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DESERTER CAPTUREDIN BARRICADES HUTMcNinch Had L /ed Six♦ 9Months in ForestArmed With Rifle—Will Be TakenBack to Gamp Deyens Mondaynpplocctc.ndthern»taffeampbe ican iclnsof 1 labc Depwit)Special Dl»»iiaicli io tl»c GlobeHOXJI/TON, Me, May 26—After living six months in the heart of a Maine forest with the door of his sUttle hut barricaded night and ..day and ,a 38-caliber .rifle constantly at his side, Hoy McNinch of Bridgewater, who deserted from the 303d H. F. A. at Camp Devons last November, was brought here tonight and on Monday will be takenback to Camp Devens.McNich has made threats that he never would be taken alive. He was captured yesterday by Ex-Sheriff Law-l)s of Houlton and three men, after a journey of 35 miles into the woods. It was necessary to break down the door. McNinch was found in bed.Food, it Is charged, was brought to him by Frank Morrell, a lumberman, who is also under arrest charged with: failing to register and aiding a deserter.
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Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sun, May 26, 1918
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