The morning call., 1893-11-05
HIS OWN LIFE THREATENED.
He Was Advised to Carry a Re-
volyer to Defend Himself.
WHAT THE WOMAN HAD TO SAY
There Had Been Trouble Brewing for
Long Time Between the
Two Men.

CHICAGO. Nov. 4. This Is not a
case of MURDER" said Judge Grosscup
to-day after hearing the evidence of
several witnesses for the prosecution
and one for the defense in the pre-
liminary trial of Lieutenant Nancy,
charged with shooting Captain Hedberg
at Fort Sheridan on last Monday. II will
hold him to the United States Grand Jury
under SO. 900 bonds on a charge of man.
slaughter"
Commissioner Hoyne sat with Judge
Grosscup this morning, and DR.. George j.
Newberg, post surgeon at Fort Sheridan,
was the first witness. He testified that
Captain Hedberg had revolver on his
person at the time he was shot. One of
the strong points of the defense is that
the captain was in the act of drawing his
revolver at the time of the shooting. DR..
Newberg testified that the captains over
coat had but one bullet hole through it,
and that the bullet passed through the left
side of the coat. If the coat had been but
toned up the bullet would have passed
through both lapels.
Sergeant Carl Copeland was an eye-
witness to the shooting. He said: II saw
Lieutenant Nancy and Captain Hedberg
approaching each other, and when they
were about thirty yards apart the latter
made some remark. to which the lieutenant
replied, 60 and get it, The lieutenant
then drew revolver and pointed it at the
captain. AS the men drew nearer to each
other Nancy dropped the revolver to his
side. Captain Hedbarg carried several
bundles under each arm, but after Nancy
spoke he transferred those under his right
to the left. and dropped his hand to his
side as If TO draw revolver. When they
came together strong language was used
on both Sides but | could rot distinguish
what was said. Then Captain Hedberg
struck Maney in the face. and the latter
fired the fatal shot. The revolver ap-
parently was pointed SO that the bullet
would strike the captain somewhere about
the knees.
William Edwards. Alfred Treggett and
Herman Bartels, soldiers. who also wit
messed the shooting. gave practically the
same testimony. and then Mrs. Hedberg,
the widow of Captain Hedberg. was exam
ined as to an errand which would take
him over the route on which he met
Nancy.
The sensational evidence of the hearing
was that given by Captain +. S. Chaplin
Of the Fifteenth Infantry, who testified as
follows: "Along in the beginning OF Octo-
ber Lieutenant Nancy and myself were
passing the home of Captain Hedberg.
The captain was sitting on the steps. He
called to the lieutenant and said be wished
to speak to him. Captain Hedberg
appeared excited. angry and sullen.
l did not hear the conversation,
but Nancy soon turned and called
me to them. As [ approached he said to
the captain, viii you say that again?
Hedberg remained silent. and then Nancy
said to me, This man has threatened to
kill me- and turning to the captain said,
Say to Chaplin what yon said to me. |
want to know what you are going to do
Gedberg turned away and told them that
1 would place them both under arrest.
followed Hedberg to his room and urged
him to drop the trouble. l then saw Lieu
revolver, so that if Hedberg attacked him
ne could defend himself"
The witness further said that Captain
Hedberg was a powerful man, physically,
and much superior in strength to Nancy,
and that it was not customary for officers
at Fort Sheridan to carry arms.
At this point Judge Grosscup and Com
missioner Hoyne held a consultation and
notified The attorneys in the case that
Lieutenant Nancy could not be held on
charge of murder and that they doubted
whether an indictment for manslaughter
would hold. 1t was then announced that
$4,000 bond would be required on the
charge Of manslaughter. BOndsmen i'm
medistely appeared and Lieutenant Nancy
was released from the custody of the
United States Marshal.