POLICE fjf GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1665. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office, Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, <£•<•., 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, DECEMBER 12, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTYS SERVICE. Anderton, William Andrews, A. Aspin, J. Austin, William Axam, Thomas Baker, G. Barber, Thomas Bartlett, James Behan, Thomas Bell. John Benson, Edgar Blaikie, C. Brennan, Michael Brion, Samuel Brown, David Bruce, E. Budd. James Burchell, Charles Burke, Thomas Burrell, Henry Campbell, Allan Campbell, George A. Cannell. James Cartney, Thomas Chilman, Oliver Clark, R. Clarke, Christopher Clarke, Henry Clifton, Joseph Collins. Charles A. Connor, James Cook, James Coward, John Duffy, Edward Duncan, John S. Dunlevy, James Edwards, James Ewing, David Findlay, David Fox. William Francis, Joseph Friel, W. Gale, H. Gissane, J. Gosden, Henry Hall, Thomas' Hardy, Benjamin Harris, William Harte, John Henderson. Joseph Hessian, John Holt, James Hubert, John Hudson, George A. Hurst, William Hutchinson, Wm. Hynes, Martin Irving, Henry Jackson, George W. Johnson. Cnas. Geo. Johnston, Michael Jones, Arthur E. Jones. Joseph Judge, John Kelly, James Lamport, Roland Leader, A. Lear, Amos Leary, John collier labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer tailor compositor labourer ill sherman butcher labourer labourer lab. irn. wks labourer tube drawr carman labourer fitter labourer seaman ' labourer labourer labourer clerk electrician labourer groom labourer miner labourer labourer labourer joinr's hlpi labourer collier cooper dresser labourer jseaman labourer groom labourer labourer collier carpenter labourer tailor miner labourer cycle blowi clerk horse brkr labourer brickmakei labourer collier labourer groom I labourer lathe vvrkr boatman glass blowr labourer butcher labourer labourer loco, stoker Swinton, Lanes St. Michael's* Preston St. GeorgeEast, Lndn St. Ann's, Newcstle* St. John's, London Trinity, Smethwick* Camberwell, Surrey St. Catherine, Dubln Kingstown. Dublin Hull St. Cuthbert's* Newry, Armagh Aylesbury, Bucks Norton, Durham ChristChurch, Salfrd Birmingham Islington, Middlesx Kingstown, Dublin Plaistow. Essex Maryhill, Glasgow Colesburg, S. Africa Bethnal Grn, Middx Ardwick, Lanes Westerham, Kent St. Paul's, Carlisle St. Asaph's, Birmngm Yarmouth, Norfolk St. Giles. Middlesex Stepney. Middlesex Stirling St. Nicholas* Alverston, Lanes Govan, Lanark Shanlchill, Antrim S. Cuthbrts, Edinbgh Manchester, Lanes Govan, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Bradford. Yorks Liverpool, Lanes Galway Chippenham, Wilts Killaloe, co. Clare West Ham, Essex Wolvrhmptn. Staffs Forest Gate, Essex Kingston. Surrey Liverpool, Lanes Pofcterfell. Durham S. Wilt red s, Mnchstr S. George's, Brmghm Lewisham Keighley, Yorks Newark, Notts Stamford, Lines Newbridge, Calway Manchester, Lanes Barnsley, Yorks St. George's, London N. Shields, Nrthmbldi Holborn, Middlesex Birmingham Lichfield, Staffs Newry, co. Down Sheffield, Yorks Eversden, Cambs Audley, Staffs Llanwono, Glamrgn 2 vac mrks rt 2 wmn MP & c rt frm sc bck head 2 rt npple " Manchester scs head dots It frm sc back neck sc insde It knee It sde nek * on- Tyne small sc outer canthus rt eye • Staffs ring 2nd fingr each hnd sc rt eybrw 2 large scs front It leg snake auc x flags It frm * to Dublin ship chst clspd hnds sun rt arm sc rt frm It knee rt shn * Edinboro* 2 scs brst hrt piered daggr x rt frm heart pierced with dagger & anchor mole above navel sc rt forehead sc It cheek female rt arm TB 3 dots back It frm Edith bck rt clspd hnds bk rt wrst. star bk It wrst cross It frm * to Dublin sc 1c hip centre of back sc forehead LF anchor sc It thumb scs bk head frhd & c chks dts It frm numerous tattooing both frms sc forefinger It hand M Moore rt frm crucifix front chest cross flags ancs indistnet mks It frm wmn peacock & c rt arm cannon It scs It frhd auc 2 flgs rt frm ILH It 3 scs bck head 1 It elbow Isc It cheek 3 dots back It frm sc back heart It frm * Nwcstl- o- T 2 dots bk It thumb mole frnt It arm MI ED JC rt frm * to Fr. George sc top rt shoulder sc front It . thigh JHSMMc tmbstn rt arm hnds It arm DE rt frm sc anchor It frm DF JH rt frm DF It * to Hamilton slight overlapping 2nd toe rt foot sc top head DI moon stars Good Luck It frm sc It eye sc outer angle It side mouth • Staffs fto Lichfield sc inside It knee ring back It little finger * to join sc rt front chest & small back bracelet back both wrists scs rt frm heart anchor & other marks It frm sc between It thumb & forefinger several scs It knee heart crossed swords It arm soldier rt frrn Lucy crossed sword crown rt frm ring 2nd lingr It. hnd * to Nwcstl- o- T slightly flat- footed indistinct tattooing rt At It frm sc abv It eybrw 2 upr frnt tth dfent RL It frm ' orget me- not. hrt clspd hnds rt frm • to Broi-. n 4 T H E POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, N o v E M B E R 28, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES EROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE— continued. Leslie, Phillip Lister, John Longstaff, Fred Maguire, George Maher. George Malone, Charles G. Malone, John Martin. George Maxwell, John Mayo. William scs rt temple & chin brn mole insde It knee sc do rt knee • Durham fNewcastle- on- Tyne sc burn rt & It frm sc It side nose sc rt shin x figs anc 2 hrts prcd daggr rt frm TRUE LOVE & c It frm* Birmnghm brn stain rt upper arm x bust man friendship star Life Guard rt frm MARKS AND REMARKS. McBrayne. Dougald McGuire, Thomas McIlrea, James McLaughlin, H. McMahon, Robert Miller, Henry Morgan, James Muir. R. O'Brien, John Palmer. William P sc It elbvv brn stain rt brst 2 dots bck It frm 7 dots bck rt frm small sc rt side neck Mary & c It arm sc back rt elbow buttock & c x flags & c rt frm * Northampton sc It shldr It eye dancing grl rt frm RM chest moles abdomen * to Cairo scs middle back & back It frm sc shin Phillips, Richard Phillips, Thomas Powell, Charles Powell, Harry Pryde, Thomas Regan, Michael Reilley, William Robinson, John D. Rowe, George Rutherford. John pirn tree snake & c It frm ballt grl rt sc 3rd finger rt hand sc rt cheek small sc back neck sc tp 2nd rt fngr It elbw It frm & c J D It frm mole bck neck 3 It cheek sc rt leg rt sde frhd ttd mrks It arm soldier & c rt frm Salmon, A. Saunders, Harry Simmons, Sidney G Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smyth, John Stokes, Thomas Sunderland. Charles Too, Tom Torrester. Frank scs ball rt thumb between eyebrows sc rt nek George Potterton & c rt frm dot rt frm sc It hnd & shin MS It frm burn mrk abdmn sc head FSTS part brclt It frm sc brdg nse sc nose mole under rt frm Sc rt bust brie rt frm sc back head Sc upr lip Turner, Fredk. Walsh, James Walsh, Thomas Walters. John Ward, Patrick White, Thomas Whiteside, Isaac Wilkinson, John Williams, Albert Willis. William 186 It arm ballet girl wmn's hd outer rt frm sc forehead mole It neck sc It side head anchr cmpss & square 2 dots rt hnd * to Lichfield sc over It kneecap mole centre frnt chest Wilson, George Wise. Joseph iscs it neck lowr chin Sc rt elbow ( blue mk It chk bone sc lwr brst bn NAME. Anerhaan, Morris Begley, Andrew Bolton, E. W. Cooper, Chas. Henry Goatley, Geo. Robt. Halpine, Joseph Irwin, James Jones, John Ernest Kilcallum, William Leamen, J. W. Lenton, Hy. Middleton, Geo. T. Patterson, Joseph Piper, George Shepherd, Joseph Smith, William Taylor, Andrew Watkins, James Wilson, William MARKS AND REMARKS. small sc top rt shoulder united flags of England America on chest. sc scalp sc under rt clavicle Sc It groin blue dot back It frm vac 3 rt frm dot back It hand small scs between shoulder back It thigh 2nd It toe slightly overlaps MARKS AND REMARKS. Brett. William Clair, Charles Coburn, William Connor, F. Cooper, James Dolau, Thomas Falley, Matthew Ferguson, Michael Flynn, Matthew Freeman. Geo. Hv. Graham, James Grisenthwaite, Alex. Ingham. Frederick Jones, Morris Massey. Henry Moran, John Murphy, John Price, George Renyard. Walter shanland. R. G. mole rt neck scs small back 2 scs frhd sc ovr rt eye Sc back head tto marks both arms sc frhd T rt frm ring 2nd rt finger pockmarked sc rt buttock tto mks bth fms prcd hrt nrech npl JG it frm sc brdg nose < ss It eyebrw ( indistinct tto marks back It frm | j on each forearm anc 2 dts It frm - i dts base It thmb 2 scs back head " field, Wigan sc point nose rt cheek Sc rt shin PPP heart 5 dots It frm sc end It eyebrow tailor's ettr clerk labourer labourer labourer seaman miner filer miner ship's stwrl painter polisher labourer labourer iron turnr labourer collier shoemaker labourer bu « driver collier painter grocer labourer tailor labourer labourer clerk butcher driller labourer seaman carman labourer laboui'er clerk labourer | labourer labourer Istable man labourer mason plasterer labourer gardener labourer labourer shunter enginrstwd miner lenginedrvr | groom London, Middlesex St. Leonard's, Perth Bishop Auckland* Toxteth Pic., Lanes Nenagh, Tipperary Bermondsey, Surrey Hamilton, Lanark St. Stephens* Dalziel, Lanark St. Beter's. S. i11' ord Barony, Glasgow Birmingham Omagh, Tyrone Clayton. Lanes Athlone, Westmeath Peterborough* Wigan, Lanes St. Cuthbert's* St. Ann's. Cork Inswich, Suffolk Congleton, Cheshire Battersea, Surrey London, Middlesex Stratford, Essex Shankhill, Belfast Keltimigh. co. Mayo Barony, Lanark Lurgan, Armagh Manchester Stockton. Durham Takeley, Essex Doncaster, Yorks Walworth, Surrey S. Vincent. Liverpool Leith, Edinburgh Birmingham Belhelvie, Aberdeen Dewsbur. y, Yorks St. Andrew's, Derby Rochester. Kent Gillinghain, York Shandon, Cork Bradford, Yorks Milton, Hants St, Cuthbert's, Edin. Hulme. Lanes Shankhill. Antrim Hanley, Staffs St. Mary's, Worcester Sheriff Hill. Gateshd [ Cheltenham. Gloster ISt. Paul's, Bavnslev [ traveller labourer [ labourer groom clerk shoe rivetr polisher I barber [ labourer labourer baker labourer carman labourer printer labourer labourer labourer Islington. London Sligo, Sligo Widnes, Lanes Thorpe, Yorks St, Pancras, Middlsx Chelsea, Middlesex Nottingham, Notts Birmingham Tyrone S. Andrew's, Plymth All Saints', Leicester Bermondsey, Londn Kingstown. Dublin Chelsea, Middlesex Market Rasen, Lines Cosham, Hants St. Cuthbert's, Edin. Lambeth, Surrey Dundee. Forfar scs over & outer corner it eye brown patch It hip sc ovr rt shldr bide sightly kuck- knd It lg I love SA square iine 0 It. frm Maud anchor cross & e It frm dots See rt moles neck & abdomen sc rt frm grey patch front head T It frm True love rt frm scs It cheek dots back It hand scs back & both knees St. Mary's, Dover Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool St. Nicholas, Yarmth Liverpool Screen, co. Meath Dublin Dublin Cannimr Tn, London Liverpool Everton, Liverpool Blackburn, Lanes Liverpool Ashton- in- Maker-* S. Michael's, Covntry St. Michael's, Glostei Everton, Liverpool Bedalien, Lymingtn Cherbourg, France labourer photogrphr grocr's asst groom farm labr briSMayer labourer labourer labourer ti reman waiter labourer labourer Labourer fisherman labourer labourer labourer Ship's stwrd labourer TUESDAY, DECEMBER :><;, 1899. T H E P O L I C E GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA. OFFICE NO. NAME. REG NO. CORPS. M a •< HEIGHT. COM- PLXN HAIR, J EYES. TRADE. ENLISTMENT. PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. MARKS AND REMARKS. DATE OF PLACE OF DATE OF PLACE OF 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 Barton. Thomas Crone, John Davies, Henry Geo. Doran, David Elliott, Herbert Fitzmaurice, C. Hall. Richard Huddle, Thomas Jones, Percy McLeary. Andrew 2733 1365 135 4796 8566 8578 2417 5647 1382 4th Scots Rifles 4thHighlndL. l. 3rd Welsh Rgt. 4th Liverpool R. 3rd Yrk& Lan li, 3rd Durham L. I 3rdYrk& LanK. 5th Royal Fus. 1th Worcesl r K 3rd HighlndL. I. 19 173 20} 17J 18 33 J 19} 18J l « i 5 2 5 3 5 4} 5 2} 5 1? 5 5 $ 5 4J 5 4} 5 3} fresh fresh fresh sallow fresh fair fresh faii- fresh fresh dk brnl blue red bn grey dark blue dk brn gry blu brn grey dk brii| blue brn blue biack blue It brn blue brn Iblue labourer moulder labourer collier oanl feeder bookbinder carter porter baker van man 24 Nov. ' 99 17 Nov. ' 99 23 Oct. ' 99 13 Nov. ' 99 28 Sept.' 99 25 Nov. ' 99 9 Oct. ' 99 11 Oct. ' 99 29 Nov. " 99 28 Nov. ' 99 Glasgow 31asgow Dowlais Warringtn liavensthrp W. Hartlpl Leeds London Birmnghm Glasgow Govan, Lanark Barony, Lanark Hereford, Hereford Wigan, Lancashire Bradford. Yorks St. George's, Londn Leeds, Yorkshire Marylebone, Middx. Stourbridge, Wrcstr Barony, Lanark 25 Nov. 2 Dec. 29 Nov. 30 Nov. 2 Dec. 25 Nov. 2 Dec. 28 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. Hamilton Hamilton Cardiff Warringtn Pontefract en route* Pontefract Hounslow Worcester Hamilton sc rt side smail back EC & c rt frm scs below rt jaw & abv It angle mth sc back neck 503 It frm Queen's head rt frm mole rt groin * to Newcastle- o- T Love & triangular figures It frm vac 3 It slight cast It eye female's head back rt frm sailor rt frm anchr It sc centre frhd 171 172 173 174 176 176 177 178 179 180 Merrett, C. Molloy. Frank Moore. John E. Procter, Henry Roberts, Wm. Arthr Sisson, Charles Springall, William Stevenson, John Sweeney, William White. John 2834 4823 6718 8388 1464 1384 4815 3rd W. Kent R. 4th Liverpool R. 3rd S. Lanes R. 3rd Lnelnshr 11. Lanes Artillery 3rdYrk& LanR. Surrey Co. MSC 3rd HighlndL. l. 4th DurhamL. l. 4thLiverpool R. 25 17} 32 24} 18J 22} 18j 17 18 5 3j 5 3 5 3} 5 5 5 83 5 6 5 4 5 5| 5 5J 5 7 fair sallow fresh fresh sallow fresh fair fresh fair fresh brn bi; n brn brn black dark brn brn brn dk brn grey grey grey brn grey ltblgy blue brn brn sr rev waterman labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer carman labourer labourer moulder y Nov. ' 99 18 Nov. ' 99 23 Nov. ' 99 28 Nov. ' 99 8 Nor. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 13 Jan. ' 99 30 Nov. ' 99 17 Nov. ' 99 16 Nov. ' 99 London Warringtn Liverpool Mrkt Rasn Warringtn Barnsley London Hamilton G ateshead Warringtn Deptford, Kent Buttevant, Armagh Liverpool. Lanes Halifax, Yorkshire Montreal, Canada Burnley, Lancashire Finchley, Middlesex Barony, Lanark St. Joseph's. Gateshd Sheffield. Yorkshire 4 Dec. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nav. 30 Nov. 29 Nov. 27 Nov. 1 Dec. 28 Nov. 30 Nov, Maidstone Warringtn W arringtn en route Seaforth Pontefract Aldershot Hamilton Nwcstl- o- T Warrinetn sc It eyebrow sc bk rt hand 2 stars & scar It thmb sc forehead Sc It knee sc back It hand sc inside It ankle lost top rt mid fingr sc each side frhd vac 3 It sc nose dots It frm 2 dots base It Sc 1 dot base rt thmbs 2 vac marks It arm brn dots rt side forehead Discharged for Misconduct. ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. OFFICE NO. NAME. SHIP DESERTED FROM. DATE. RATING. WHERE BORN. M ® < « © 3 9 COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. MARKS and REMARKS. 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 Aldridge, Charles Beckett, Harry V. Bennett, W. A. Blackman, George Coleman, George Cooley, E. W. Crosby, Nathaniel Crowley, Timothy Curley, Luke Davidson. R. S. H. Penguin, deserter Penguin, deserter Pembroke, deserter Minotaur, deserter Nile, deserter St. George, straggler Penguin, deserter Vivid, deserter Penguin, deserter Goldfinch, deserter 4 Nov. ' 99 5 Nov. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 29 Nov. ' 99 4 Dec. ' 99 20 Oct. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 27 Oct. ' 99 O. S. A. B. stoker boy, 1st. class O. S. O. S. A. B. stoker, 2nd class A. B. stoker St. Augustine's, Norwich Greenwich. Kent Manchester Hornsey. Middlesex Plymouth Winkfield, Berks Fingrinoe, Essex Bandon, Cork Castlebar, Mayo Rotherhithe, London dark dk brn brn dk brn brn dk brn brn brn dk brn black hazel blue blue brn grey bra grey grey grey brn heart rt arm sc It elbow sailor bracelet rt arm ship flag See It sailor rt frm sc It. eye Sc It leg sc It forefinger rose It frm 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 Donnelley. John Fish, Walter Harris, William H. Hill, William H. Hopper, John Lashmar, Jonas Laverty, James Nicolson, William Ridgman, Henry Saunders. Gilbert Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Juno, straggler JD. II/ Wellington, deserter Vivid, deserter Pembrolw, deserter Penguin, deserter Rodney, deserter Wallaroo, deserter Impregnable, deserter 27 Nov. 99 27 Nov. ' 99 4 Dec. " 99 27 Nov. ' 99 25 Nov. ' 99 15 Aug. ' 99 3 Nov. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 16 Oct. ' 99 8 Dec. ' 99 stoker, 2nd class stoker, 2nd class stoker, 2nd class stoker, 2nd class stoker, 2nd class A. B. A. B. R. N. R. stoker private Burton, Liverpool Bow, London Alverstoke, Hants St. Michael's, Bristol Plymouth Kensington, Middlesex Hebburn, Durham Stonehouse, Devon Petersfield, Hants brn black brn dark brn lk brn black it brn brn aubrn blue dk brn blue dark blue brn grey grey brn hazel JL JT " Memory of Father " & c It arm 2 sailors girl & c rt arm flag SEE It H It hand ACW rt, frm dot It hand sc forehead bracelet both wrists GS It wrist & hand 204 205 206 207 208 Selby, Y. Sparrow, Sid Trail, James Webb, John White. William St. George, straggler Pembroke, deserter Penguin. deserter Pembroke, deserter Impregnable, deserter 2 Dec. ' 99 29 Nov. ' 99 27 Oct. ' 99 25 Nov. ' 99 8 Dec. ' 99 bandsman stoker leading signalman stoker, 2nd class private Chelsea, London Ainsworth. Kent St. Giles, Edinburgh Dartford, Kent Haddington brn brn Ik brn ight brn hazel brn hazel blue blue sc rt hand flower pot It frm dots It frm heart & arrow rt frm Discharged for Misconduct. NAME. SHIP DISCHARGED FROM. DATE. RATING. WHERE BORN. I CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. Adcock, Fredk. W. Commesky, J. J. Horton, Henry E. Hughes, William Smith, Samuel Stenhouse, D. Tunbridge, William Turner, Harry Vivid, Pembroke Pembroke Pembroke Pembroke Pembroke- Pembroke' Pembroke 24 Nov. 5 Dec. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 3 Dec. ' 99 26 Nov. ' 99 26 Nov. ' 99 27 Nov. ' 99 29 Nov. ' 99 A. B. stoker, 2nd class A. B. stoker, 2nd class A. B. ptr., 2nd class stoker stoker, 2nd class Litchurch, Derby Rochdale, Lanes St. Martin. Birmingham Birmingham Spitalfields Dunfermline Chatham Sheffield objctnable objctnable objctnable objctnable objctnable objctnable objctnable objctnable ttd It arm birthmark rt of neck EHBB LOWH I L It arm Sc hand ASN True Love See It arm WH rt wrist cut sc rt hand TH WT Sc various designs It arm woman Sc flowers rt marks It frm ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. OFFICE NO. NAME. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. O XI n S COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. REGIMENTALS OR PLAIN CLOTHES. DATE OF DESERTION PLACE OF DESERTION MARKS AND REMARKS. 217 218 219 220 Foord, Harry Hosier, W. Longman, Charles Smith, M. Portsmouth R. M. L. I. Portsmouth R. M. L. I. Ore, Hastings Shadwell, London Southampton Bermondsy, Lndn labourer coal porter brick makr seaman fresh fresh fresh c'resh brn brn It brn brn grey orn grey grey regimentals regimentals 28 Nov. ' 9y 4 Dec. ' 99 28 Nov. ' 99 3 Dec. ' 99 Gosport Chatham Gosport Chatham flags anchor swords It arm ship rt LLGC rt frm LE heart See It arm coat of arms It frm mermaid rose rt frm Discharged for Misconduct. OFFICE NAME. NO. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. EYES. DATE OF DISCHARGE. PLACE OF DISCHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. 221 222 223 224 225 Bladon, G. A. Greenwood, Tom Hannington, E. E. Salmon, E. J. Thackery. A R. M. L. I. K. M. A. R. M. A. R. M. L. I. R. M. L. I. Redditch Chester, Cheshire St. Martin- in-* St. Aldates, Oxfd Basford Flat* draper joinr's asst labourer valet labourer hazel blue hazel grey brn dismissed ignominy ignominy dismissed objectionable 1 Dec. ' 99 8 Dec. ' 99 30 Nov. ' 99 29 Nov. ' 99 29 Nov. ' 99 Chatham Lewes Lewes Chatham Chatham moles face back neck ice large bra mark near rt eyebrow MAH inr rt frm sc It frm * the- Fields, London sc rt frm arms and breast tattooed * Notts 4 THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, N o v E M B E R 28, 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— ( a.) Committed to prison pending inquiry as to his identity, and afterwards, should such identity be proved, handed over to Naval custody, or— ( b.) 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 60 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. 6. 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 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. ( Z » .) 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 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 pai t of a day being allowed in addition to the 24 hour?, unless the extra time for which payment is claimed excced 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 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 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. MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES ( War Office and Admiralty) who have REJOINED, or who, for any other reason, are NOT to be Apprehended. Beard, C. Burns. E. Clark, J. M. Coldough, J. Currie, J. Ferry, P. Finlay, J. Folan. E. Fox, G. Garbett, H. Glossop, F. Gordon, W. 31664 4606 4961 81511 6573 3295 6938 1722 6940 24757 5592 6892 23694 Royal Artillery 1st West Riding Regt Worcester Regt. Royal Horse Artillery Liverpool Regt. Roval Engineers Highland L. I. Roval Artillery Highland L. I. Royal Artillery 4th Worcester Regt Durham L. I. Royal Engineers 28 Nov. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 21 Aug. ' 97 28 Nov. " 99 5 Dec. ' 99 21 Nov. ' 99 28 Nov. ' 99 28 Nov. ' 99 28 Nov. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 j 13 Feb. ' 94 ! 3 10 17 17 24 33 34 37 30 128 33 218 Hartrey, J. Herrington, W. Jackson, E. May, C. Moody, J. Quirke, P. Scott, F. Shaw, F. Spence, R. Spensley, H. A. Taylor, H. Trainor, R. 81669 18266 5898 5462 5233 12008 28828 5320 7403 5613 5623 329 Royal Artillery Royal Engineers E. Kent Regt. Berkshire Regt. 2nd Hampshire Regt. Royal Artillery Royal Artillery Manchester Regt. Royal Highlanders W. Kent Regt. Worcester Regt. Scottish Rifles 31 Oct. ' 99 8 Aug. ' 99 22 Aug. ' 99 21 Nov. ' 99 31 Oct. ' 99 22 Dec. ' 96 3 Oct. ' 99 25 Jan. ' 98 5 Dec. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 5 Dec. ' 99 1 June ' 97 LONDON: PRINTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. J. KELIHER & Co., 22, CHARING CROSS, S. W.; 33, KING WILLIAM STREET, E. C.; AND MARSHALSEA WORKS, S. E.