Mr. Matthews
Hosea Matthews
A master con artist, gentleman and thief, Hosea Matthews has been Dutch's closest friend and right-hand man for over twenty years.
They first met when they tried to rob each other by a fire on the road to Chicago. Both young grifters with similarly subversive ideals, they became fast friends and partners in crime, running tricks together, ripping off the people they thought deserved it the most.
Later, the pair found themselves in Kettering, Ohio. They began conning several people, by posing as international merchants and conning twelve locals into investing $300 into a made-up Portuguese shipping company. They were eventually discovered and arrested by Sheriff Carmichael. However, on 9th March 1877, the two managed to escape their cell, robbing and tying up the sheriff in the process. At some point afterwards, the two came across a teenager named Arthur Morgan, who they took under their wing. Hosea describes Arthur as originally being a "delinquent", but he benefitted hugely from the mentoring of his two adoptive fathers, Hosea and Dutch. This group of three would eventually expand over the years and become the Van der Linde gang.
At some stage, Hosea met and fell in love with a woman named Bessie, whom he later married. He even ended up leaving the gang for a time to be with her, planning for a fresh start, but he slowly drifted back into it over time. Despite this, Bessie understood who Hosea was and the two stayed together, although unfortunately she died at some point before 1899. Hosea says that he was "drunk for a year" after Bessie's death and prefers not to talk about it. Hosea is the most senior member of the gang. Intelligent and level-headed, he regularly advises Dutch and is valued for his wisdom. As much as he shares similar ideals, he appears to be much more pragmatic in his understanding of what lies in store for the gang. He often states that he was "raised in the mountains" during his early years and that this is where he learned most of his hunting, fishing and shooting skills. He also mentions that his father lived a life of "sin and debauchery that would make an emperor blush" until he died at age 75, and that he did love him - despite only seeing him 3 times in his life. In his early years, Matthews was briefly a stage actor who had dreams of being a comedian, although he later became an outlaw. There was also a brief time in his life when he actually considered leaving the outlaw life behind. He can talk his way into, or out of, just about anything - but he's now beginning to feel his age just a little.
At some stage, Hosea met and fell in love with a woman named Bessie, whom he later married. He even ended up leaving the gang for a time to be with her, planning for a fresh start, but he slowly drifted back into it over time. Despite this, Bessie understood who Hosea was and the two stayed together, although unfortunately she died at some point before 1899. Hosea says that he was "drunk for a year" after Bessie's death and prefers not to talk about it. Hosea is the most senior member of the gang. Intelligent and level-headed, he regularly advises Dutch and is valued for his wisdom. As much as he shares similar ideals, he appears to be much more pragmatic in his understanding of what lies in store for the gang. He often states that he was "raised in the mountains" during his early years and that this is where he learned most of his hunting, fishing and shooting skills. He also mentions that his father lived a life of "sin and debauchery that would make an emperor blush" until he died at age 75, and that he did love him - despite only seeing him 3 times in his life. In his early years, Matthews was briefly a stage actor who had dreams of being a comedian, although he later became an outlaw. There was also a brief time in his life when he actually considered leaving the outlaw life behind. He can talk his way into, or out of, just about anything - but he's now beginning to feel his age just a little.
Year of Birth
1844 AD
55 Years old
Children
Aligned Organization
Silver Dollar (Turkoman)
Love Insterest
Bessie Matthews (Wife, Deceased.)
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