The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17

don't order that man turned loose in two sec
on TIs y y turn him loose myself, hs sorroo.,.
Arrest that, sentry and take his gun and
belt from him" he said,
II shoot any man dead that lays n hand
on me- said the sentry quietly; but 1t was not
s stoo5 li,c for him to say IL for the boh sergeant en-
back and every mans faco was black. All
were sS with the sentry.
AMI dhe sentry strobe across the parhdGG ground
steak. With his fixed. bayonct the sentry dug
the me unconscious man from the sand, md car,
RED him in his arms to the post hospital and
ddTTopped him ut, the feet OF the post surgeon.
Quarters, handed the commanding officer his
gun and bolt. walked out OF the post, and
States CAT Army Tef tro SSG abS or d hs%r 70 y ibis, 'n' '"'''"
When the War Department got wind Of the
matter the CAPTAIN was couTt.mGrtiailod, sns-
tary OF War. That was the extent, OF his pun.
ishmSnt. But there, was some tall revising of
fixed for every possible lnfraction Of discipline
on the part of an enlisted man. The infictton
81 dd SGSS with ana a d Enpsg@ of 1 R@iRisnas% M6ic MG Il @ rGr,
thought would preclude the possibility OF any
thinE ever happening in the service like tins
nInishmonts crop out down to the present day:
A%lthough the new regulations expressly forbid.
men have been bucked and gagged in the United
states Army within tho past dozen years.
f%ractory soidicrEsenscraiiy a soldier Who is
maniaCal with drink and very abusive-hund
hnd foot with cords and gagging him with a
gagginK part of this punishment came near
choking 9 number Of soldiers to death, which
punishment list. The general who was, is,
and probably always will, be regarded as the
duccd was, up to tho time he lost his life IN a
famous massacre, notorious throughout the en-.
listed ranks of the army for his i%ntliction OF the
bucking and gagging punishment upon his men
for the slightest infraction Of discipline; and for
this reason this Misunderstanding general was
him as the world has been led to believe.
II is no easy matter to handle q guardhousc
mond is said TO have done. Solitary contine.
ment in q dark cell or dungeon on u dict of bread
and water has been known to fail with stub.
few years ago was bundled out of his cell at
atiguc call the morning after his sentence. He
had been sentenced hy u summary court mar
tial for neglect OF duty, on post; and he consid-
Justly sentenced. Consequently he declined to
80 to work.
en- Coops, said the provost sergeant to him at
fatigue call. The soldier deliberately stretched
himself at full length on the gravel in front OF
I'm not only not. going to whitewash any
chicken coops," said he. but I'm not going to
keep me in the clink or in the clink dungeon for
forty years, and neither you nor the guard nor
car. make me do any work. either." "''
The officer of the day happened along just
then.
Prod him up a bit with your bayonet," said
he TO the sentry. The sentry prodded. but it
was no go.
You can make a sieve ont Of me-" said
the soldier, but l don't work out this sem
tencc."
The soldier was carried hand and foot into
tho dungcon-hc declined to and had
seven days on bread and water. At the end Of
the seven days he was let out of the dungeon
and about twenty feet beneath the Pacific
overhead and asked il he had had enough.
"A-plcnty." said he. but / don't work"
lie was pale and emaCiated, but he was n
stubborn man. After a couple of days of con-
fincmcnt in n regular guardhOusc cell he was
again asked ifhc was ready to begin 10 work out
his ten-day sentence.
Nope he said. And what's more, I
never will be ready. You can put that down.
So he was put back into the dungeon for an.
other seven days. He looked like a shadow
when they let him out of the dungeon this
time: Would he now go to work.
Never he said.
After a few days Of resting and feeding mp in
sevcn-day dose OF the dungeon. When they let
him ont this third time the hospital had to
take him. Did he propose to work out his ten.
day sentence after the surgeon had patched
him upi
Not much 1 don't" was his answer. and to
spare the scandal OF having a man die under
dungeon treatment. this stubborn soldier re-
ceived his discharge without honor when
he came out Of the hospital.