The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-20
IS SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Private La Dukes Punish ment
for the Murder of Stafford.
MARlNETTE MAN'SFATE
Report of His Summary Execution
was Fake-Leavcnwort
Prison Selected.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 1G.-The wa

" doiiiiS tOi, ~ ~, aug. 1t.-1 lie war
department has received the following:
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 10.-1O:32 u. n
Acknowledgement, Washington: Replying
to your cablegram: Private La Duke has
been convicted by cOurt-martial for killing
Private Stafford \SentenCCd 10 life impriSon-
ment; penitentarf, at Leayenworth. desig-
mated He is now under guard here awaiting
transportation
GILMORE. Erig.-Gen
Alexander La Duke was Il member of
co. |. Second Wisconsin Volunteers ana
was enlisted at AIarinetre. Thomas Stat
ford, the murdered man, was Il member
ol th" Thirteenth infantry. regular army.
! n" murder was the result of 4 quarrel
III Il Wlne>hop near Ponce, Porto Rico.
II was erToRcou>ly stated in dispatch
from Nariuottc Wis, few days ago
that La Duke had been cuurt-marlialed
the day after the crime and shot al Ponce
OF August t.
Gen. Wilson's Headquarters. Coamo.
Aug. l. tyiH st. Croix. Aug 1Gt.-Thc
last engagement With the enemy was sole
i an artillery tack on the part Of The
Americans for the purpose of making
demonstration iii force prior 10 dcmandin;
the surrender of the town Of Aybonito, and
also with the object Of developing the 30
siuon Of the SpaniarIs.
-Four companies of the Third WiScon-
sin regiment were the only infantry at
the front. Co. i supported the battery.
60. N was Oh the right. and Cos. / and
ID were IN the road. When The shrapncl
came screaming over the battery and fell
into the read below. Go. l. WAS ordered
to ind cover in a gorge While they
were there shell exploded over them.
killing Corp. Swanson, m"rtaliy wound
In% Private NoUgAt. and seriously
w9unding Priyatcs Huuce and Nankp
During the whole engagement the IL.
iantry answered the Spanish fire. III
engagement ended ut :, O'clock Later
another section Of the battery under
Lieut. Haincs was ordered to advance.
supported 10y Co. L of the Third WIS
c"nsln. When the troops passed around
the cliff where Lieut.. O'IIearuc's gun
was stationed the bullets from the Span
lsh rifles raised the dust all around them.
he position WAS too exposed and the
men were ordered to fail back. Private
Slzer of 60. + was wounded.
Gen. Wilson then ordered these guns to
the position whore Lieut.. O'Ilearnc had
first opened tire. The Sraniartis rrDlird
70 the American fire with a storm of bull
lets. The hill was alive with the enemy.
who had been reinforced with = battery
OF mountain artillery. They had the
range eXcelienIIy and shrapn"l burst
about the American guns. The infantry
did no firing here. he hIc was ton hpt
tor oRr two gums and they were ordered
to retire. At Just about this time Lieut.
HalncS was shot II the back and mortal.
II wounded
The Spaniarjs fired vigorously, bat the
accuracy of our gUnuors was such that
the damage they inflicted must have been
far greater than that caused Icy the on
cmy. despite the fact that cur pieces had
70 l." Withdrawn.
\ most unfortunate accident has hap
praoi in the Fourth Ohio regiment. pri-
yate Samuel IIill Of Go. y, who was 4
son lmhuii>t. cIawlcd out from undrr
his tcut last night while asleep and ao-
preached the picket line He was chal-
lengrd by one Of the men Of his own com
panT. who. Of CoUrse, did not recognize
him in the darkness. Hli did not an
SWcr thc picket. who thrrcupon fired at
and killed HIM
jacksonville. Fla. Aug. 1G.--t Special
About thirty men cnnval"scing from the
fever were taken to Pablo beach yesterday
10 rocupcTatr. The accommoda tons there
have been increased to care for 900 more
men and III" sauitarium is being crowded.
There were about 100 eases Of sickness in
the regiment and slight Improvement in
the situation is noted. Orders have been
issued by Mai-''eu. Kccfer in temporary
command of the corps, that all rcgimentJI
commanders must inspect the condition Of
their camps daily. Dtchin@ must be al
tended to and all sanitary precautions Oh
served. Tents must he pulled down every
four days and all soldiers equipments and
belongings thoroughly aired and the
ground kept sprinllcd with lime.
Lieut.. Hammers Of Go. j. is very low
with stomach complaint.
Con Bancroft left for his home in
Massachusetts this morning and Col.
SchadCl Is once moro in command Of the
Second brigade. pending the appointment
Of a brigade commander. Gen. Doug
lass may assume command, ii is thought.
The remains of Musician Nolle>lead
were taken to Beloit last night by Lieut..
iiart ami Musician Dutton after scry-
ices were held by Chaplain Narney in
the NJ. +. Church.