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Une Man Arrested At Bridge; Company K Is Still On DutyMany filing incidonU occurred Friday evening around and About the new Ctotmpeakc and Ohio Northern railroad bridge, Suioloville, the Ohio and Kentucky nppronch©? of which ore being guardrd hy a dulacliiHont from Company K, Seventh Regiment, Ohio Kutionul Guards, under thu comuiuud of Oapt- W. J. Keyes.Trouble begun curly in the evening, nflcr the guards 1ml been changed around thu Ohio approach of the bridge. Several men, claiming to be workmen on tho bridge, became enraged when stopped by acntrios and threatened violence.Cnpt. \V. J. Koypfi came upon tho 6ccr,e and ordered tho arrest of one muii. This mnn yyhb taken to headquarters at (ho point of bayonets. At tho ofliuo of Captain Kcyoa ho wnbthe man’s name.• Then, to top the evening off, Sergeant Robert Pmlen was ordered arrested oarlv Soturday morning for deaerting his post of duty during tto night.Cnpt. 'W. J. Koyoa an id that from information furnished him, Sergeant Pudnu had tom aent to tho Ken* tlicky aide of tho river in charge of a detail to post sentries and maintain a rigil for n certain period.Shortly, aftor the guards were posted, Sergeant Pa Jan loft Ida post, Copt. Keyes says, and secured passage across thu Ohio river, then wont to Sciofovillo to visit a girl. The officer was a way from his / post at least four hours.This ia a serious offetiBO,” Capt. Keyes declared, “and I cannot understand wlmt made Sergeant Pndnn do such a thing. I intend to aond hitn to the county jail this morning underguard. I do not know how long be will be confined there.No word has been received as to when the local detachment will he re-; liuved from duty by a company from. die Third regiment.Vioitora Sunday will be welcome at' the camp of the Tf boys. Several hundred people arc expected to visit thu camp Sunday afternoon.For tho special car which conveyed the detachment to Sciotorilla tho afternoon they weru inch51 irod for special guard duty, Tho Portsmouth Street railroud and Light company hud refused to accept any pay. Hnpt. KV»yea any* that tho corapony’a action was very patriotic and llmt tho boys of his command appreciated it. .• Alex M. Gloolaier has presented tho boys with sorno baseball equipment, for which the detachment desires to express upprcuiution.
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sat, Mar 31, 1917
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