Morris tribune., 1914-08-14


as night for minute. Even Nolan lost
his swagger in moment Then Nor.
gan added: 'Mr Marshal, take the
prisoner to Orleans in an armed boat
and deliver him to the naval COM
mander there"
The marshal gave his orders. and
the prisoner was taken out Of court.
"Mr Marshal" continued old Nor
gan, ''see that NO one mentions the
United States to the prisoner. Mr..
Marshal, make my respects to Lieu
tenant Mitchell at Orleans and request
him to order that no one shall men
ton the United States to the prisoner
while he is on board ship. You will
receive your written orders from the
officer on duty here this evening. The
court is adjourned without day"
have always supposed that Colonel
Morgan himself took the proceedings
of the court to Washington city and
explained them to Mr.. jefferson. Ger
tain it is that the president approved
them-certain, that is. If | may be-
lieve the men who say they have seen
his signature. Before the Nautilus got
round from New Orleans to the north
ern Atlantic coast with the prisoner on
board the sentence had been approved,
and he was a man without a country.
When l was second officer of the
Intrepid some thirty years after | saw
the original paper OF Instructions:
Washington with the date. which must
have been late in l80O
Sir-.You will receive from 1t. Neale the
person of Philip Nolan late a lieutenant
in the United States army.
This person on his trial by court mar
tial expressed with an oath the wish that
he might never hear of the United States
again.
The court sentenced him to have his
wish fulfilled.
For the present the execution Of the or
| der is intrusted by the president to this
| department.
You will take the prisoner on board your
ship and keep him there with such pre-
| cautions as shall prevent his escape.
You will provide him with such quarters,
rations and clothing as would be proper
for an officer Of his late rank If he were
a passenger on your vessel on the BUSH
| ness Of his government
! The gentlemen on board will make any
arrangements agreeable to themselves re-
garding his society. He Is to be exposed
to no lndignity of any kind, nor is he ever
unnecessarily to be reminded that he is a
| prisoner
But under no circumstances Is he ever
to hear Of his country or to see any in
formation regarding it. and you will es-
peciaIly caution all the officers under your
command to take care that, in the various
indulgences which may be granted. this
rule, in which his punishment is involved.
shall not be broken.
1t is the intention Of the government
that he shall! never again see the country
which he has disowned. Before the end
of your cruise you will receive orders
which will give effect to this intention
Resp'y yours, w. SOUTHARD,
For the Secretary of the Navy.
| suppose the commander of the Lee
want has it today as his authority for
keeping this man in his mild custody.
The rule adopted on board the ships
on which | have met ''The Man With.
out Country" was, | think. transmit
ted from the beginning. No mess liked
to have him permanently, because his
presence cut off all talk of home or oil
letters. Of peace or OF war-cut oG
more than half the talk men like tC
have at sea. But it was always though
too hard that he should never meet the
rest of us. except to touch hats. anC
we finally sank into one system, HI
was not permitted to talk with tn,
men unless an officer was by Witt
officers he had unrestrained inter
course, as far as they and he chose
But he grew shy, though be had favor
ties. | was one Then the captain al
ways asked him to dinner on Monday
Every mess in succession took up tn,
invitation in it's turn. According to tn,
size OF the ship. you had him at you
mess more or less often at dinner Hi
breakfast he ate in his own staterOOn
he always had a StateroOm whicl
was where a sentinel or somebody OF
!, the watch could see the door. An
whatever else he ate or drank he at
or drank alone Sometimes. when til
marines or sailors had any special jo
LITIGATION. they were permitted 70 invit
"Plain Buttons" as they called hin
They called him plain buttons b
cause, while he always chose to wear
regulation army uniform. he was nc
permitted to wear the army button
for the reason that it bore either th
, initials or the insignia of the countr
, ne had disowned
|, / remember soon after joined "a
navy. Some one told the system whic
q was adopted from the first about hi
! books and other reading As ne wa
!, almost never permitted to 20 ON shor,
i even though the vessel lay in port IA
months. his time nj the best hun
heavy. and everybody was permitte
to lend him books if they were nc
: published in America and made no a