The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-31

as night for Il minute. Even Nolan lost
his sWagger in moment. Then Nor
gan added: Mir. Marshal. take the
prisoner 10 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
MIR. Marshal" continued old Nor
gan. see that no one mentions the
United Suites 10 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 il is that the president approved
them-certSin that is. if l 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 country.
When | was second officer of the
Intrepid some thirty years after saw
she original paper OF instructions:
Washington with the date. which must
have been late iii 1900.
Sir-You will receive from Lit Neale the
person of Philip Nolan. late lieutenant
IN the United States army.
This person on his trial by court mar
tiaI expressed with an oath the wish that
lie 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 10 this
department.
You will take the prisoner on board your
ship and keep him there with such pre-
ca ufions as shall prevent his escape.
You will provide him with such quarters
rations and clothing as would be prope'
for an officer OF his late rank If he Were
q passenger on your vessel on the pGsl
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 indignity OF any kind, nor IS he ever
unnecessarily to be reminded that he is d
prisoner.
But under TO circumstances is he ever
to hear of his country or TO see any IN d
formation regarding ii, and YOU VIII es-
7 pecially caution all the ottirers under your
command to take care that. IN the various
indulgences which may be granted. TINS
rule in which his punishment is involved.
shall not be broken.
II is the intention OF the oNernment
that he shall never again see the countrs
which ne has disowned Before the enc
Of your cruise you will receive orders
which will give effect 10 tins intention
Resp'y yours, W. sGDJTftAkD.
For the Secretary 81 the Navy
/ suppose the commander OF the LIE
want has it today as his authority for
keeping this man in his mid custody.
The rule adopted Oh board the ships
on which | have met The Man With
out q Country" was. ] think. transmit
ted from the beginning No mess liked
TO have him permanently, because hl~
presence cut off all talk Of home or Of
he prospect Of return. Of politics or
letters. of peace or 0f war-cut Oh
more than half the talk men Ike to
+ have at sea. But il was always thought
too hard that he should never meet the
f rest Of us. except to touch hats. ana
/ we finally sank into one system. lie
i was not permitted to talk with The
men unless an officer was by. WIN
officers he had unrestrained inter
course. as far as they and he chose.
But he grew shy. though he had favor.
! ties / was one Then tGe captain al
WAYS asked him to dinner on Monday.
Every mess in succession took up th''
I invitation in its tuFn According To the
size of the ship. you bad him al your
mess more or less often Mt dinner. HIS
break fast he ate In his own stateroom
he always had a stateroom- which
was where IL sentinel or somebody on
the watch could see the door. AMI
whatever else he ate or drank he ats-
or drank alone. Sometimes. when tn
marines or sailors hal any special jolt
Hfication. they Were permitted to invite
Plain Buttons" as they called hin,
They called him plain Buttons" be-
rause, while he always chose to wear u
regulation army uniform, he was not
permitted TO wear the army button.
for the reason that IL bore either the
initials or the insignia of the country
he had disowned
| remember soon after ! Joined the
navy. Some one told the system which
was adopted from the first about his
books and other reading. AS he was
almost never permitted TO go on shore.
even though the vessel lay in port for
mon tbs, hfs time Mt the best hung
heavy. and everybody was permittes:
to lend him books If they were not
published in America and made no al