, 1865-03-28
AIDING BOUNTY JUMPERS.
Serious Charge against Police Sergeant.

Police Sergeant Thomas Clayton WAS On MOI
dsy afternoon arraagucd before United oaiee
Commissioner Hosne 10 a7swcr to the charge o.
having taken from the Armory Elias L. ". VII
Iams, q notorious bounty jumper and CONNER
ftiter, and enlisting bin as tubsuf1te'
was enlisted. The following ia the whole OF his
testimony relating directly to the crime VIII
which Clayton is charged: ,u-..
"lwas born in Kalamazoo county. Michfeant
am twenty Elk years cd; enlisted arst une IN
Kalamazoo, Mich came 10 this city IN t9e aaatet
Mlch.; was arrested by Iii. Clayton and other ofh,
cern and conveyed to tue arm ory; NJ. CLAYTON told
ne nett morning va a1fssted I9F 9 aeSgr1nS oS,,
cd to retnr0 to Camp Jackson; he said he lhoaxht
i would Be best for nc enlst again hsrs s9a
would ia 30 g hssd % win me ne; sa'd hsd better 70 to
the Provost Marshal's oflce and enlist; said +!
would not be recognized a. deserter; ne SAID
selt bsfore 90 se:ting M : to f lie front; he did not
fd'ss ID ms sstrs e deiss Il do but So i iae would
several ia nea % ihs snIjsst; - fhcrs was no oh.
prospect Of getting ont OF ne ArnosZ A sny other
70 %oua od h' less
than ss0N; he thought $50 WIS enough; told me
be would not uaake as much ont Of the thing as
h; Re- wsre ssgt5 hinss 70 BE- sa91hs
frat time was brought, down town Was accom-
panied by a .uan ecn: b c.ayton; could not rnske
bargain; in dsy Or M twe & vas sgaia nroagat 1at
promised SaC0 or <ss5 by the man who brought me
from the A1noEy; NJ 95ingtoa, Secretary e % ne
9 Rs hsfss RTsS tbs
inlo d private room and eonyrrsed with NE about
twcn'y minutes; said II would be good thing
| for me to color my hair. a. IT would lessen ths
think told III, Clayton was deserter; mink
told him deserted from Camp Jackson, Atchi'
gan"
told Clayton l WIS deseFter the next day after
was arrested have gone by the name o. l. W.
Williams; enlisted under the name Of Langum
chaa. d. smith In Madison, Wis; enlisted here
| as VIM. Howard have gone BY the name Of
"ds1 a. a. IT. s.1 hays .ns hsa hnsa
Niltams; was never IN the pen1tentiasy; hare
been in jal at Grand Rapids on suspicion 0f being
a counterfei.er narneo Elias Williams
wss in h'' jail 5n stlsauFse @ @ fo9 *p psssi$
spurious money about Two years ago; vss nut
convicted W. n 5ai s6snt thtse % week. a. was
sway; officer Peck, Of Grand Rapids, took me out
ot jail, and gasc the alternative Of going baek to
95 1 eeass e9
The 18th Michigan Infautry. under The n1tne Of
Langum Williams; do not remember 70 have
snd % ihss ie'ep ae pnnsncs & ,he Wicked; dens Know
how long have lived in chicaeo.aboui I've [e9rs
of and on; have deserted six times-ffom kals
) dianapolts, and Elmirs, II. r.; enlisted ii
Elmlia on the 1e,h Of January. have
lived with Mrs. Brown; IVES tAken from
fore enlisted In Chicago; / was brousnt from
Elnira, n. T., bY klr. Rsynplds, Assistant Proros
Ma1ehai, Who told me had better OWL 1p every
thing to the Provost Aareha}, as Cspt- JaInes wat
nice man and would be easy. witt me; that
would not be court martia]ed, but would be sem
to my regiment; II is about month .lfce was
bEongh. from Elrolfa,e
Ths case was here restcd and adjourned 0yel
TIL two O'Clock on Wednesday,.