The chronicle=news., 1914-04-20
STATE MILITARY CiRClEs s1llafD DY
TROUBLE WINCH MARKED 1looPs DEPARTURE

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base os~aig ,aua,.d ,ss;r sut~sioEs
OE u. street zHa iH public piSe..
sBe n Is sOHs.ssd that state VI
s-n-EzI characterization bordering os
a.sF-iH<asT-.ssoa -ais.s "a sAe Colo
faeo Hssioasl guard
A. ths adiasAEI s.s.s@is osfie. il
The state r0as~ II 10 AdGaitts.i tAAl
. report Of sac s.laifs sAs e-.a tara
cd is IL is also stated tnaI ,se In
slsss, Is sss~ee,. sss .ss. .s-t- gill
L~ 10 farther sstioa-
As.sksr .iae.ixHi tarsea eh the
irdx.a s@sio9shes. ss the charges. II
sAY saoaid be pf..essed Assiass tie
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ssrsstssl sk.s II tSks. ap the isssi-
biiiiy Of a. a,tieeS ssfiiiss al ca
ilsle.i AsA. Fasi.AnsAt ssosiiss
ssss-e fsosa e. ia~s o. sshs sam-
t-ss To ais4aisss, from tie s<ssses
Aha i.1sFisna1ssl
Ahy esinainAi psureesiiaks eSo~ins
oal VI the sfffSs soaia have To be
ssoSskl il t-As Aai.nAs soanss. -
the .ssusi s-Aiisx ossafsea iAs car
shiis ,ss siii,is sss sh.ssiains ~
TnsiaAd foe ka~se
Messs Ah1 naAhy oskess ot Tie
sAak ssa file bad t-sA asiasinS 90
their iAss s.sy in the fi1ia. bas u 10
ass-sse.i By Capitals t;af~oo-i that
noae sf has sa@h -ss asshk, Msfsoa.
however. vss ssme~hAs aoasf. ss4
ihs,.ssd ns eelrstsihtae his troop
rsl@s With s~sus>slie Aassss .hiis
~siiiac TOE sh. srAin I. Poll usis
An.eAs oaiss tSisxs be siinb~d 10
asa a.si of tho car sisso~ s-sssai
,in.s Il ..s o. oa. OF lh.s~ s@sisi
flight. ths, b. spieA Coioasi tsssis.
cspssis Si.ksrsDA and Major vii
iisn,s sssnaiss on the platform
rsess ssi. 90 III. sseoasts ot the
net ..a cspss,s Gsssana e~sessiis
.oinsia~s
.h,rh bos-se.a b~s~-~s jpsiaiiSs sad
1asssvlsDAaas.a.s sreoxassed In ths
,hfv~ soea~ OLD sseai~~ Of ssmp
iif.=nea ~ho he .iAins had Sub.
:-sisa hina TO iaaisaisS~s oa rloss
than oes peeasioas
lie b<ssn so s~ssie them. ssa this
1ai.kir changed ,a f-,iiinx. Coiossi
Davis. IL i. aid. cried
Throw that ssiio~ in the river
r- ,hi. Mosssa replied with At
asiy aaa,- aaa followed is with sss.
.ssi more. inesaaias the shses otn.
eers ia hi. r-saafks u h then
charged THAI coioa.i hssi. shouted
'sor,~eois hi: hin over the head
-ish q sua
~ this aac.hs. voice from car
sinao~ answered
WHY don't you .o'H- in and 10
it,
M-snb.r. of troop Il. among them
Sergeant. iam~s J.nes and williasa
Hiackiv and Private u. \. hseh~iisr.
declare that at this junotur-. Captain
N,.k.r.cn entered the car and strobe
toward the offending Morton. Ser.
r.aas Jones ~as just in the act os
pulling the TROOPER back into his
scat. and had hi. hands on Mortoa's
,hoaidsr. holding him down when
N,ok-r.oa reached his aide
Jones AMI the Others insist that
Nich.rxon struck the firs, blow with
tie but, OF his automatic revolver.
infiie,inr . cut over Morion's rich;
ear. They say thi. blow vas dslis-
cred while Morton was practically
hcirlc.. in the sergcant's arms.
Jonc. protested. shouting. Don't
you hi, that man again. captain"
To this Z, IL said Sickcr-on re-
piled. Il had my ofdcrr. sergeant"
lie then started to leave the car.
hut me, Major Williams and Colonel
Davis q, tho door and returned tol
Mor'on's scat.
up to Morton. who was lying hud-
died In the scat. and hit him In the
face with his fist. inflictins the
wound across his nose. Then. pay.
Ing no attention to the protests Of
Ioncs or Captain Gar~ood. who had
reached the srene of the conflict and
was trying to protect his man. Nick
crson. !, is charged. reached over
and struck Morton twice. cutting his
scalp over the left ear and on the
back Of his head.
Morton rank unconscious but the
car became bedlam. The men had
given up their rcvolvers before en-
training. but many Of them quickly
,,,c,oj for THAR cn rbi neA and began