The daily gazette., 1877-10-27
IoR IACKsoN,s ARREST.
Some Further Particulars Of the CHARGE
A0ainst Him.


against Him.
| The arrest of Job FL. jackson, of this
city, yesterday, by Sheriff Grubb, who
turned him over to the Sheriff of Fulton
/ county, Georgia, Gas reported in late
edition of yesterdays GAzETTE,) contin-
ues to be topic of absorbing interest,
and variety of reasons for the arrest
are eagerly discussed upon the streets.
The arrest became generally known
early in the afternoon, hut on account OF
the very few persons who knew the ma
ture of the accusation, and the extreme
reuicence of these few, it was late in the
| evening before any definite knowledge of
Mr.. Jackson's alleged offence could be
ascertaineu.
Yesterday afternoon a reporter Of the
GAZETTE called upon Secretary of State
Grub and received the following par
ticulars:
On Tuesday morning Chas. W. Wells,
of Atlanta, ia, Sheriff of Fulton county,
called at Middletown and served upon
Governor Cochran requisit.on from
Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, for the
arrest of Job Ii. Jackson, of this city.
Gov. Cochran referred the subject to
Attorney-General Pennington, who, after
examining the Constitution and laws of
the UDited States in their bearing upon
such cases, informed Governor Cochran
that it was his imperative duty to obey
the requisition, and issue warrant for
authorities of the State of Georgia.
The warrant was issued on Tuesday
evening, but as MIR. Jackson was In Bait
l..
yesterday. Sheriff Grubb served it.
Mr.. Jackson Immediately obeyed the
warrant and started south on the l.23 ex-
press in company with Sheriff W Wells.
In regard to the grounds of the arrest
Grubb referred the reporter to Messrs.
Harrington & Hotfecker, Mr.. Jackson's
solicitors.
WHAT THE CHARGE is.
Amid the mass of rumors growing out
of the affair the following statement ap-
pears to be the most generally accepted
In the year 1870, when Bullock was
Governor OF Georgia, and E. N. Kimball
d Co. the general financial agents, the
jackson & Sharpe Company constructed
for the Atlanta & Western railroad
(Which was being constructed by the
State,) a tirst-class parior car for the sum
of $4,000, receiving in payment there
for the sum of $1,000 cash and note
for $1,000. When the note came due it
was renewed by two other notes for
1900 and $1,000 respectively, which
were duly forwarded TO SIR. Jackson
who also retained the first note. When
the two notes became due they were
paid in full by Messrs. Kimball & Co.,
on behalf of the State.
In 1872, after Governor Bullock and
kimball had left the State, Jackson pro-
ceeded to Atlanta with the first note for
$1,000 in his possession, upon which he |
demanded payment. He swoIe to its
genuiDeness and received the money for
ii, making The full amount paid for the |
car reach $4,000.
The transaction, it is said, was only |
recently discovered, the discovery being
due to the return of Kimball to the State
and his voluntary assistance TO the State
officials in unearthlng aud exposing the
many rascalites of the Bullock regime.
kimball, it is said, discovered the fact
that the $1,000 in notes had been twice
PAID, and at once explained the whole
transaction and caused the proceedings
against MIR. Jackson to be instituted.
Mr.. Jackson, accompanied by Sheriff
Weils, started south yesterday on the
l,23 p. III. train.
ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE.
Sheriff Wells and Mr. jackson reached
Washington about nine O'Clock last even
ing, their arrival being noticed by some
OF the Wilmington excursionists. MIR.
jackson, it is said, looked very much
worn aud worried.
About ten o'clock last night Sheriff
Grub5 received a despatch from Sheriff
Wells stating that Mr.. Jackson had es-
capeu. About an hour later another de-
spatch was received, stating that he had
been recaptured.
THE TRUE STORY.
In order to make definite and positive
what is printed above, the following copy
OF the requisition aud extracts from the
Indictment taken from the papers as rem
oered by Sheriff Wells, is also published
THE REoUIsIrIoN.
In the name and by the authority
of the
State of Georgia,
Alfred q. Colquitt, Governor of Georgia.
10 His Excellency, the Governor of the
State of Delaware
Whereas, it appears, by tue annexed
papers, duly authenticated according to
the laws Of this State, that Job II. jack
son stands charged by indictment in
Fulton county, State of Georgia, with
the offence of being common cheat and
swindler, and it has been represented to
me that he has fed from the justice of
this State and has taken refuge within
The State of Delaware;
Now, therefore, pursuant to the pro-
visions of the Constitution and laws of
the United States in such cases made and
provided, l do hereby request that the
said Job ID. Jackson be delivered to Chas.
w. Wells, sho is duly authorized to re-