Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-22
VETERANS RElNsTATED
ly Roasted 10y the Boarsi.-lse-
port of the Board.

"The union veterans OF South Dako'
! ia can depend upon it hereafter that
their comrades in the state soldiers
Il home AT Hot Springs shall not be
pitched out of the institution by the
mere caprice of any commandant, and
without the right of appeal to the
board of commissioners" declared Col.
N. G. Nash, of Canton, one of the new
members of the board, 30 the Sioux
City Times. His strong face took a
hard look as he made the statement,
as ii he recalled the perpetration OF
som, rank injustice somewhere, which
It was lis determination should not be
tolerated any longer.
The new board of commissioners has
been in session ut the soldiers home.
and Col. Nash was i'll Sioux City on
his return to Canton. 1t was Il spir-
tied meeting. Inmates of the home
have complafued of their treatment
for years, and the change of admins
tration released all the pent up flood
of dissatisfaction. The Grand Army
,cf the Republic and the Women's Re
lief corps Mt different times haveadopt-
ed resolutions impeaching the admin
istrat;on of Commandant Arthur Linn
and protesting against the alleged
of his treatment of the veter-
ans in his charge.
BY former resolution the board in
four cases which we're appealed to it
4 has denounced the action OF Com
mandant Linn in intlicting dishonor.
able discharges, and makes strong
statements as to his conduct.
The board of commissioners OF the
soldiers home at Hot Springs is now
constituted as follows: L. NJ. Shana-
felt. of huron: n. G. Nash. of Canton;
!J.F. Baker, of Hermosa; A. Van Osdel,
of Mission Hill, and Harvey Gunder-
soy i yermillion. Under appoint
Gov. Herried, the three first
HOT = ncceeded. IN. Cuppett, of
NLMH;s. II. Bronso. Howard, and
IL llgh, of Deadwo~a.
.,arged that the board as pre-
ously made up refused to hear ap-
-, .eals from the action of the command
\ ant in tile dishonorable discharge of
inmates. and that his decree was ac-
cepted as final. The new board has
formally decided that such cases will
be heard by it, and that in the event
such hearing may be brought before a
mere quorum, or less number of mem
bers than the full five commissioners
the case shall go over to the next meet
ing for final determination unless such
quorum shall be unanimous in its
4 At tn recent meeting there were
a rl!our az. .4als from Commandant Linn
and in every one of them there was
unanimous action restoring the dishon
orably discharged inmates to all the
rights and privileges of the institution
and the commandant was directed tt
afford to his victims the usual facili
ties for reaching the home from thei
present places of abode. Two OF tn
/ men. Horace Ct. Vose and William
4 Seward, are veterans of the Spanish
4 American war, and William Black ant
a Am. Macumber are veterans of th
~, war of the rebellion.
The formal action of the new boar
of commissioners is contained i'll tn
following minutes as spread upon tn
records:
Soldiers Home. Hot Springs, s. ID
II March II, l90l.-In the matter of tn
d appeal of certain comrades of sal
South Dakota soldiers home from th
action of the commandant in summa'
lily discharging them from said home
the board of commissioners for sal
X soldiers home agreed that unless th
gN Quorum of the board entertaining an
hearing these appeals should be unar
imous in its conclusions upon an
d given case no findings should be ha
in that case, and it should be referre
to the next meeting of the board fe
consideration.
The board having duly considere
the evidence in each case, has bee
enabled to reach unanimous concl,
sions, and therefore we submit the fo
81 lowing:
In the matter of Horace G. Vcse al
~ William Seward, whose cases were u
~ ON motion considered together, I'll
s board finds upon careful examinatie
s of all the evidence that there was I
justification in meeting out such SUI
mary punishment. The accusation
ss against these men eof such Il
# vial character that the public disgra
and permanent injury of the disho
IN orabie discharge from the soldier
Il home are out of all proportion to t
charges against them.
Itgrieves the board to discover th
b these young men, who had always hit
erto, SO far AS the evidence disclose
borne good regulations, had inlist
& in defense of their country's fl
& served their country faithfully, h
n