The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-09
BARRACKS FILLED wITH soLD1ERl
Prison Yard Used as Corral for
StraggIers.

StrngGIers.
Seldom does the police barracks take on
more Of a martial air than it did last night
The soldiers of the Third Regiment were
there in squads, and about 10 o'clock 1t
looked very much as If the capacity of the
yard surrounding the station house was
doomed.
For the first time since the place was last
used as a military prison, soldiers swarm
ed about 1t and found peaceful rest on the
asphalt paving In the yard They we're
rushed there by the officers for safe keep
ing until they could be sent to camp, and
after a days trudgc, together with an ex-
haustlng chase in many cases before they
would surrender, the men we're less choice
than ever about where they slept
During the afternoon there We're about
10 men on the streets. This is the maxi
mum number of privates granted leaves Of
absence from Col. Rays regiment, at one
time, all others having managed to get
away without permits Evidently shrewd
tactics were employed by some, as il was
stated there were $50 on the streets at 10
o'clock last night. The officers were MAX
ing inquiries in all quarters for their men,
which the men soon learned and kept out
of the way. il was a difficult task in the
first place 10 spot straggers, and in some
cases harder to make the arrests, as the
boys were feeling free enough to be a little
insubordlnate.
As the barracks was convenient to where
most of the fellows congregated It was
used as a temporary guard house. Every
few moments one or two officers came
marching In with a string of men, appar-
entity happy, but feeling disappointed over
having their fun interfered with. When
in the yard, however, they amused them
selves. frequently starting up religious
songs in which few Joined with ferVor.
Policeman Sheehan brought in a young
ster, captured near the market by a COR
pOral, and sent 20 the station for cafe
keeping. He had several rounds under
his belt. and when the wagon pulled in
alongside the station house, he arouse ard
cried out:
Here, I'm not going In no cell I'm not
convict; m one of Rays mmunes Hey
fellers, who are you over there? Is they
any immunes there? If there is, come and
git me-"
About this time Sheehan landed the
youngster inside Chief McDermott and
Commissioner Gleason We're on hand to
see that things went right, aud on hearing
the soldiers statement allowed MIN to
join the squad. Only those charged with
o-'iNi'i9 ~ VI lie'9 NSlc IOShSu up
Prlvates j. N. Bladgett and j. w. Bar
rell We're Gagged in lodger's quarters up
stairs for fighting. They were arrested by
Policeman McCool near The market while
engaged in a lively scrap. Neither of the
men were hurt, but the officer only inter-
cepted them in time 10 save their faces
from being badly punched. AT the station
house they became TOO noisy, their loud
talk bursting out through the bars until
the peace of the neighborhood was threat
ened. The detectives went up and by
threatening to separate the men, had lit
tie trouble in quoting them.
About midnight the officers had sue
ceeded in getting about all from the east
end. The boys were then lined up, and to
the step they may soon walk through the
streets of Santiago, started for camp. The
barracks had had the Experience with the
soldiers and they were gone.