Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
CHAPLAIN SHOT
 4 SOLDIER
  "Sky Pilot'' of Twenty Sixth Infantry Wounds Soldier Who Tried to Car ry Off Historic Cannon.
SHOOT AND BE D.
He Did-Sorry He Hit His Man-Wcre Friends of His, But His Main Ob- ject Was to Protect His Cannon, An Ancient Prize.

l ONDAA NAAAe'AAho5 lain T. J. Dickson of the Twenty-sixth Infantry early yesterday morning shot one soldier in the neck and captured another at the point of his pistol. The soldiers were caught by the chaplain in the act of taking from his front yard an ancient bronze cannon, a relic of the Philippine Islands. ; Clyde Blakely, the wounded soldier, is at the post hospital, where sur geons are probing for the bullet. His lpartner, Charles R. Fry, is in the cus- tody of Deputy Marshal Fred Lancas- ter.
 1 The shooting took place about mid night in front of Chaplain Dickson's home at the upper post. Aroused by a noise in his front yard, the chaplain armed himself with a 38-cailber re- volyer and quietly walked around the house and surprised the soldiers at work. The cannon was so heavy that the men could not lift it into wagon, which they had driven up to the house. ] They had rolled the ancient field piece to the roadway and then tied it to the wagon with ropes, intending to drag 1 it away.
 Sorry He Hit His Man.
 Both of the boys are friends of mine, and I am sorry I hurt anyone, but won't let anybody steal my can non,' said the chaplain. Chaplain Dickson discovered the soldiers in the act of making away ! with the ancient field-piece. He or dered them to hold up their hands, but Blakeley fled across the parade ground. The parson followed, calling upon him to halt.
 "Stop or I'll shoot," shouted the chaplain.
 Shoot and be d-,'' retorted Blakeley.
 The preacher followed his advice and fired. Blakeley staggered, but ran on. Chaplain Dickson then returned to the wagon, and at the point of bis revolver marched Fry to the guard house. An hour later he found Blake 1 ley bleeding prOfusely from a wound in the neck, and escorted him to the hospital.
 Old Cannon is Returned. The cannon was returned to it's pedestal in the chaplain's yard. It l is an ornamental bronze piece and ! was cast in 1898. For many years 1 it stood guard on the walls of Ma nilla, and was used against the na- 1 tives and Chinese pirates. Later it was taken to Southern Luzon, and
 used in battles with unruly natives, and was there purchagof Y the chap lain. Private Blo71a1oy is Vetaral. soldier and the hero of one Of tne
 most famous deeds of daring 04tsn5 the Philippine campaign. He is the soldier who si,,11sssttc handed ee~+'rrcd the iYzrveent e, ! of Ta.lac, and
 for his bravery he was awardeed medal of honor.
 1 Chaplain Popular in the Army , Chaplain Dickson is known as the i fighting sky-pilot of the army.
 During his service in the far east,
 he linked" in the ranks and took an active part in the figthing He 1 is a general favorite with the en- listed men.
 Chaplain Dickson won an ex- ceptional reputation for his work in 1 the Philippines. He gained fame as
 an explorer, in fighting the cholera plague, and for scientific work
 During the cholera plague which swept over the islands five or six
 years ago, the chaplain volunteered
 his services, and for many months !. worked in the plague-infested huts
 of the natives. He took personal
 charge of the work of nursing the