The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-04
RBBUKED BY THE DUKE.
An American Citizen Who Was as
Guilty as the Prince Of Wales.
From the NelO Yorl: Press

AN = IAoI1Cbu NlIlNSh w no w bS as
Guilty as the Prince Of Wales.
From the New York Press
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 9O.-Robert
Anderson, who sells cutlery on the great
bridge in this city, was nearly cashiered
from the British army for exactly the same
crime for which the Prince of Wales apol-
ogized TO TIE English arliament ;pa fortnight
ago.
Upon Anderson's breast glitter, when he
is in full dress, the medal for distinguished
service in the field, the long service medal,
the Turkish medal and the Legion of Honor,
the latter conferred upon him by Louis Ma
poleon at the instance of Marshal Canrobert,
commanding the French contingent in the
CTmea.
The distinguished service medal was per-
sonally bestowed upon him by his sovereign
when her majesty visited her wounded sol~
diers at Fort Pitt hospital, Chatham, after
peace had been proclaimed.
Corpl. Anderson was serving in the
Thirty third regiment, the famous fighting
oorps Of which the Duke Of Wellington was
colonel in his less distinguished days. An
derson was fond OF game OF cards, and he
would often take pack with him into the
trenches before Sebastopol. He did not play
baccarat. but he was an expert in the hum
Bile game of twenty-dyes. The stakes
we're, of course, small, for q eorporal's pay
at that time was only a shilling day, and
he needed that and more to buy things
which the commissariat should have sup
piled.
One day when the Russian redoubts let
up some the forces in the trenches were
reduced. and Anderson with others were
relieved.
That afternoon he strayed into the Turk
ish lines and entered a regimental cahteen
where he found hajildar from Kars who
could play twenty-hves.
The Methodist and the Mahometan sat
down to play, and the hajildar lost all the
oonten of his haversRck, for they had
nothing but food to stake.
store for him, and. unlike, Sir William
Gordon-Cumming, he tried TO make it APP
pear that his stakes were less.
Anderson hated a cheat, and he punched
the hRjildar's head. A row ensued, aud
blood would have been shed but for the ar
rival of two officers Of rank.
One of the officers was Omar Pasua, COM
mander of of the Turkish army, tae other
was an EnRllsh general Of division.
~ see one of these men belongs to my
command" said the latter. "Coms for
ward, that Thirty-third man. and then
Corpl. Anderson found himself in the
presence OF the most ilustrious prince Of the
house OF Hanover, George William frederick
Charles, Duke Of Cambridge and general of
division.
explain this disturbance said the
queens cousin in his most imperious tone.
The corporal told the story.
"Gamblng, cha and with soldier of in
ferior rank" "a haiildar is something be-
tween private and corporah.
Anderson veutured to remark to Cam
bridge that he didn't think he was doing
Charm, sirl There is always harm in
violating the queens regulations. You have
violated the articles of war, and you will
20 back to your regiment under escort,
prisoner
The royal moralist looked and acted as il
Anderson's iunonsnt game for a ration of
mule meat had jeop6rdize1 the success Of
storning the Malakoff, and had imperiled
the entire army and that Of the allies.
Between a brace Of red-ssireed Turks
Corpl. Anderson was led 70 the guard
tent and was made close prisoner until the
will Of his royal higsness should be made
known.
Next day an order came from him to be
tried by rezimental court-martial, but be-
fore the rising of the next sun the Russians
had advanced, and every fighting soldier
was needed.
The forts were stormed and taken, and
Corpl. Anderson had most calamity won
his medal for bravery.
81 don't think the Prince OF Wales conf
mitted any less sin than l did in carrying
my pack of cards into the trenches" said
Anderson, on recalling his experience. 81
didn't get any chance TO apologize, though.
The duke had me between a file before
could say Jack Robinson. l wouldn't
have apologized TO that internal hajildar,
anyhow. l fairly won tho stakes"
ri in hot weather that tho oorpulsnt man