Evening star., 1899-10-13
IS UNDtRcc ARREST
Captain Ike 7. Jobe Not Dead, but in
Trouble. I
ALLEGED Use OF PENALTY ENVELOPES
Charges Against Him in New York
Connected With Army Blanks.
HIS OBITUARY PUBLISHED

Capt Ike r. Jobe of Tennessee, who was
once chief clerk in the Office of the super
tendent of the District street sweeping de-
partment, whose death was reported in a
| Covington, KY, paper only short time
| ago. surprised some of his former acquaint-
| ances a few days ago by appearing on the
streets in this city. Yesterday afternoon
they were further surprised when they saw
| him, in the uniform of a captain being es-
| corted to the office of United States Com
missioner S. c. Mills, in custody of Depu-
| ty Marshal E. l.. Turner and Post Office
! Inspectors Betz of Cincinnati and Fry of
this city. 1t was alleged that he had used
penalty envelopes Of the War Department
for sending his private letters through the
| mails. Attorney Campbell Darlington ap-
peared as the defendants counsel and waiv-
ed an examination. The defendant was held
| in $500 security for the December term of
the court at Columbus, Ohio, to answer
| any charge that may there be preferred
| against him.
| Capt. Jobe was designated in the warrant
sworn out for him as j. A. T. Jones, while
he registered at the Columbian Hotel, Gin
| cinnati, as Capt. Johnson, Santiago,
! Cuba"
Some years ago Capt. Jobe served for
several times as mayor of johnson City,
| Tenn, and later he received an appoint
ment under the District government
through the influence of a United States
senator. At that time he lived with his
F, wife on 18th street northwest. He had
| some trouble while holding this office and
the result was that his successor was ao-
pointed. hnre t. returning to Covington,, Ky,
| where he had once lived, he remained there
until the beginning of the Spanish war
| when he got together $50 volunteers and
| Joined the 9th Immunes. He was made
captain and was one of the many who
l hn
1t was alleged that his conduct during his
term of enlistment was not Just what his
| superiors thought it should be- and IN
March of this year, it is reported, he was
| discharged.
Still Wore the Uniform.
But his discharge did not terminate his
career in a military way, for he continued
| TO wear the uniform, and received many
| courtesies that would not be accorded those
in private life. He found his way to New
| York and New-Jersey and while in Greater
New York he was arrested. 1t was charged
| that while in the service he, had taken a
| number of the blank requests used by the
government for the purpose of getting
| transportation for soldiers. These blanks
! it was alleged. he disposed of to scalpers
! and others. but in order to make them of
value, 1t was necessary for some one to
! forge the signature of the proper officer.
| To just what extent this alleged business
| was carried on is not known by the local
| authorities. but Captain Jobe was arrest
| ed there and held in $1,000 security for
court. Bond was given and after brief
| stay in New Jersey Captain Jobe went
west. y
In the West.
| He does not seem to have spent much Of
| his time among his old friends, but so fas as
can be ascertafned, he remained in Cincin-
| natl and Columbus most of the time. A
| letter alleged to have been mailed in CO.
|
| envelopes fell into the hands of Post Office
| Inspector BetZ. who had been assigned to
make an investigation of the case. Then.
| it IS alleged, Captain Jobe made another
| attempt to use forged transportation re-
| quests. The agent for the Baltimore and
| Ohio railroad at Columbus received re-
| quest on the regulation blank for seven
| tickets to San Francisco. and one return
| ticket between Columbus and Chicago. In
spector BetZ does not know where the
| blanks were procured but he alleges that
| they were some of the supply in Captain
| Jobe's possession which the New YORK Of
| ficiais failed to find when he was arrested
| there.
| Copy of the Obituary.
The inspector had reason to believe that
! Captain Jobe knew he being pursued
| and thinks the death Notice referred to was
| printed for the purpose of ending the in
vestigation. The obituary which appeared
} in the Covington. Ky. paper reads as fol-
| lows:
! Capt. Ike 7. Jobe, late of the 9Th L. 8.
| V. l., died September ~, 1899, at 3:30 m,
! in Washington, ID. c., of blood poison. He
| had three operations performed on his leg,
| and blood poison set in and with all the
| combined efforts of Maj. Hogan, surgeon,
| he died. as stated above. Capt. Jobe was
| nearly forty years old, and was good,
! kind-he arted man. as all the Covngton
boys will attest. He organized the first
company for the Spanish American war,
| and it can be said of him that he at all
ttrgN..S tod bow a1
SD degree Mason, knight Templar.
| Shriner, Knight of Pythias an Odd Fellow
| Knight of Honor, q member of the United
Order of Red Men, and a member of the
| United States Army and Navy Union. He
| was three times mayor of his home city
| was railroad commissioner for two years
was superintendent of streets of Washing
| ton, ID. C; was of the world fair COM
| miSsionerS, and representative of Washing
! ton, D. c., at the Tennessee centennial. He
| numbered his friends by the thousands. No
! one knew him but to love him. He was
| kind and good to all.
| "CTennessee papers please copy)"
Inspector Was Not Deceived.
Even the reading of such a notice did not
| affect the inspector He became more sus-
picous than ever. Going to the newspaper
office. he was furnished the manuscript copy
| of the obituary notice. This was
received by mail and purported to
have been written by A. Ellison
which accompanied the letter explained
| that the writer sorry he could not call
! at the Office in person. but it was impossi-
BILE for him to do SO, he was on his way
| to Tennessee with the body. In signing the
| assumed name he gave his address as with
| one of the leading firms in this city Several
copies of the paper were mailed by the pub
fishers to the Washington address.
Both the notice and the note, 1t is alleg
| cd, in Capt. Jobe's own handwriting
| Yesterday morning Inspector Betz learned
that the much-wanted man was in this
city and he arrived here yesterday after
noon. Inspector Frye aid Deputy Marshal
Turner accompanied him to the Emmet
House. where Capt. Jobe had been stop
ping, and there he was placed under ar
rest. His condition was said to be that
of man who had been drinking heavily,
and in his room a dozen empty whisky
TASKS were found. Besides these the Off
GERS discovered a quantity 9f penalty en-
velopes. These it is aHeged, Capt Jobe
procured at the War Department soon
after his arrival here a few lays ago. He
called at the department. 1t is alleged, in
his uniform and inquired for the station
cry room. While In there, 1t is claimed,
| he got these envelopes
Hearing BefOre Commissioners.
| When the case was called for hearing
Mr. Carrinpfon said he would waive an