Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-30
Milwaukee telegraph

milwaukee telegraph
Senator Villas has been charged
with many serious offenses. He is
,barged with having had hand in
.ost pine land deals which honest
men should shrink from indulging
n. he ia charged with having partic.
ipated in and largely profted by the
downfall of an insurance company;
he is charged with being one of the
most eonscienceless political dema-
oogues to be found any where; he is
charged with being cold, selfish, un-
grateful, and a Willingness to do nj
most anything that will add dollars
10 his pocket book or increase his
: political power and influence; but,
our stand point he has been
ci,fged with nothing that shows a
meaner, more vicious, more hateful
and infamous disposition than the
charge, which, by the way, is true,
that he brutally struck down and
dragged out Of the way one Of the
most worthy and brave soldiers
Wisconsin had in the war, in order
that his little position might be Civ
en- as a reward for political hustler
who was directly of service to Bill
Villas.
Lieutenant Norman Bull, Of
Prairie du CHEN, was removed from
tue position of transfer mail clerk
il the Railway Mail service at that
pace, at the instigation Of the high
ad mighty senior senator, in spite
4 the fact that during the three
years aud nine months Mr.. Bull
held the position he did not make
single error; in spite of the fact that
Mr. Ball devoted himself industri-
Ously and constantly to a faithful
and efficient performance of his du.
lies, giving no time and attention to
political matters. Ii was the second
time that Mr.. Bull had been a SER
Nnt of the government. He enlist
ed in the army the 22d of April,
1851, and was discharged July 2Sth,
1865. During that term this soldier,
who began his experience as pri-
yate and ended it as a company
commando at Appomattox, where
be was one of the first men called
Dpon to receive the arms of Robert
I, Lees veterans, was under fire
ESQ days. He was conspicuous for
brave deeds at the battles of Gaines
vile, Second Bull Run, South Noun
tain, Antietam, Fitzhugh Crossing,
ChaDcellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine
Run, the Wilderness, and the clos
lng battles of the great war, not to
mention many skirmishes and raids.
tie was wounded five times, first at
fllzhugh Crossing, being struck by
sminnie ball. He was also hit by a
iragment Of a shell at Chancell ors-
vile, but did not leave the ranks
Tor either of these wounds, though
both were severe injuries. His third
wound was received from minnie
ball in the Wilderness, May 5, 1864,
winch carried away the front part
q hs upper jaw with ten teeth, and
'oTe The right cheek bone, unjoint-
lngit from the jaw. This fortunate
turned back and finally united
again. His sufferings from these
wounds were almost Undesirable,
ana they continued for more than
twenty years. He was so anxious
70 return TO the regiment that, as
'oon az possible, he had a silver
pate made by which to hold his
laae - shape while the wound
eaied, Within three months from
we date Of the wound, which every
wy ID the regiment supposed would
peFe fatal, or at least drive him out
the army, Sergeant Norman Bull
sarned 70 duty. II was a time
'ash there was no soft bread for
" soldiers. The hard tack he
wa not eat, 30 he soaked it in
" "a'er, making sort of mush,
~ " ,ustained life in this way
w ihe end Of his service. At
"a.cht.e Run, the 9th of February,
v hght ankle was fractured and
-si9caied, yet within eighteen DAYS