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


and Bauer in conversation several times.
The police have found n man who says that
he ga; nun answering the description Of
Bauer standing near the Carnegie OF.
fee at tho timo the shooting occur.
red. II Bauer is captured this man
will be q. 'ked to identify him and II he does
his idedtii cation will 60 long way toward
establishin, proof OF n conspiracy.
THE DISC RACE OF PRITA1E IAMS.
Col Streator - Justification OF Himself
Indifrer emit to Fable Opinion.
HOMESTEAD, il ly 25.The talk OF tho camp
to-day Is the 90 we're punishment that was
meted out to ryate Iams on Saturday.
Almost every priva te soldier Is indignant ut
Col. Streator. and IL Anounces his action as II
piece Of unwarrantet and unheard OF brutali-
ty. The officers will n OF say anything on tho
subject, but it is und erstood that they will
consider Col. Streator as having been some
what hasty. Col. Strcator said to II Sun re-
porter this afternoon:
81 hear that am being denounced on all
sides for what did. but 60 not mind 1t bit
/ did what thought to be ny duty. and ii 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
egg. we naO nau u STeilt uehI u tlouuio Will
him. Only a few nights before no was found
asleep on his post. and had to order him to
drill for an hour with heavy log That is Il
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 been very sick that no es-
capped the guard house. He comes OF a. good
family and he is quite a clever chap. but was
Door soldier. No man has any business to make
any such remark as that.
81 have been Chairman OF tho Democratic
Cormittee OF my county several times. and
have been very much interested in politics.
but to any politician who may want to
criticise my action I 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 it or course may have
made mistake. for it is only human to do So
but as far as can see. I have kept within tho
letter and the spirit OF tho military law in
The Colonel laughed as he handed the re-
that the sender would eontr ibute toward his
prosecution. and the Colonel said: " think
IFS some Anarchistic crank"
Private Iams came to Homestead to-day and
told his story to T. everybody who would listen.
about the case but this: Col Streator." said
he knew pretty we'll what he was doing"
Letters and kilograms, denouncing the trent
s s bs On
Pattson was tho following from the Pennsyl-
The shoetins treatment OF r Tn "'I Iams
Company X. Tenth Regiment. y. q. p. who
was punished without trial at the hands OF
Il IA thfI
military establishment Of the state. Such
barbarity. perretrated by officials OF tho
Comm eath. Ne th.rei Ss.A ask In that hat
Iieut.-Col. Streator be relieved from further
therefore are equally responsible"
When Col. Streator was told Of this tonight
no said that II these correspondents camc over
to his camp. and made any such reasonable
remarks as those made by lams. he would
Young Iams threatens to bring suit against
Col Streator and Gen. Snowdcn. but this is by
no means the most serious aspect of the case
she rank tie nth and PI the @enh sO" Of
s rsats MsEmf hnt ere GSmpany
disbanded because its men do not intend to no.
have expired, Several Tenth Regiment men
made this sstatement,t n United Press reporter
that they wish to show their disapproval Of his
p9Sn punish ns, by leaving the militia. ~,
action Of oH Of
Regiment told his men that il any OF them In
dIiGsdb nou any rdd nbinton over Berkmnns
II Col Case had heard tho EXPRESSIONS Of
some OF his soldiers to a, United Press
sRae hsSG opnon s nSt
Ing the humiinting punishment accorded
a ye.e f tai They G2ndemnyh iamss re-
and outrageous. officers of lamss regiment
h hdiS,n Te rtt seemngly unit in up.
and lsuded their commander for his action
III Jams said In camp to-day that he did not
what he said had he been asked to do so in n
gs,nt!epanly manner am an American
aetion to have this outrage risIted. Nearlyaiii
with me. While was in tho guard house
The boys Of my own company sent more beer
s na an 3ner OF financial assistance in prose-
whether CORPORAL punishment can bc inflicted
o on soldier IN militia camr under any or
In force. and whether n sentcrc" such
is..,I mat .xo naissd on ams could 10
Of court martial Tor it is certain thnt Il
court martial was held II was not regular. Tor
chance to make Il defence.
Con. Snowden was asked by the reporter TO-
night whether court martial had heen held
He said that his understanding was that Iams
had been convicted by such a tribunal Col
Hawkins the provisional brigadier, said that
no court-martia was held because Iams had
acknowledged his guilt
A SUN reporter asked Col. Streator late to-
night why there had been no court martial to
pass upon 1Ams's offence.
=" 1t Isn't customary" the Colonel said 4" to
hold court martial when the accused pleads
guilty"
B1t INV who nxes his punishment In that
Col. Streator, eyaded this question and could
he was not guilty of treason. which is tho
crime for which he was punished. Besides
the act Of April - 1887. National
Guard Discipline, says that a general court
maltSl must publish the charges and tho
the court copyenes. The act Of June -,
tional Guard and its system and discipline
must conform to that Of the army Of the
United States. and under the amendment Of
April la. 1881; the same Is repeated, inclnd.
ssnnindinE Odosr. Iamss friends bring the
l.