, 1865-03-16
THE BOUNTY JUMPERS.
Exam1p alton Of agr Charges Aratn.t
MattheWs and JobeTt, the
Brokers.

John Matthew'S and Jo5ert, the two bounty bro.
kers, whose arrest On The charge Of enlistins men
with the promise Of aiding them to desert has
been already reported In our COLUMNS, we're
brought before United States Commissioner
Hoyne yesterday, and The evidence partially taken.
We forhear comment. as the investIration Is not
yet concluded The following ia the substance OF
'nf .sS1%sss e. nas6s svo,n-1 restde IN Kst.h.,n,.
unlon county, Illinois. haSe a seen n John Satt6.
ews and Edward Jobeft on several occasions
hare known Aatthews about i've days; Tcame to
eepay % bais fRs hass in,sny
yfsitea Matthew'S a.loon, No II Clark .treet. and
Nj Matthews 1 inquired nyssas,neas in the etty;
could make good thing BY going to Elmira, n.
T.; said he could get me- a thousand OF Twelve
hundred dollars there and would stick to me and
got away; would purchase me q suit Of clothes
10 iecatate my escape; would leave The clothes in
attsl yste at The hosel md eive ne check 19s #
ara, to whom 1ttated these facts he requested
me to ctnt1nue my Investigations. and get all the
saSsns: cqaa we; aovn the ea de- de-
he desired to en!iet with him on the ssue terms
he had offered T to get hs b91n
to drink, remarkng at the same time that my vest
Va: not suitable one to jnnp bounty IN; Mr..
th ad T. #
and furnish him With different one; Matthews
/ cut the buttons from my vest and sub. .t1tuted
was done at bis house on state street; we then
returned to his saloon with the understanding thst
We were to etart ut 5:3Q fot Elmira, Matthew'S
sgobbIed !, By detectives Kenney and Webb just
ae the tram was starting. first saw Mr: Jobert
h Sy asy 6eoFo
viii VIII some men then Il the hotel whom he point
ed ont to me; he told me these were his men; that
WHnfNh
sens 'hres ?s hoss e!s ses
T., and the1e ee RENAL remsth iii Webo and %ysei who
were not ret rcady to ttart, should come on; We
would find him on onr arr1val IN Rochester At the
get of that atcyening as proposed, one Of his men
not appearing It was then decided lha. PC should
ali 60 together the next evening at 530 at the ap-
man so separate car a. psesousiy asreed T upo1 poG
Matthew'S and Jobsr were arrested in the depot be-
fore getting On the train, the others IN the cars"
tie! Attelney and and answered = follows: D' >, D
"Mr. Matthews introduced me 10 Jobeft< say
Ing, this il my friend from Ncw. YORK, he viii
Something to taat effect; Matthews presented ID
Webb and myself with tlcketa to Rochester; he
also gave negro and other parties tickets; DO
eaid hi. preeaution Wa necessary as some of tho
other men had jumped before
The witness was cross-examtned al great length
" lat tVuusE4 tue 0EArA6Es
and Chiisont but nothing new IVES cltclted-
Dttectire Ntb5 was called to the stand
forth In the first w1rne.a' testimony.
Dtsectire .l1nes Heb sarorn-He said: ~
went TO the Michigan Central depot last evening
and assisted IN afreadng the tfo cefendans pres
ent and seven others, who are now confined In the
Central Station: had conversation with three
satd be belonged at Quincy. in this. State; the
other two were jumpers from Camp Fry"
The examination Has continued over till two
o'clock today. Matthews and Jobe.t were each
required 10 furnish 81 600 bi for their appearance
to-day. T.