THE POLICE A GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1639. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, & c., from Her Majesty's Naval and Military Services, for insertion in the POLICE GAZETTE, and all communications in connection therewith, shall be addressed to THE EDITOR of the POLICE GAZETTE, New Scotland Yard, London, S. W. R. ANDERSON, Editor. WAR OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 12, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE. DESERTION OK ABSENCE. MARKS and REMARKS. Adams, Daniel Alder, William Anderson, George Ashton, George Balmes, Arthur Barry, Timothy Bartley, Fredk. D. Beanland, Wilfred Beard, Ellis George Blundell, Charles mole back It shldr sc above rt eye large mole rt side neck sc It elbow sc top ring & middle finger sc over It knee flag crown front rt frm sc It wrist sc It wrist sc rt temple & centr bk * Hill, Devn Booth, Edgar Britland, Wm. Geo. Brown, John Cameron, William Cans, Harry Carr, Corneh'us Carter, Richard Cassidy, Francis Challoner, Fredk. Chandler. Amos W. indistinct hrt arw & printing rt fm mole rt cheek hrt dots bk bth hnds coal scs back sc It eyebrow B C & anchor It frm * Portman 2 dots It frm 2 marks abdomen 2 scs top head soldier rt frm sc great toe rt foot heart arrow female head & c rt frm evebrws meet W C and dots It frm Connor, Edward Connor, Patrick Cookson, Fdk. C. H Cooper, William Cox, Alexander Crispin. John W. Cullen, William Curley, Charles Davies, H. Davies, Hy. Albert small sc back rt hand mole rt shldr lost upr rt front tooth mole rt chk Mary in wreath back It wrist moles chest pierced heart B Clt frm D S & broad arrow It frm female acrobat It frm ship rt frm crucilixion angel's head star It frm Davy, Thomas Day, Harry Dean, George Deveaney, John Dillon, Peter Docherty, Stephen Dodsworth. Jas. H. Donovan, John Doyle, Edward Edwards, John England, W. English, James Evans, Abraham Flynn, John J. Ford, Thomas Fox, Henry Gallagher, Hugh Gibson, Robert Goulden. James Green, H. G. Greenfield, Richard Griffeths, Thomas Hanlon, Patrick Hardwick, Fred Haslam, James Hayward, Edwin Henderson, Robert Hewson, Richard Hilton, James sc abv rt cyebrw head * King's Co. lot base It thumb mole pitstomaeh rose shamrock thistle back It frm mole It side abdomen * on- Tees sc forehead lots back It hand web It thumb to mrks I LI It frm ILJH& c It frm star back rL hand & front it frm Louie Love It frm I love you It hnd H M rt frm M A L P It frm female figure rt frm flower It frm J A F ifce It arm sc back rt ring finger * Wilts ic over both knees sc It side neck * e frhd tt< l rt frm E T It frm R X ic back neck " Heywood. Lanes Chandler, E. Chell, Arthur Chiswell, Hy. Geo. Clarke, Christopher Clarke, William Clarke, William A. Clunie, James Collins, Dennis Collins, J. Connolly, Thomas fitter bricklayer labourer brkly's lab clerk painter labourer labourer railway pti labourer labourer waiter collier labourer seaman hairdresser labourer labourer painter van guard labourer labourer printer groom groom bill poster labourer labourer labourer labourer collier labourer btchr's asst telegraphst steward carman messenger labourer • barman painter labourer hawker labourer labourer labourer miner labourer collier " labourer labourer bricklayer labourer labourer seaman labourer labourer labourer coachman labourer carman pen worker' labourer' labourer labourer labourer farm labr blacksmith labourer clerk Lisburn, Antrim Twickenham. Middx Drypool, Yorks Sheffield Bradford Longford, Longford West Ham, Essex Burnley, Lanes Worcester, Worcestr Haslor, Warwick . Newark, Notts Crouch Hill, Middsx, Lower Ince, Lanes | St. Cuthbert's, Edin. Brighton, Sussex St. Anne's, Dublin Colchester, Essex St. James", Dublin j Birininghm, Wrwickj Enfield, Middlesex | St. Pancras, Middx. Fulham, Middlesex Manchester, Lanes St. Giles, Edinburgh Christ C'hrch, Livrpl Armagh Dundee, Dundee Kingston- o- T., Surr. Callan, co. Kilkenny Shankhill, Antrim Wigan, Lanes St. Domincks, Dublin Rotherhithe, Surrey Esher, Surrey Edinburgh, Lanark Whitechapel, Middx. Dublin S. Thomas, Portsmth Liverpool, Lanes Camberwell, Surrey Baibriggan, Ireland Eastbourne, Sussex Christ Churchf S. Albau's, Manchstr Leeds Barony, Glasgow York, Yorkshire Cork, co. Cork Kilcullen, eo. Kildart Barony, Lanark Drypool, Yorks Phillipstowu* Stranton, Durham | S. Augustin's, Livrpl St. Hilda's, Yorks Hoxton, Middlesex Ruthsrglen, Lanark | Bathgate, Linlithgvv Fermoy, Cork Bethnal Grri, LondnJ Bii'iiungham, Wrck. St. Martin's, Wo rest r Liverpool, Lanes Wakefield St. Anns, Dublin Ashton Keynes* Alnwick, Nrthmblnd Grrimsby, Lincoln > t. Luke's.* small linear sc over rt cemple sc front It frm tto rings fngrs It. hand • to Newcastle- on- Tyne fJarrow sc bend It arm sc nose right knee bk neck & back BR Biddy Rogers rt frm JD NB It sc on chin # to join at Cardiff 2 scs rt cheek 1 It. eyebrw scs knees nose broken dots frm scs rt buttocks & both knees heart rt frm heart G cross It frm sc of cut rt cheek numerous scs loin sc under It eye sc It side head large scrt shin & varicose vns bth lgs small sc front rt thigh sc back neck & back rt hand THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1899. IT Hutchinson, George Irvine, Alexr. Jones, John James Keating, John F. Kendall, George King, George Lambden, John Lee, Peter Leslie, Sydney Hall Lockwood. William Lyons, Robert Magee, Stewart Marsden. Thomas J. Marvel. Thomas McBride, Robert McBride, William McCabe, James McCafferty, James McCann. Michael McDougall, Edward McGee, Richard Mcintosh, John McNally, John McPake, Harry Mellor, Peter A. Mellors, James Mellows, Augustus Mildren, James Miles. Frederick Miller, Charles Mills, Walter Musgrave, Thomas Myler, Patrick Nicholson, Wm. O'Leary, Owen Phillips, John Pinner, A. Plumridge, Ernest Pounder, L. C. E. Price, Ernest Pullen, Frank Redpath, Alexander Reid, Alexander Roberts, Fredk. Robertson, S. Robinson, W. Scott, Ernest Shaw, Bernard Skilton, Andrew Sly. Francis Smith, Albert Smith, Charles Jas. Smith, Thomas Smith, William Snazel, John Snett. H. South, W. B. Stewart, David Storer, Charles Street, William Sullivan, Joseph Swain, Edward Sweeney, Thomas Taunton, William Taylor, James Walker, John Walker, Thomas Wandrille, R. G. Watson, Samuel Weldrake, Thomas Wells, Charles Westbrook, John Whiting, George Williams, Charles Williams, Charles Williams, George H Wilson, Alexander Wilson, John Wilson, Samuel Wood, Harry Wright, John A. . abourer cabint mkr labourer actor [ abourer [ abourer [ abourer [ abourer improver labourer brckly's lbi labourer sailor waterman cpiarryman labourer carter labourer labourer labourer fitter groom miner labourer labourer ship's stwd stonemasn tank maker I labourer labourer [ labourer labourer labourer printer bricklayer labourer splitter labourer labourer miner labourer harness mk clerk labourer general lbr fret cutter labourer caster labourer labourer labourer baker carman leather wkr labourer cabint mkr labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer laboux- er collier jewllr's asst moulder labourer ( labourer musician shoemaker labourer groom ( carpenter iron turnr ( seaman | fireman | labourer | labourer Ferris, Aberdeen Barony, Lanark Mon k wear mou th* King's Gross, Middx St. George's, Lanes Bermondsey, Middsx St. Deny's, Hants Calverton, Notts Highgate, Middsx Wallingworth* Stockbridge* Lisburn, Antrim St. Mary's, Limerick Highgate, Middlcsx Newton, Avr Athlone, WestMeath Barony, Lanark Barony, Lanark Stamford, Lincoln N. Leith, Edinburgh St. James, Dublin Inverness, Inverness Keady Ivead. y* Kilsyth, Stirling Heaton Norris, Lane Derby, Derbyshire Pentonville, Middlsx St. Marys, Falmoth*| Christchurch, Sussex! Stepney, Middlesex | Sheffield. Yorkshire Hartlepool, Durham St. Michael's, Dubln Birkenhead, Ghs- hire St. Marys, Dublin Brixton, Middlesex Lapworril, Warwick High Wycmb, Bucks Leeds, Yorks Marylebone, Middx. Uranbroox, Kent | Choppngtn, Nrthrnb; WeathrFoot, Antrim : St. John's, Athlone Campbelltown* Leeds, Yorkshire St. Marys, Reading'* St. Phillips. Sheffield St. Giles, Edinburgh: St. Peter's, Walsall : Netting Hill, Middsx: Pontypridd, Glam. Lenton, Notts i Dundee. Forfar Plaistow, Essex Ever ton, Lanes i Hackney, London : St. Cuthbert's, Edin. Bethnal Grn., Londn: Hoxton. Middlesex | Holborn, Loudon Liverpool, Lanes Allen, co. Kildare Farnham, Surrey Govan, Lanark Armagh Blackburn, Lanes Handsworth, StafEs Leith, Midlothian Kingston- on- Hull* Q llesthor pe, Leicestr Ashford, Derbyshire Portsea, Hampshire Winford, Somerset Landovery* Birminghm, Wrwck Barony, Lanark Toronto, Canada Manchester. Lanes Bradford, Yorks | St. Swithins, Lincoln| 2 hearts It frm dot web It thumb S I & A It frm fto N ewcastle- on- Tyn e "" Durham sc forehead & index finger It hand sc bridge nose & bk nk "" in- Furness tto indistinct It frm U rt frm anc It frm * to Aldershot mole rt frm blue mrks " Suffolk anchr It frm * Massachusetts, U. S. A. sc back head 2 scs It buttock hrt prcd with daggr wmn & c It frm ttd bust of Robert Burns rt frm sc top 3rd finger & on each shin bust woman A Starev rt frm pitted with small pox skin mottled with white patches sc rt wrist small sc on loins sc of burn back It frm * Armagh-. H anchor back It frm 2 moles chest ro3e rt frm figr cross & flags It frm sc top head ^ Cornwall 2 scs rt knee ship flowers Charley & c It frm sc It buttock 4 small scs It frm sc It side back head burn chest eyebrows meet sc frhd & rt frm mole throat * to Clonmel scs forehd and It cheek dots It frm scs It cheek sacrum moles It breast sc hip 2 black moles It shoulder moles bend It arm * Portman 1 ttd both frms sc back head & It eyebrow sc middle back & rt shin 5 scs rt buttock faint scs inside It knee * Argyllshire anchor heart & wreath ttd It frm 2 scs It shoulder * Berks. sc back rt thumb sc bck head abv rt ear frhd rt shldr sc frhd uppr lip back & bth groins sc inner surface rt thigh < fc rt elbow sc base It thmb bck It hnd flg It frm * to Perth sc It groin front It thigh. heart arrow rt frm dots bck It hand 3 moles rt shldr bid 1 It side neck x dot rt frm x C dot It ring It fngr scs forehead & It frm Ellen C Williams elspd hnds rt frm. numerous small scs back head sc It knee 3 cicatrices middle It thigh squint It eye sc back head & rt shin J Walker anc JW S A D C It frm slight pigeon breast sc top It bttck bck hd < fc 2 rt knee sc small of back & rt hand * Yorks 4 scs inner side It leg 1 It side head Permanent Staff, 3rd Battn. 2 flags sunflower W 7 dots bk It fm cross flags dots It frm sc of burn It calf * Carmarthen Emma female back It frm several scs rt chk x flgs & c rt frm True Love back It frm x flgs It hnd dancing girl chst dagger rt uppr arm sc head & It leg LQL dots & c rt frm monumnt ovr Cawnpore well rt arm Byrne, Thomas Carr, M. J. Carter, Henry Clark, John Darcy, Thomas Harms, Arthur Kelly, Christopher Mansel, Arthur Paley, J. P. C. Seery, Nicholas Wallace, Edward Williams, John S. Catherine's, Dubln St. Michael's* Hammersmith* Shirley, Hampshire Lambeth, Surrey Christchurch, Berks Graignenemagh * Porth, Glamorgan Berwick- on- Tweed Ballinamuch* Kumacow, Waterrrd Newcastle, Staffs servant clerk labourer labourer labourer baker labourer steward coachman labourer labourer groom tto mrks rt frm bck star It "" Limerick clsph hnds kc rt frm ship ch § t * Middlsx sc frhd rt frm True Lve hrt clspd hds It. arm scs outer side lumbar region and It leg * Kilkenny sailor & c It frm wmn's face hrt & c rt frm "" Longford girl rt frm line 3rd fingr It hnd sc rt hnd Anderson. George Baker, John Bowden, John Broadhead, Albert Bunce, H. G. Carter, Albert Douglas, John Flynn, John Foley. John slater labourer labourer [ core maker green grocr labourer labourer labourer [ labourer Dundee, Forfar Bermondsey Manchester, Lanes Birmingham Newbury Darlington, Durham Barony, Lanark Dundalk, co. Louth Dublin * to Perth heart It frm anchor ILGE rt frm x flags & crown, rt frm heart True Love scroll rt arm scs rt buttock sc back of head vac 2 It TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2 , 1 8 9 9. THE POLICE GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA— continued. OFFICE HO. NAME. REG. HO. COBPS. X o < HEIGHT. COM- pr. XN. HAIR. EYES. TRADE. ENLISTMENT. DATE OF | PLACE OF I DESERTION OR PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH ABSENCE. BORN. ; DATE OF| PLACE OF MARKS and REMARKS. ' 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 Gill, James Hilliam, Oswald Johnson, Alfred Johnson, George Maxwell, John Mycroft, George Pennington, R. D. Riley, T. Thorne, Harry Travis, John 6515 3rd S. Lanes. R. 19 5383 3rd Cheshire R. 19." 5399,3rd Cheshire R. 21 — 3rdYrk& Lan. R.' 27 3848 3rdArg& SthHrs 17} 7079 4th Derby R. 18" 4679 Kent ArtiUerv 19 6714 3rd ManchstrR. 21 4145 3rd Shrops. L. f. 23} 6709; 3rd ManchstrR. 18 5 2} sallow 5 1 fresh 5 3| fresh ~ j 8 fresh 5 4} fresh "> 5} fresh 7 fresh 5 4j fresh 7 fresh 2 fresh black it brn brn It brn . t brn bra brn dk brn brn dk brn srn blue grey t blue ? lue brn grey grey lazel t grey Labourer labourer labourer Labourer fireman collier storekeeper labourer bklyr's lbr labourer 18 July ' yy 21 Aug. ' 99 24 Aug. ' 99 4 Sept. ' 99 17 Aug. ' 99 9 Aug. ' 99 24 Julv ' 99 24 Aug. ' 99 28 Aug. ' 99 16 Aug. ' 99 Warringtn Chester Chester Barnsley 3- reenock Sotting hm London Ashtn- u- L Shrewsbry Ashtn- u- L Garston, Lanes 21 Aug. Warriugtn . cross It frm Little Horton, Yorks 1 Sept. Chester sc It eye btwn shldr bids strok rt frm Northwich, Cheshire! 1 Sept. ' Chester scald under rt armpit mole rt bttck Rawmarsh, Yorks 6 Sept. Pontefract 2 small blue scs over It eye Greenock. Renfrew 26 Aug. Stirling M O D rt frm sc rt leg S. Mary's. Nottinghm 3 Sept. Derby 7 dots & bracelets tto It arm Edinburgh 30 Aug. Dover vac 4 It sc rt knee & hnd mole rt arm Oldham, Lanes 28 Aug. Ashtn- u- L ( lot base rt thumb Wellington. Salop 131 Sept. Shrewsbry sc It frm Oldham, Lanes | 28 Aug. Ashtn- u- L | M Travis anchor It frm 182 183 181 185 Turnbull. Robert Turner, John Ward, James Wilson, William — 4th DurhamL. I. 5402 3rd Cheshire It. 6677,3rd ManchstrR. 6384| 4th DurhamL. I. 18 32 171 25} 5 2} 5 9J 5 3 5 7} fair fresh fresh fair fair Iblue black brn dk brn grngry brn ' grey labourer labourer collier labourer 26 Aug. ' 99 28 Aug. ' 99 2( 5 July ' 9S 9 Aug. ' 9£ Sunderlnd Chester Ashtn- u- L • Sunderlnd East End, Sundrlnd Sheffield, Yorks Shaw, Lanes Bransmith, Durham 1 Sept. I Nwcstl- o- T 1 Sept. ' Chester 24 Aug. iAshtn- u- L 31 Aug. I Nwcstl- o- T S Donkin rt frm S D It frm sc rt btk shamrock rose thistl rt fm bust woman clasped hands rt frm several scs back head ship rt frm ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. NAME. SHIP DESERTED FROM. DATE. RATING. WHERE BORN. COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. MARKS AND REMARKS. Ainsworth, Albert Baines, John Barr, William Butters, Edward E. Collingwood, E. C. Cooper, George W. Cosway, Leonard Dennis, George Dickson, George Dineen, Patrick Furious, straggler Edinburgh, deserter Sans Pareil, deserter Furious, straggler Rodney, deserter Hannibal, deserter Howe, deserter Sans Pareil, deserter Furious, straggler Crescent, deserter O. S. stoker O. S. E. R. A. seaman, R. N. R. stoker, 2nd class ' 99 private, R. M. L. I. ' 99 P. O.. 2nd class ' 99 stoker ' 99| A. B. ' 99 Lenton, Notts Saltwood, Kent Dundee, Forfar Chatham, Kent Walton Severiton, Notts Sheringham, Norfolk Kirkcudbright S. Mary's, Shandon, Cork 4 i i ruddy 6 | fresh 3% fresh 101 Jfresh 10? fair 4 Ifresh 7:]. fresh 4 jfair 6 . lark 7 Ifresh It brn black black bm It brn brn It brn It. brn dk brn It brn hazel blue blue grey grey hazel blue grey dk brn brn A A 0 It arm frms ttod anchor It arm sc over It eye girl rt arm dots It mole rt frm Friggens, George Glen, Thomas Golding, John Harker, Cail Holdway, Thomas Johnson, Hy. James Jones, Charles Jones, Thomas Knowles, John Lake, R. Furious, straggler Benbow, deserter D. of Wellington, desertr Severn, deserter Wildfire, deserter Furious, straggler D. of Wellington, desertr Crescent, deserter Wildfire, deserter Sans Pareil, deserter ' 99 O. S. ' 99 private, R. M. L. I. ' 99 stoker, 2nd class ' 99 private, R. M. L. I. ' 99 A. B. ' 99.0. S. ' 99 stoker ' 99 gunner ' 99 A. B. ' 99 stoker S. Mary Magdalene, Lndn Martyrs, Paisley Newcastle- on- T3rne Stolcesley, Yorks Chalvery, Bucks Hammersmith, Middsx Honeybury, Salop Trevethan, Pontypool Leeds 4 | ruddy 1\! sallow 6 dark 5$! fresh 4 i fair 7 fresh 54 Ifresh 7- 2 j fresh 3 fair 3 dark dk brn dk brn black flaxen fair dk brn It brn dk brn dk brn dark . Ik bl hazel grey brn blue blue blue blue blue black sc It elbow & 3rd It finger sc rt knee It eyebrow It hand swords It arm wart It of nose mole rt frm ballet girl It arm Mossby, Fred Parker, Andrew Patterson, Francis C. Quill, Patrick J. Simmindinger, Wm. Simpson, T. W. Stubbing, Joseph T. Thomson, Henry Vahey, Vincent Vivian, Leonard Mercury, deserter D. of Wellington, desertr Vivid, deserter Furious, straggler Furious, straggler Katoomba, deserter Liffey, deserter Furious, straggler Wildfire, deserter Wildfire, deserter Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept, Aug. July Sept. Sept. Sept. stoker stoker A. B. A. B. O. S. stoker dom., 2nd class O. S. A. B. A. B. Hull Glasgow Go van, Lanark Tralee, Kerry Lee, Kent St. Ann's, Leeds Bishop Stortford, Herts North Berwick Birkenhead Radstock, Somerset 23 i 25i m- 25J 5 20 . 27:>. 41} . 18.}. 234 20}. fresh fresh dark fair fair fresh fair faii- fresh dark fair brn dk brn It. brn dark black It brn dk bra dk brn dk brn brn grey orn grey grey brn hazel lk gry grey brn Thomas & dots It arm F M & c rt arm tto marks on both arms FI T It arm bracelet It wrist flower It wrist rings 3rd & 4th It fingers sc chin White, William Wilkinson, John Williams, Henry J. Williams, John W. D. of Wellington, desertr Severn, deserter Furious, straggler Impregnable, straggler Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. A. B. A. B. O. S. boy, 2nd class Glasgow Hulme, Manchester Bur ford, Oxford Yhadynlais, Brecknock 21 5 21 £ 5 18* 5 15J5 iresh iresh fair fresh dk brn aubrh It brn brn blue grey blue 3 dots It hand Discharged for Misconduct. OFFICE NO. NAME. SHIPDISCHARGEDFROM. DATE. RATING. WHERE BORN. W O -> 3 o a m COIFC- PLXN. HAIB. EYES. CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. 220 221 222 Lee, Samuel Sharp, Albert Webborn, Robt. M. Vivid Illustrious Vivid 23 Aug. ' 99 28 Aug. ' 99 O. S. stoker stoker Whitehouse, Antrim Coalville, Leicester Mumbles, Swansea 194 26 24 5 3J • ' 3 5 3} dark fresh dark dk brn light ilk brn blue blue brn objetnablc objctnable objctnable compass & square rt arm star rt arm cross betwn linger & thumb MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES ( War Office and Admiralty) who have REJOINED, or who, for any other reason, are NOT to be Apprehended. NAME. REG. NO. OB RATING COBPS OB SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVEBTISED. NAME. BEG. NO OR RATING CORPS OB SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVEBTISED. DATE. NO. OFADVT DATE. NO. OF ADVF. Adams, J. Evans, S. Gilchrist, J. King, O. Lewis, T. Martin, C. A. McDermott, J. McGill, R 31982 32590 1720 6131 35234 salmk mt 5486 Royal Artillery Royal Artillery 3rd Scot Rifles 3rd Leicester R. Royal Artillery Lion 3rd Manchester Regt. R. M. A. 5 Sept. ' 99 5 Sept. ' 99 25 July ' 99 11 July ' 99 8 Aug. ' 99 12 July ' 98 27 June' 99 18 Julv ' 99 1 40 258 312 48 738 684 1023 McLaren, Wm. Paterson, Jas. Phillips, H. Shaw, H. A. Simpson, G. Spencer, W. E. Thompson, T Vaughan, E. boy, 1 ol 6930 6455 1589 4787 SI 09 5419 stkr. 2 cl Champion Highland L. I. 3rd Gloucester Regt. Surr. Co. M. S. C. 3rd W. Riding R. R. Munster Fus. 3rd Manchester Regt. Duke of Wellington 5 Sept. '. 19 25 July ' 99 13 June' 99 18 July ' 99 7 Sept. ' 97 25 Apr. ' 99 27 June ' 99 29 Aug. ' 99 2ol 68 598 780 169 165 950 371 THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1899. EXTRACT FROM OUEEN'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS REWARDS, & c. 766. Every possible effort is to be made to check desertion and straggling, and, by lawful means, to detect and apprehend deserters or absentees without leave. Descriptions in the established form are to be distributed as may be directed by the Commanders- in- chief, but at home one copy is invariably to be sent by the Captain to the Chief Constable of the deserter's or absentee's usual place of residence, should it be known, and also to any other place or places where he may be likely to have gone. 2. The procedure to be followed in respect of the arrest and subsequent disposal of deserters and absentees is governed by the provisions of Section 9 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict, cap. 62 ; and by Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act. 3. Under the first of those Statutes, any person arrested on suspicion of being a deserter or absentee from Her Majesty's Navy shall be taken and charged before a Magistrate, and by him, either— ( « .) Committed to prison pending inquiry as to his identity, and afterwards, should such identity be proved, handed over to Naval custody, or— ( J.) Committed direct to Naval custody on board any one of Her Majesty's ships. In cither of the above cases, after the deserter or absentee has been delivered into Naval custody, he may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act. 4. If arrested on Naval Warrant under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, the deserter or absentee may be received direct into Naval custody and dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act; but no deserter or absentee who has not been arrested under such warrant shall be received from the Police, or from any other person, unless such deserter or absentee has first been charged before a Magistrate. 5. A deserter or absentee who voluntarily surrenders himself to Naval authority may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act, though no warrant for his arrest may have been issued, and without charging him before a Magistrate. 6. Under the provisions of Section 10 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict., cap. 62, any person who voluntarily confesses to being a deserter, or an absentee without leave, from Her Majesty's Navy, unless he surrender himself into Naval custody, may either— ( a.) Be taken before a Magistrate, and by him delivered into Naval custody, or— (£ » .) Be arrested on a warrant under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, and delivered direct into Naval custody. In either case, however, the question whether he be or be not a deserter or absentee must be duly investigated by Naval authority, and for that purpose he may be detained for a reasonable time, when, if his confession of desertion or absence without leave shall be found not to be true, then he cannot be punished at all under the Naval Discipline Act, but he may either— ( c.) Be received and detained in Her Majesty's Navy, or— ( d.) If not received into Her Majesty's Navy, and on conviction of false confession of desertion before two Justices of the Peace, he may be adjudged to be punished, if in England, as a rogue and vagabond, and if in Scotland or Ireland, by commitment to prison, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three months. 7. When any deserter, or absentee without leave, whether delivered into Naval custody by order of a Magistrate, or by a Warrant issued under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, or by voluntary surrender, shall be brought before the Com- manding Officer of any one of Her Majesty's Ships to be dealt with summarily, his case is to be thoroughly investigated, and a note taken in writing of the proceedings ; the prisoner is at the same time to be formally asked if he has any statement to make and such statement, if made, is to be signed by the prisoner, and duly witnessed; and the accuracy of any such statement is to be carefully tested before the case is finally disposed of. 767. The penalties for inducing men to desert or im- properly absent themselves, or for employing or concealing deserters or absentees, are set forth in the Naval Discipline Act. 770. Except in the cases specified in Art. 772, the Com- manding Officer of a Ship may authorise the payment of a reward not exceeding £ 3 to any Constable or other person by whom a deserter may be brought on board, or delivered up to any duly authorised person within two years of the date of his desertion. The amount of the reward should be determined by the attendant circumstances, and, in considering these, the zeal shown, and the trouble taken, by the Constable or other person by whom the arrest of the deserter has been effected, should be duly weighed. The above Regulations for the payment of rewards will not be held to apply in the case of a deserter voluntarily surrendering himself at any Police Station, or to any Constable or other recognised authority, unless it can be clearly shown that such deserter had been induced so to surrender himself by the vigilance and exertions of any such Constable, or other person ; but exceptional cases of this description are not to be dealt with without reference to the Admiralty at home, or Commanders- in- Chief or Officers in command of Stations abroad, for full inquiry into the circumstances. 2. In cases where persons have been more than two years in a state of desertion, no reward is to be paid without previous reference as above ; and it has been notified to the Constabularj' generally that when deserters are apprehended in the United Kingdom after such a period of absence, they are not to be removed from their places of confinement until tho Admiralty has been communicated with. 3. A reward, not exceeding £ 3, may also be paid for the apprehension of any person who, without being guilty of desertion, in the^ opinion of the Captain of the Ship to which he belongs, either gives reasonable ground for considering that he intends to desert, or commits any one of the following offences, the particulars of which are to be stated in the notice to the Police :— ( a.) Breaks out of his Ship. (&.) When on service away from his Ship, quits his place of duty, and remains absent after the time at which he should have returned to the Ship. ( c.) When his Ship is under sailing orders, remains absent without leave until after the Ship has sailed ; pro- vided that the fact of the Ship being under sailing orders were generally known. A reward, not exceeding £ 1 ( unless there is reasonable ground for considering that the man intends to desert, in which case £ 3 may be paid), may be paid for the apprehension of any man who overstays his leave. In giving these rewards, the same consideration as governs the payment of rewards for the apprehension of deserters is to be taken into account, both as regards arrest and voluntary surrender. 4. No reward is to be paid for the apprehension of any Commissioned, Warrant, or Subordinate Officer, without the sanction of the Admiralty at home, or Commander- in- Chief or Senior Officer present, abroad. 771. In addition to the foregoing rewards, there may be paid to the Constable, or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board, such expenses attending their lodgment, subsistence, and travelling, as may appear to have been fairly incurred, and to be in accordance with these regulations, viz.:— Railway Fare ( return) of Escort - - ( As an ordinary rule, Railway Fare ( single) of deserter or< not to exceed Id. straggler ( per mile. Other sums expended in the actual carriage of the deserter or straggler, such as for the hire of Cabs, Boats, etc. Subsistence of deserter or straggler. Not exceeding Is. while under detention, or 2s. 6- J. a day when travelling. Subsistence of Escort - - At the same rate as that allowed for Petty Officers under Art. 1522, according to the time necessarily occupied in conveying the deserter or straggler to his destination and returning, namely, 2s. 6d. when absent above 9 hours, and not absent during the night; and 5s. when absent a night, or for every 24 hours of absence, no fractional part of a day being allowed in addition to the 24 hours, unless the extra time for which payment is claimed exceed by more than 9 hours, the full time for which 5s. would be paid. The only other charges which, except in special cases, should be sanctioned, are a fee of 2s. to the Magistrate's Clerk, and a fee of 2s. 6d. to any medical practitioner by whom the deserter or straggler may have been examined. 2. Should no reward be payable, the Constable or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board should be directed, in addition to the above items, to prefer a claim for such other expenses as he may consider himself fairly entitled to, but eveiy case of this description is to be forwarded to the Admiralty for examination and decision. 3. Should the Constable, or other person, bringing a deserter or straggler on board object to the Captain's award, the case is to be submitted to the Commander- in- Chief, who, if unable to settle the question, will forward it for the decision of the Admiralty. ***** The Governor of the gaol will furnish a statement of the number of clays' subsistence provided, for which the charge of one shilling per diem is to be added to the other charges against the man's pay if convicted of desertion or absence without leave. This particular charge of Is. per diem is to be shown, with other mulcts, on the Ship's ledger. ***** 5. With a view to simplifying the payment of such claims, Magistrates and Governors of gaols, when requested to send deserters or stragglers back to their ships, should be informed that it is desirable that the men should be sent in the cus- tody of the Constables who actually apprehended them. 6. The foregoing mode of payment does not apply to cases of deserters or stragglers apprehended by the Metropolitan ( London) Police. In such cases the following course is to be observed :— No payment is to be made by the Accountant Officer in respect of the expenses incurred by the Constable, or of any reward which may be due to him. The Constable will fill up a form, prepared for the purpose, which he is to produce, and in which he will include the whole of his expenses, and certify that they were necessarily incurred by him. He will then hand the form to the Accountant Officer of the Ship, who will, with the approval of the Captain, charge the deserter or straggler with the sum shown thereon, together with any reward, if due, and note in the space provided on the form the fact of the charge having been made. The form is then to be returned to the Constable. The payment of the expenses incurred, and of the reward when clue, will be arranged between the Admiralty and the Commissioners of Police. 772. No reward under the authority given to the Com- manding Officer by Article 770 is in any case to be paid for the apprehension of deserters or stragglers within the precincts of a port or place where there is a police force employed in any naval establishment, but in order to encourage the local police at any such port or place to search for and apprehend deserters and stragglers, the Commander- in- Chief, or senior officer present, at his discretion, and under such regulations as he may from time to time lay down, may approve a reward not exceeding £ 1 being paid for each deserter or straggler arrested by a Constable of the local police within a reasonable period. ***** NOTE.— Payments are made by the Accountant Officer of the Ship. LONDON: PRINTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. J. KELIHER & Co., 23. CHARING CROSS, S. W. ; 33, KING WILLIAM STBEET, E. C.; AND MARSHALSEA WORKS, S. E.