Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-21
CAMP RICHARDS.
Mock Trial Furnishes Amuse-
ment, Saturday Evening.
Boys Thoroughly Enjoy Undress Par
AIDES to the Swimming Pool.
Fresh Young Man Driven from Camu bv the
Fresh Young Man Driven from Camp by The
lniuriated Cadets.

Another fair day has been granted
the Cadets and although it was no
they preferred it to a stormy day. The,
are having a dandy time, these pleas
ant days and they will never forget the
happy hours they passed at Cam
Richards. The weather since the frs
few days has been all that could b,
desired. At first there was rain an6
cloudy weather but for the past week
weather. Apart from the regular drill
there was not Il great deal of work in
camp, Saturday. The boys went in
swimming in the morning after drill
and they came back to camp for din
ner. AS soon this was finished they
took their departure for the swimming
pool and remained there until it was
time to prepare fors guard mount and
dress parade.
| The swimming is one of the pleasant
est features OF camp life. The boys
thoroughly enjoy it and look for ward
every day to the swim. A favorite
amusement is for the boys to line up
on the rocks along the road and as a
| team approaches they dive and disap-
pear from view. one of the boys said
the dress parade and undress parade
We're the pleasantest features of camp
life.
| There is not the slightest danger in
the swimming for the boys are looked
after by Mr.. White and even when he
cannot be present there is always
SOMEBODY round who could be- summon
ed should Il boy be taken with cramps.
| The possibility of this is slight for the
| water is at all times warm and is not
| deep enough to drown the boys under
ordinary conditions.
Sunday the boys took advantage of
| the swimming for they will not BE- able
| To enjoy the fun but few days longer.
| Already the thoughts of going home
weigh heavily on the boys minds. They
have all had dandy time and the
| thought that there is only two more
full days to remain in camp is not very
| pleasant. They hate the thoughts of
going home but still know the fun CON
not last forever and are making the
best of it like the true soldiers they are.
There is not a boy but is as brown as
a berry. Strange to say none of them
have grown red and burned, but all
have taken on a respectable tan and
the Cadets will be known on the street
for some time by their color. The cam
paign hats have in measure kept
them from browning, up too much. but
they do not always wear them and the
time they are out barehcaded and with
the fatigue caps has been improved by
Old Sol and he has left his mark on
them.
One of the most amusing features of
the whole cncampment was Saturday
night, when the boys and their visi
tors assembled in the mess tent, for a
mock trial. 1t was a continual round
of fun from the time the judge took his
seat until the jury announced its YER
dict with due solemnity. The cadets
are all bright little fellows as was
shown by the occasional bursts of wit
during the trial and the way the OPP
posing attorneys took advantage of the
weak points in their opponents case.
Ehe Indictment charged Wallace Saw
age with cutting the tail feathers from
rooster, belonging to Allen Jenkins.
The court was Lieut. Daniel Haskell,
and the little fellow looked very i'm
posing as he took his seat on the
judges bench. He maintained order,
and his charge was very funny. Capt.
Hitchborn looked out for the interes
ests Of the State, while Walter Savage
appeared for the prisoner.
The witnesses for the prosecution
were Sergt. Heath. who had the feather
| cut from the ROSTERS tail He made
the spectators roar with his evidence
regarding the finding of those feathers.
Sergt Tuell of the Hospital Corps, rep
resented clerk in S. S. Brooks hard
ware store. and testified to selling the
knife to the prisoner,
| Fred Murphy showed the bad repu-
tation of the prisoner and said that he
saw the prisoner commit the crime.
Unavoidably the owner Of the rooster
was detained If he could have been
present and given his testimony, the
boys feel sure the prisoner would have
been convicted.
The case looked black for the defend
ant when these three witnesses had
finished their testimony. and Capt.
Hitchborn wore a satisfied smile as he
beheld a verdict in his favor at this. his
maiden trial He beheld visions of an
illustrious career before the bar and
finally saw himself seated upon the