The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-12
DARK DAY FOR DRUMM0ND.
sEvTN OF his MEN DESERT AND
ARE EXPELLED FROM CAMP.

Rive Members of the Republican
RIues and Three Members OF the
Rnttery Arrested for DisOrderly
Conduct-Work of Mastering in
the TvoCps BeGun-Irish Jasper
Greens the First Company Muster
ed in and Are Vow Drawing Pay
PROM Uncle sam.
Griffin. Ga May n.-WOrk at the camp
has been pushed forward last night and
to-day with renewed vigOr-
mastering begun this morning and has
been continued throughout the day
Lieut.. Ruthers, Eighth United states In
fantry. arrived in camp from Chickamau-
"a last night and is assisting ia mastering
the troops.
This has been q dark day in camp for
Cant. George W. Drummond of the Re
publican Blues. This morning eight men
were arrested by the police for disorderIy
conduct and placed in the city prison.
Five Of these were members Of the Re
publican Blues and three Of the light bat
terp of Savannah.
Capt. Drummond was at once notified Of
their arrest, ard acting under Instructions
of Col Brown ne called on Mayor DAVIS
and requested the city authorities to turn
the prisoners over to him and he would
punish them accordingly.
The prisoners were escorted back TO
camp by strong guard from their COM
pany, where they were released after hav-
ing been severely 1ectured. This afternoon
when Capt Drummond commanded his
men to fail in to be mustered in service SIX
men refused to obey the command and the
seventh after having taken his position
in line. dropped out. These men deserted
their company. thereby faisifying all oaths
and leaving their company below the re-
CURED number of men. But the officers
ore confident they viii have the required
men before forty-eight hours. The names
of the deserters as furnished by Capt
Drummond for the Morning News, are
Clarence r. Barbee of Savannah, Glenn
IIobles Of Bryan county. Walter I. Hur-
ron OF Charleston, Robert J. Jaugstetter
of Savannah, Herman Pacetti Of Sayan-
nah, Robert T. Russell Of Savannah. and
Walter ". Warren of Savannah. They
were escorted outside of the camp grounds
by detailed squad.
These men are looked upon as untrust-
worthy. and therefore a special guard de-
tailed by the captain will patrol the COM
pany's street tonight.
The Savannah Guards arrived to-day
with full quota Of men. They are COM
f1rtably quartered "on straw" However
all seem to be anxious 20 fight Spaniards
They expect about twenty more men TO
morrow.
Capt Ernest Dart of the Brunswick
Rihemen mad the misfortune to have two
naen Withdrawn from his company. These
were recruits named William NJ Holt and
J. E. CauthOrn Of Valdosta. They left
camp without transportation home Capt
Darts is an Old company, his father hav-
Ing been its captain In the civil war, and
has every man but ten now In camp.
The Greens were the first Savannah
company to be mustered in. They are
now drawing pay from Uncle Sam. The
old stables have now been made comfort
able quarters. and are occupied by the
First Light Battery of Atlanta.
Frank H. Golden of Company X. Irish
Jasper Greens, was chosen orderly Al
guard mount this morning for Col. Law
ton.
At the officers headquarters things are
beginning to quiet down from the rush Of
the first few days
No orders of any Importance are being
received or given out