The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-13
At CHlCKAMAUGA.
A Kansas Soldier Shot and Wounded by a
Barkeeper.

Kansas Soldier Shot and Wounded by a
Barkeeper.
Chickamauga, National Military
Park. Ga, June ia much needed
rain fell to-day. cooling the atmosphere
and laying the dust. The men were re-
lieved this morning from any duties.
and hundreds were given leave to visit
the city. Lookout Mountain and the
Ridge. -
An incident occurred this morning at
the camp which will probably termin-
ate the existence of Illicit whiskey
she ps and gambling dens which have
up to this time been permitted to ply
their business by the Georgia authori-
ties without hindrance. A private of
tue 21st Kansas regiment who had been
drinking at the whiskey dive of one
Joe Baker became involved in a diff
Guilty with the barkeeper. Blows fol-
lowed and Baker drew a revolver. fir
Ing point blank at the soldier the bull
let, 1t was claimed by the soldier, strik-
in6 him near the left eye, infiicting a
severe wound, which may cost the loss
of an eye. The name of the soldier will
be supplied soon.
The fight attracted the attention of
the throngs on the streets of the mush-
room town, and soon a crowd of SOL
diers rushed in. Baker, fearing trouble,
had gotten out of the way. A large
body of soldiers formed for the purpose
of avenging the injury to their comrade
and for a while 1t looked as IL there
would be serious trouble.
An armed guard, however, - was
quickly detailed by order of General
Brooke. who took charge of Baker and
his place, and order was soon restored.
The soldier was. taken to his division
hospital where the surgeon investi-
x.x1 hi ia.
as indicated. but thought the injury
had been caused by a bit of broken
glass and not a bullet.
After the shooting, a number of SOL
diers discovered that a gambler was
running brace game, and that the
difficulty between the soldier and Bak-
er resulted from the fact that the lat
ter had been playing the former with
loaded dice. 1t took the soldiers only a
few minutes to demolish the place.
They broke up the furniture. scattered
the gambling paraphernalia in the
street, and were only deferred from
pulling the house down by the arrival
of. the officers.
1T is stated this evening that a num-
bcr of good citizens i'm the vicinity will.
because of the failure of the Georgia
officers to enforce the law. petition that
the portion of Walker county in the
tial law, so that General Brooke can
administer the law on the lawless ele-
ment now Going a thriving business
here.
Every train from the park this morn
ing was crowded with soldiers who
had been given permission to visit the
city and mountain. One of the trains
from the park was crowded to suffo-
cation, and a number of soldiers
mounted the top of the coaches. At
point about three miles from Chat
tanooga a 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. A. Aemes, Thomas Barrett.
14th Kentucky, and Judd Sharp, 18th
Pennsylvania, were standing en- top of
the 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 at
tempted to catch him. The men were
picked up. taken to Lytle and placed
in the Letter hospital. They were bad
ly bruised and scratched, but no bones
were broken and no internal injuries
were inflicted. All will doubtless re-
cover.