Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21

same eDaFflcdued Win Two tlmDefS.
and stopped; he was then approach-g
ed from various directions by said
men, and ordered to alight; refusing
to obey he was taken from the car
and requested to retract.
Being angry and intoxicated he
refused and they proceeded toward
the lake; after walking d short dis
lance he asked for an opportunity
to explain, which request was grant
ed, but instead OF explaining he pro-
eeeded to use physical violence and
abuse. He was then taken to the
lake and given another chance to
explain and retract, but instead he
continued abusing and repiling the
5guardsmen. He was then lead into
shallow water about one and one
half feet deep and partly immersed;
this seemed to bring him to his
senses and he stated to the boys that
it was all joke and invited them
all to come to the canteen and have
a cigar.
The crowd then dispersed except
two men who returned with him to
the car; they found that the batter
les had been removed, the rubber
tubes connecting the presto light
had been disconnected, the spark
plugs damaged, the aey removed and
the rear light dented; this is the ex-
tent Of damage to the car. 5s
Poulson's estimate Of It at this
time was not to exceed : 10.
At this time Poulson made the
statement to the two men that were
with him that he had lost between
four and six dollars III silver and
his keys to the store and garage, but
that he had on his person and show
ed said men the keys To h.ss safe
and currency to the as5ss, unit ct about out
two hundred dollars, and notes to
the value 81 about a thousand dol
liars, according to hiss atement, and
False stated that he WAS pleased no
lcurrency or notes n ere lost. The
two men accompanied him 70 the
canteen, where he phoned for 2
man to come out with !, Il car and as
| sist him in returning to the city.
At the canteen he was examined
and from testimony submitted, his
left coat sleeve seam was ripped be.
tween two and three inches and al
this time he stated to the officer In
charge that he had lost So in silver
and a bunch of keys; the two mer
returned and assisted him in repair
ling the car, and awaited the arriya
of the car from the city; on the ar
rival of same the car was prompt!
j REPAIRED and Poulson drove same II
the city.
Respectfully submitted
| J. E. McDougall,
1t. Col. 4th mi.
| ..s.s H.. M. Finnerud,
i Major.
| '#l% Wright Tarbell,
I Captain, Recorder.
Findings.
| Your board find that the men VIII
took part in the ducking of Poulsol
were guilty of gross disorderly con
duct and conduct unbecomi lg sol
diers, and the board recommend
that they be punished according t
the army regulations and rules o
the camp. %* K.
That Mr.. Poulson was not onl.
guilty of breach of the peace unde
the laws of the state in the abusiv,
Language and threatening attitude
he assumed throughout the disturb
ance, but that he defied the order.
of the officer in command OF tn,
Icamp and the other officers, ant
that he was directly responsible TO-
the trouble that followed.
| That he should have been arrest
ed at the beginning Of the disturbance
and detained until the civil authori
ties could have been notified.
The board further finds that the
statement of Poalson published IL
the Public Opinion to the effect tha
he lost $500 to be erroneous ant
false and did great injustice and lef
a stigma over the camp.
I That his actual loss according tc
his own statement was from two tt
six dollars. and that when he LEFT
for the city his money was in his
possession and intact.
Respectfully,
J. E. McDougall,
I.ient. Col. 4th Inf, President.
4 H. NJ Finnerud,
Major, medical corps, member.
Wright Tarbell,
Captain, general STAFF, recorder.
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The Merchants' Association OF this
j CITY la pIayins hoh with a nurnkar ~