that afternoon when, sharp at :
o'clock, Col Grace raped for order.
Il suppose you are ready now. Col
Lawler? Call in the first witness"
Lawler looked resigned. even mar
tyred. The court had come back from
luncheon at the Lanes in high spirits.
The ladies again sa- close to Hearn's
table. Private Goss with uutrimIned
beard and an air of general dilapidation.
was sworn by the judge advocate. gave
ms name. rank. regiment. etc. and re-
spOnded, III answer to LAWYERS question.
that he did know the accused very well
What do yOu want to asl, the wit
ness:' said Lawler iii Il tone as much as
to say, What could You ask that would
he OF any earthly account?
State where ava how long YOU have
known Private Welsh, ( troop. Eleventh
cavalry" We're the words on the pen
ciled slip, and Lawler read them grudg-
ingly
I've known him SIX or eight years.
Knew him when hc enlisted in the
Twenty third. where he went by the
name of Webster. Se-vcd with him at
Fort Wayne until he got 'bobtail
discharge. and when / got mine | went
to his home Ill Ohio and hunted him up.
he owed me money. but he was nc
| Sood-couldn't pay ii. His people
wouldn't do anything more for him. He
was Mrs. Blauvelt's nephew. but she had
about got tired of trying to support HIM.
so we came away and enlisted again. in
the cavalry service this time and then
he got things fixed to 20 into Blauvelt's