| Show THE FORT DOUGLAS TRAGEDY deputy marshal dyer went up to fort fon douglas laba night tor for the purpose of arresting under a warrant lieutenant buck sergeant lin linse ami private sheffield against whom the grand jury of theT the buird aird district court yesterday returned indictments chara ing ine them with murder in the secord second degree the th circumstances of the tragedy are pro probably babiy yet biresh in the mind mande 0 readers ut of the NEWS on the night of june leonard it Is ie claimed by the military mil ilary guthuri au nu thuri thuril ties kinle slightly under the influence of rink drove recklessly reckie saly through the port fort grou L do da by however it ig 18 stated staled that he be was waa going at quite qu ite an ordinary pace borits are said to have passed but it is 18 that leonard paid no heed been to the com maud mand given him to 10 halt hall and hewak he waa a 8 ot file laage were penetrated and ana toe me unfortunate man died soon goon after ft wards warde an inquest followed the jury finding abter a careful investigation that leonardo leonara s deahn was the result 0 of a gun soot wound antl inflicted lei ed by either lingo or sheffield acting u under ode r the b orders 0 lieutenant buck then a bourl martial the outcome of f which was the acquittal ot the accused who again went on military aut auty Y the asse wua was subsequently take taken in hand baud by district attorney judd and the grand jury indicted the throe three men when the deputy on an reaching the fort stated the nature of nis nia visit I 1 request was waa m do de of him by the com coca manding officer to allow them the three ac cubed men to remain at the barracks that night in order bruer that certain a ar range mento ments might be maue anu and upon the understanding demanding un that thai the nuana would bowd be quite ready to accompany the officer MB an early as aa they wort were re quiren next day accordingly deputy dyer made a second trip to the port this morning and brought the defend auto anta down by sweet oar car it had bad be come known around that their arraignment would take place some time bet before the adjournment of judge zanes zane court at noon and a eona considerable luer number of persons had collected in the dooly buU dlug diug short ly before eleven the deputy maranal and his hia prisoners pria onera arrived and the latter were straightway conducted into the marshal lis office marshal brigham waa introduced to lieutenant buck with ahoua abom he be handte attorney richard W youngs young the defendants counsel and who represented them at the recent coutt court martial proceedings had been lor for some time awaiting their arrival and held a anet consultation with lie his clients this thin ended titie the accused were ushered into tle coutt courtroom room where they remained sealed until a case which was waa then in progress resu had baa been disposed of it was just twelve when assistant ii district attorney howatt antho in be abt ebbe ot of big bib chief arose and haicl there are birtler under arret arre t here your honor to be arraigned well replied judge ane let tb them am come forward the defendants were thereupon re quested to up by clerk tad ISID who read the Indict indictment mOLIt found 9 them they no wIlred to the against aaa names of beaumont B buck frederick linse and edward ed ward C J and the charge to is that of havi having ngat at port fort douglas on n june 1898 willfully and of muir malice aforethought shot and killer killea jr W leonard attorney FW then said wo we def tire if the court please to enter a plea ot of ott not guilty however the right wenter lu enter a special plea which has been tier hereafter safar t to 0 k by y judge howat deledA ZItH were then than called tt the a upon and each formally raid not guilty attorney airney young now if the court desire to have the bail fixed W we please zue zinc what do you say judge about that that judge howat howai the AL aei J district attorney an well wel of course tue the bail lo its red simply a walter matter of restraint to bring here when wanted and the defendants I 1 take it t it should not be more lu in as than in any other it this I 1 case might be placed at a little this the defendants deless deleas for less leas ants are under restraint being fend service I 1 am wining willing in t the be military mi lity tle tie tail ball fixed at any moderate to have under the circumstances I 1 abou amou amount dt think the fact that these men are in the milita arv ce and that ii 11 they should go awl away iky they are liable to punished for it may be taken be into COT considerate Isider atit n so bo the bail should not be at any ua I 1 have however no usual sum mind to suggest munt in it my dudgeo Judee what means have the A attorney you young dg the officers at the 12 fort will its nd MB a their bait which i ia acceptable to the prosecuting attorney tede they are not satt that Is limi limited maltby io addition to that what howat has said is in true it if BerK caDt atts lit se e and private hould run away F they would commit crime oi of desertion which the military would r ader them liable to lo im for several years As lieutenant buck to Is con far as his bin commission as an officer bernau neu la in tb the army would be forfeited by his ate running away he won I 1 be ome adebel ade seiter ter th they ey have all come here bore and have remained here notwithstanding the fact that an indictment has appeared probable junue zane well let the bail be fixed at 2000 each the defendants went before U 8 commissioner greenman Gree oman shortly al ai ter wards for the purpose of furnishing the required bund bondt several of the t mcfry from the fort so as well a ae a few of the the privates were present when the defendants were brought down to the court buck is in a slightly built good looking young follow about 27 years of age and wears a small email moustache moue taube of nt the most approved approve il pattern linse and sheffield are of rather short stature the letter latter being very thick set each bach man has quite a pleasant face |
