| OCR Text |
Show MUTINY IN INDIA. An EuclMi Sergeant Said to Hate IlecoaiF Insane and Is Killed. a young lady' Jumps from a steamboat. The Pope Compelled to be nro Cartful in HI HatilU on Aceaant of ThlttM. BRITISH OFFICERS !STAOdft3 BY SPANIARDS. San Francisco Sninlltrc Thej Pretend Pre-tend tq 'lake GoM Coin Cat of I! e Metal. llj Tcli aph ta tha Srws.t A MILITARY SiE-ICt lTIO. Tbe Recent Jtnllnr In Tbe 1,1 Rat. fallon Vf est India IWIment. ltALir-irf. V. H., Hept. S.-The sensation of the hour iff military circles here Is the disclosure, of t details or the recent mutiny in the First ila ttalion of tho West India Ileglment at Jamaica, by which Sergeant White lost his life, and a deplorable cxhiblUon of want or discipline dis-cipline and dcxnoralizAtlon was made manifest InthereglmenL The military authorities made great effort ef-fort to huh upallalrsatthe time, and the olileial ttdry lsned by them was that Sergcinl White lr 2 temoranly Insane and while at-tenij at-tenij ting to effect bis capture he had been killed. The civil authorities endeavored to have au investigation investiga-tion but were told they had no right tn inquir Into military di-cij.line. The coroner, however, Insisted and Sergeant White's txxly was exhumed ex-humed trod an. inquest held. The facta hrouVi-? out show that cergeaut White, Wltii a frttifd Of feu men, had charge of a fort oil J ( Ape-He's ila ttery. He bad, It was complained, Insulted the sergeant-major, sergeant-major, aud, being charged ulth insubordination, in-subordination, had refused to submit. sub-mit. CaMaln Morris, in whose company white was sergeant, wlUi nn escort, procetded to the furt to capture him, but they refused to make the arrest on tho ground that Uiey.were afraid White would shoot '.hem. He was armed wiUi a Win. Chester rifle and fifty-six rounds or ammunition. lAlTAlIT HOHlfc charged tils men with cowardice and again ordered them to take White, but they still rerused, and Morris passionately said he would go nkjne and face the mutineer. He was as good as his word, but White said he would nsver again bu subject sub-ject to the lurlsdlctlon ol Uie se r-granl-major of the regiment. Monis then obtained another detachment of armed men, who laid !: to the futt at dusk. A mlulaturo battle ensued, Which IasUhI lialfuu hour. White sliowlug vlgofdUj gflt. A Hfrte number of bullets were exchanged ex-changed all lotli fj-itsv White apparently appa-rently receiving vigofotf A iMjfstanee from the men under him in (lis battery, bat-tery, who by this time would appear to have lieco me open mutineers. The shades of evening and the shelter ot the gunsuf the fort rendered ren-dered the bullets of the attacking rnrt.r prailleally hatnilers, Uie be-;ira"cf be-;ira"cf also being well under enter, but Corpofal Al'en4 of the tarty under Morris, WIS hot- Finally Sergeant White was killed by a bullet from the rifle of Sergeant-Ms Sergeant-Ms jo r ilodgklnson, the mau tin whose account the whole trouble originated. The sergeant fallen, no further resistance was made. A C-JCRT-MARTIAI. was held to inquire into the conduct or the sympathizers with White, but iU result has not yet transpire-J. White liad claimed that he had been overwoiked aud could get no redress . It was useless for him to appeal to bis captain, as be had done so in the pre-tincu of his superior, super-ior, and lil eiiorhj to obtain redress had always proved fruitless. Tlie cowardice and insubordination made maulfrst by Uioevideuce is appalling, aud makes the conduct ol the oUier offenders ntralusl military mili-tary dUeJpllneappear mild. |
