St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-01

where l could plainly see his revolver.
and said: - will kill you vet
| called Capt. Chaplin over and urged
Hedberg to repeat his remarks, and told
Capt. Chaplin that he had threatened to
kill me. Hedberg retreated towards his
quarters, and Capt. Chaplin ordered US
to stop the quarrel on pain of arrest.
On two occasions afterward | saw He'd
berg armed. He was in the quarter
masters Office and leaning over the
table to sign the departure book, and
his pistol was plainly visible"
In response to a question witness
stated that some time before Hedberg's
reinstatement he had drafted a letter at
the request of the commanding officer,
which was a protest against the rein
statement. Witness did not know how
Hedberg had received a knowledge Of
that fact. Hedberg was not an edu-
Gated man., seeking outside diversions.
In the parlance of the military, Hedberg
was a paper captain" not having com.
mand of a company. He persistently
tried to refer to his probable retirement
and seemed TO be brooding over the
matter to a considerable extent.
Speaking about the letter sent to the
quarters of Hedberg, witness said: 81
did not consult any one about the mat
ter. His threats had angered me very
much, especially as there was no foun-
dation for them. l did not wish to be
the aggressor in any difficulty. and his
whole conduct led me to think that he
expected such a course from me. l told
Capt. Chaplin that | was willing that
the letter should be withdrawn, and
was under the impression right along
that it had been destroyed.
son Oct. 80 | saw Lieut.. Maxwell in
the ad% jutant's Office. | was post adju.
tant that day. Maxwell said that he
had a conversation with Capt. Hedberg,
in which he had shown him a pistol,
saying he would kill Nancy. He also
had a Knife. and said he would cut my
liver out. l was just going into the
commanding officers room, and said to
Lieut.. Maxwell that l would see him
again about the matter"
The usual noon recess was here taken,
and much needed by all, as everybody
had followed the recital of Maney's
story with the closest of attention. In
medlately upon reconvening the de-
PENDANT continued his narrative. The
knowledge that he was giving his testi-
mony had in the meantime spread, and
the ladies of the post came in to listen.
Lieut.. Nancy continued: II remained
in The Office until 1880. Their went to
my quarters for luncheon. From there
l started around the loops and cavalry
stables to perform my duty. l was
armed with a Colts 45-caliber army re-
volver. which carried in a holster, on
my belt. | had on an overcoat. [ armed
myself for the purpose of protecting
myself against any assault Capt. He'd
berg might make. Had made it a rule
to go armed whenever l had occasion to
visit isolated sections of the ressrva-
ton. My overcoat was unDuttoned;
the day was fair, cool, but
not windy. 1 came along the
road inspecting the cutters. When l
first saw Capt. Hedberg be was coming
down the center of the road, having
solDe bundles under his arms. His left
hand grasped the bundles under his
right arm. and he reached under his
coat. pulled my pistol and covered
him, saying: If you pull that pistol
Ill drop you in a trance He held out
his hand, saying: 1 have no pistol; /
am unarmed.' TO that l replied that a
man who makes threats like he did
usually went armed. However, l said,
You have the road; you may pass on
A u xna noccnl anah 0fbr, Ia, ,a;1.
if | had a p istol, l would use it now
Then | told him: You had better re-
serve your remarks for a court martial,
for you are sure to get one. When he
passed me L l noticed his hand on his
pistol pocket. l told him he had better
not try anything of that sort. and again
covered him. He grabbed my pistol,
and | warned him. l retreated and he
followed me. | again said: You have
the whole road 10 yourself, pass on
Then Hedberg made a rush for me. and
l pushed him down the road. He made
d second rush, kicking at my lett leg in
order to trip me. lie missed, and the
impetus of his rush threw him against
me. L felt over his pocket, and dis
tintly telt his pistol. | said to him,
You Scoundrel, you have made threats
against my life. you have tried to pull a
pistol behind my back. and | have all
the evidence l need against you now.'
Thereupon he struck me in the mouth,
and again reached for his pocket, max
ing two attempts to draw the weapon.
l fired at what l thought would be his
leg, in order to stop him from shooting
me. | had lowered my pistol, but did
moi follow the barrel with my eyes. |
simply est the direction. A mo-
ment later he Strengthened up and said.
Now. you have shot me- Then he
fell to the ground, striking on his back.
The expressions Of his face changed
perceptlbly. Before l fired. his face
was conyulsed with rage. 1t would be
hard to describe the next expression.
1t appeared as if he was just coming
out of a trauc by a sudden shock"
The rest of the story was then prac-
the eye-witnesses to the tragedy. Wit
ness had learned OF Capt. Hedberg's
death about 6 O'Clock that same even
ing. In a question he said that he
could have easily shot Hedberg at any
time while he was in sight, had he 50
desired, but did not think it was neces-
sary until an attempt was made to use
a weapon upon himself. Hedberg re-
tanned consciousness and heard what
the defendant said. Nancy, being ord
nance officer, was in possession of the
army revolver for the purpose of test
ing 1t aud making a report Col. Barr
conducted a searching cross-examina-
ton without eliciting anything new or
shaking the story. Nancy said that he
considered Hedberg a man of brutal
temper, and decided to prepare for the
threats made by him, which Nancy
fully believed would be put into eXecu-
ton. Witness said he did not think
that a mortal wound had been inflicted,
and was under the impression that the
men about the place had seen more
than what they testified to.
AT this time the hour for adjournment
had arrived.
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