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Court martial tale of Nevins Nevins and Loring at Camp Cooke
The narrative follows Lieutenant Loring presiding over Nevins' court martial at Camp Cooke. After negotiations and a tense recess, the sentence is read as the record closes and Loring departs with valuables secured. The piece also sketches Loring’s disciplined, taciturn character and past cadet exploits, and notes disturbances around the Arizona post including a dog tax crackdown and robberies along the Hassayampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevins
Loring
Temple
Military Justice
Nevine
Gils
Sancho
Air
Starke
Cocke
Camp Cooke
Blake
West Point
Fort Clinton
Cozzens
Turnbull
Department
Hassayampa
Crook
Date Creek
Cooke
Sancho’s
Johnny
Arizona
Wells-Fargo
Pioneer Expressmen
Pacific Slope
Colorado River
Uncle Sam
Mr. Loring
Gleason
Gleacon
Smifé Gleason