The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-22

'And where did you, a cavalryman,
learn the,numbers of the paragraphs in
infantry tactics, Welsh? And while you
We're about it why didn't you learn par
agraph 500 as well? That's the one that
covers your. case, me buck. and, begad!
if I'd been there you'd "a dropped that
spur and got on your feet id quick,
or I'd a jerked the backbone out of
gees. Where did you learn your in
fantry tactics, l say?'
And here Welsh could only redden
with mingled wrath and confusion.
From this time on the impression gained
ground that ne was deserter from some
foot regiment, and one who had again
enlisted in the army, but under an as
slllned name.
Within the week after Capt Blauvelts
departure Trooper Welsh was twice
again confined and brought before a gar
rison court. /. He had accompanied the
captains family to the train, and carry
ing Mrs. Blauvelt's numerous bags and
baskets into the sleeper was borne away,
apparently unavoidably. The conductor
wired back that he had safely landed
him at Barclay, thriving little town
ten miles to the east. and that he had
abundant means to buy his ticket back:
but he was gone forty-eight hours, and
at the expiration of that time was
dumped in disheveled condition at the
post by the town marshal, with the in
formation that if it had not been for the
crossed sabers ON his cap he would have
had him in the county Jail for drunken
and disorderly conduct and resistance to
the officers of the law. ''Where does he
get his money!" asked that official. HE
smashed about twenty dollars worth of
glass windows and paid all fines, costs
and damages, and yet had some ten dol
lars to spare.
The men in G troop could have told
where he got his money, but, as that was
won in gambling, nothing w>s said by
them about it. Welsh was tried for alb
sence without leave. and coolly pleaded
that he had been carried away while
serving his captain and was then de-
tanned by the civil authorities. Lieut..
Hearn, however, testified that he, who
carried one of the children aboard, had
ample time to get off. and that Welsh
preceded him in getting on the train.
The town marshal testified that Welsh
was drunk around the village for thirty
six hours, but that nobody interfered
with him until his conduct became so
outrageous that he was compelled to ar
rest him. Welsh, therefore, was SEN
fenced to fine Of five dollars and to ten
days in the guard house, simply for alb
sence without leave, attending all drills
and stable duty. Three days later, while
he was grooming one of Capt. Blauvelt's
hcrses at the picket line, Lieut.. Hearn's
spirited little bay, which happened to
be next him playing with the trumpet
er's steed across the line, suddenly
switched around with his powerful
launches and knocked Welsh's curry
comb ont of his hand.
The gypsy fellow Strengthened up,
glanced quickly about him, saw that the
ieutenant's back was turned, and then,
with a vicious CLEAN in his piercing eyes,
drew back his heavily booted right foot
and with all his force kicked the young
bay in the stomach. Keogh plunged
madly with the sudden pain, and in an
instant little Dooley, who was grooming
the heutenant's horse, had thrown down
currycomb and brush and smote the
gypsy under the eye, knocking him up
against the captains bulky and placid
charger. In another instant, too, Sergt.
Wren leaped in and separated the men,
Welsh wild with fury, Dooley dancing
about in glow of righteous wrath.
Hearing the noise the lieutenant
sprang to the scene. ''Silence, both OF
your he ordered. 'What does this
mean, sergeant"
He struck me, the Internal little cur
and I'll kill"-
Mot word more from you, Welsh
What made you strike him, Dooley?'
Look at Keogh's belly, sir" almost
sobbed the little Irisllman in his rage ani
grief. ''See where he kicked him
Sure enough, there on the glistenine
coat an ugly lump was rising and ;
jagged groove plainly showed where the
cruel boot had struck, while Keogh still
quivered and trembled. For a momen
young Hearn was 100 angry to trust him
self to speak. He stood there with hi
eyes fairly blazing. At last he turned *
the sergeant;
''This man has been frequently eau
honed never to strike or kick horse,
SUPPOSE"
Every man in the troop has, sir, tim,
and again"
Hearn slowly turned upon the scowl
ing soldier: cit would serve you bu
right if 1 kicked you as you have kicked
that horse. Brutality of that kind can
not be tolerated here, sir, and you vii
stand your trial for it. Take him bacl
to the guard house, sergeant.
Il kicked him because he kicked me,
growled Welsh.
Its lie, sir" cried Dooley, burstin;
in. ''Sure the horse was just playing
like, and never touched him at all"
''Never mind, Dooley; your evidenc
viii be called for when it is wanted
by Godl if I'm to be punished 70
hitting a horse, what's to be done witt
him for striking man, / want t
know exclaimed Welsh, as with
curse he hurled his currycomb to tn
ground.
Come on, you blackguard!" muttere,
Sergt. Wren, as he collared the man
'You can thank God didn't see you d
1t. I'd farn you never to kick a horse. y
1t was this affair which led to Welsh
third court martial in less than a month
And it was Welsh now whom Col MOI
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