The National tribune., 1897-08-12

AFTER THE RECONSIDERATION oF
POLICE FoRCE-ITs FIRST CHIEF.
SPANKING" AN OFFENDER.
A FTER THE EXECUTIONS
"a Key, knowing that he and all
( a those prominently connected
with the hanging would be in
hourly danger Of assassination if they
remained insid@ secured details as
nurses and ward-imaaters in the hospital,
and went outside, !. in this crowd we're
Key. Ned Carrigap, sIimber Jim, Dick
Mccullough, the,si&'hangmen, the two
Corporals who pulled the props from
under the scafiaII and perhaps some
Others. whomaI do not now remember.
In the meanwhile provision had been
made for the future maintenance of
order in the prison BY the organization
of regular police force, which in time
came to number 1900 men. These
were divided into companies, under APP
propriate officers. Guards were detailed
for certain locations, patrols passed
| through the camp in all directions con-
tinually, and signals with whistles could
summon sufficient assistance to suppress
any disturbance, or carry out any orders
from the Chief.
The chieftainship was first held by
Key, but when he went outside he APP
pointed Serg't A. r. Hill, of the Tooth
Ohio-afterward resident of Wauseon,
O.-his successor. Hill was one Of the
notabilities of that immense throng. A
great, broad-shouldered giant, in the
prime of his manhood beginning
of his Both year-he was as good-na-
tured as big, and as mild-mannered as
brave. He spoke slowly, softly, and
with slightly rustic twang that was
very tempting to a certain class of sharps
to take him up for "lubberly greeny."
The man who did so usually repented
his error in sack-cloth and ashes.
Hill first came into prominence as the
victor in the most stubbornly contested
fight in the prison history of Belle Isle.
When the squad of the Tooth Ohio
captured at Limestone Station, East
Tennessee, in September, 1s63-arrived
on Belle Isle certain Jack Oliver, of
the 10Th Ind, was the undisputed fistic
monarch of the Island.
He did not bear his blushing honors
modestly; few Kings of Muscle can or
do. The possession of a right arm
capable of knocking an ordinary man
into that indefinite locality known as
the middle of next week is some
thing that the possessor can as little re-
sist showing as can girl her first soli-
taire ring. To khow that one can GER
tainly strike .disagreeable fellow out
of time is prettyisare to breed a desire
to do that thing whenever occasion
serves. aqI
Jack Oliver was one who did not let
his biceps rust in inaction, but thrashed
everybody on tie Sisland whom he
, thought needed Jt,and' his ideas as to
those who should be included in this
class widened daiiyguntil it began to
, appear that he wonEd soon feel it his
duty to let no unybipped man escape,
;: but pound everybody on the island.
> One day his evil"genius led him te
: abuse a rather elderly man belonging
to Hills mess. AS. be fired off hi:
t TRADE of contumely, Hill said with more
than his usual "soft rusticity:
Mister--I-don't- think--it- just
- right = for a young --man- te
call -an-old-one-s such - bad =
names"
; Jack Oliver turned on him savagely
!, "Well! may be you want to take i
:. up?"
> The grin on Hills face looked still
$ more verdant, as he answered with gentle
It deliberation:
e "Well mister L don't 60 :
= = Notwithstanding things but -
ginerally-take-- care of - all :