Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-07
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And here Welsh could only redden
with mingled wrath and confusion.
From this time on the impression gained
ground that he was deserter from some
foot regiment, and one who had again
enlisted in the army, but under an as
sumed NAME
Within the week after Capt. Blauvelt's
departure Trooper Welsh was twice
again confined and brought before a gar
rlson court. He had accompanied the
captains family to the train, and carry
ing Mrs. Blauvelt's numerous bags and
baskets into TIE sleeper was borne away.
apparently unavoidably. The conductor
wired back that he had safely landed
him at Barclay, a thriving little town
ten miles to the east. and that he had
abundant means to buy his ticket back:
out he was gone forty-eight hours, and
at the expiration of that time was
dumped in a disheveled condition at the
post by the town marshal, with the in
formation that if it had not been for the
crossed s;ibers 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 was 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
horses at the picket line, Lieut.. Hearn's
spirited little bay, which happened TO
be next him playing with the trumpet
ers steed across the line, suddenly
switched around with his powerful
launches and knocked Welsh's curry
comb out of his hand
The gypsy fellow Strengthened up,
glanced quickly about him, saw that the
1'sutenants back was turned, and then,
With vicious CLEAN in his piercing eyes,
irew 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 lieutenants 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 a glow Of righteous wrath.
| Hearing the noise the lieutenant
sprang to the scene. "Silence, both of
your" he ,rdered. What does this
mean, sergeant
He struck me, the Internal little cur!
and I'll kilI"--
Not a word more from you, Welsh
What made You strike him, Dooley?'
| Look at keogh's belly, sir" almost
sobbed the little Irishman in his rage and
grief. ''See where he kicked him"
| Sure enough, there on the glistening
coat an ugly lump was rising and a
Jagged groove plainly showed where the
cruel boot had struck, while Keogh still
q1ivered and trembled For moment
young Hearn was too angry to trust him
self to speak. He stood there with his
eyes fairly blazing. At last he turned to
the sergeant:
''Tais man has been frequently eau
toned never to strike or kick horse, l
SUPPOSE"
every man in the troop has, sir, time
and again"
Hearn slowly turned upon the scowl-
ing soldier: sit would serve you but
right If l kicked you as you have kicked
that horse Brutality of that kind can
not be tolerated here, sir, and you will
stand your trial for it. Take him back
to the guard house, sergeant"
Il kicked him because he kicked me-"
growled Welsh.
Its a lie, sir" cried Dooley, bursting
IN. Sure the horse was just playing,
like, and never touched him at all"
Never mind. DoOley; your evidence
Will be called for when it is wanted"
by Godl if I'm to be punished for
hitting horse. what's to be done with
him for striking a man, 1 want to
known exclaimed Welsh, as with a
curse he hurled his currycomb to the
ground.
Come on, you blackguardI'' muttered
Sergt. Wren, as he collared the man.
You can thank God didn't see you do
it. I'd Farm you never to kick horse"
1t was this affair which led to Welsh's
third court martial in less than a month.
And it was Welsh now whom Col. Nor
ris believed to have been the assailant