The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
1oa-HUnrP1Ee IN THE ARnr1.
How an Indian utilized That Form OF Pun,
ishment to Mako His Escape.

ishment to Make His Escape.
From ds WasAin0tOn Epenin0 Star.
dread the other day." said an old soldier Of
the regular army. that one Of the Districts
lads In blue down in Tampa was given q bit Of
log-shouldering to do as q punishment This
is the first time I've heard Of that old-time army
punishment being revived. It used to DO q
regular guardhouse punishment when I was in
the regular outfit. A man sentenced to ton
days in the guArdhouse would either be sent
out to work in the morning. policing around
tho post, or he would be given his two
hours On and four : hours of tours Of logs
as the men on guard carried their rifles. In
81 night. The logs Weighed from g g u
hnally considered too much 81 . good thing.
s%bdn EhsRd The he l SsunFs 81 fFrs Psn onl1 %eir Esa
something IKE 90 pegnds; But 1t was no soft
IN lpe e0 Pe 81 q even s@a e dHSSoPSenf6 IN iG tse Up Ro Sn sun a0% ea.
pecially. for two hours at a stretch. as I happen
to know. In truth. the punishment was CALLING.
q not 80 many men drank and fought them
selves into summary courts martial when the
log punishment. was in vogue as is the case
house punishment Of military offenders on .
minor scale.
in ~. Chief T Do Staslen eHe a. Of f tRe h hsfy %ucGraa
mucks OF the fractions Nee Perce tribe that
e eaa TS6SSntiy f ssen SAFE EsR Feepfns up Tss T PRR6 In tribe ahs
OF Gez Perces was corralled and under a strong
chain guard back Of the post, and at first DOUG
But he was an Indian Of the agitating Kind.
was Douglas, and he caused 80 much mutiny
the tribe. So he locked him up in the guard
house. u was q magnificent big specimen
Of a brave, and after he had been in his guard.
house cell for q week or so the oticer Of the day
the Indian bn given 9OmA log aXarpiSa IN knan
GER agreed, and SDousiias was led out Of bis cell
Of the guardhouse and shown the log he was to
carry. Four or five soldiers. serving guard
some distance away, under the eye of a sentry,
Douglas looked at the log with an expression Of
S SS6'tF snd F thu Sflce as II II the e Sdaz Sy, s SEEING mSG tsa !
The ssG chief beft d ID Il. W wal any exercise had him
Hfter thinkins it over. however, Douglas
sent for the officer Of the day and told him that
he was, not only, willing to pack a log up and
It. Sc he was given an, S0-pound log. and be-
gan his march up and down, The sentry pa
was told to. watch the Indian. but the sentry
DIDN'T anticipate any treachery ana SO he
chief walking up and down the porch above
minutes after PougIa had begun 6is Ioag Hs:
BY the time he had got his wits and saw
dian had picked himself up. and was Oh Tor the
woods. only 100 yards or 80 away. like q deer.
the flying Indian to halt. There wasn't any
halt In Douglas, however. and he kept right on
twice. but the Indian chief disappeared In tho
brush: Fort Leayenworth was q big post at that
time. for II was the national school OF applica-
tlon. and there were over 1900 troops there.
They were all turned out within six minutes
after Douglas made his leap cavalry and In;
shone, brightly for six hours after the ohiei
made his escape. They got Douglas Just four
from Fort LeavenWorth."