The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16

The COlOred Captains PIeased-Sev
eraI Deserters Arrested Yesterday.

eral Deserters Arrested Yesterday.
Throughout yesterday the colored troops
at Camp Mount busted themselves with
preparations for leaving for Santiago.
Captain Porter knew nothing of the ex-
pccted departure until he arrived in camp
this morning. He was called to the sick
bed of his sister in the city and did not
hear the news. Captain Buckner, however,
Jared somewhat better as he met G. T..
Wilson, private secretary to the Governor,
on the street the evening before and from
him learned that the colored troops were
to go to Cuba. Many of the men have
been without cartridge belts since they have
been in camp, but yesterday Major Peter
son received a supply from Rock Island
and turned 1t over to the two companies.
Both captains while not displaying the en-
thusiasm of the men, are well pleased at
being ordered to leave camp as the stay
there has been monotonous to everyone.
Captain Buckner, in talking of his expected
departure, said:
while our work in Santiago will proba-
bly, be irksome and shut us out from any
chance to see active service, it becomes
US all to realize that our position will be
one OF more real danger than though we
were to face bullets In obeying orders we
are going into a climate which has been
proved to be deadly. and these men should
though they had been commanded to as
sault a fortification, for they are facing
death deliberately. All the army officers
will tell you that the colored troops are
good ones and Indiana will see that her
two companies will do their full duty"
George A. Caldwell, one of the privates
arrested yesterday in Bloomington as a de-
serter. Caldwell has not been in camp for
several days, having been allowed leave of
absence last Wednesday by Captain Buck
ner. The first intimation of his arrest came
yesterday in telegram to Captain William
Black from George Owen, city marshal of
Bloomington. Captain Buckner will send a
guard to Bloomington for Caldwell and have
him brought back to camp for duty,
terday by Captain Black Russell M. Bell
and Frank Frazier both of Company c, of
the One-hundred- and fifty-eighth Indiana
Regiment, left Col. Harry Smiths camp at
Chickamauga last Wednesday without per-
mission, and until yesterday nothing was
heard from them. Captain d. +. Allen, of
Frankfort who commands the company,
telegraphed as soon as the men were missed
to the cashier of bank in Frankfort, ask
ing him to have the men apprehended in
case they came back home. Deputy Mar
shall John M. Denton. who knows both men,
was assigned to capture them and accom-
plished his task with neatness and dis
be compelled to come through indianapolis,
and coming to this city he lay in wait
for them at the Union Station. Every train
from the South was closely watched for
the two men, and finally his enterprise was
rewarded in seeing them drop off a c.. H.
D. train yesterday. Hardly had they
touched the platform when Denton placed
them both under arrest Neither man Of
fered resistance. Taking them into custody
Marshal Denton led them to Captain
Blacks quarters, where they were placed
under guard until they can be sent back to
their regiment for trial with the first batch
of recruits going South to join the regular
army. The government has established a
new camp for the soldiers of the regular
army Instead of sending new recruits. as
has been the practice heretofore to military
posts in Florida, they will hereafter be
sent to the new camp near the town of
Newman, Ca