Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-08-09
the RooUt's MARCH.
rERRInLE PUNISHMENT or A rESN
syLvANIA MiLIriANAS.
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rERRiRLE ruNisuxENr of FINN
syLvANIA NiLiriANAS.
Homestead (ra) tNespatch.
The .'llogue's March" heat through
the company streets and the camp OF the
Provisional brigade on Homestead
Heights this morning. Before the drum
corp. of the Tenth regiment, which beat
the march, sluns . dishguied. disfran-
chised, abicct thing, which had becn but
yesterday, n citizen, n soldier aud Iftfs-
burg travelling salesman, With . very
good opinion Of Itself.
AZ the edge Of the camp the thing
heard these words from the white mus
tached lips Of Colonel IIswkins '-"lou
have brought this thing on yourself, my
man. Colonel StreAtor gave YOU every
Opportunity tn retraci. u YOU return to
the limits Of thi, camp you will he sum
marily dealt with"
The thing which had been soldier
and q citizen siunk down the hank, crypt
into box car on the llaltimorr aud Ohio
railroad, aud covering there realized
what n 4. for q soldier of the Nation
II Guard Of Pennsylvania "a call Tor
thrcc cheers for an assassin.
.'summarily dealt With" sAid Colo
mel Hawkins. Doubtless the thing that
had been Yesterday Private Thomas
Iams, of Company n. Tenth Regiment,
wondered as he was jolte,i home to Pitis.
burg through the heat what there could
te further In the way of summary dealing
than that which had been metcd out to
him since Yesterday afternoon.
| lie had i-cn di.grpccd In front of his
regiment and hsd then been hung up by
his thumb. for nineteen minutes.
This hy his coloners orders. Afier
he had lain all night In the guard tent h.
had again been disgraced before his reg
iment, had been dismissed from the sers-
Ice In disgrace, stripped of hi. uniform,
and finally marched out of camp In the
rsg- IL tramp, with the hnal dishono.'
of having one-hslf II his head shaved so
as to Distinguish him. not only from all
honest men, but from all ordinary Grim
lnal..
II va. when the news sped through
the camp. of the attempted s.sasslns-
ton of Mr. Prick that rrl,s'. lam.
brought upon himself the most cxtraor-
dinary punishment ever Indicted on an
American National GuardsmAn.
lie wa. sitting In hls company street
When the meas came. lie WAS % ionguey
fellow, fond ot saying things to attract
attention: q resident of rittSburg the
Last year, though he halls from Grc"ne
county, where hi. family u held In high
v.pcct and hl. father has been county
commissioner.
"rrick'. shot" cried Private lams,
'thre cheers for the man Who shot
him" y.
But James strcaior, In command of
the Tenth Regiment by reason III Colo.
mel iIaw kin.' command IL the provisional
brigade, heard the words himself aud
strv,i. quickly from hls t.nt.
what did you ssy = he asked.
| "I saId three cheer. for the man who
.hot rrlck." replied the private, dossed'
ly.
"you must take that langua., back,
Ia the hearing of the men Who heard
YOU u.. II, saii Colonel strcstor.
"well, I don't like Prick ani ! wont
take II hack, answered the private.
Colonel str,aior turned back To his
tent. The private returned Ia his, think
Ing that he had the best OF the encoan-
ter aud had yindicaicd his rightsasact-
iten aud sympathifer.
A few minutes afterwards I'rlNate
I,m.. with the re.t of company h,
was marching "a the parad. ground, to
which th. shole regiment had been sum.
monssi a. soon "a Colonel strcator had
returned Ia his tent. -,
| Twas almost th. hour for regimental
dress parade, aud Private lsms Was still
of the opinion that be had the hest of
the argument until be heard his colo
bel'. voice ringing out To the color com
pany: If the man IL In the ranks who
called for three cheers for the assassin
of n. q. Prick be will step two PAGES 10
IA. front"
Down the long roster of nine COM
panle. th. same dread query and order
Travelled, while Private iams wondered
why be had ever been fool enough Ia
"lIst for q sojer," aud wish~i be WAS
swapping yarn. with y pleasant coterie
of commercial colleagues In the smok-
Ing room of parlor car.
Finally the dread query aud orief
reached Company h, last on the roll
aud then the formula was changed 10
this: "rhc man who did call for three
cheer. for the assassin Of II. 4. Prick is
la thi. company. and he will saVe the
trouble of Identifying him by stepping
4 two pace. to the front"
Quite convinced by this time that he
had not had the be-t Of the argument
aud wondering ifa militia colonel had
the power Ia or,l.r q travelling salesman
.hot on sight, Private lam. did a COM
manded.
"prlyate IAm., you have been guilty
of a grave offence" said Colonel streat-
or. .You, a soldier. have openly APP
plauded the act of q cowardly assassin,
and have endeavored Ia lDcite your CON-
rades to the same conduct. Nou have,
moreover, refused TO atone for the OF.
fence"
There was q deaihlike silence along
the ranks ~ the Tenth. standing at pa
rade rest on the pleasant hilltop meadow
which makes the parade ground OF the
provisional brigade. 10 Was broken by
the voice Of Colonel streator calling
briskly, Sergeant of the guard. turn
out the guard"
From the guard tent, where they had
been silently watching and listening and
waiting for what would come next, a
file Of infsntrymen came marching Ia
where their colonel stood facing the PAL
lid private of Company n.
The sergeant took the private's rifle
the guard closed In before and behind
him. =,
..Adiutant, dismiss the regiment" sald
the colonel, and while hls cont AIDES
marched back To their company street
Puyre Isms marched to the guard tent.
Thlther In q moment tame three sur
gcon., and In another moment The
sergeant of the guard and corporal
were ready With stout piece of tsine,
. To do Private lams justice IL must bs
aid that he did not whine nor snlSe
when he ssw the preparations for q pun.
i.bment which In war time was reserved
only for vicious aud refractory sol
diers.
The sergeant sllpped the twine ove'
, the ridgepole of the tent, and without q
, tumble tied its end, In slip knot about
, Private Iams' thumbs. Then Private
Lame hands and arms grew numb and
/ he writhed on his tlptoes, while one sur
: seou counted hls pulse aud another
hesrkened to his heartbeats ~ carefully
a. the Pittsburg surgeons were at thai
moment counting the pulse and hearken
II ing "a the heartbcats Of the stricken mil
, iIonaire In the stately directors room ol
the Carnegie Steel Company. Limited
Five minutes passed and still Private
Isms writbed on his tiptoes. with . se'
look Of dogged rebellion on hls face, ba
I no dangerous Increase Of his circulation
.rd M svmpioms of immediate lOsa O