Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08


y. tbc obsourity Of Fort Emory. well |
coined the new hrigadicr and bade MN |
N a possible thing. 10 quash the pro- |
rrcdngn. but now II was Lorlng VINO |
was obdurate.
months" said he. 1T must be settled |
now. once and for all.
uut on. what complications had not |
Noon brought about by pcckHnln's apeu |
81 brief authority Never before IN
trusted with higher command than
thlt " realmcnt. 10 the head OF when
b. had risen by reason N long years OF
unimpnired bodily health and shiltul
avoidance of all danger the old colonel
Mad lost no time In moving, bag ana
hlrrage. 90 Omaha, In having NcNlnA
transported thithcr. In opening VIDE ms
lrra 10 his story OF the helnoua wrongs
lnnlcted on him by mat arizona coutt
through tho mnlignity of itH judge adj
,acate. N that judge advocates heart
less treachery 20 two helpless women,
ono of whom was Nrvin's wife, the
other the officers own deserted ana bro
ken hearted betrothed.
Then came Petty. ordered 70 Join HE
company In the field aud eager ~ ever
10 seek some loopholc ~ escape. Report
ing TO nay hta homage 10 the temporary
commander No headquarters, he soon
cot an iukllng N what was going on.
ana All az once there flashed upon him
mo fMNEMlIfNWNN NN NNN NNlNNNN NMNAANNH
Here he could nt one ana the Hano
time feed fat his ancient gtudrc against
inrirv and make himself Indispensable
IN the aging commander Of the depart
ment, perhaps even secure another stan.
billet certainly NJ least succeed IN being
kent there on duty and away from the
periis Of the nold until after the court
and meantime what would friends be
worth N they could not move the pow
crl nj Washington
nay after day he was cloactcd with
Old Stevens. adding fuel 20 the flame Of
that Ingenious veterans suspicious.
But n u doubtful N even Petty dreamed
N the depth Of Ncvlns' scoundrollEm.
nurlelFh, whom tho oN-cnptain had
"hlod" ana hlnckmallcd. had passed
beyond the bar NJ human arralgnmcnt,
"dying like gentleman even while
captive IN tho hands ~ the authorities,
and 30 dld Ncvlns Impress his uucou-
tradictcd tale u loyal service 20 tho
state on the old wohkling IN command
that stevens had declared that there
was no evidence on which 90 hold him,
had ordered his release from custody on
parole. unless the civil authorities de-
sired 20 prosecute him FOR "pcrHonatlng
nn officer" and had written 90 the d.
vision commander prnlsinr Nevins'
conduct and urging that the sentence %
imprisonment b. got aside.
And then he never could tell Just
WHO NfNNHNN NNIN NNNNNf MNfANfI " MAA
Mrs. Burton or Miss Allyn, with their
tears and fluctuations; whether II was
NpvinH with his bold accusations. or
Petty, with HE inal1ious tales but he
tween them an the old colonel was In
duced 10 send his ndiutnnt and acting
ala 10 examine certain baggage Of L0r-
inr'a stored NJ the hotel. Never having
given up his room when hurrylng on
20 Gate city expecting 70 be back
within week and merely 20 pay room
rent whom nhsent, ns was the arrange
mcnt Of the day, Lorlng had left his
trunks and desk securely locked.
Two officers ana the protesting hotel
clerk wore present nj tho opening. The
iocksmith even seemed To hate HIS Job
the ndiutnut had never n menncr ono,
hut Petty was eager. Fresh from an In
tcrvicw with Geraldine no was tho d.
rectlng spirit n was his hand that cN-
tracted from deep down under the
packed clothing IN the trunk q small
TN box. wrapped In n silk handkerchief.
within the box. when opened. were
certain letters IN n woman'a hand. Ger
nldiuc Ailyns-lottora written 20 Lor-
lng IN the days " their brief engage
mcnt. letters long since returned to her
under hls hand and senl.and with them,
IN closely folded wraps of tissue paper
inclnscd IN stout envelope. a valuable
solitaire ana rs valuable ring. The
rogimcutnl ndiutnnt 10 was who opened
Half an hour later thcy were Identified
by Nrylns In the presence ~ Old Peck
sniff ua the diamonds lntrusted 60 t.lr.
luE'H care In Arizona. and Ncvlns pro.
Tossed 90 be disappointed because tho
watch. too was not found with them.
Not until late July ala torlng learn
M the action taken IN HIS enforced abb
fsnee ana OF the resulting developments.
Not o. word would he vouchHafc In ok
pl1natlon when old PrckHnim. willing
under the criticisms or his superiors.
sent his ndJutnnt 10 Invite remarks"
"Thc court has been ordered" said
lotlng, with coolncss described ns cons
there"
hut long before the court could meet
the colonel as has been said, went back
20 his post, The new commander ar
rived ana ordered NCylnr 10 am Iowa
prison 20 serve out the year awarded
him, sent CAPTAIN Petty summnrily to
Laramie ana babe Mrs nurtnn 10
about her business when that lachry-
NOSE person came 20 urge that he should
DO something ITO make Lieutenant I.or.
lng settle" She had lost her lovely
hunrder, too, for no sooner had Mrs.
Fletcher heard of the now accusations
against Lorlng than she appeared az
Omaha and whisked her sister away.
no one nt Omaha knew where hut In.
dlgnant old John Folsom could perhaps
have told. He cut Pecksniff dead when
that officer returned 10 Emory and re-
tusod TO 10 near the fort. lie threw
open his doors ana his heart to Loring
when the ConvaleHcing engineer was
brought In from the ranch. The new
general actually came. ostenslhly to In
Hpect the post. but spent n hours at
Fulsom's by Loring's side TO the one
devoted TO stevens and everybody felt
mat there was a storm brewing that
would break whom finally the witnesses
for the defense arrived and tho Lorlng
court could meet
But who would have dreamed there
could be such dramatic scene before a
military tribunal?
II came with tho third day Of the
trial The court had been carefully se-
lacted by old Pecksnlff whose adiutant
had obediently signed the charges
drawn up under the chiefs directions.
There were only nine officers In the arr
fiy-"no others being available without
manifest Injury 10 the service" read
The formula OF the day Five were ofii-
Gers OF stevens regiment, one cavalry
major, the others of the pay. commits.
tary and qunrtermaster'a department.
None had known LorlnE, Everybody
expected him TO object to some at least
nut he objected TO none,
The Judge advocate was n vlgilant
ohcim who made the most OF his oppur-
UNITY, but his witnesses for the prose-
cution were. with one exception. weak.
The exception was Nevina lie sworr
htnutly that he had given the Vnluablpe