The San Francisco call., 1898-06-13
SHOOTING AT
 CHICKAMAUCA Incident That Closes the
 GrOggerieS.
DIVEKEEPER USES A PISTOL
FLEECES AND WOUNDS ONE OF
 THE SOLDIERS.
His Gambling Den Wrecked by Com radeS of the Victim-Prompt Action of General
 Brooke.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CH1CKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILL TARY PARK, Ga, June 12.-A much- needed rain fell to-day, cooling the at mosphere and laying the dust The men were relieved this morning from any duties and hundreds were given leave to visit the city, Lookout Noun tain and the Ridge.
 An incident occurred this morning at the camp which will probably terni- nate the exist ance of illicit whisky shops and gambling dens, which have up to this time been permitted to ply their business by the Georgia authoi- ties without hindrance. A private of the Twenty-first Kansas Regiment. who had been drinking at the whisky dive Of one Joe Baker became involved Tn difficulty with the barkeeper. BLOWS followed, and Baker drew re- VolVer, firing point blank at the soldier, the bullet, it was claimed by the sol dler, striking him near the left eye, lnilctlng severe wound, which may cause the loss of an eye. The name of the soldier will be supplied soon
 The light attracted the attention of the throngs on the streets of the mush- room town and soon a crowd of soldiers rushed in, Baker, fearing further trouble, getting out of the way. A large booy Of soldiers formed for the purpose or avenging the injury to their com rade, and for while it looked as if there would be serious trouble. An armed guard, however, was quickly de- tailed by order of General Brooke, who LOOK charge of Baker and his place. and order was soon restored. The soldier was taken to his division hospital, where the surgeon investigated his in- Jurles. He found a wound as indicated, but thought the injury had been caused by bit of broken glass and not by bullet.
 After the shooting a number of sol diers discovered the gambling den was running brace game and that the diff hculty between the soldier and Baker had resulted from the fact that the lat ter had been playing the former with loaded dice. It took the soldiers only a few minutes to demolish the place. They broke up the l.. niture, scattered the gambling )araphernalia in the street and were only deterred from pulling the house down by the arrival of officers.
 It is stated this evening that num- Der of good citizens in the vicinity will, because of the failure of the Georgia officers to enforce the law, petition that the portion of Walker County in the
  tlal law, so that General Brooke can administer the law on the lawless ele- ment now doing a thriving business there.
 Every train from the park this morn ing was crowded with soldiers who had been given permission to visit the city and the mountain. One of the trains from the park was crowded to suffo- cation and a number of soldiers mounted to the top of the coaches. At point about three miles from Chat tanooga number of telegraph wires cross the track of the railroad over which the soldier excursion train was passing. When the train reached this point c. H. Aemes and Thomas Bar rett of the Fourteenth New York and Judd" Sharp of the Sixteenth Penn sylvania were standing on top of a car. Sharp was caught under the chin and around the neck by one of the wires and dragged off the car, pulling with him Aemes and Barrett who attempt ed to catch him. The men were picked up, taken back to Lytle and placed in the Letter Hospital They were badly bruised and scratched, lut no bones were broken and no internal injuries were inflicted. All will doubtless re- cover