The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-10

a ton and defense, the lieutenant's words 81
I, to Brown were testi fed to by the stable,
attaches who heard them, and the ae-5
cused was permit tied TO make q state.
ment of the affair. His manly beagingi Il
and straight forward testimony coupled
I with his eloquent speech and genJ5le-Ss
manly attitude throughout the, trial,
made a great impression on the Judges
and won for him many l1ia an approving;
glance from the dignifed officers who.
composed the court. II Capt. Colby was
summoned to testify to the previous
character 81 The accused, and he grew (
almost eloquent in his Communications
Of Browns soldierly conduct since he
Joined the troop. ~
% The findings Of the eor1rtr1nartial
. were duly made out, and sent to thd ],
commander of the post for his ap,- {
Eproval. Brown was found guilty OF
striking an officer, there WAS reference
I to aggravating ,circums stances, and his
pu1lishrnent:w fixed at thirty, days..
confinement in the post guard house. 6
That love Of justice, (which was q
marked characteristic Of Col. Sanford'a
nature, asserted itself while he had.
the findings Of the court under coz
sideration. It is true that some OUT ,
side influences had been at work, but it
must not be assumed that they could f
sway the stern old man III the enforce-,
ment of his strict ideas OF military dia-.Hf
cipline. Capt. Colby had taken thet
liberty to tell of the faithful service OF
the private soldier, and several officers
Of the post had freely aired their
views Of Browns action in the colonel.s
presence, and Alice, after speaking Of
Vandever's attitude toward herself
and of the views she had heard him
express regarding the men OF the.
ranks, so warmly approved the pun
ishment that the lieutenant had re-.
ceived that the commander gave the
matter great deal of thought. He
had not by any means forgotten Van :
dever's treatment Of old Sergt. Bar,
rett, and when at last the findings pit
the court-martial were published, they
bore this Endorsement over the sigma
ture of the post commander:
''The findings and sentence Of the
special court-martial in the ease of
Private Richard Brown, 3 troop, Sixth!
cavalry, charged with committing an
assault on the person Of Second
lieutenant Alfred Talbot Vandeyer,'
B troop, Sixth cavalry, are approved.
In consideration OF the aggravatingi
provocation which led to the assault
and of the blameless previous record as
q soldier of said Private Richard
Brown, twepty-nine days of the sen.
tence are hereby revoked, and after
one days confinement in the post
guarlhouse said Private Richard
Brown will: be released and will report
to the commander of his troop fer duty"
IT, CHAPTER VIII. ~
When Brown was released from con- K
Gnement he went at once to his quar- Z
tiers, and was accorded a warm welcome
by his comrades. He took d bath and
changed his clothing, for the guard
houses Of frontier military posts are
not noted for cleanliness, and then
went to report for duty to his troop
commander. Capt. and Mrs. Colby
were sitting on the porch Of their
quarters when he came up, and re- n
spectfully saluting the captain and re-
moving his cap he said:
81 am instructed, sir, to report to you
for duty - BIZ
S'"I am glad Of it, Brown the captain
replied. II am gratiied that the ve-i
suit of your rash act has not.prcyed 50
serious as I had feared. / know that
you will kindly receive some advice. H
from me, for assure you feel more:
than ordinary interest in your wel-: \
fare.'' M
Shall I retire, captain?" asked Mrs;
Colby. 4. ~ II4s
'.No, my dear, wish you to remain.
I am not going to reprove Private.
Brown very severely, nor ia the least
huniliate him. ] just wish to say this,
Brown. You are not an ordinary sol 8
dier.. Your demeanor, your language, /.
your every act Indicates that through Il
some chain of circumstances, which I 4
shall not inquire Unto, you are placed d
in. position far beneath the station ii 4
life IN which you are fitted by edncar /.
ton and training TO hold an 4 honpred 4.
place. You no doubt at times deeply
feel the chains Of serritude whieh
bind you, and unpleasant experiences !
which an ordinary soldier would aet
cept as a matter Of course, awake ~
your sensitive nature Q spirit Of resent. n
ment. j think / underst and ana 5 be-
s1ieve I can fully appreciate -FOUR feel ss
ings in the recent trouble you had Z
with a superior officer Your sense Of /.
manhood revolted at the 'sunwarfantedf 4:
abuse heaped upon you, and in your a. {.
and assaulted him. That was very UNI,