Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — ARMY DESERTER IS CAUGHT [ARTICLE]

ARMY DESERTER IS CAUGHT

Young Man Employed in Tannery Turned Over to Authorities. Columbus. Ind., Aug. 19.—Andrew Hawkins. 22 yean old, a deserter from the regular army, was arrested here and taken to Fort Benjamin Harrlsdn. where be was turned over to the military authorities. Hawkins, who enlisted in the army at Indianapolis a few months ago, deserted in Rhode Island and went to Brown county, but later he came here and took employment in the Mooney tannery. Charles Sipes of Brown eounty discovered the deserter, and it was he who took him to Fort Benjamin Harrison to claim the reward.