Colonel Bissell Had Heard Of The Threat To Kill Faye, And Ordered A
Corporal, The Very Man Who Searched So
Bravely through the dark house
for Oliver at Granada, and five privates to the court, with
instructions to shoot at
Once the first and every man who made the
slightest move to harm Faye! Those men knew very well what the
soldiers were there for, and I imagine that after one look at their
weather-beaten faces, which told of many an Indian campaign, the
villains decided that it would be better to keep quiet and let Oliver
manage his own affairs.
A sergeant and one or two privates were summoned by Oliver to give
testimony against Faye, but each one told the same story, and said
most emphatically that Faye had not done more than speak to the man in
the line of duty, and as any officer would have done. Directly after
guard mounting, and as the new guard marches up to the guardhouse, the
old guard is ordered out, also the prisoners, and the prisoners stand
in the middle of the line with soldiers at each end, and every man,
enlisted man and prisoner, is required to stand up straight and in
line. It was at One of these times that Oliver claimed that Faye
kicked him, when he was officer of the day. Faye and Major Tilford say
that the man was slouching, and Faye told him to stand up and take his
hands out of his pockets.
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