Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-01-26
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Jacob Ek. Bear.

On the 2s,h day of August, 1869,
Mr.. Bear abscond from this city leav.
ing the Express Company, the Han.
nibal and st. 10. r.. II. Co. aud the
Telegraph Company without an
agent or operator at this point, and
took with him some Sl5, 700 OF their
funds, 1t is not known, and perhaps
never will be just how and where he
spent his time up to last May, us he
declines to give any information upon
this point, but from all the intorma-
ton we have we think he was in and
about New Orleans. His desire to
know what was Transporting in Nema.
ha county induced him to subscribe
for and read the Advertiser during
his absence. III the mean time he
was in company with several OF our
citizens without being recognizcd.-
He crossed the Mississippi river
with Il. S Hannaford, in bus; saw
Columbus Hawk twice in New Or
leans; bought a ticket for California
in Omaha a. the same time that
George b. Moore bought one for
Brownville. In May last he passed
through Omaha tor Oregon, and was
first employed on the construction of
the Oregon and California r. r.
After few days he was employed
in the Office Of said company at Port
land City, and about one month be.
fore his arrest he was sent twelve
miles south to Oregon City by the
same company, where he had the sole
charge Of the Telegraph office, Elk
press Office and Rail Road Ticket of
flee. He was informed by friend
that a requisiton for his arrest was
applied for two weeks prior to the
time when the arrest was made. He
then got ready to so to South Ame-
RIGA, but on further reflection, con-
Guided to await the arrest and trial.
When arrested, he satisfied the Of
ficer that he knew that he was to be
arrested some two weeks before, and,
that but for his desired for trial and
Imprisonment, he should have left
there before, whereupon the officer
treated him more like gentleman
than a prisoner, on the road to Brown
vile.
We are Of the opinion that Mr..
Bear and the Express company have
made settlement to the satisfaction
OF the latter, but upon this subject
Mr., Bear declines to give iniorma
ton.
On arriving in Brownyille he was
placed in confinement in the county
Jail. His friends offered to bail him
out, the bend being fixed by the
court al $4,000. This he at first de-
clined, but finding the Jail damp, he
concluded to comply with the ad-
vice of his friends and is now at lib
erty.
He talks quite slow and low, new
cr for moment changing his voice.
He says he never was easy, never
slept sound at night, never enjoyed
socia! intercourse with any one until
his arrest. He acknowlcdg the
enormi'y Of his crime; blames no
one; will plead guilty.; will employ
20 attorney to defend him; expects
to he imprlsondc; is ready TO suffer
punishment and whe, released hopes
to SO conduct himself that his friends
Though he never can) will forget the
disgrace which he has brought upon
himself and them. He dates his
downiul from the habit Of gambling,
and says he Is now reformed and will
never agan follow this bad habit
We have been Induced to give this
much Of bis history frcm the fact
that he acknowledges his guilt and
thoroughly repents. and is willing to
make all the restitution in his power,
II Adyt riser, Brownsville, Neb.