Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-11
AFTER THE PROVOST GUARD.


Lexington. Ky. Oct i0.--As the re-
suit ~ the killing OF private In the
Twelfth Now York regiment by Pro-
voat Guard Kitchen last night. 800 or
400 members OF mat regiment formed
mob tonight and seized a train al Camp
Hamilton with the intention Of coming
90 town on Il and ralding the county
Jan Tor the purpose u taking Kitchen
out and lyuchlng HIN.
Gen. Wiley and Col. Wood were
quickly notified of the uprising aud
they suppressed the mob b. the most
radical ana prompt action. The out
break was not cNpcccd and the jail
was heavily guarded
Tho pruvuA guard In the city was
also doubled, aud things arc now qulct
az midnight. 10 " believed that the
prompt measures that wer taken have
prevented what promised " b. a very
serious analr.
not only " the fatal fights last night.
but also OF The drunken carOusala that
have been going on since payday.
Last nlght there wcrc two killed aud
two WONDERLAND n iyuchinE was mar
rOwly prevented. III. Drinking and
dlalrderly conduct Il not In Camp
Hamilton. but In the city. when the
men "a "a on leave o. absence.
Private Htifcfynan 81 the Twelfth
New York was last midnight killed BY
/ Provost Guard Alvin Kitchen OF the
| Third Kentucky. while tho former wa
running away from a light he had been
/ In al a dive. and he refused 10 halt
/ when Kitchen called 20 him to do 80.
| Kitchen nrgd twice az licfIerman, the
second shot being fatal. The noldicra
are desperately cnraErd az the proyos,
q a ia H
/ when they ate In the city and thruat-
/ cncd oihtd 49, wen az Kitchen.
Private Haley, who was also shot
while in the ely last nlEht by the pros
| vOat guard. d rlner.ng terribly from
| the effects of tho wounds Ia his thigh
| and ~ In a serious condition. The two
| coiord lmmunca who Wvr shot IN camp
| yesterday whUn Scrgt. Green was killed
| by CORY. Edwards. arc resting eaalcf
/ tonight.
There l. more cxcltcmont IN Loxlng,
| ton tonight Than 100 any time since thi
troops were brought here. when thl
l $3.50 Louisville q Nashville train Htnrtei
/ o. town from Camp hamlHon a GROVE
OF 800 members of the Twelfth New
York regiment was nt the depot q
board ID, Thcy were armed and wen
coming 10 town 90 Try TO get AlvlI
Kitchen from iall and shoot him. IN,
operator az she station wired to tn
/ division headquarters In the camp IN,
| faces aud uon. Wiley wired back In
| Htucflnr the train 90 be- held. Tie sen
] a battalion 90 the scene OF the trouble
under capt, Holhr1ok. adJutans zen
eral on ucn. Mnde's stan. Capt. Hol
brook ordered an peaceful soldiers q
return 90 thc camp
A corporal spoke up and said; "Al
I who DO are towards"
Capt ilolhrook asked him 10 wha
regiment De- belonged and he answered
'srho hlE Four"
capt. Holbrn0k told him that was NJ
way 10 speak 90 an uillcer. The aoldie
made some reply and iiolhrook EraHpcl
him by the arm The Hotnlor tore him
Sclf away. leaving his coag sleeve 4
the captains hand, and drawing
Gun, shot al Hollr1ok. The bulic
missed the captain The corporal ghsl
| climbed under "a car, Lieut.. Langdel
| followed him and was shot at tNlce
The soldier escaped. Many OF IA
/ Twelfth regiment had 10 De eluhbe
Into submission,
| WIS plcaced as special guard aroun
Camp Hamilton, Later repor
reached camp that tho mob was form
! Ing ln town. The entire one Hundre
ana slxtlrth Indiana regiment was sen
| ~ town about " o'clock, A guard o
| nf.y men has been placed around IA
Am. and TAILOR, sheriff and deputie.
armed with Wlncheslers, are protect
ing the prisoner Kitchen n badl
aclrsd and fears he viii yet be lynched
col Gur.er of the one Hundred an
siNteth Indiana and his mon patrollc
mo streets. going through every res
taurnnt. saloon and opera house 4
Town and nrresilng every soldier. OF
ncrrs are arrested the same AZ mon
An are taken % loudnn Park, With IN
regiment guarding iheln. over 600 wer
arfssted There Is nut a soldier In tow
ne,,y except the provost guard.
Offlcers say Kitchen VIII unquestlon
nhiv rot Inc death sentence. When h
shot he was under orders not 20 hay
even his gun loaded, 10 IL said co
Leonard OF tho Twelfth Now York wa
the principal promoter OF the mol
The matter VIII pe thoroukhly inNestl
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