Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-20

"Er. President. this man ts In q spds7n. +"
more loudly. "It was just few dollars
I borrowed" he began; but, looking
furtively around, ho caught one glimpse
of his captains g stern face and just be-
yond him, through the open window,
the sight of tall, straight form in the
uniform Of the infantry. 1t was the
provost sergeant from Fort Gobinson.
"It wasn't mine" he weakly muir
INJURED.
Another slip, and in the same cool.
relentless tone the judge advocate read:
"What reason had you for taking your
horse to the post blacksmith instead of
the cavalry farrier to be shod the even
ing you reached Fort Robinson?"
Again the pallor Of his face was al
most ghastly. A hunted and desperate
look came into his fitting eyes. One
could have heard a pin drop anywhere
in the courtroom 80 intense was the
silence. For the first time Dawson be-
gan to realize that his every movement
had been watched, traced and reported,
and still he strove to rally.
"He was a better horseshoer; that's
ALL"
"You have testified that you did not
20 outside of the line on the night Of
the camp on the Niobrara and did not
allow any one to 60 back after the troop
marched away. For what purpose did
you yourself ride back and enter the log
hut you described"
"I-I never didp' gasped Dawson,
with glaring eyes and ashen face "I"-
But his tongue seemed to cleave to
the roof of his mouth, for Captain
Charlton quietly arose, stepped forward
and placed upon the table a large, fiat
wallet, at sight of which the sergeant's
nerves gave way entirely. He made one
or two efforts to speak, he struggled as
if to rise, his eyes rolled in his head,
and in another instant be was slipping
helplessly to the floor. A young surgeon
sprang to his side as the bystanders
strove to lift him, and with one brief
glance turned to the court, "Mr. Presi-
dent, this man is in spasm and should
be taken to the hospital"
Every good, sir, was the calm re-
ply. major Edwards, will you see to
it that sentry is posted over him2 That
man must not be allowed to escape"
Two more witnesses were examined
that afternoon, the provost sergeant and
Captain Charlton. The former testified
that Dawson had been gambling and
had lost heavily in the post before pay
day; that on that fateful Sunday bill
after bill he had seen him pay-over
$1O0 at the table in the gamblers tent
down below the Observation-Disclosures he
interfered, warned him Of the departure
Of his troop and ordered him to report
In garrison with his horse at once.
Donovan had merely been locker on g.
the mad game in which the sergeant
had sought to recover his losses.
Charlton stated that after his investi-
CATION at Red Cloud he was confident
that Dawson was the trooper who rode
back to the old ranch and that some
thing must be concealed there Search
ing it late Sunday night, he found in
the dugout a spot where the earth had
been recently scooped away, and there
in Dawson's old rubber ponoho was the
wallet with his papers and about 5000
of the missing money or what his men
believed to be such.
And then, amid the sympathetic
glances Of all the court, young Fred told
his strange but soldierly story. 1t was
Dawson who asked him to get the chic
reform for him at Red Cloud and save
him the folded pencil note, itwas Daw.
son who suggested to him the idea OF
sleeping down below the bivouao that
evening near where Donovan was post
ed, and it was Dawson who reused him
suddenly and startlingly in the dead OF
the night. up with you, Fred, boy"
be had said. "Up with you, but make
no noise. There's the DEVILS own news.
The Indians are out everywhere. The
ieutenant's just got a courier from