| Show camptell Campt wll has all our SOI OF 1 W fill OF ne joins the army la and and lie glola F service 1 NEW YORK dec 26 A special from memphis saya camphell a deserter from alie united states army surrendered to dv and told a m bt romantic rom aLtic story ho said hia father was a wealthy citizen 0 new york lie ran away from borne at the ace of 14 and since that time baa traveled all over the world lie enlisted as a at governors island new york in 1874 he first deserted from alie army in august 1876 aid made his way to moody villa B C he then proceeded pro ceede 1 to san francisco where he re in company 1 lichih infantry under the assumed name of jerao uv logston the du covery waa mado that he was a deserter and be waa court anil sentenced to two years in lie military prison at ras island liebing sick be was sent to the military h ir m he escaped hiding iii a citizens bouse adjoining the liosi tal for thread ays while search was bing mada for him by th he made bis way to keno nevada thence bick to san francisco abeta lie enlis ed in the american navy ander a different name ho proceeded on alie to callao peru south america lie deserted the navy at callao was captured and double ironed he remained in irons ten waa given liberty of the decks tho of the vessel v ere very tyrannical and open mutiny was discussed and plotted by the crew the vessel was to valparaiso and chev determined to quit her there at aal hazards late during the night of the vessels near approach to port they took ropes sion of a coal tug that lay near ilia and safely made their a ay to shore Campbell nas without money and with several othere of bis company joined the chilian navy at the time of the war with peru being assigned to the man of war auscar M fireman I 1 ie soon tired of his and deserted he made his to Mo liendo peru where he was taken prisoner by the peruvians being to the island of peru a distance of chere he was sentenced 0 o he shot ai a spy through the of the american coneal ha procured bis release waa put under ditrol and compelled to report at the guard house aery morning at 10 after emeral weeks bo to heape and made his dav back to callao and sailed on an for liverpool he than proceeded to new york and worked as a barber his pride would not permit him to make bim self khoan to hia family though he often saw his father oa the street he left new york and lias traveled since that time all over the country but exposure and hardship have at last ald upon him and at present libia afflicted with paralysis of the handa and feet theao members having lost the kenw of fueling entirely he arrived in memphis about three weeks ago a eick man he waa admitted to the city hospital and was recently discharged from that institution |
