The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-26
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HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 26.-An indire C
result of the shooting of Mr.. Friek give
Homestead its one existing topic of dis
cussion. II is the case Of w. L. Iams, tht
private of Co. x, Tenth Regiment, wht
shouted "Hurrah for the man who die
It, when told of the act of Berkman, anC
as a punishment was strung up by hi
thumbs, had one side Of his head and hal
his moustache shaved and was drummeC
out of camp. In addition to this disgrac'
the sentence carries with it dishonorabl'
discharge from the National Guard anC
denial Of the right to enlist in the Fedora
army and the rights Of citizenship.
The Iams case threatens to become
national. Homestead people talk o.
nothing else. Even the return of Hugh
O'Donnell after his release from prison
was subordinated by it. Letters and
kilograms denouncing the treatment Of
the young man have been received in
Homestead, in Pittsburg, and by the Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania One of the pro
tests to Gov. Pattison was from the
Washington correspondents of Pennsyl
vania asking for the removal of Lieut..
Col Streator, who ordered the punish
ment to Iams
When Col Streator was told Of this last
night, he said if those correspondents
came over to his camp and made any such
reasonable remarks as those made by
Iams, he would treat them in the same
way he had treated Iams.
Young Iams threatens to bring suit
against Col. Streator and Major-Gen.
nowden, but this is by no means the
most serious aspect of the case If reports
be true. 1t has caused much feeling in
the National Guard, particularly among
the rank and file, and members of the
Tenth Regiment are authority for the
statement that Co. K, to which Iams be-
longed will have to be disbanded, because
its men do not intend to re-enlist after
their present terms Of enlistment have
expired
Several Tenth Regiment men made this
statement They say that Iams was not
popular but they wish to show their dis
approval Of his punishment by leaving
the militia.
Officers of the troops almost generally
approve Col Streator's action. Col. Case,
of the Fourth Regiment, told his men that
if any of them indulged in any jubilation
over Berkman's crime he would treat
them the same way. But if Col. Case
had heard the expressions of some of his
soldiers to a reporter he would have dis
covered that they do not share his views in
approving the humiliating punishment ac-
corded to Private Iams.
They condemned Iams' remark, but
thought his punishment brutal and out
rageous. Officers of Iams' regiment, the
Tenth, were seemingly unit in uphold
ing Col. Streator. They grew heated in
their condemnation of the disgraced pri-
vate and lauded their commander for his
action. If many of the officers think Iams
was treated harshlY, they failed to say so.
A few of them, however, made comments
not fattering to Streators action.
Iams, the disgraced man, came to Home
stead yesterday from Pittsburg, where he
spent the night. He was looking for Col.
Streator. He crossed the river to the
camp of the Tenth and was told that Col
Streator had crossed to the other side.
Iams came back, but did not find tn,
colonel. He then went back to Pitts
burg.