The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-11
MONEY FOR
REJECTED MEN
Government Acknowl-
edges Claim. !
GOOD SUM TO BE DISTRIBUTED
has Been Due Since Spanish
American War.
Censps.y which Wa. DrEani.ed Here
U.ser Captain Anderson Had
Many Men Turned Back be-
cause of Physical
Condition.
GOOD SUM TO BE DISTRIBUTED

That the Alabama Volunteers for the
spanish War who were rejected at Mo-
bile by the mastering officers. on their
physical examinations will receive their
pay for the time they spent In Mo-
bile. from the time OF their enlist
ment to their rejection, Is now a GER
tainty. according to ]. H. McTyeire.
the lieutenant of the company, which
enlisted from Montgomery. who has
Just recently received some papers to
this effect from the attorneys at Wash
ington who are prosecuting the claim.
It seems that at the outbreak Of the
war a company was enlisted here I'M
der Capt. Charles r. Anderson and
Lieut.. J.. II. McTyeire. Abe Caffey
also had command OF the negroes who
enlisted. The company was sent to
Mobile to be mustered in. where after
delay OF about three weeks many
were rejected on account of their phys
fcal disabilities. and for which time
they have never received their pay.
THE others were mustered In with
the and Alabama Regiment. composed
OF men from Troy, Tuscaloosa. Mobile
ana Montgomery. This company was
sent to Miami. Fla. where they re-
manned about three months. but were
returned home without seeing any SER
vice. These men received their pay
for the time Of enlistment. but 1t was
only q few months ago that they re-
ceived pay for the time between the
Organization and that Of being mus
tered In. t -
There Is stfll considerable sum due
The rejected men, very few Of whom
have been allowed anything heretofore
because the officers kept no record Of
their names. The attorneys have re-
Gently obtained from the War Depart
ment long list OF these men. COM
prtsing all those whose names are
shown IN the records of the War De-
partment, and are sending out the list
to the various company officer through
out the State. with the request that
they go through It and pick out their
men and place their names on rolls.
showing the dates OF volunteering and
rejection.
Must Learn Addresses.
This will be a considerable task for
the officers unless they receive help
from the men themselves. and ]. H.
NIcTyeire stated last evening that he
had already sent applications in for
several of the men and he would be
glad to do anything he could for them.
but that he did not know where many
% them who enlisted at that time were
at the present time. II he can find
their addresses he will write to, them
or II any of them communicate with
him he win I'LL out their applications.
Pay Is due at twice the United States
rates for the time and the rank of
the Gervice, 30 II may be easily seen
that the aggregate amount due Is con-
siderable and II Is estimated that the
total compensation due those rejected
from the Montgomery company will
amount to nearly S1.100.
Following Is the list Of the men. in
GLIDING negroes. as secured from j :.
III <ATcTyefre. the former lieutenant of
the company, who were rejected from
the Montgomery company and to whom
pay Is due: James r. Banks. Gustaye