Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-31

| sCHhAMM, bPEECHLESb WITH WRATH,
STOOD ATTENTION TO HIS CAPTAIN.
And Schramm, speechless with wrath
and amaze, stood attention to his
captain on the hospital porch, and
simply quivered and shook and clenched
his hands. Morgan made him sit down,
and prefacing his statement with the
assurance that no one who knew him
believed him in the faintest way con-
nected with the robbery, went on to
say there were certain matters that,
unexplained, seemed to point to him
with the finger OF suspicion. He and
Schultz left camp on Bear Fork
toward half-past twelve a. m, and
though they started back by the
trail of the regiment they had prob
ably left it and borne away over
to the south so as to ride along
the bank of the Ska, in plain view Of
| Minden, ten minutes after the depar-
ture of No. Z and just after the rob-
berry. A Mr.. Long had seen two troop
ers on roans riding briskly west at that
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had come in beforehand with the false
dispatch, and he thought they might
have looked like Schultz and Schramm.
The paymaster couldn't be sure
couldn't identify him; but Mr.. Lacy,
the clerk, had described the two who
met them at the train and led them
back from the depot while he followed
in the rear, and Lacy's description cer'
tainly pointed to them. Then on reachl
ing the garrison Sehramm had gone to
Mrs. Hinkel, got his box, put packl
age in 1t and charged cher on no acI
count to let it fall into other hands,
and this box the sheriff had opened In
presence Of the commanding officer,
and the first thing found was an en-.
velope containing five hundred dollars
in fifties, which Lacy was ready to
swear was some Of the lot taken from
the paymaster's valise. Then they
were in town together and hurried
away the moment they learned that
the robbery was known and soldiers
suspected and instead of returning to
the regiment they had turned off and
gone away northward through Wagon
gap until met and run back by the
Sioux This, said Morgan, was the
case against him as far as he knew.
Schramm's first question was as to
the letters and papers; where were
they? "Sealed up and safe" said Nor
gan. "We have the officers pledge as
to that. So is the money sealed up"
But Schramm didn't seem to care about
the money. That was of little conse'
ouence. He could explain at once
where it came from. A draft from the
old country had reached him early in
Nav at a time when he wished to use
money, and Schultz cashed 1t for him.
Schultz would not put his savings in
the Butte banks. His money was in
Chicago. He had had money sent out
to him by express This could be verb
fed at the express Office, and the draft
could doubtless be traced back through
Sehultz's Chicago banker. AS for their
taking the Minden road, it was not
much longer, they had plenty OF time,
and the road near the river was pret1
tier. Close to the bridge on the south
side they had seen some horses held by
one or two men just as the train pulled
away. Then away over by the depoo
were some fellows who appeared to be-
wearing cavalry overcoats, ranchmen
probably who were going to drive
out some distance, as troopers wouldn't
think of wearing overcoats in June.
They were interested In watching
the distant train, however, speeding
away westward, and they rode at
brisk lope up the valley, never think
ing of the party Of men and horses
again until that afternoon. Then,
hearing of the robbery, 1t flashed upon
them that they had seen the perpe-
traitors, and back they went, heard OF
them down the stream drinking and
among themselves, were
close on their trail opposite Wagon gap,
and decided to follow, thinking they
might possibly overhaul and recapture
some of them, at least, with the result
already known. Beyond the cove they
came upon Stearns and his boy racing
back for their lives, pursued by
indians. No time to ask questions
then. It was fight for life against the
common foe. The man was killed be-
fore he could ted his story, and now
schultz was gone. Schramm had to
face it alone. "