The San Francisco call., 1898-08-11
ASHTON POTTER
 WENT ID HAWAII
 UNDER ARREST Humiliation of a Scion of a Noble House. MISS VAN NESS FORGOTTEN WAS FOUR HOURS LATE IN BOARDING THE MARIPOsA. Wheeled on the Pier in a Carriage After Midnight With Clem
 Tobip and a Woman
 in Black.
MISS VAN NESS FORGOTTEN
WAS FOUR HOURS LATE IN
 BOARDING THE MARIPOSA.

After disobeying every order issued by his superior officers Corporal Ashton Pot ter of the First New York Volunteers left here at an early hour this morning on the Oceanic steamship MarpoSa Tor the Hawaiian Islands under arrest.
 Instead of enjoying the stateroom, to which his rank as a non-commisstoned of f1cer entities him, he will journey to the land of eternal summer on straw mat tress in the hold of the ship.
 Ever since enlisting as a private in the First New York Volunteers Corporal Pot ter has been a thorn in the sides, so to speak, of the officers of the regiment. He has made a spectacular display of his wealth and position, and among the pri- yates has boaSted that not man wearing the shoulder-straps would dare incur ms enmity. The officers of the regiment took another view of the matter, and while there was never any actual understanding among them as to the disposition of Pot ter in case of a breach of discipline, 1t was the general feeling that he should be severely punished upon his first open disregard of regimental orders.
 On Tuesday evening Lieutenant Colo nel Stacpole determined to send Potter with E Company, and a detachment Of fifty men from D Company under com mand of Captain Pickard to Honolulu. When Potter heard the orders he was greatly dspleased- At first it was the impression that he was 10th to leave the fair Miss Van Ness who had won his heart and in the fullness of her love had attempted to end her life a few nights ago because she thought him falthless. Thinking that Potter would not put in timely appearance, Lieutenant Colonel Stacpole gave special orders to Captain Pickard and Lieutenant James Smith who Is in charge of Company D, to see that all men were aboard the transport Mariposa by 10 o'clock last night.
 Early in the evening Potter was seen entering the Palace grill room with Clem Tobin. At that time Potter was notice ably under the influence of liquor. He was seen by one of the officers, who re- marked that the chances of the corporal's s appearance on board the steamship were slim.
 At 10 o'clock there was a roll-call of the troops on board the vessel. Every man of the detail responded save Potter. Lieu tenant Smith called his first sergeant and demanded to know if the corporal was aboard the steamer. He was informed that the gay corporal had not put in an appearance. At midnight a second roll call was held. Again there was no sign of Corporal Potter.
 Lieutenant Smith called on Lieutenant Strevel, the adjutant of the regiment,
 
 his advice as to the course to pursue in the matter. Lieutenant Strevell suggest ed that the proper punishment for the corporal would be few nights In the guardhouse during the trip to Honolulu
 At half-past 10 another effort was made to determine whether the corporal had boarded the vessel. Sergeant Walsh of D Company, who went in search of the nephew of the famous New York Bishop, reDOrted that he rO1IOe where to be found. All had given up hopes of his putting In an appearance by 1 o'clock, when the last few visitors on the vessel bade good-by to their friends and left the wharf.
 A few minutes afterward, however there was a loud rumblng of wheels, fol- lowed by a peal of boisterous laughter. The gates leading to Pier opened and closed with a bang and a carriage wheeled alongside the gangplank leading on board the vessel. When the door of the hack was opened Corporal Potter fol- lowed by Clem Tobin and a Miss Evans stepped out of the carriage. The trio were laughing and talking in a jocular manner MT. Tobin walked aboard the vessel, leaving Corporal Potter and the mysterious Miss Evans in a heated con- troversy on the pier
 Lieutenants Smith and Streven were standing aboard the vessel at the head of the gang-plank. They watched the dra- matic parting of Corporal Potter and his lady friend with manifest disgust Turn ing to an orderly, Lieutenant Smith said "Sir, a man in uniform has just reached here In a carriage with a woman. Please order him on board at once.'-
 The orderly walked down the gang plank and moment later marched up the gang-plank in the wake of Corporal Potter The woman followed weeping. She demanded a farewell interview with her sweetheart. The request was denied by Lieutenant Smith, who called Potter