The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-14
UNCLE SANS BOYS.
New Recruiting Off
Ger Arrives in
Worcester.
CHANCE FOR GLITTING.
May Be Sent to the Philip
pines to Redeem
Himself.
CHANCE FOR GLITTING.


yesterday and returned last evening ac-
companied by a new clerk for the local
office, Warren Wheelock, who was com
pany clerk for company K Of the Sixth
regiment, Massachusetts volunteers
during the Porto Rico campaign.
He served with Sergt. Gerber through
the Spanish war and is thoroughly con-
versant with the red tape that regi-
mental clerks have to go through and
will soon swing into the routine work
of the office. He viii be mustered into
the service next Monday when Capt. j.
G. Gresham arrives from Providence.
Sergt. Gerber said that Wheelock
would probably be sent to Providence
and Private McVickor Of that office will
be sent here to work with Sergt. Cham
berlatn, who will have entire charge of
the local office after Sergt. Gerber goes
either Monday or Thursday Of next
week.
1t is very evident to those who are ac-
quainted with the circumstances of the
case that Sergt. Charles F. Glitting will
not be discharged without honor, as has
been stated, but will be assigned to
some regiment bound for the Philip
pines and there given an opportunity
to retrieve his lost reputation on the
firing line. Sergt Glitting has always
held very good reputation until his re-
cent unfortunate affair. He has many
friends who were sorry to hear of his
predicament and they FASTENED to have
the matter smoothed over. Rev. DIR. A.
z. Conrad, pastor of the Old South
Cuttings case and has written to Capt
Gresham asking that the latter give the
soldier another show and be given a
chance to redeem himself by being sent
to the Philippines.
Col. E. j. Russell, the local probation
officer, has also written to Capt. Ores
ham and said that he would see to it
that Glitting will be discharged by the
civil courts or his case placed on file if
the captain agrees to send Glitting to
the front. Capt. Gresham in CONVERSE
ton with The Spy reporter last Monday
stated that he was very much averse
to discharging GIitting without honor,
but he could not see his way clear to
do otherwise unless he interfered with
the civil courts, and he said that the
war department at Washington would
not countenance that. He was satisfied
that Glitting was indiscreet, but he has
always been faithful and obedient SOL
der up to that escapade.
Sergt. Glitting has expressed himself
as being sorry for his foolish acts and
asks for another chance. He served
throughout the campaign with the
Twelfth regiment Of regulars and went
through all the hardships and priva-
tions to which the soldiers were sub
jected to in that campaign before San
ttago.
His case is being looked after by
Henry e. Fisher. whose law Office Is
in the Burnside building, and the con-
sent Of Gen. lockwood Hoar as dis
triot attorney, has been secured regard
ing the placing Of Cuttings case on
file.
Charles LaMonde, one of the re-
cruits mustered in Thursday by Capt.
Gresham, will leave today for Fort
Ethan Allen, VT, where he will join the
Forty-third regiment. He did not go
with the rest of the recruits Thursday,
being detained to answer to the
charge of larceny at yesterday fore
moons session Of the central district
court. He was fined 500.
Yesterday the following passed the
examination of the doctor, and will be
Wilfrid Seymour Of Leominster; Louis
Delauris, AZ Temple street, Spencer,
Mass; Fred Barnes of Brookline, N.
H. Four more were rejected.
At the marine office yesterday, Sergt.
E. F. Larkin rejected three applicants.
The sergeant received a letter from
Capt. Franklin j. Moses, Jr., saying
that the young man from Spencer who
applied for service in the marine corps,
will not be taken until he produces his
discharge from his old company in the
Twelfth regiment of regulars. The
young man in question is a minor, but
has his fathers consent to enlist. Hesent
his discharge to Washington with his
claim for two extra months pay, and
it has not been returned.
The circular issued by the regular
army recruiting office yesterday and
printed in The Spy has created some
talk among returned heroes from off
the firing line. They say that they did
not receive 50 cents for every mile trav-
ersed after they had been discharged.
They did not receive the money but
still they are entitled to it, and have
a claim against the government When
the soldiers in the Philippines received
their discharges in that country, they
were entitled to 50 cents for every 20
miles traversed by them coming back
to their homes in this country. They
did not get it, however, but have a
claim for that amount against the gov
eminent, and will get it after a few
years. That matter is to be discussed
at the next session of congress. 1t is
only another way where the soldiers
are being squeezed by some one who
wants to make a Doodle out of them.
When the discharged regulars arrived
in San Francisco, there were number
less spectators lined along the wharves
offering from 800 to $3.50 for the dis
charge of the soldiers, that they might
in future collect the transportation
money due on them The UOlUptparG
who were discharged in this country
have no claina for ira n srnrt q tim