New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12
.iRNY NOTES or INTEREST.

The shooting OF Captain Alfred Hedberg. Of the
eth Infantry by Lieutenant James a. Nancy. Of
the same regiment at Fort sheridan. on October
% has occasoned more or less gossip wondering.
conjecture and surmise among the officers. That
there had been bad feeling between the two Off
GERS for some time seems evident. but 10 the
cause the stories to be 1T variSnce. and ii Is
not at all certain that all of the facts viii
in the trial. which IS to be by the civil courts.
it being agreed by General Miles and Colonel Croft
ton that the case WAS FOR the State to take
cognizance Of. Lieutenant Nancy is about thirty
six years Old. and graduated from the Military
Academy in IN" class Of ls77. He has record as
an excellent officer and fi"htng soldier, and was
rs popular among the people IN chicago as he was
In the Army. tie and captain H"dDerg were good
friends until about six weeks ago. when an aterca-
ton took place between them. and. as stated by
Colonel CroftOn. Captain Helberg threatened 10
Kill Lieutenant Nancy. on the day of the shoot
ing the former encountered the latter and quarrelled
with him. ana the lieutenant snot the captain, who
lived only two hours The lieutenant then Went
to Colonel Crofton's quarters and reported Il have
killed Captain lleih"rS, | am awaiting your or
dcrs" The impression prevails among his brother
officers that the shooting was done in self-defence.
Captain Hedberg was Swede by BIRTH and was
hny-hve years old. He enlisted as private in the
18th Infantry on November ~. 1867 and on July
u following was commissioned Il second lieutenant
and assigned to duty as a recruiting officer He
was promoted to captain in June. 1861. and on Janu-
AIRY To- 1873 dropped from the service for false
was reinstated to captain in the same regiment by
a special act OF Congress approved April Is,
1855 lie drowning in Lake Michigan
aftcrward. and was rescued by private soldier,
whom he later put under arrest for not conducting
the rescue In u manner betting his dignity an
officer \ year ago Captain Hedberg
snicuouS in the court-martal of James Hansen, a
private in his company. Hansen abscntcd himself
from two rOll-cas. and should have been tried by
summary court-martial but Captain Hedberg
caused trial board To be convened, and acted as
president Of this court Hansen's counsel protest
ed against Captain Hedberg sitting in the court. on
the ground that he had been dshonorably dismissed
from the service and Captain Hedberg debarred
Hansens counsel from acting. Since then the cap
tain has been unpopular
Major William Ludlow, of the Engineer Corps
has been ordered to London as attache of the
c. Post, who has been ordered to duty at Port
spring of 1889. and his detachment is simply in
Ludlow was suspended from duty in the Light
that ne acted with too much Independence i'm the
establishment of new lights on the lakes Failing
In his application to De restored to duty he de-
Army Building on January last The proceeiino.
of that inquiry have not been published but as 10
has been ordered to such pleasant duty M Iondnn
the belief Is that ne exonerated OF the charnona
against him. Lieutenant-Coloncl Garrett ~ -"
decker will take the place OF Major Iudou, NS
Detroit. ~
A new order just issued by the Adiu,or,-co.
eral relating to the selection OF ordnance serynon
provides that applicants for the position rust NO,
be more than forty-fve years old Some common,
was recently raised at the appointment of artiller,
sergeants to the Ordnance Corps and II was foo rod
that the serseah's Oh cavalry and infantry were to