T H E E POLICE GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1657. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, See., 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, NOVEMBER 14, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE. Aldrich, Robert Arnold, Walter Bagnall, Arthur J. Bain, Alexander Basstte, Albert G. Bath, George Baxter, Francis Beech, Ernest A. Benson, William Blackmore, James Bolton, Reuben Booth, Charles Boyne, John Bramley, George Brenton, John Bridge, Charles A. Brien, John Brown, George A. Browning, James Buckley, Wm. John Buxton. Joseph J. Cain, Thomas Carlton, John Carter, William Carter, William Claydon, Albert Clymes, Thomas Coburn, William J. Coker, W. L. Collins. Alfred Cooper, Charles Coxwell. Charles Crosby, William Crosslin, Patrick Curry, George H. P Daly, Frederick Daniels, F. Darcy, Henry Davies, Herbert Davis, Alfred Denham, William Docura, Thomas Dunn, A. D. Dutton, Arthur Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Ellis, William Evans, William Farrell, Patrick Field. William Finn, James Fletcher, Walter Flynn, John Foley, John Gillies, Alexander Graham, Robert Grant, James Guthrie. Alexander Halliday, Rupert Halstead, J. Harding. David Harris, James Hawkins, James A. Healy, James Hibberd, Christphr Hickey, Joseph Hobson, John Holdsworth, Walter match wkr labourer labourer steam pmpr Labourer labourer shoemaker labourer baker clerk printer Labourer paper stner labourer labourer black smith labourer barber mason labourer driller labourer boatman labourer labourer labourer labourer bricklayer mantle cttr labourer clerk painter labourer labourer clerk servant titter groom basket mkr rivetter labourer labourer tailor gold blockr bookbinder labourer labourer seaman tailor schoolmastr labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer canister carter brcklr's lbr groom carman labourer labourer engineer clerk miner Bethnal Grn., Middx Hull. Yorkshire Haverfordwest* Barony, Lanark Lambeth, London Bristol, Gloucester Shoreditch', Midcisx Great Yarmouth Liverpool, Lanes Hull, Yorkshire Hackney. Middsx St. Ann's, Manchstr Leeds. Yorkshire Old Basford, Notts Padstow, Cornwall St. John's, Liverpool Nethercmmn, Rnfrw Gosport, Hants Barony, Lanark Graham's Town Birmingham AllSaints Manchestr Southport, Lancs Kidderminstr Leeds, Yorkshire St. Matthew's* St. Patrick's, Leeds Shankhill, Belfast Banstead, Surrey St. Luke's, Middlsx Stepney, Middlesex Heavitree, Exeter Marylebone, London Lisburn, Antrim Adelaide, S. Australa Sydney, N. S. W. Sarisbury, Hants Dublin, Dublin Hammersmith* Birmingham St. Anthony's Barrington, ( Jambs Burnley, Lanes Droyleclen, Lanes Ardwick, Lanes St. John's, Hackney St. Clement's, York Kildare, co. Kildare St. Michael's, Dublin Canton, Glamorgan St. Kevins, Dublin Wick, Hants Kildeadon, Limerick Cargo Fleet, Yorks Greenock, Renfrew Greenock, Renfrew Castleford, Yorks Barony, Lanark Henbury, Gloster St. Peter's, Burnley Shoreditch, MiddLsx Manchester, Lanes Lambeth, London St. Andrew's, Dublin Plumstead, Kent Manchester, Lanes Wincanton, Somrat East Moor, Yorks crown x figs clspd hands RA rt frm erwn Ac shield N Duffy on sorll rt frm brclt. 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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE— continued. ENLISTMENT. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. Holland, Harry Horton, Danl. Geo. Hunter, Frank Jobson, George Johnson, William Jordan, Thomas Kennedy, John Kennedy, Michael King, Frank M. Leary. James Wm. Loftus, W. Lye, Wm. David MeConbray, Hugh McGrail, Michael McGregor, Hendry McGrory, Edward McMorrow, Michael Merchant, Henry Merrill, Walter Metcalf. John Moore, Thomas Moran. Michael Moran, Thomas Murthwaite, George Norris, James O'Brien. James O'Brien, John O'Hare, William Owen, Joseph Perry, William Scheffel, Walter Senior, Harry Shea, John Shiplee, Ernest Jas. Smart, Robt. James Smith, Albert W. Smith, Geo. Steven Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith. William Smith, William Soppit, John W. Stanley, Charles E. Steel, George Stephenson, Richd. Stewart, Jno. Roger Sullivan. John Sullivan, Michael J. Sunderland, Nelson Taylor. John Thomtson, William Trodden, Joseph Turner, George Turner, Walter Tweedie, John Vanhinsbergh, F. Walker, Matthew Wallace, James Warburton, Alfred Warden, William Waring, John Warrell, Charles H. Warren, Lewis S. Whateley, William Whatley, William Williams, Frederick Wilson, Joseph Wilson, George Wilson, George Wood. Harry Wright, James Kerr Yeomans, Arnold Yewman, R. Young, John ARMY RESERVE. Powell, George Price, Anthony Purcell, Michael Quinton, Benjamin Ramsbottom. John Reed, Thomas Richardson. John Rowe, Arthur Russell, James Sanderson, Wm. H. labourer labourer labourer labourer miner pattrn mldr ship's platr labourer [ labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer tlgrph ines labourer labourer clerk teracta mfr labourer fireman labourer labourer labourer labourer haulier labourer barman hawker labourer shoemaker labourer miner porter wool cmbr labourer labourer labourer collier rivetter seaman labourer carman baker cycle makr joiner labourer weaver labourer ! bklyr's labr bricklayer j tailor sawyer fireman collier fisherman seaman collier baker abourer . abourer cook groom gardener stationer abourer shoei ngsmt saddler oiner bricklayer farmservnt joiner labourer labourer dock labr collier pantry man labourer labourer packer musician labourer labourer [ St. John's, Sheffield Hoxton. Middlesex Woolwich, Kent St. James, Stockton Tooting, Surrev Cloonagh, W. Meath Manchester, Lanes Walker, North rn brld St. Mark's. Sundrlnd Dublin Baliymena, Antrim Hammersmth, Lndn Barony, Lanark Port Glasgow. Itnfrw St. Cuthbert's, Edin. Templemore, Donegl Mullies, Leitrim Cardiff, Glamorgan Witton, Cheshire Fenchurch, Yorks Liverpool Killaloe, Clare Llandudno. Carnrvn Elswick, Northmbld Bolton, Lancaster St. Mary's, Cardiff Leeds, Yorks Belfast, Antrim Cuckney, Notts Uiir. Weston, Somrst Sunderland, Durhm Stranton, Durham Drygate, Lanark Bermondsey, Surrey Darlington, Durhm Weybridge, Surrey Blantyre, Lanark Greenock, Renfrew Rotherhithe Barnsley. Yorks | Barony, Lanark Yorks Buttevant. co. Cork Lambeth, Surrey Fulham, Middlesex St. N icho las, Newbry Hollowav, Middiesx New Mills. Derbyshr Skipton, Yorks Salford, Lanes Dartford, Kent Pityme, Durham i Marylebone, London Clerkenwell. Mickllx S. Shields, Durham Woodhouses, Notts New Clee, Grimsby Limerick Brighouse, Yorks Lady barn. Manchstr Aston, Birmingham Leeds, Yorks St. Peter's, Sheffield St. Mary's, Taunton St. George's. Londn Shoreditch, Middlsx Shankhill, Antrim Mexboro', Yorks Liverpool, Lanes St. James, Doncaster Perth, Perth Caistor. Lincoln St. Marks, Nottnghm Aston, Birmingham Aston, Birmingham Stepney. Middlesex Park, Sheffield West Ham. Essex Falmouth, Cornwall Bradford. Yorks Barony, Lanark Manchester, Lanes Bethnal Grn, Middsx Greencastle, Belfast se forehead It arm & knee sc head & forehead sc burn It arm several scs rt side abdomen dot rt frm pierced heart dots It frm sc back head & rt eyebrow sc rt neck & chin wmn anc rt frm 2 rings fingers It hnd 2 scs nose brown mole each shoulder blade sc. fI'll. I moles front neck & It shldr wmu each frm sc bk rt hud & ltchk chain star anc It frm patches buttk sc abv & blw It eyebrow bridge nose • c burn It shouider & It breast ring 2nd rt finger dots web rt thmb EM front It frm wart It back neck sc rt cheek sc It thumb mole rt armpit birthmk rt shldr bid Bella Smith ship hand heart It frm Castle rt frm sc end It index finger anchor rt dot It frm sc rt thigh sc top It forefinger & under rt jaw scs base It thumb & It neck large cicatrix frhd sailing ship It fm grlin tights hrsshoeGood Luckrt fm harp Mary frnt It frm acrobat rt slight scs It cheek & back _____ man's head PWD It frm RD rt frm wart pit stomach numerous acne spots face < fc shlclrs scs frhd bk It hnd It knee dots frms sc rt cheek mole back mole rt flank sc rt hip small sc It leg 1L rt frm ILFB bk rt & It hand blue sc no « e birthmk under rt eye sc rt knee crss " In memory of my father " & c sml sc rt lmbr region sc undr rt eye dots It frm moles back rt shldr nk round sc rt abdomen sc upr rt thigh eyebrows mt scs rt frfngr It knee mole 1 inch below It collar bone triangular sc It & rt eyebrow sc It head over ear scs rt sde & bck head knot rt frm sc bck It arm small mole It jaw JLET rt frm sc rt cheek S W hrt arrw x figs str It frm sc It eyb sc rt leg flag rt frm dots It frm AP prcd hrt rt frm RC dot It frm sc It wrist wmn's head & bust rt. frm wmn It woman's head Emily dots It frm tto shield front rt arm ballet girl It frm sc centre back 2 tto marks It frm star It frm * to Pontefract sc rt side head 2 scs It cheek 2 scs It side neck 2 scs outer rt eye sc It frm k it chk * to Norwich * to join mole rt side abdomen coal scs forehead M E dots It frm sc outer side rt calf large sc rt shoulder sc head It leg LOL 2 dots & c rt frm sc between 2nd & 3rd rt fingers j sc centre forehead & rt forehead blue dot base rt thumb Callingham, Thos. Duncan, Francis T. McComisty, Patrick Mills, Walter Smith. Joseph I seam an boatman miner labourer labourer St. Andrew's* Stoke Dameral* Coatbridge, Lanark Little Sheffield* Kilmallock, Limerck 1st tp rt Ittle lingr str it knee* Nwcstl- o- T sc top It arm * Devonport round sc It patella sc It bttck 4 scs It frm ^ Sheffield, Yorks tto mrks It frm sc bck head mole rt armpt Bolger, John Cawley, Michael Commins, George Cosgrove, Terence Dawson, James Flinn, John Green, George Chas. Herbert, Albert Hope, W. Hourihan, Peter labourer j labourer clerk servant joiner carpenter telegraphst labourer groom engine drvr St. Michael's and* Avergold, co. Mayo Watrfrd, co. Watrfrd Killumary, co. Leitm Baxendale, Accring*; 1 Dalbeathe, Kirkcdbt | Portsea, Hants Birmnghm, Warwck Greenwich, London Bantry, Cork I* John's, Dublin mole It arm sc It cheek * ton, Lancashire eyebrows meet nose inclines rt side sc It frhd < St It eyebrow moles chest 3 women stag bird It arm * to join hair on chest & abdomen TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1899. THE P O L I C E GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE RESERVE— continued. 0F ™ E NAME. REG. NO. CORPS. a o H a 2 « 9 COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. TRADE. ENLISTMENT. PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. DATE OF | PLACE OP DATE OF PLACE OF 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 Lannigan, William Lewis. John Love. William Melbourne, W. J. O'Callaghan, Thos. O'Rourke, Joseph Paul. William ' Richardson, Geo. W. Robbing, James Sweeney. Michael 6 137 Royal Fusiliers 3128 1st Welsh Regt. 2695 lst Welsh Regt. 87271 Royal Artillery 2836 2nd Conn. Ran. 3283 Conn. Rangers 46945 Royal Artillery 7984 R. A Med. Corps 4182 2nd Conn. Ran. 3884: 2nd Conn. Ran. sallow Ibrn grey xesh ilk brn hazel sallow black ihazel iesh brn blue resh sandy jblue xesh dk brn hazel resh it brn grey resh ilk brn blue resh It brn blue resh | blaek Igrey clerk tinworker labourer collier labourer groom shoemaker labourer labourer 13 Sept.' 90 Kilkenny 22 Apr. ' 92 Cardiff 5 Dec. ' 89 Cardiff 4 Nov. ' 91| Shelton 27 Feb. ' 88 Galway 2 Nov. ' 88 Sligo 2 Feb. ' 85 Gravesend 2 Nov. ' 87 London 23 Apr. ' 92 Athlone 29 Nov. ' 90, Ballinrobe St. Canices, Kilknny Bedminster, Glos. Swallowfield, Berks Stoke, Staffs Malyporam, E. India St. John's, co. Sligo Salisbury, Wiltshire Bow, London Clara, King's Co. Ballinrobe, co. Mayo 17 Oct. Hounslow 17 Oct. Cardiff 17 Oct. Cardiff 17 Oct. Woolwich 18 Oct, Galway 18 Oct. Galway — June Gibraltar 17 Oct. 1 Aldershot 18 Oct. Itralway 18 Oct. GalwaV cut. mark forehead boat It arm sc rt cheek & centr bk anchr It frm several tto marks back It frm& hnd dot It. frm mole rt frm W rt frm 3 crosses It 178 Tuohy. George 4082 2nd Conn. Ran Fresh | dk brngrey coach pantr 21 Oct. 91| Galw » y Drumcliff, co. Clare 1 8 <>.• r. Galvay | slight varicose yeins It leg ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA. OFFICE NO. NAME. REG NO. CORPS. O < HEIGHT. COM- PLXN HAIR EYES TRADE. ENLISTMENT. PARISH AND DESERTION OR ABSENCE. MARKS AND REMARKS. DATE OF [ PLACE OF BORN. DATE OF PLACE OF 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 Arthues. J. Broadhurst, John Bunce. H. G. Dowling, Patrick Ingham, E. Jackson, Thomas Johnson. Alf Kelly, Andrew Kerrigan. J. Lewis. John 315 5566 799 6665 6772 1269 6695 7460 6798 Hnmbr DivR. E. 3rdWorcesterR. 7th Royal Fus. 3rd S. Lanes. R. 3rd ManchstrR. 4thHighlndL. I. 3rd ManchstrR. 3rd R. Hghlndrs 3rd ManchstrR. 3rd. Lancs. R. 19 213 18 18 1' J 181 21j 1"} 17? 193 5 6J 5 5} 5 7} 5 33 5 2} 5 53 5 4j 5 3} 5 23 5 7 fresh fresh fair fresh fresh fresh fresh : resh fresh fresh bra fair It. brn dk brn It. brn fair lk brn fair dk brn arn blue blue hazel grey grey blue blue blue grey ar n labourer brass castr jreengrocr [ abourer carter labourer groom [ abourer [ abourer sweep 18 Sept. ' 99 15 Aug. ' 99 28 Aug. ' 99 10 Oct. ' 99 24 Oct. ' 99 19 Sept.' 99 10 Aug. ' 99 23 Oct. ' 99 30 Oct. ' 99 i Nov. ' 99 Hull Birmnghm Willesden St.. Helen's Manchestr Hamilton Ashtn- u- L Kftkcaldy Manchestr Manchestr Hull, Yorks Birmnghm, Warwck Newberry Parr. Lanes Salford, Lanes Barony. Lanark St. Mary's, Manchstr Kirkcaldy, Fife Holy Trnty. Muchstr Stockport, Cheshire 6 Nov. 6 Nov. 5 Nov. 16 Oct. 31 Oct, 30 Oct. 31 Oct. 25 Oct. 3 Nov. 2 Nov. Paull Worcester Hounslow Warringtn Ashtn- u- L Hamilton Ashtn- u- L Perth Ashtn- u- L Manchestr scs rt buttock mole back It chest damaged thumb nail It hand cross flags rt frm 2 scs back head white spots loin large sc front chest sc forehead TR rt frm anchor It arm sc front It thigh 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 Limien, John Livingstone, John Mayo, George McDermott, David McDonald, Alex. McGovern, Terance McMillan, Harry Milligan, James Moodie. Arthur Scott. Richard 7393 4907 3578 3967 4586 6642 7463 3rd R. Hghlndrs 4th R. Ir. Rifles 1th Worcester!!. 3rd Devon Rgt. 3rdArg.& Sth. H. 4th N. Staffs. R. Ircl R. ScotsFus. 3nl R. ScotsFus. 3rd S. Lanes. R. 3rd R. Hghlndrs 183 19 18} 23J 17j 203 18 20 18} 18J 5 3} 5 4} 5 4 5 2} 5 2 5 9} 5 4} 5 4} fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh florid fresh brn brn black dk brn dk brn black black brn blue blue brn hazel blue grey blue blue millworker labourer labourer labourer labourer puddler shoe maker finisher labourer mi 11 worker 12 Sept. ' 99 5 Oct. ' 99 6 Nov. ' 99 24 Oct. ' 99 30 Oct. ' 99 11 Oct. ' 99 28 Oct. ' 99 28 Oct. ' 99 2( 5 Sept.' 99 26 Oct. ' 99 Dundee Belfast Dudley Devonport Greenock Newcastle Ivilmarnck Kilmarnck Warringtn Dundee Calton, Lanark Shanlchill, Belfast Oldbury, Worcester Dundee, Forfarshire Greenock, Renfrew Chesterton Maybole, Ayr May bole, Ayr Edinburgh, Midlthn Dundee. Forfar 2 Oct. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 3 Nov. 30 Oct. 29 Oct. 28 Oct, 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 27 Oct, Perth Belfast en route* Exeter Stirling Lichfield Ayr Ayr Warringtn Perth Buffalo Bill flags chest GCOG It frm L Stevens It frm * to Worcester AM cm anchr It frm DMcD star rt anchor LD Friendship rt frm sc back head AML It frm 199 200 201 202 203 204 Smith, John Walker. James Ward, Patrick Wightman, Arthur Wightman. William Williams. William 9876 8363 3rd E Lanes. R. 4th Yorks. Rgt. 3rd Conn. Rngrs 4th N. Staffs. R. 4th N. Staffs. R. Lancs. Artillery 17 2H 20 17 18 18f 5 2} 5 4} 5 4} 5 7 5 n 5 8i fresh fresh fresh fresh dark fresh It brn red dk brn brn dark brn grey blue hazel grey dark liazel carter labourer collier collier weaver 21 Oet. ' 99 8 Nov. ' 99 1 Nov. ' 99 3 Nov. ' 99 3 Nov. ' 99 5 Oct. ' 99 Burnley Bradford Westport Hanley Hanley Seaforth Blackburn. Lanes Bradford. Yorks Ballinrobe. co. Mayo fianley, Staffs Hanley, Staffs Srindle. Lanes 24 Oct. 8 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 1 Nov. Preston en route* en route* en route* en route* Seaforth dot back rt hand sc back head sc head * to Richmond eyes downcast It shifty * to Galway * to Lichfield " to Lichfield horse head rt frm & both wrists Discharged for Misconduct. ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. OFFICE NO. NAME. SHIP DESERTED FROM. DATE. | RATING. WHERE BORN. M H W B COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. MARKS and REMARKS. 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 Bloomfield, Edward Carroll, William E. Driscoll, Charles Evesions, George Frost, George Gallier, Alf. Hanna, John A. P. Harrison. John W. Hillery, John E. Jones. Edward D. Magpie, straggler Magpie, straggler Magpie, straggler Vivid, deserter Magpie, straggler Pembroke, deserter Magpie, straggler Royalist, straggler Pembroke, deserter Defiance, deserter 10 Nov. ' 99| private [ 0 Nov. ' 99| private 10 Nov. ' 99 A. B. 30 Oct, ' 99 stoker, 2nd class 10 Nov. ' 99 A. B. 30 Oct. ' 99 stoker, 2nd class 10 Nov. ' 99 A. B. 9 Nov. ' 99 stoker 28 Oct. ' 99! stoker, 2nd class 11 Nov. ' 99| corporal. R. M. L. I. Diss, Norfolk Birmingham Cloyne Cardiff Bridgwater Poplar, Middlesex Malahide Scarborough Poplar, Middlesex Bridgend, Glamorgan. 28 26 20 204 28 I9J 21 29< 193 32* 5 6 5 6 5 71 5 6 5 21 5 3| 5 2£ 5 3J 5 3 5 8 lark fresh dark fresh fresh sallow fresh fresh fresh fresh lk brn arn black light light dk blu It brn light orn arn hazel brn ? rey blue blue brn grey grey grey grey mole It side neck tto It. frm tto It frm 2 8cs back rt hand F rt arm stars It cicatrix Lizzie Ada heart & c. It arm LO & JH It frm sailor rt arm I Love AJ anchor & c. It birthmark It side chest 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Martin, John C. Murdoch, Alex. P. Murray, M. O'Brien, Den O'Hagan. Thomas Pearson, John H. Smith, Frederick H. Smith, J. A. Stenhouse, David Stewart, W. F. Arrogant, deserter Minotaur, deserter Talbot, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Wildfire, straggler Talbot, deserter Pembroke, deserter Talbot, deserter 3 Nov. ' 99 - il Oct. ' 99 11 Nov. ' 99 27 Oct. ' 99 28 Oct. ' 99 1 Nov. ' 99 6 Nov. ' 99 10 Nov. ' 99 27 Oct. ' 99 1 Nov. ' 99 private, R. M. L. I, boy, lst class private, R. M. L. I, stoker. 2nd class stoker, 2nd class private, R. M. L. I, private, R. M. L. I, bugler, R. M. L. I. ptr., 2nd class private, R. M. L. I. Athlone, Roscommon Belfast Stornaway Sheffield Strand, Londonderry Drypool, Hull Luton, Bedfordshire Landport, Hampshire Dunfermline Portsea 20 17 23 J 21. i 24 21i 19* 21f 26} 5 7 5 2J 5 5f 5 4{- 5 9f 5 5i 5 64 5 1 5 6 5 7 fresh fair dark ruddy fair fresh fresh fresh dark fresh brn aubrn 3rn Dlack light brn lk brn fair black red brn grey brn grey blue brn hazel grey dk brn hazel warrior holding man's head It arm clspd hands rt man ttd It arm small cut sc outer corner rt eye dots It frm ttd on one frm cut sc rt hand 226 227 228 229 230 Thomas, W. Toulson, John J. Vickers, James Whitehouse, Samuel Wilcocks, Albert Talbot, deserter Pembroke, deserter Magpie, straggler Magpie, straggler Magpie, straggler 11 Nov. ' 99 30 Oct. ' 99 10 Nov. ' 99 10 Nov. ' 99 10 Nov. ' 99 private, R. M. L. I. stoker, 2nd class A. B. A. B. private Toxteth Bromley, Middlesex Cork Stafford Exeter 27* l » i 30 23 20 5 5] 5 3 5 8 5 2 5 5. J sallow sallow faii- fresh fresh Ik brn jrn It brn brn brn brn brn grey blue hazel sc corner It eyebrow ILASJH & c rt arm JKJTJTTE It arm ttd It arm bracelet It frm mark It scapula Discharged for Misconduct. OFFICE NO. NAME. SHIPDISCHARGEDFROM. DATE.] RATING. WHERE BORN. w a © 3 COMr- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE. MARKS and REMARKS. 231 232 Ogden, Arthur W. Purcell, Thomas Vivid Vivid 4 Nov. ' 99 6 Nov. ' 99 stoker, 2nd class stoker Chatham, Kent I26J Middleton, Cork | 29 5i ruddy Idk bru dark | brn blue blue tto marks It arm ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. OFFICE NO. NAME. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. H - « HEIGHT COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. REGIMENTALS OR PLAIN CLOTHES. DATE OF PLACE OF DESERTION DESERTION MARKS AND REMARKS. 233 234 Burton, Herbert Coster, Walter Plymouth Kilburn, London Portsmouth Greatly, Hants labourer | carter 7 5 8 fair fresh black Ibrn brn | brn regimentals 7 Nov. 99| Plymouth [ dots It rrm 4 Nov. ' 99| Gosport | sc back rt shoulder arm THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1899. EXTRACT FROM QUEEN'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS- REWARDS, & c. FOR 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 Yict. 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— ( a.) Committed to prison pending inquiry as to his identity, and afterwards, should such identity be proved, handed over to Naval custody, or— ( 7>.) Committed direct to Naval custody, on board any one of Her Majesty's ships. In either 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— ( b.) 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 Constabulary 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 the 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. (<?.) 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 deserler 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 Not exceeding Is. while under straggler. detention, or 2s. 6d. 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. 8d. 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 every 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 days' 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 due, 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 placfe 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. MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES ( War Oflice and Admiralty) who have REJOINED, or who, for any other reason, are NOT to be Apprehended. Allum, Joseph Armistead. A. Barrett, J. K. Brown, G. W. C. Coker, F.* Connolly, R. Cope, J. Crawford. James Davies, W. Dixon, G. Duncan, T. Dunn, W. Freeman, George Godwin, G. Grady, J. J. Guthrie. P. Halls. E. Holman, T. Hughes, G. Jefford, G. Jenkins. L. Kevanagh, M. P. Leader, E. Leech, William Lomas, J. McCabe, C. McCarthy. C. McDonald, J. Highland L. 1. 7th Rifle Brigade 4th K. R. Rifles Royal Artillery 7th Hussars Scottish Rifles 1st S. Lancs. Regt. Highland L. I. Royal Artillery 3rd Leicester Regt. 1st S. Lancs. Regt. West Yorks. Regt. Medway Div. R. E. Duke of Corn. L. I. Howe 2nd R. Highlanders 7th Hussars 7th Hussars 6th R. Warwick Regt. 2nd Dorset Regt. Rifle Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards 3rd Leicester Regt. 2nd Manchester Regt. Royal Engineers 4th Scottish Rifles 3rd Scottish Rifles Durham Artillery McKay, A. McPherson, — Mitchell, W. Morrison, H. Munton, W. Neil, J. Newman, J. Ogle, W. Patrick, R. Pearce, W. A. Reeves. G. Rhodes, J. Rice, J. Sheriff, U. Shipley, T. Smith, A. Summers, A. Thomas, B. Thompson, S. Thornelow, W. Tompkins, A. J. Ward, H. Warrior, H. J. Weaver, H. White, C. Wills, C. A. Woodley, H. Wynne, W. 3rd Leicester Regt. 2nd R. Berks. Regt. Royal Highlanders 2nd Dragoon Guards 3rd Leicester Regt. Royal Artillery 2nd Middlesex Regt. West Riding Regt. Royal Highlanders Royal Artillery 7th Hussars 3rd Coldstream Grds. 7th Hussars 2nd N. Staffs. Regt, 2nd R. Lanes. Regt. Northampton Regt. 2nd R. Highlanders Scottish Rifles Royal Artillery 7th Hussars Duke of Wellington 2nd Dragoon Guards 4th Essex Regt. K. R. Rifles R. A. Med. Corps 2nd Middlesex Regt, 1st R. Berks. Regt. 2nd Leicester Regt.