The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-28
ITS FIRST DESERTER
COL. AMES, OF THE THIRTEENTH.
REPORTS THE INITIAL
OFFENsE
THOMAS R. DAVIS, OF AKRON
He Is the First One to Take French
Leave - Police officials Have
Been Notified to Look Out for
Him-He Left Camp Dec. %
Last Without NOtice-Reximent
Still on Provost Guard Duty.


Still on Provost Guard Duty.
Ad1t. Gen. Lambert yesterday re-
celved some interesting correspondence
from Col. Ames, of the Thirteenth. at
Mania, In the shape of a monthly re-
Port OF the condition Of the regiment.
Col. Ames reports the first deserter
from the Thirteenth, which is a re-
markable showing for a regiment in a
foreign land. doing active duty Thorn
as X. Davis. Of Akron, o.. is the recall
c1trant, and federal and police officers
at San francisco and st. Paul have
Deen notified to be on the lookout for
him. Davis is twenty-six years Of age
and an iron worker by trade He was
born at Akron. O., and enlisted by
| Capt. Morgan in Company l., at ST.
Paul, and deserted Dec. 2S. His near
est relative is John Rodney, of Akron.
| o.
COL Ames reports that three men
have been discharged during the last
| month, two because of disability, and
one by a special order from Washing
| ton. For former cause, w. H. Hatcher,
auartermaster sergeant, was given a
release, and Private G. D. >Boynton, Of
Company A, was given his discharge
The communication reports twenty
| nine men absent from the regiment
and reports their whereabouts as fol-
lows
R. S. Miles, hospital steward, en- route to
United States on steamship Ohio
a. M. Magoon. private Company A. de-
tached service at San Francisco
CHARLES M King. private Company A, de-
tached service at San Francisco.
H.. A. Rosie, private Company A, detached
service at San Francisco.
Robert w Terry, private Company A. hos
p1tal corps at San Francisco.
); u. Anderson. private Company A, in
terror Luzon island on twenty day leave,
i'll health.
The following members of the Thirteenth
are on detached service at San Francisco ac-
cording to the return made the adjutant gen
eral by Col Ames yesterday:
Howard Bulge, Company B.
George G. Harris, Company G.
John H. Henry. Company c.
e. W. Robertson, Company c.
P. M. Newgaard Company c.
Ben c. DAILY. Company D.
w. NJ. Murkland, Company D.
Harry L. Hart Company E.
G. P. Rice. Company E.
Joseph Webb, Company e.
G. j. F. LEM, Company f.
Samuel Rash. Company F.
W. P T. Somple Company F.
D. A. Sowall. Company F.
A. e. Johnson. Company F.
l.. j. Nicholas, Company F.
F. L. Bunker, Company F.
]. H. Gilman, Company H.
D. K. Christian. Company I.
Is. N. Sherman, Company l.
Charles R. Head, Company L.
W. J. Cook. Company L.
M: e. Hall. Company NJ.
Several of those appearing on the
above list have been granted furloughs.
Those on detached service at San
Francisco are in the service of the de-
partment of the Pacific, which has
headquarters near the Golden Gate"
| Quite number of ST. Paul boys are
| at San Francisco as shown by the
| list.
| The report was mailed Jan. IL, and
| at that time 1873 men were on sick re-
port and four officers. The total num-
| Der available for duty is given at 1929,
| by Col. Ames.
Capt. Robinson is reported in COM
mand of the Third battalion, and the
status of the other officers is just as
reported in The G o b e two weeks
ago.
| The regiment still acts as a part of
| the provost guard under the command
| Of Brig. Gen. Hughes, provost marshal
! general. The location of each COM
pany is the same as published in Sun
| days G o b e.