The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

hloODC mas salu tiut no nus eeeH bel shaoA
and Bauer In conversation several times
Tho police have found a man who says that
no saw nun answering the description of
Bauer standing near tho Carnegie Of
Zee at tho tlmo tho shooting occur
red. II Bauer is captured this man
will be a. ,ked to identify him and IL he does
his idedtit cation will go n long way toward
establishin, g proof OF n conspiracy
THE DISC RACE OF PRIVA7E IAMS.
Col. Strentor - Justification Of Himself
Indiner ent 20 Public Opinion.
HoMEsrEAp, J, ly 25.-The talk OF tho camp
to-day ia the 80 vere punishment that was
meted ont to P riyate Iams on Saturday
Almost every priva te soldier Is indignant Mt
Col. Streator. and IL anounces his acton as
piece OF unwarrantet' and unhenrd OF brutali-
ty. The officers will n OF say anything on tho
subject, but it is understood that they VIII
consider Col. Streator "a having been some
what hasty. Col Strcator said to Sun re-
porter this afternoon:
IL hear that / am being denounced on all
sides for what did. but 90 not mind 1t bit.
did what thought to be my duty. and IL any.
member OF my regiment made any such re-
mark as Iams did in my presence l would
punish him in the same way. lams was bad
sRp, We had had q great deal OF trouble with
him. Only a few nights before he was found
asleep on his post. and had to order him to
drill for an hour with u heavy log That is u
very common punishment. and it usually has
q good effect upon the men. but 1t did
not have the slightest effect upon him
The next day he was drunk. and 1t was only by
pleading that he had boon very sick that no es-
capped the guard house. He comes OF a good
family and he is quito clever chap. but was
poor soldier No man has any business to make
any such remark as that.
Il have been Chairman OF the Democratic
Cor. mittee OF my county several times. and
have been very much interested in politics.
but to any politician who may want to
criticise my action want to say that do not
care for any office in the gift OF the whole
country. am soldier sworn to do my duty.
and do 1t will. no matter II the whole coun-
try jumps on me for 1t. OF course may have
made mistake. for it is only human to do so.
but as far as can see have kept within tho
letter and n, the spirit OF tho military law in
The Colonel laughed as he handed the re.
that the sender would contribute toward his
prosecution. and the Colone! said: - think
Private Iams came to Homestead to-day and
told his story to everybody who would listen.
away. Gen sn owden would not say anything
about the case but this ,|cpl. streat9r." sad
GoSd Ib and Gny S se that
Letters and kilograms dcnouncing the treat
Went Of TIE young ,, man have been -, received In
Pattison was the following ' from the Tennsyi:
H Th es sheeEns treatment Of rrvae ams
GSnpSny X %thsa Esn 1T hands
Iieut-Co Streator, is u disgrace to tho
military establishment Of thu, state. Such
5arbarity. perretrated by officials OF the
sef %e th rsSSsn ask that
Lieut. Col. Streator be relieved from further
Col. Hawkins approved the atIocity. and
thsreiore are equally resp ,oIS 81 .,o,.
i %4s p ls
to his camp. and made any such reasonable
remarks az those n made b., by t lams: he would
Col. streator and Gen. Snowden. but this is by
4 reports be true. It has caused much feeling
the ranH nna Gsa ,bs
the statement that Company X. to
hsh %s will hays to be
enlist after their present terms OF enlistment
have expired; Several Tenth R"Giment men
e-night They say Iams was not popular, but
that they wish TO show their disapproval OF his
streator's action. Col. Case of the Fourth
Regiment told his men that il any Of them In
oms he Would treat hem tho o's same way but
Col Case s had heard tho eYprsssopns .os Of
reporter no would have discovered that
they did not share his opinion in approx;
Private Iams. They condemned Iams's re;
marks. but thought his punishment brutal
and S Outrageous. Officers Of lamss regiment
holding Col. Strcator They grew heated in
their condemnation of tho diSgraced private
and Landed their commander fSr his action.
like Frick. but that he would have retracted
Ssntlemany manner T am On 20 A An sq
citizen" he said. and l propose TO take civil
seton to have hay this outrage rIrhted, Nearly all
with me. While | was in tho guard pI house
rSme OF the officers sent me beer and a lunch
cutting Streator"
The most interesting question in the case Is
whether corporal punishment can hc inflicted
on a soldier in u militia camp under any dr-
Ssmss aass on sYen mbS wEe@ martial law
legally executed without the f"rmality
court martial was held il was not regular. iol
chance to make defence.
Gen. Snowden was asked by the reporter TO
night whether court martial had been held
IA Hawkins. the provisional brgadier., said tina
no court martial was held because Iams has
acknowledged his guilt
: Sun reporter asked Col. Streator late to
night why there had been no court martial t
pass upon lams's offence.
It Isn't customary" the Colonel said. It,
hold court martial when the accused plead
guilty"
But who flxes his punishment In tina
Col srfateG syadsa this and
he was not guilty Of treason. which is tn,
ths act etr "'t Apr ri w. " Ss7 on Satioa
Guard Discipline. says that a general cour
marital must publish the charges and tn,
specifications of tho crime ten days befor,
the court convenes. The act OF June II
1873. says tho organization Of the, Ma
must conform TO that Of the army OF tn,
United states; and under the amendment Q
Aprn ID lsosj inc same Is repeated nc ,S
Ing Tue nSc.ssiy Of any cnesnges maze by n,