, 1864-11-22
THE FATE OF BOUNTY JUMPERS,
Three ChNengo Men Under Sentence
OF Death In Minnesota.

chicago bounty Jumpers are having a hard TINT
Of 1t In Minnesota. On the 18th Of September dyt
men from this city, named Patrick Kelly, Johr
Lennon, Thomas J. Maroncy, Patrick Sullivan
and Michael Burke, enlisted at St Paul IN tho First
minnesota Battalion. They were credited to- the
Ing offered them the highest bounty, and were duly
forwarded to the Draft Rendezvous at Fort Smell,
ing. On the 10th Of September all i've escaped
the ne1t DAY they were discovered Just as thcy
were about to take the boat at Hsshngs. When
hey cav that they vera pursued, they started to
esesped, and finally aucceeded In capturing Len
non and Sullivan. The officers continued their
pursuit. and found Kelly and Maroney On the cars
between Lacrosse md Milwaukee, at Watcrsown,
court martial was convened and Kelly, Ms.
Ioney and Lennon L we're CONVICTED and sentenced
70 death. The sentence Of Sullivan has not yet
t1anspi.ed. The proceedings we're submitted 70
General Pope commanding the Department Of the
Northwest who confirmed the extreme penalty
INFLICTED M IS b The sentence Of the court nnst5al
obedience 10 directions from General Pope fssued
his spec1nl orders directing the execution Of Kel-
1y, Maroney and Lennon, On the 18th Of Novem-
Mondsy night the 14th fnssnt the prisoners % were ere
informed Of their fate. Maroney was considerably
affected, but the othera exhibited no particular
confined, heavily froned and double guarded. The
following are some Of the facts We have been able
to gain OF their history.
PATRICK KELLEY
Patrick Kelley Was bah in Ireland, and Is in lis
twenty-ninth year. When he was ten years Of
age, his parents came to the United States, and
settled about i've miles from Chicago. His father
dlsd 1heTs isw years ago. PIT his mother still e.
is boiler!nakef BY trade, and for the past few
years has worked In Chicago.
Three months ago he says ho left Chicago and
went to St Paul. After he had been there three
hA US Jnf4u tn fsf ofEnr
$ss5 bounty, 1890 Of which he received. Kelley
eays that he did not intend to DESERT but that be
went away while into1icated, and Intended to re-
rested he had but $fdQ Of bis bounty money left.
JOHN LENNON.
Came from Chicago With Kelley. He Is boiler
maker, and had worked with Kelley, and is twenty
four years old. Bis parents came to the United
In Chicago. BE is single man. Ills tather,
mother and four little orothers live In Chicago
I'D a. big father works at the gas-hoqse; His ho1n-
says he did not desert with him. He only intend
ed to Walt homo and then return. When speak
lit be Would not b I he only i one Iilled, ior Is
knew she would not live long. He said he was not
SifMd 70 oie, ana haa the nerve to meet his tate
an offence.
1uoxAs J. nARoyyr.
His parents moved To- Chicago when he was
twelve years old, and his fnther and mother both
died there. the latter In 1653. brother eighteen
years old, Who he supposes is in the army, and an
unmarried etster tweniy-thzee years old, in Chica
60, are all Of bis living relatives After living in
St. Paul couple Of weeks, he enlisted and reeey-
cd S30o bounty. Like the others. he did not mean
to desert but was going to Chicago to ace Ills sis
ter. and intended to return.
The puniehment Of these men Is severe, but can
not be considered In any sense unjust. They de-
serted knowingly and Intentionally, and were fully
Of the penalty Of desertion. Tho blow
viii fall heavily upon their relatives In this city