Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1909-03-05

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stem He also informed me- thar
the men of the company were ye,v
niAch exercised over tile fact that
Sergeant Miller aud Corporal Eek
! steln were Ia irons. Ii should be
remembered that commissions
ed oliieers were never put in irons
except fpr sumeontrageous act.
Tie first dtlll of the day tonk
place after the euard mount. On
F, Ims morning when the drilI call
WAS eoauded, | appeared bafor.
; the company, and when the first
sergrenl bad made the roll call. |
excused hila from The drill, to al.
low him to work on the muster roll
OF the company, and upon taking
commend OF the company, Corpa-
raj Smith, who was on the left Of
the company, stepped two PAGES 10
lbe front, salaiing mn, by bringing
his left hand to the piece as
stood at "cnrry arms announced
that be would not do any more
duty until the irons were removed
from Sergeant Miller, then in the
guard house. During my FIVE
years and fifteen days as volun-
teer officer during the war, | never
held an argument with an enlisted
nan, but on tllis occasion, in con
sIderhtlon of the fact that Corpo-
raj Smith was as good a soldier rs
l. had in the company. always
reaey for duty, temperate in all
things, and in fact, model SOL
der, i edmonished him that he
was maklGg mistake, and advis-
cd him To do his duty as he should
do, and lhat | would do all in nv
power regarding The tights of the
commissioned fficers who
were IN irons IN the guard house.
He insisted III the move he hid
commenced, and as | learned after
ward, the thing had been all ar
ranged since revelle, aud all the
men would stick together, and fol-
low the corporal | then asked E
there was any other man who re-
fused to do duty, and to my sur
prise nearly the whole COMPANY
to to the front, and on ex-
animation found three privates
who hhG not stepped to the front,
lno upon questioning them found
bat they proposed to do their du-
-. | ordered the men to 20 10
heir quarters, to take off their
rms. aud plsced the three men
who proposed to do their duty. as
'enienels over The men, and TO al
ow nobody to Enter the quarters,
md not to allow any member Of
he company to leave the quarters
lntl | returned.
went up 10 the quarters and
eported the matter to Col. West
giving him all the facts, and was
old to take a seat. He sent for
be officer Of the day, to whom be
ssued orders that all the guard
With their prisoners, should be
'rought into the guard house; to
ne he ordered that should send
or the men OF my com pany, at the
ost, on extra or daily duty, and
ave them report to me at the
ompany quarters. AS soon as the
long rolf WAS sounded, my com
any fell ID, without arms, and
9 proceeded to the parade ground
double-qulck, and formed line
battle with d. company ON the
ght and A company on the left.
ut these two companies we're full
armed and IN marching order.
J a few minutes after the forma-
on OF the line, Col. West come on
the ground mounted. Col.
est knew every man by name in
S regiment, and riding down in
ont OF my company said. "Cor-
Ifal Smith step two PAGES to the
ont" The corporal did as he
az ordered, when the colonel ask
al aioua tone OF voice: Cor
'ral, will you do your duty?o
ne corporal, saIuting, said: 81
u, sir, when the irons are taken
Sergeant Miller" The colonel
lmedlately ordered that if mau
X. company moved, to fire into
e company as they stood In line,
then ordered Capt. Mitchell to
wheel his company to the right,
q also ordered them to load.
then rode back to Corporal
lith and ordered him out in front
company d. and placed him
ont ten PAGES ia front of the