The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-15

car for the Phelan building. The adj
jutant general looked up from a lit
tered desk as Armstrong entered.
1T is good of you to come so
promptly" said he. I'm in a stew, to
tell the truth, and l want your advice
Then he tapped his bell. Excuse me to
anyone W. comes for the next ten
minutes, ed he to the attendant who
entered. Il nave business with Colonel
Armstrong
No sooner did the orderly vanish
than the man of the desk whirled full
on the man of the saddle Armstrong
said he, you defended Gray and
proved him innocent. What else has
Canker against him?"
Nothing that 1 know of-why?'
Because he's got him in arrest again
at Honolulu, and the chief is worked
up over something. Look heIe-do you
suppose--did you ever hear about GER
tain 'Ntters that were stolen from Cen
eral lsayton's tent?"
Il heard-yes Why?' And the look
of disappointment which had appeared
in the grave face of the colonel gave
way to one of alert interest
Just read that said the staff of
fetal, holding forth a letter. Begin
there at Later -
And Armstrong read, his. forehead
slowly growing into something very
like frown.
Later. may have to remain here
several days. Canker, with the-teenth,
went ahead before news of the proto-
col could step him; but he leaves here
number of sick-I-ieutenant GRAY,
charged with using threatening and in
subordinate language to his command
ing officer, among them; and Gray is
down with brain fever. The doctors
say he is too i'll to be disturbed, and
his side of the story is hard to get at,
as the boy is too Tightly to talk sense.
From Canker's own admission I learned
that he accused Gray of having knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of that packet
of letters stolen from General Ddyton's
tent, and the youngsters reply was
furious. Canker had to place him in
arrest and prefer charges. When asked
if he were sure of his ground in making
so serious an accusation, he declared
he had proof positive, at least he would
have the instant they reached Manila,
and his intention was to take the boy
along with him to be tried there by
courfnartial, where mo meddling out
siders,' as he said, could buy off wit
nesses. 1t was plain that he considered
himself out of my jurisdiction, and that
he resented my staff officers questions.
But Or. Morrow had appealed to me
in behalf of Gray. Said that if COM
PEELED to continue a prisoner aboard
that transport under Canker's tyranni-
cal rule, Gray might be goaded into in
sanity He was in q condition border
ing ON brainsfever wflen Morrow came
tossee me, and in another day was raw
ing, That settled it. l ordered him
taken off and placed in llospItal here,
and. Ganker had to SO without him, But
/ wish you would see Armstrong and
tell him about Gray. so that i may
know the whole situation as soon as /
return. Car1ker evidently intended not
to let us know his proofs. He probably
believes that he will find a
more credulous and comp1aisant
listener in Drayton; but his in
situations pointed to Gray as at least
an abettor III the theft, and he went so
far as to say that if Armstrong could
be brought before the court some. very
interesting testimony could be dragged
from him. and. finally that both Arm
strong and Mrs. Well. the wife of a
staff officer who is already well on the
way to Manila might be compelled to
testify. / cannot bring myself to re-
peat more that he said; but he was in