Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-02

cause of the trouble, there was no
further demonstration until Scott
and others came running back. But
meanwhile something gleamingin the
roadway-the Gale Real-about Is
PAGES from the corner and up the
street-to The north towards the
Bagumbayan-and close to the side
walk attracted his attention.
He stepped thither and picked up
this revolver. BY the electric light
at the corner he saw that one cham
Der was empty. When the guard
came on the run and he heard of the
tall officer fleeing up towards the
Bagumbayan, the direction in which
the pistol lay, he sent Mr.. Wharton
Lieut.. Wharton-with a patrol in
pursuit.
The inscription on the pistol re-
vealed it's ownership and caused GER
tain suspicious that warranted his
action, he believed, in ordering the
instant arrest of the officer if found.
Mai. MacNeil went on to say he
chad not yet made the acquaint-
ance of Lieut.. Stuyvesant, and did
not actually know when he gave the
order that it was Lieut.. Stuyvesant
who ran up the street and here
the major was evidently in a painful
position, but faced his duty like a
man and told his story without pas
sion or prejudice, despite the fact
that he declared the murdered man
to be one of the very best young
fellows in the battalion and that he
was naturally shocked and angered
at his death.
Then the name of Private Reilly
was called, and keen-featured lit
tie Irishman stepped forward. He
WIS one of the patrol. Corporal
Stamford, first relief, was in charge
of it. They had been hunting as far
over as the ''Knows-a-lady," and on
coming back No. told them of
some natives at the second house.
Corporal Stamford posted him
(Reilly) in the first yard near the
street to head off any that tried to
run out that way, in case they stirred
up mares nest, ard took the other
'fellers'' and went round by the
front. Nothing came of it, but while
they were beating up the yards and
Enclosures Reilly heard Benton's chal,
1enge and saw tall officer come uI
to be recognized. They had some
words-the officer and the sentry
| he couldn't tell what, but the Officer
spoke excited like, and all of sud
| den jumped away and started as
| though to run, and No. ''hollered'
after him, though Reilly didn't clear
| ly understand what was said. cat
all events he made him come back
and THERE Reilly seemed greatly
embarrassed and glanced about the
| room from face to face in search OF
help or sympathetic seemed to kind
of rile the officer. He acted like he
wasn't going to come back first off
and then the corporal came along
with the patrol and the officer had
to wait while Stamford was recog.
nized, and the boys was sayin' Billy
had right to stand the corporal of
until the lieutenant said advance
him. And we was laughin' about il
! and sayin' Billy wasn't the boy to
| make any mistake about his orders
when we heard the lieutenant come
a-runnin' swift down t'other side the
street and then saw him scootin' it
for the open p'rade.'
did the witness recognize the of
| fcer?-did he see him plainly?"
"Yes, the electric light was burnin
at the corner, and he'd seen him sew
eral times driving by the 'bar'ks.'"
Was the officer present-now?
Eyes, and Reilly's face Redeemed
to meet the hue of his hair.
Reluctantly, awkwardly, pathetical
| ~ almost, for in no wise did identi
| fication, as it happened, depend on