Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-14
An B1tsssivs RAID Among ths BOun-
-. uv.Lumperu ana Brokern. l

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COL Baker, Of the Government Detec-
tive Force, made d haul Of nearly sevun
hundred bounty y-jumpers and seveptesn
bounty brukers on Saturday, at Hobokeu.
Nearied with the slow process OF arresting
these dishonest perssns 10 the usual wey.
he conceived the idea Of setting trap by
be bagged. He seeordingly detailed Col.
| llleers. of tho regular army, TO open q re-
crultlng ofilee 10 Odd Feliows' Hsli, Ho-
boken, N. J. This was done last Monday.
The Tecrnits which were gathered were
given an opportunity 10 escape n they de-
sired, and many Of them ombraccd 70.
Those who did, hastencd 70 their friends
IN New York. and related what soft
thing - they had over In JaraeT. sl.,ss la
Tho bait took and the professional
"kangaroosn went over In scoree, accom-
panied BY their brokers. Col. nlgaIs took
them In as fAst As they presented them-
selves until Friday, whom II was announced
that on Saturday extra Inducements would
be offered. Bounty brokers were adylsed
by the disguised detectives, who mAnipu-
lated the wires, 70 bring over as many pro
fesslonal "kangarooS" % possible, aud as
they had met with such success during the
week, they were not 10th 10 avail them
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their best men through the mill, confident
that they would Immediately come ont eli
right and ready for another Jump.
On Saturday morning the brokers werS
! on hand early, and tho office wAs besiegec
By a gang OF eager bounty -iumpora. TheJ
were taken In, examined, and, Instead o.
being placed Whero they could escape, wer,
. cent up to The tlird story, where they found
themselves under guard OF eighty solelers
! who had besn sent over from Governor'I
Island the night previous. In they came
one by one, until nearly sUsm hundfet
we're collected. Tho bounty -brokera ont
side were Ignorant Of the fate Of thel
friends, but supposed them 10 be all right
. until late In the aftofnoon, when they be
gan 70 .'smell . mice" BY this time, how
ever, twas too late. HI e tlnsg
A dsseclive, who had Ingratisted hlR
self Into their affections, had, during "a
Alarnoon, quietly chalkod the backs o
/. the bounty brokers, and a. one BY on
!. came u the coaelusion that Il was time u
! be going, and Tcached the ferry on lhel
Way 70 New York, They were arrested an
!. locked up In Delghbonng room. 1hu
! seventeen were captured, among whom Or
! many state prison birds and one murderer
I Gen. DIX, In order 10 further uol. Baker,
plane, eAuaed ali the prisoners In Fort IL
: iayetis 70 bs transferred TO Fort Warren
n and the ''diamondn fort Was made clea
9 for the reception ef the .'kAngaroos.s
y AZ sOon a. all was ready, on Baturda
afternoon, Colonel Baker went over /
Hoboken with q barrel Of handcufIs, q
. Amlnad and dlsp0sed Of the frulis Of h
y strategy. They we're then taken On boar
. the Virginia Seymour, and carried 70 70
y Lafayette. IL u expeetod that they win
j sant 70 the front, ID care OF General Gran
y who Will give them tneir cholceof nghtlu
. or belng shot BY The enemy. The broka
y viii doabtlrs bo tried BY military commi
sion. The raid and ls saceess stamI
Colonel Baker - one of the smartest
= tho SmArt deteciiyes.-k y. CON. Al, i