The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

In a shor; time after the capture of Camp
Jackson the CITY seemed to quiet down.
Rut T. was a temporary lull. war clouds
continued 10 gather, and ST. Louis was IN
the oath of the storm. With the genera
upheaval all over the country IL could not
hay, been otherwise. There had been much
discussion over the treatment of the camp
| Jackson prisoners during their twenty-four
| hours stay at the Arsenal. 1t was said no
| sleeping accommodations had been given
the prisoners. and that they suffered lack
of food as well.
, In this connection General Bowen ad-
| dressed the following letter TO the Editor
of the Missouri State Journal" Sir-l notice
in this mornings Republican a card IN re-
gard to our treatment at the Arsenal. which
| refused to sign yesterday on the ground
that though a few regular officers treated
us with humanity and kindness. We are
under no obligations to the Official autEofi-
ties whatever. Captain Totten. Lieutenants
Saxton and Lathrop certainly did every
thing In their power for US personally. put
when we reflect that the ratiors allowed
! prisoners by army regulations were issued
TO neither officers nor men IN fuli, L can
not see with what propriety we can return
thanks TO the commissary who failed 10
give them. John s. Bowen. Steps were
being taken to release the Camp Jackson
DTlSpIle4 > lEclli lhtb
of their parole did not restrict them to
locality.
Denying hostile intent towards the Gov
| ernment. as General Frost and his men had.
and taking under protest the oath that led
to their parole. they did not seem to be
| prisoners Of war subject TO exchange
which caused many complications.
HOME GUARDS PARADE.
But at length the matter was settled and
those so inclined took up the line of march
for .'DiSie's Land" It's sad to think OF
the many bright, gifted ST. Louis boys VINO
never returned. General Harvey. in control
of the city. and General Sterling Price, IN
control OF the State troops. had reached an
| agreement beneficial to all. SO II seemed, If
its provisions had been observed. Governor
Jackson. in company with General Price,
came to ST. Louis and had 4 conference,
| productive of no good, with General Lyon.
And so the political and military pot bub-
bled on. with little hope of better times.
The Home Guards grew in numbers and
drilled and paraded about the city. Squads
were constantly sent to search homes for
arms they never found. Occasionally a
prominent, inoffersive citizen was arrested
and speedily released. for want of proof to
hold him.
For, while there was much military rule
in ST. Louis. the civil law was still supreme
and II was not wise to test its patience toe
far. The Recorders Court NOW known as
the Police Court was at that time held in
the second story of the engine-house occu-
pied by the hook-and-ladder company on
Seventh street. between PINE and Olive. On
June II, 1851, McNeil's regiment. the United
States Reserve Corps. marched from their
quarters in Turner Hall, across Seventh
street.
The Recorders Court was in session, but
as the soldiers approached, those free to do
so. went to the balcony outside the court
room to look at the parade. When opposite
the engine-house, a shot. or volley. for sub
sequent testimony was conflicting. rang
upon the air. and several people fell dead.
fell dead. while the Recorder, Major Nalen-
| tine ]. Peers, retained his seat, though shot
We're about him like hail.
| The dead all told were seven. One re-
| port of the shooting was that the soldiers
| had returned fire after being shot upon
by some one on the balcony. But the alb
surdity of a court in session furnishing any
one to fire upon citizen or soldier was so
extreme. no reliable testimony could be
produced in support of the statement. An
other version was that a gun whose owner
was adjusting a cap. exploded. creating a
| panic among the men who thought they
were attacked. Again it was said the slam
ming of n shutter caused the general firing
and a fourth report attributed the trouble
to some ill-feeling toward the Recorder
over a trifing previous affair that had In
volved one Of the soldiers. During the eN-
element a man, impelled by curiosity.
stopped on the corner Of Seventh and Olive.
As he realized the truth, the man sought
safety in a nearby store. into which one
of the soldiers followed him, piercing him
through the breast with his bayonet. A
Coroner's inquest was held over the victims
OF the hootng
SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A military inquiry was also conducted
under Captain Sweeney's Jurisdiction. The
soldiers were charged with murder, but
nevertheless. allowed to testify in their
own behalf.
The verdict Of the Coroner's jury was,
b the several persons, the sub
ject Of the present inquest, came to their
deaths from gun-shot wounds inflicted on
Seventh street between Pine and Olive, BY
minnie-musket balls. discharged by certain
mon OF companies c, e. F. B, I. of the
Second Regiment of the United States Re,
serve Corps. whilst they were marching
down Seventh street on the morning OF
the nth. The Jury further expresses it as
their opinion that said wounds were in.
ficted without any provocation or discharge
Of fire arms from the citizens then pres.
emit, and also without an order to fire hav-
ing been given by the officers in commanC
Of said United States Reserve Corps
Q. ouinette., Foreman. James c. Louderman.
James Walsh, II. s. Platte,
Joshua Houston. George NJ. Huntingdon.
The military inquiry exonerated the sol
diers by saying they were justified in firing,
but were censurable for having done 80
without orders,
Captain Henry Frangel, Deputy Marshal
was one of those who stepped on tbs
balcony to look at the parade the day OF
the shooting. Captain Frangel fell NOR.
tally wounded. it was supposed. He was re.
moved to the Mulanphy Hospital, where he
remained for many weeks. But his mis-
fortune had its bright side.
The lady to whom Captain Frangel wa.