The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-26
JAMS WANTS SATISFACTION.

fTbe Disgraced Private VIII Bring
Civil Suit Against the officers.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 28.-An indi-
tect result of the shooting of Mr.. Frick
Igsye Homestead its one existing topic
today. 1t was the case of w. L. Iams,
private of Company K, Tenth regiment.
lwho was strung up by his thumbs, had
ione side of his head and half his mus
tache shaved and wss drummed out OF
camp. The Iams case threatens to be-
come national. Homestead people
talk CT nothing else. Letters and tele-
grams depouncing the treatment of the
yOung man have been received in Home
stead, in Pittshurg and by the governor
sof Pennsylvania. One Of the protests
70, Governor Pattison was from the
Washington correspondents for the re-
Smoval of Lieutenant Colonel Streator,
Awho ordered the punishment Of Ialns
1 Young Iams threatens to bring suit
thgainst Colonel Streator and Major Gen
9eTal Snowden. 1t has caused much feel
fng in the national guard, particularly
pemong the rank and file. Iams, the dis
kraced man, came to Homestead yester-
Bay from Pittsburg. He was looking
for Colonel Streator, but failed to find
kim. He was seen by United Press
&eporter, and detailed the action of the
emilitia officers.
Iams said he did not like Frick, but
hhat he would have retracted what he
kaid had he been asked to do SO in gem
taemauly manner. II am an American
scitizen," said he, land propose to take
fciyil action to have this outrage righted.
EEearly all the men and many OF the Of
Acers sympathize with me. While 1
Iwas in the guard house some of the Of
afcers sent me beer and lunch. The
boys Of my own company sent some
Peer and an offer of financial assistance
pa prosecuting Streator." The most in
lteresting question in the case is whether
Ieorporal punishment may be inflicted on
sa soldier In a military camp under any
circumstances, even when martial law
bs in force, and whether n sentence such
rs that passed on Iams could be legally
teEecuted without the formalities of q
isourt trial, for it is certain that if
court martial was held it was not regu-
5lar, for Iams was not brought before it
Aand had no chance to make defense.
D General Snowden was asked by the
reporter whether court martial had
Hbeen held. He said that his understand
nng WAS that Iams had been convicted
fhy such a tribunal. He would not ex-
press an opinion as to tho business Of
she punishment That was a matter,
hho said, within Colonel Streator's juris-
Gdiction. Colonel Hawkins, the provis-
Bional brigadier, admitted that no court
martial was held because Iams had ac-
Eknowledged his. guilt.
Hugh O'Donnell made his entrance
itnto Homestead very quietly and unaf-
1fectedly. He came in on the Baltimore
Isnd Ohio railroad, which comes down
sthe opposite side of the river. If he had
come on the Pennsylvania railroad there
fsould have been no demonstration, be.
9eause there was q column Of soldiers on
guard at the station.
1 At a meeting OF the advisory commit
tee last night It was stated that infor-
mation had been received that members
ef the Ninth regiment of the National
aGuard from Wilkesbarre had been
granted furloughs to work IN the Car
ERegie mills at Homestead. A letter said
TO have been found on the streets, ad-
ldressed to William Lawrence, Company
IA, Eighth regiment, and containing a
lPinkerton agency salary blank, was
produced at the meeting.