Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25


shocked. II Nolan had compares
George Washington to Benedict Ar
mold. or had cried. Sod save Kin
George" Morgan would not have fel
worse. He called the court into hi
private room, and returned in fifteeI
minutes. with a face liks sheet, Il
say:
"Psa5ner. hear the sentence Of I'll.
corrs. The court decides, subject [,
the approval OF the PRECEDENT, that you
never hear the name OF the United
States again."
Nolan laughed. But nobody else
laughed. Old Morgan was too
solemn, and the whole room was
hushed dead as night for a minute.
Even Nolan lost his swagger In a mo-
ment. Then Morgan added: "Mr.
Marshal. take the prisoner to Orleanf
In an armed boat, and deliver him to
the naval commander there"
The marshal gave his orders, and
the prisoner was taken out Of court
'Mr. Marshal" continued old Nor.
I gan. "see that no one mentions the
United States to the prisoner. Mr.
Marshal, make my respects to Lieu
tenant Mitchell at Orleans. and re-
quest him TO order that no one shall
mention the United States TO the prls-
oner 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 10 Mr.. Jefferson. Ger
tain II is that the president approved
them. certain. that is, II 1 may believe
the men who say they have seen his
signature.
The plan then adopted was sub
stantially the same which was neces-
II was suggested by the necessity Of
sending him by water from Fort
Adams and Orleans. The secretary OF
the navy was requested to put Nolan
on board a government vessel bound
on long cruise, and to direct that he
should be only so fur confined there
as TO make IL certain that he never
saw or heard of the country. We had
few long cruises then, and the navy
was very much out of favor; and as
almost all Of this story is traditional,
as have explained. | do not know GER
tainly what his first cruise was. But |
the commander TO whom he was In
trusted--perhaps 1t was Tingey or |
Shaw, though | think 1t was one of /
the younger NERVE are all old |
enough now--regulated the etiquette |
and the precautions of the affair, and
according to his scheme they were
carried out, / suppose. till Nolan died.
When was second officer of the In
tfepid some thirty years after. | saw
the original paper of instructions. |
have been sorry ever since that did
not copy the whole of II. 1t ran, how
ever. much In this way:
washington" with the date, which
must have been late In 1S0D.
"Slr-You win receive from Lieu
tenant Neale the person Of Philip No
Ian, late lieutenant In the United
States army.
"rhis person on his trial by court
martial 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
he order Is intrusted by the president
II this department.
"You will take the prisoner on board
four shiT. and keep him there with
uch precautions as shall prevent his
'scape.
"You win provide him with such
rations, and clothing as
would be proper for an officer of his
ate rank, IL he were a passenger on
our vessel on the business OF his gov
"The gentlemen ON board will make
ny arrangements agreeable TO them
elves regarding his society. He is TO
q exposed TO no indignity OF any kind
or Is he ever unnecessarily TO be re-
linded that he Is prisoner.
''But under no circumstances is he
yer TO hear OF his country or 70 see
ny Information regarding IL; and you
I'm especially caution all the officers
nder your command TO take care that,
the various indulgences which may
. granted. this rule, In which his pun
.hment Is involved, shall not be
roken.
1T Is the intention Of the govern
tent that he shall never again see
10 country which he has disowned.
efore the end Of your cruise you viii
,celve orders which viii give effect
, this Intention.
Respectfully yours,
"w. SoUTHARD.
"for the Secretary OF the Navy
..DA M. l..AN,-L,I N-IfL-InA