St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
Nancy COURT MARTIAL.
tn: LIEUTENANT VINO KILLED c6PE
H-D6ERc At SHERIDAN
TO BE TRIED AT SMELLING.
The Most Sensational Tragedy In
Army Circles OF Recent Years
Nancy Was Trie,l in Civil
Court ut Chicago and Acqnit-
ted-Now He Must Answer in
Military Court.

On the morning of May 90 The court
martial for the trial Of Lieut.. James A.
Nancy. who shot aud killed Capt. He'd
'lberg at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago,
Vast October. will convepe at Col.
Z MasOn's headquarters at Fort Smelling.
j, The killing Of Capt. Hedberg was the
most sensational tragedy in army circles
t0f recent years. There was feud of
long standing between Hedberg aud
Nancy. Oct. SO Capt. Hedberg was Oh
this way home with his arms full of
bundles. Near his residences he met
oLieut. Nancy. and immediately hot
Capt. Hedberg dropped his bundles and
threw hand back to his hip pocket.
T With remarkable EXPERIENCES Lieut..
Nancy whipped out his own weapon
and leveled it at Hedberg before
the latter had his weapon in line.
Nancy did not shoot, but Or
dered the captain to drop
his revolver. More hot words
followed. Nancy kicked the captain,
and the captain slapped Maney's face.
IfHedberg made another attempt to draw
his revolver. and Nancy shot in self
defense. Hedberg fell to the ground,
Nancy catching his head. Nancy called
to some laborers near by to attend the
wounded man while he secured ply
stefan. The lieutenant left in haste and
soon returned with doctor. Hedberg
died soon afterward.
+ Lieut.. Nancy was arrested by the civil
authorities, and was released under
$4,000 bonds. He was tried in the
United States circuit court at Chicago
on the charge of murder, and was &C.
Quilted. The acquittal was received by
Lieut.. Nancy aud his friends with
much rejoicing.
Now comes an order from arm head.
quarters at Washington for the trial of
Lieut.. Nancy by court martial. The
detail for the court martial Is composed
OF the following officers:
Col. Edwin c. Mason, Third infantry,
president; Col. John C. Bates. Second
infantry. stationed at Omaha; Col.
Charles c. Byrne. assistant surgeon
general, located at st. Paul; Lieut.. Col.
Hamilton s. Hawkins, rwenty-third
infantry. located at San Antonio,
Tex; Lieut.. Col. Dallas Bache. deputy
surgeon general. located at Omaha;
Lieut.. Col. William L. Kellogg. Fifth in-
tantry, located at Jackson barracks, La.
Lieut.. Col. jacob F. Kent, Eighteenth.
In st. Paul; Lieut.. Col. George M.
Randall. E ghth infantry, Fort Me-
Kinney. Wyo.; Maj. John NJ.
Hamilton, First infantry. Omaha; Maj.
Writ Davis, Fifth cavalry. st. Paul;
Capt. James Nj. j. Same, Seventh in-
fantry.. Fl. Leavenworth, KAN; Capt.
Albert G. FOrse, First cavalry, St Paul;
Capt. Hugh e. Brown, Twelfth in
fantry, Fl. Leavenworth: Lieut.. Col.
| Thomas F. Barr. deputy judge advocate
general, judge advocate of the court,
Washington, d. G.. ~;
[se Capt. Hedberg. as Ill army officer,
had a somewhat checkered career. He
was contaminated at Santa Fe, N. NJ,
in August, 1872; and was dismissed
from the army in January, 1878. The
charges against him were taking vari-
Gus articles of considerable value from
tie quartermaster aud appropriating
tben;to his own use: defrauding the
United States in various other ways,
aud leaving his mnlaild WITHOUT leave
and remaining away for considerable
| ROxtOA0 VI ttnCs LIZ Wdo 1Quuu gully
OH all the long list of charges preferred.
He remained out of the service until
| 1889, when he resumed duties asa cap
I tain by virtue of All act Of congress re-
Installing him. -
| Capt. Redberg was born IN Sweden.
I and came to this country not long be-
| fore the War of the Rebellion broke
out. He enlisted as a private Nov. 10.
1862, was promoted to second lieutenant
July 81. 1868. and promoted to first lieu
tenant Aug. IL, 1864. June II, 1857, he
attained the.rank of captain.
| Lieut.. Nancy is a native of Tennes-
see. He entered West Point July l.,
I 1878. and graduated June Is. 1877. He
was promoted to first lieutenant Sept
%. 1885. His record as soldier is an
excellent one, and the only stain upon
him is the killing of Hedberg.
The charges upon which Lieut.. Nancy
will be tried by the court martial are
not yet announced. even to Col. Mason,
I the president of the court. 1t is sup
I posed that the allegation is in SUP
| stance. conduct unbecoming to an
officer of the United States army"