The revelations of an American citizen in the British army . hatmade her aid me in escaping. Q. What did you do next in Alexandria? A. Iwent to the American Consul and told him that I hadbeen employed in Cairo, and had been injured in a mo-tor car accident and that I wanted to go back to theUnited States. He took an interest in my case and as-signed me to an American steamer named Gargoyle,and vouched for my passage back to the United States. Back Home. Q. When did you leave Alexandria on the Gar-goyle? A. On the 20th of December, 1915. Q. When did you land in the United States?A. On Saturday,
The revelations of an American citizen in the British army . hatmade her aid me in escaping. Q. What did you do next in Alexandria? A. Iwent to the American Consul and told him that I hadbeen employed in Cairo, and had been injured in a mo-tor car accident and that I wanted to go back to theUnited States. He took an interest in my case and as-signed me to an American steamer named Gargoyle,and vouched for my passage back to the United States. Back Home. Q. When did you leave Alexandria on the Gar-goyle? A. On the 20th of December, 1915. Q. When did you land in the United States?A. On Saturday, January 15th, 1916. Q. Are you receiving any medical treatment atthe present time for your injured eye? A. No, but Iexpect to apply at the Eye and Ear Infirmary at NewYork City. Q. While you were in the British Army, did youreceive your pay? A. I received three shillings a week. Q. How much were you supposed to get?A. Seven shillings, six pence. Money Held Back. Q. What happened to the rest of the money?A. The English Government held it back for burial 24. This is a reproduction of a certificate which proves that Mr. Wallace look passage on the Gargoyle from Alexandria, Egypt, 25 expenses, washing, insurance, etc. They also held backother moneys which were to be paid me when I finishedmy term of enlistment. Q. Did you know that this money would be heldback when you enlisted? A. No, I was told that Iwould get a shilling a day. Q. Who told you that? A. I was told that byCaptain Roach at the British Consulate in New YorkCity. Q. So you did not get what you expected?A. No. Q. Was there anything about the attitude of Cap-tain Roach in the British Consuls office that indicatedthat he knew you were an American citizen? A. Cap-tain Roach acted as though he knew I was an Americancitizen. He did not bother much about my asked the questions as though he did not care whatanswers I made. He talked about German barbaritiesand said that he hoped I would kill a few square-heads*whe
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