"I agree with you. Now, was that man an actual enemy of Corporal Overton's, or did he merely thrust the revolver into the first bed that he could in passing?"
"My own belief, sir, that an actual enemy of Overton's did it, sir."
"Now, Corporal Terry, who are the men that have cots past Corporal Overton's—that is, past his when traveling away from Green's cot?"
"Hinkey, Clegg, Danes, Potter, Reed, Vreeland and myself, sir."
"With which one of the men you have named has Corporal Overton had any trouble, either recently or some time back?"
"With Hinkey, for one, sir."
"What was it over?"
Noll retold the incident of the friendly scuffle between Corporals Overton and Hyman, and the dropping of the signal flag, through a window and upon Private Hinkey's head.
"Had Overton had trouble with other men?"
"Nothing more, sir, than that he had once or twice rebuked Vreeland and Danes for carelessness in squad drill."