New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-29
Navy officials Have A..
Men Arrested on S,or
of Sailors
2Others Are Found
Imprisoned in o..
Men Declare They Wen
Forcibly Detained lJ,,a
l0Days After Furlousb

Captain s. ". Brew,,., y i.
N. c. (retired), Judge ~
at the New York Navy Yard ". y.
planned yesterday TO Assis,an, W., Va
Attorney Tslley that two s.i,or. :
trial for desertion had testified -.
oath that they had heen fors,h. AT
tanned in the Offices of the p,ma.
Detective Agency, in the Fj,,,..,,
Building, Broadway and For,y......s,
Street, for periods long encuss |.
make them deserters. Captain r.
ster said the agency had them dsl,...
them up, with claim OF $50 rev,rs !.
each case.
The sailors told stories Of han.
threatened by Hamilton's men ~.
brsndlshed blsckjacks and r.yal,.,.
saying they would be struck dow, !,
they showed the slightest signs Of !,
ing TO escape, according to the iul,,
advocate.
MIR. Talley at once sent Dst,e,;,.,
Wittenberg and McAulitfe to ip,.s'
gate. They found William C H,ra
ton, Of 40l West Thirtieth Stree, :
eX-policeman, in charge Of the o..
on the ninth floor. Hamilton rfu..
to allow the detectives to se,rA n.
place, declaring that he was f,i,ri
of Governor Whitman and u.d n
work for him when ne was Di,,rie, A,
torney.
Hamilton Is Arrested
You'll have TO walk in over ny t,u
body TO get in here Hamilton t,l
Wittenberg.
Wittenberg left McAulife ia ehir,
and called Mr.. Tslley on the tslfs.o.,
lie was told to arrest Hamilton AZ
every one else in the Offices Hsmiin
remained defiant. so Wlttenbsrg cals
the West Forty-seyenth Street state
for help. Three reserves responds.
whereupon Hamilton opened III. dsg
and submitted 10 arrest.
While this was going on NeAuhsl
saw two sailors being escorted By a.
other man through side door opera
on another corridor. The man was A.
rested, and described himself az Jos,I.
Glass. Of eos East l69th Street, Il,
Bronx. one of Hamlltons ASSISTANT
The sailors said they were k.,rsl
O. King. of the U. ). 5. Seattle, iri
Frank Phillips, a fireman Of N. forr1
German ship Princess Irene
On one of the doors opening OF "
reception room Of the Hamilton ohea
was the name Captain Harry A. Reed,
Navigation Bureau" Witttnbsrs and
NcAulife arrested Reed, WHO SAID he
lived at l49 State Street, biooklya
Hamilton, Glass and Reed. WIN we "o
sailors. were taken TO Mr. fancy, Of.
fee in the Criminal Courts puha'is
and were questioned. a..
Reed. who appeared to Be ID sal.'r
ity, declared that he was iorneh
freman in the navy. he sald ne W.
authorized by the Navigation bure''
Washington to arrest ana dtuIn
serters. Mr.. Talley had the navy ~
authorities telephone TO Wssnins'o's
verify Reeds statements, sna
came back that Reed had no au'A''~
to detain sailors. ~. T,u,,s
King. the sailor, tod az. ,' r.,sr,
was sixteen years old and was r re,.ir
inc from Fall River, Mass s'ns
morning, where he had been ,. 70 az :
his mother, who was nov s. .Ap,g KIN
i've On Forty second Street az ~
Ia Glass came up TO him ana; n. y,
- hadoe. Informed him that ~ -
,me arTcst as deserter, he 81
he was taken to the rooms q -. -, ,ortt:
iiton agency, where he had oes zen els cl,,,
70 remain ever since. he s1lu .si,a
Rad threatened him with 0is'
- 10" bo started to make trouble r.
! U H. told Mr. Tslley iha' - y.
ard Phillips, the other ss,o', ,i,,:s
being taken out TO now. ,., p,
theatre when MeAu!Ihe in''''
.hem. - ,bs story e
M nc 500 mahen Mr.. TaIley quess,Il.o's',,'.
Philips, lie hNN .osrad ungiL
acted i'll at ease and appeasir 1euv ptl
ing 10 answer questions. l..d ;b.t y
i;ns broke down and ADMITTED ;a =,
rp masouerading in a sallOl |, 4,
was sor,,, md, anJ hat he had never been ID >
81 ~ always wanted to enis'i !, q 81
mover quite had the nerve, a,l;.,,i.
m a!yLe ~ INV companions nae e sl.,s,,s
mS = bougit a uniform IN -
anu "a ,.railed around with 'nsa 70.
Phillips said he was vas, NV" Nv On, q
Years old and was tshee =. ,bcs,
HamiIton's men at Times 49, n. ..id },
! @ o,cincE Monday morning ne ssi
To-, . 80 ~ The aoor. while King hsa .,rs,
He said they we're taken o.. + Sy Cl,s
restaurants for their mesa
nv some one else IN the oh''.'
VIII Enlist If Freed ~,
1, vou will get me clear :, ~
scrane Tll enlist within '"'
s sap, pb;llips entreated In;
no one in Hamilton's once once 1 n,,. Ut
I1P lin was not an enlis'ea =, =" !, ~.
pb Kinks himself did not as .,,.. ~ ss.z
fess /, for fear that me ,u,s,,c,,dins 4,
.urn him over for mssquelSbor. 81
sa,ior's uniform. HIS eI pgsiil,, ~
psn,e "pes Noines." ou' =. Sien -
nam nam, Of tbe consequences levitt
tear' u % ~ over 20 the rev.
prison at the navy ysra. T.ll.y, ~
This came" said NJ ,. , md ~
.-an Iii %as 20 seize sailors ~, g.
HEM as long as they eou. .s. ~ thty vsr.'
ouire at Washington wae' sG mer,.sles
,.air icove Of absence les. "a. "a. ~
their . ieave ,,o o. .stragslers, ahG II ~,
ward of sos was paid ior s"' over tasii'
,ySre more than ten da!' a, vhri
Lave thew we're deser;sTg''
the government paid so mems ps'i
when arraigned in ' nd Glass v..
.onrt Inst night Reed ana VV.gsu,''
toId in $500 bail each Oi s,s.icns q
No for General IT.S,ral o.
M y, ! S-Ss a. impersonatins ,inil,r
oers Hamilton was ne'u ise,d at 90.
charge. but his bail was ,r.;rt Attcfh'c.
S"So as Assistant Disu,siia be satf
Picbard Talley said he ~O,S.,,Ssmsch .
re t',S'" wi,h This amount i ,.n,. % .
Hamilton holds a state
detective.