The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06
FEAR OF MORE
LAMLESSNESS

attend the entertainment to be given
by the total abstinence societies Of Oily
plant, next Friday evening. in COM
memoration of Father Mathew day.
.Bauer's band, with the readily granted
permission of Colonel Watres, gave a
| concert Saturday night to the citizens
of Olyphant, from the porch of Mahon's
hotel. The invitation to the band came
from a number of the leading people Of
| the town. The music was roundly APP
plauded by a large assemblage and
three lusty cheers were given for the
musicians. The proprietor Of the hotel
afterwards banqueted the bandmen.
STILL AT FOREST CITY.
Company L, Of Honesdale, is still on
duty at Forest City, and from all re-
ports is not at all desirous of being re-
lieved from this post. They live very
comfortably in the hose house, have
little or no disorder to contend with,
and receive courteous treatment at the
hands of the townspeople.
Burgess Burlington and Chief Of
Police Cosgrove, of Duryea, have run
afoul of Colonel T. r. Hoffman. of the
Eighth regiment, who is not an easy
man to trifie with. and he promises to
make 1t exceedingly interesting for
them before he has finished.
The trouble has grown out of the ar
rest on Friday night last of six soldiers
from the Eighth regiment, who had
slipped past the guards and who We're
drinking in a disorderly resort in Dur
yea known as Burns Cottage hotel.
The men were arrested on a charge or
disorderly conduct, by Chief Cosgrove
and several of his special officers, and
We're lodged in the borough lookup over
night. In the morning they were told
by the burgess that they would be re-
leased on payment of a fine of $40 each.
The soldiers were advised by Lieu
tenant Colonel Hutchinson not to pay
any fine, because Of the alleged flimsi-
ness of the case against them, and by
direction of Colonel Hoffman the matter
was brought to the attention of one OF
the Luzerne county judges and an order
for the prisoners release secured. BE-
fore this order could be served ON the
proper authorities, the soldiers, chatting
under confinement. had settled up with
the burgess and chief by paying $21 all
told, and had secured their release.
Colonel Hoffman will today make a
demand on the burgess for the return
OF this money, and has practically de-
cided to have both he and the chief OF
police arrested on charges of false ar
rest, false imprisonment and eXtortion.
CALLED 1T AN OUTRAGE.
"The arrest of my soldiers and their
subsequent treatment was an outrage"
said the colonel to Tribune man yes
terday afternoon. understand that
don't condone their conduct. 1t was
wrong for them to slip through the
guard line without permission, and they
had no right to frequent resorts like
that They will be court -martialed to-
morrow morning and proper punish
ment will be meted out to them.
"The charge on which they We're ar
rested was disorderly conduct, but it
wasn't proven at a hearing. In fact. as
far as ] know, there was no hearing.
They were just told they would have to
pay $40 to get out. This man Cosgrove
and several of his Willie boys came
into the place suddenly with drawn re-
volvers and, putting handouts OH them,
marched them off to the lookup. Two
of the men had been in town for UNDER
wear and were quietly drinking at the
bar. The others were drinking in the
rear room.
THE men were placed in a dirty cell
with a bucket of vile filth which would
not be removed and they We're kept
there all night. We did what we could
to secure their release and succeeded in
getting an order from court, but before
we could serve it on these over-officious
officials they had become nauseated by
their surroundings and had compro-
missed with their jailers on payment Of
$27
THE three women arrested with them
were fined s. each, but couldn't pay
that amount and so these gentlemen
took all they had with them. The place
where my men were arrested is
licensed house and hasn't been invaded
by the police for years. At first sight
1t would seem strange that these min
ions of the law selected Il night when
my soldiers were peaceaby drinking
there to raid it, but it is not strange
to me.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
THE first day we struck this region
we arrested one. Thomas Dolphin, a
friend of this man Cosgrove, for insult
ing our soldiers. We refused to let Cos
grove see him or speak with him, and
he left the camp in great wrath. He
has since threatened repeatedly that he
would get even with me for that and
this is the way he has proceeded to
take it out of me- Rather a peculiar
way of doing it, isn't it?
ITS the principle of the thing that's
made me indignant. These men were
arrested because they We're soldiers and
Tor no other reason on earth. | shall
make demand for the return of the
money paid over by my men tomorrow
morning, and ! expect to get it. 1t is
probable that charges will be preferred
against this fellow Cosgrove and per-
haps the burgess, had heard of Cos
grove before l reached here and he has
certainly lived up to his reputation"
The regiment spent very quiet day
yesterday. The rain kept many visit
ors away but quite large number
asked for permission to enter the camp
in the afternoon, and it was granted in
many cases. Chaplain Eberle conducted
religious services in the regimental
street in front of headquarters in the
morning and preached brief sermon.
in which he cautioned the men to be
obedient to their superior officers, re-
membering that they themselves are
not responsible individually for what
they may do when acting under orders.
Company A of the Eighth regiment
was ordered to the Lawrence collery
near the county line last night about
II O'Clock, i'm response to a call from
Sheriff Schadt. There had heap sboot