The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-11-22

he turned back to the Faura, Cor
poral Scott following.
One block west of the Gale Real
the major stopped as though to lis
ten to some sound he seemed to have
heard in the dark street running par
allel with the Real, and then stepped
into it as though to examine, SO Scott
followed. and almost instantly they
heard muffled report like pistol
inside blanket" and fastening
round into the Faura they found Ben
ton lying on his face in the middle of
the street, just at the corner of the
Gale Real, stone dead. His rife they
found in the gutter not 90 feet from
him.
Scott ran at once to the guard
house, three blocks away, and gave
the alarm. Then the patrol said that
tall officer, running full speed, had
passed them, and here the provost
marshal interposed with:
Never mind what the patrol said.
Just tell what you-the witness-did
next"
Scott continued that he and others,
with the lieutenant, officer of the
guard, ran back to No. 6's post, and
there stood the major with the pistol.
when we asked should we search
the yards end alleys the major
nodded, but the moment he heard the
men telling about the running officer
he gave the lieutenant orders"
And again the provost marshal
said: "Never mind" the major would
describe all that.
Al =, n
ted what Corporal Scott had said,
| and then went on with what hap
pened after Scott was sent to alarm
the guard. Barring some opening of
shutters and peering out on the part
of the natives anxious to know the
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 its 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
''had 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 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
was 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, and 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-
lenge and saw tall officer come up
to he recognized. They had some
words--the officer and the sentry
he couldn't tell what, but the officer
den jumped away and started as
| though to run. and No. ''hollered'
after him. though Reilly didn't clear
ly understand what was said. EAT
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 sympathy-''it 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 OFF