The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-12

kA1ouO CoO0Sy "fOOrnOuSe.
y. Douglass Walker. one OF the
most widely known soldiers at the
Confederate home. was yesterday
suspendsd from the homo for 90
days. Mr.. walker has no living rela-
tivss and the Confederate home was
his only home. 10 he yesterday after
noon applied for admittance at the
county aimshouss and was given a
bsA thsrs.
Mr.. walker says that because he
said damn" at breakfast ne was
notinsd By the commandant that he
would bs given . furlough Of 60
dAyp. Mr.. walkers account Of his
trouble y that NrsL w. ID. Startling.
wifs Of the commandant. asked one
of the men at breakfast II he had
heard the whistles blow for the new
year night before. The man address
- was deaf and the question was re-
peated. whereupon Mr.. Walker said.
''Mra Startling. he IL 20 damn deaf
that ne can't hear any whistles."
Aftsr the meal was concluded Mr..
walker says that Capt. sarling said
70 him: "wslker. have . New
Years present for you. You are sus-
pended tor 90 days for swearing in
the presence Of my wife,"
Mr. walker expects to stay at the
county aimshouss until his enforced
furloush Il ended. He phoned The
state last night that he Is very COM
foftabiy situated. considering the ma
turs Of his accommodations, and that
evesyone b treating him very we'll.
Ar, Walker II native OF Charles
eon. va member OF Hampton's
Legion and after the war went to
New York. where men of wealth be-
cnnss intsrsstsd In him and assisted
HIM until he was wsil-to-do .busi-
49, man. But his benefactor died
end he lost what he had accomplish
ID In the crash that followed. Fin
any ne could nnd no work and was
starvins on the. streets when he went
70 > police station and told them
the& ne was = Confsderats soldier--
vsno could Gst no work and had moth.
1eg 70 eat and requested that they
sead him 70 an almshouse.
n 1netsad Of ssndins him to an aims-
hoDeo he was sent to jail. but q news.
.1~per reporter found him there and
1epllthed story Of his misfortunes.
~ New York Daughters OF the
cenfederacy became interested In
the case and at bsnent at the
Wsldorf-Astoria enough money was
reaiised TO send him to Colum-
BIZ to- enter the Old Soldiers home.
He arrived here last February and
found that the home was not yet
open. Aftsr staying in Columbia q
few weeks the Daughters made ar
rsngemsnts for Mr.. walker to be re.
csivsd At tho Robert e. Lee home in
Richmond and he was entered there
IN March.
After he had been In Richmond
several months. the South Carolina
home was opened and arrangements
were made for Mr.. Walker to come
back to his native State. The New
York women had been paying for
his expenses at Richmond from the
Land raised to help him. but after a
short while spent In the home he
was admitted ,as a member and no
further money was required for his
maintenance.
Some SIS remained In the fund
and since Mr.. Walker has been in
the Old Soldiers home here that
money has been sent to the authori-
ties of the home by the Robert E.
Lee home OF Richmond. and Doug
lass walker Is I'm the almshouse,
while officers Of the Soldiers home
hoid money that was raised by New
York ladies to take him out of an
aimshouse In that city.-The state.