Robert "Robin" Hemingray

MUNCIE BOY'S ADVENTURE

Robin Hemingray Distinguishes

Himself in Cuba.

With Two American Soldiers He Holds a

Party of Drunken Cubans At Bay — Shot

in the Hand.

The San Juan News, a Cuban newspaper, contains a thrilling account of a fight in which Robin Hemingray, a Muncie boy, was a hero. Hemingray is now a sergeant in the United States army. According to the San Juan News a crowd of sailors from the United States bark Boyiston were attacked by a superior force of drunken Cubans. The skirmish is one of the incidents that frequently happens during the reconstruction of the Cuban government. On the night of the fight Sergeant Hemingray was in command of the guard. The sailors were ashore on a lark and were unarmed. The Cubans opened on the tars with a murderous volley. Sergeant Hemingray, with two American soldiers, hastened to the assistance of the sailors. There was lively fighting for a few minutes and many shots were exchanged. Sergeant Hemingray and his two soldiers held the drunken Cubans at bay until assistance arrived, when the belligerent party was place under arrest. In the fight Sergeant Hemingray was shot through the hand but the wound is not serous. Several of the Cubans were shot but none were seriously wounded. Young Hemingray has a great many friends in Muncie to whom his adventure will be of great interest.