When was it published?

January 25, 1870 in Alexandria Gazette

Domestic News January 25, 1870

Alexandria Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Cogswell, Commandant At The Fort

Q: What keywords are associated?

Deserter Arrest, Fort Washington, Police Officer, Military Commandant, Troop Deserter

Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

Mr. Cogswell, a night police officer, arrested a suspected deserter from U.S. troops at Winchester and took him to Fort Washington. The fort's Commandant refused receipt, criticized the arrest, threatened future incarceration, and released the prisoner with a permit to return to the city.

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ROUGH TREATMENT.—Mr. Cogswell, of the night police, who, last week, arrested a man supposed to be a deserter from the U.S. troops stationed at Winchester, under instructions from the Military Commissioner of this district, yesterday, took his prisoner to Fort Washington, where it was said he had re-enlisted. The officer reports that the Commandant at the Fort refused to give him a receipt for the man he carried there, found fault with him for having made the arrest, and intimated very strongly that if he came there again on such an errand incarceration in a casemate might be his portion. The commandant then released the prisoner and gave him a permit to return to this city on the same boat with the officer who had taken him to the fort.—The arrest was made upon what are still considered justifiable grounds.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Crime

What keywords are associated?

Deserter Arrest Fort Washington Police Officer Military Commandant Troop Deserter

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Cogswell Commandant At The Fort

Where did it happen?

Fort Washington

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Fort Washington

Event Date

Yesterday

Key Persons

Mr. Cogswell Commandant At The Fort

Outcome

commandant refused receipt, criticized the arrest, threatened incarceration for future similar actions, released the prisoner with permit to return to the city.

Event Details

Mr. Cogswell arrested a man supposed to be a deserter from U.S. troops at Winchester under instructions from the Military Commissioner, took him to Fort Washington where he had re-enlisted. Commandant found fault with the arrest and released the prisoner.