The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-29
TOM BOX DISGRACED.
The Militia Camp Concession
aire Confesses Telling Lies
THEM ASSAULTS GEN. CURRY
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o1.ynrrA, July 2s-ispeciai. IA Per
sonai alteration occurred yesterday De-
tween Gen. Curry and Tom Box, o. ! ,.
coma, formerly eommlsssry sergeant o.
the First cavalry battalion, IN ten.
O'B-ien's Office. the facts Of which hSsS
fust leaked out. Gen. Garry made the ioa-
lowing statement Of the affair:
cat Woodland, during the eneaFn prnsnt
Box reported 20 me that be had the psisls
lege Of selling all goods on the groanoss
and Of sub-iesting the same. oior 1nlsn
he paid a large amount Of money. Later
he stated lu the presence Of myself and ball
adozen other officers, that he had psia sse 2.
O'Brien for the privileges. and tnat eeV.
McGraw WAS thoroughly cogntzant OF snS
fact and had acqussscsd IN IL The gov
esnor heard Of thsse statements ana re-
ouested me 70 make thorough inFestizs-
ton as 10 the privileges hso1 nsd sao-ses
and the prices received. The oihcers re-
turned with q report that the charges ~
Box for che privileges ran from 20 20 sd
each. and they found that Box had made
these statements to merchants 10 some
he s.ated that he had paid Gen. O'Brien
large amount: TO others he said u vas
81 600 aud 70 others 81. 800. Box was ehen
sent for and returned with the governor ana
Gen. GsBrien. The governor opened the
had heard. and what the report showed;
Box then began to decay that he had sad
that he paid O'BrIen for tho privileges or
that Gov Mcffraw was cogniZant oil the
facts. / stopped him and said he must not
deny that ne bad said il repeatedly, ~ the
presence Of half a dozen officers. Then
Box said II he did say il he must have been
crazy. and he was willing to get down on
his knees and ask 20 be forgiven. told
him that was not necessary. and II ne GOT
on his knees il must be 10 tue
gentlemen who were Injured, Gov. Nc
Graw and Gen. O'Brien. The governor
and Gen. O'Bricn then asked him II
he TBox1 had paid or promised TO
pay 10 either any money for these pTivii.
not. Box afterward signed statement
denying that Gov. McGraw or Gen.
O'Brien had ever received from him any
money or promises, and the paper went so
fae as TO state virtually that he had been
guilty OF lying. This paper he signed:
begging that the matter might De allowed
20 rest. then sent for Mai. Ashton and
ordered Box reduced 70 the ranks, which
was done the next morning.
al Was In O'Brien's Office yesterday
afternoon examining q new rife, when
Box entered. After discussing some mill
tary matters Box asked O'Brien II he had
any objection TO his Boxl talking to me
about tho encampment. and box SAID 70
me: You said, while in camp. that l
said that had paid OsBrien money for
the privilege Of doing business and SUBJ
letting in Camp McCraw.' said: Yes.
air. lie then replied that if said so
was q liar. l jumped TO my
feet on the impulse of the moment
and raised the gun TO strike
him and would probably have
done so had not o'Brien interfered and
a al. "A. H.
in the face with my fist. lie said, Look
out. You're an old man and I'LL hurt
you' then threw my coat of and struck
him again. Box then struck blow at my
face. which / lodged. and in doing so
struck against the desk with Box striking
at me. O'Brien again interfered and got
between Us. Box made a hurried exit,
and / followed him to the head of the
stairs with my stick. Box left his hat,
which he afterward sent for"