The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-06
ARMY DESERTERS
APPREHENDED

of This City Arrested and Taken
to New York City to Stand Court
Martial for Running Away from
United States Regular Army.
Taken by Constable Gilby-Their
Career.
Constable Gilby, of Alderman Della
vans court made two important ar
rests Yesterday afternoon, when he APP
pretended two deserters from the
regular army Of the United states.
The deserters are John \. Adams, of
Grove street. and William McIlale, of
the West side. Both of them are ma
tives of this city and are NounS men.
Adams is about 80 and McAndrew is
about year his senior. Adams ran
away from the army in May of last
year. and McHale deserted about six
weeks ago. Adams and MCHale both
started for home directly after they
bade defiance to the law and left the.
10 them, irksome duties of military
life, and they have been in Carbondale
since.
Last night the pair were taken by
Constable Gilby to Fort Columbus,
Governors Island. where they Will
stand court martial on charge of de-
sertion.
The first arrest was made by Con-
stable Gilby about O'Clock yester-
day morning, when he captured Nc
Hale out near the Falls. McHale
made no resistance. though protesting
al first that he had done no wrong
When the consta ble however, showed
L, III
there found tattooed the initials, wv.
NJ" McHale melted and exclaimed
We'll | guess it's all over with me"
Adams was arrested about > o'clock
in the afternoon i'm the vicinity of the
switchback on the Honesdale branch
of the Delaware and Hudson company.
Adams is fond Of roaming through the
woods. and he was on one of his ram
hles when the constable came across
him. There was a bit of excitement
before Adams surrendered He is a
fast runner and when a lad won many
a sprintins match. He was about to
demonstrate that he was no Slouch at
the present time when it came To a
foot race. but Constable Gilhy, divin-
ing his intention, pulled a revolver
and covered the young man, at the
same time delivering himself of a
threatening command. Adams stood
still in his fear and the constable
after Handwriting him. marched him off
TO the city jail.
Adams enlisted at the recruiting sta
tion in Scranton Nov. l., 1895. He de-
serted on May "A, Of last year, while
stationed at Madison barracks, Sack
ett's harbor, New York, as a member
of Company G, Fifteenth infantry.
Adams has been in Carhondale al
most all of the time since he deserted
and worked a. a miner, OF late he
has been drinking freely.
Adams did not deny that he ran
away, and in palliaton of his act he
ernment needed his services, since M
war was in progress. All that he dtl
was barracks duty and this failed "a
impress on HIM the duty he owed his
country.
II was the irony of fate that tho re-
volver which Constable Neary pulled
on Adams when he attempted to flee
was the very one which was taken
from Adams a few days ago when he
was arrested and taken before Alder
man Delavan on the charge of holding
up man,
McHale enlisted at Scranton in
April, 1899, and was assigned to the
same company as Adams. He deserted
at Fort Ontario on May u, 1900. He
too. offered the excuse that Adams
gave. that he didn't think his services
Ntre needed