New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05
THE Fate OF bounty jumpers.
DEsgnTEg KILLED BY 4 sHRiRAEr OF tt
RgGULA2 AIM
From tn. syncu,s journal.

Prom, IL. syfac1se Journal
An unfor'uraro niur occurred ~ bHn"ius'he
about nine ocioc. teas forenoon which resateH IN ls
death OF q dcseiter fr"m tSc new Oswesc regiment.
banned penic SellivIn by staasine. a. the hards OF
Sergcnt II. : Whsen Of the Sl5'ce1th u. = lnisbtf!
The pfFuculaTs. az wo l1sru iaon IN Co1Scftatoh
with sergeant WiGlen and several witnesses ei Tue
afGir. ore follows
The deceased Sullivan. a middc-sged nan. had re-
comfy enlisted ia tie new OsWecO rcgimOnt. and afeT
receiving about thirteen hundred collars In bounty
money tpok advantage OF short fAiong1 grated Dy
tao commsndiac officer az cswego 70 desert ne TOOK
thr cars Minotto tnis morning In company with an
other detc1icr rem the same fVFirent, n3ues foley
Sergeant Whncn. ThO ind distinctions 10 arrest these
descI,ers II lie Iaet them reos nGec ter ss he eA'erei
the cara AID ulaotin.'ly tosk iher 1870 ms cnsisdy
Sullivan vaeo Attempt 10 escape Nhea spprc-
Bonded ~ Wsalsn. and renewed tbs attempt raon the
train reached ult0n, but prevented nom leaving
tho cnrs Nv Whelcn. FOoy MGGe no effort - escape
when ,hs ears stopped vt Bcldwirsyllo door ves
opened By ~ the passengers and Snlhyan sprang
cat lie vas seized b! Wbal.n and several stBeIs, bu,
broke hem thcE. not however. ruIl lac clothing
reafy MI stripped ron bis person. and started on
run IN westel, direction o. make god MS eSpapo
lie closely pursued by Whslen. who was armed
with dirk kAiis wAok had bc's dropped during ths
struggle With Sullivan By an artillery solcr iron Os
vcs0.
Al thodstance Of fonr or Eve hundred yards Whaien
overlook Sliivnn nrd commanded hin to surrender
Sullivan ,woie be would never lie taken alive. Whoep
y ,rned him that le would either lake or Ill him. On
Nha.en'. eatct,LS up sinh SaIyan the lsisw tsrned
urOn lalon and knocked him down w.th blow OF MS
i.t. W allen got up aud again sYsTtrklng The fgsire
he stabbed MIN with tie kaifs Ia the eit side driving
10 into his body 10 tho ht tho hGnde breaking OH
Aacr ttif, Sullivan ran seven OF eght hnndrec yaras
climbing over TWO fences bot Al Ne thrd teHer ms
sirorgth gave ont lie nov faced Wbaion and struck
ri aim. lrf Wiaicn strlck bin blow WIKI lis TT on
the side oil lie kcai Whlcl klocA led him over. bhon
LEAVING the ariilerymaF TO look AFTER Sgi an, then re
turned .rcue hi- othcr prisoner Foley "ho ros nt
tie cars lot having Attempted 10 e3cife ihe tralh
had just started, and Wasen Jumped aboard and came
on whsica'. arrival hove he received telegram
ron Coroner Shrmgay 81 Baldgrsyilc stating tiat
Sullivan WAS Cerl. aud requesting him ~ return.
Waslcu went back 10 bsldE hsy c this afternoon. Ne
about 'wonty-e Kit years Of age. resident OF NIGEL
gun. and has been IA tac army since l5ol lie ie.is
deep eee. tie death Oh Sahvan bat .ays that ae
had other course 20 pursue. 10 is ne testimony o'
spectators Of the cnirc affair Tat NhalenF oononct
~ jn.tf,he Foley. the comnation q SlllyHn. says
fh,t n wa. fully So Su'iirans wife was o. board the
train I'm, IN another ccr. They had all their household
tiiecta o. the cars and were intending 70 locate ~
rev houe The VIII be July Investigated 81 Cofo-
Ter SAgmWay.
Would NJ BOUNTY JuNrER sHor.
The Iect7ori Joprnol Of ius.day gives TIE loNovns
accourt OF 10 killing - thet place o. william who
uSf only assertion bit murder, II nocessa
-, IN cf-cting Us csoaIe;
On gstnrdsv sisht man was slot NJ tie barracks Ia
this ,!l-e While attempting 70 desert and instantly
killed. Tho circrnstarcos we gather them hum TIE
Provost sarshnls once aad some II tho parsicip-oFt
were 10 ,nlows.
A slsn calling himself Edwin Hrrt who claimed %
be subject Of Ter Majesty Qu,en yiolorii emil Ted
here On FRIDAY a fOr tEe pu Pse Of inducing another
nan eusf Finding that b. also was hodrd TO serve
lie induced IN mach h4rsh language. Hc va rent 10
the barracks VITA the rest and III n1dEtris logan con
eocing pan 70 escape with ohers. Their I'm wa
IN s.rpcfy tie gu,Id Sit. choroOru AID II Necessary
kl MIN and others AEd 10 escape W hen the meu went
20 supper one mlsaing-proDfb.y procuring Inc
cll0roiorin. .,
The pio. vns overheard by = oolored substitute
aai "a Gee BclIy. who detcrinsd "a WarH the uFds
nc a1o o. fr1u 80 fooT and moved towards lie door,
when the, fs2,d Lin and TIL Li-r that II he informed
IN then iley would iii hiI. lie. howeTer monag ii
40 tel another cVorcd nam. Who wtrt down stairs and
~ raei The qua I'd. wko prepared 10 rus stop 10 Ins
rTocc, 'tnEs Tie gnard A. Tho heed 81 q" snrs Nc
rtcf ui. fun yunlng county, named iAlpe, was al
80 tod. About ~ ocros. 2. Ia, hfr got mp cnd ven
Z, TIE "a ~ Il Ill door Who fogning sleep "
held ne G. lor.frfn 10 his three nrr. vnea ~
more fearing 10 inlls sag InoIc opened ~ eyes and
drew fls revolver md rrC 81 nc nr and g5ag.f o.
but tho barrel rrS Empty. Hart sprane back nate
b8t seeing the pistol sap and report made rush Il
sr.ge FiAs1re (pgTt OF The pit vas u uoces'ait
.ezs hin tnd -i'- nsl>s tie ether for by) when IN
core n0.B hr-i The pistol isom a loaded barre
trc bsu striking Hart ~ Tie heart and hc eh FORWARD
. nj .
lie had whom Re enlisted 500 o. MS per OF. which
was turned 10 b. held by Judge Bowen, T. u. POI
searching HE yrr,on teIers were iould winch showed
taai be had been Dragcd In bounty lWnplIs aud Wal
I also regular OBSERVER nom TIE army.