New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-10

advertised lesters, and YVES at recognized ne tne
person 70 whom he had given she advertised letter. ad
dressed TO Dir. +. A. Williams. Being taken to Ad-
ans Il Cos express Office, and confronted win TWO
olerbe with whom be had converted upon the saoee'
Of the note, both of them at once ident'fed nun.
1t was thereupon concluded that enough had been
el;oifeo 10 maAe sure the guilt Of the accused. 50 be
was taken before United States Conmissoocr Belts,
and uDou the afdayts of the Pos-Ol6ce ceck and the
two csrhs of Adams & Co.. touching nis identity,
reouired to Give bail in 5000 70 answer charge of
yobbi,o the New-York Post.0fice. Mr.. Williamsgave
The required bail.
A. .aou A b. had given bail to answer the above
.eAsrrr be was resrrested 10 the charge OF
forgery ard was taken before Justice Connolly, the
,Tomss Hero smilsr sicAvits soppor Of tho charge
were tubnitseS as In the examination before the
United States Commissioner. Thesauae resa folio we'd
the exa siDxhons- Williams being required give
further bail in the sam of $1,000. Tne last required
bail he was fortunate enough to oblaiu, aud
leased seoOrdpgly till the DAY appoiGted for trial
From the moaient Of his arrest, Mr.. Williams had
stoniy Protested bis entire innocence of the grave
charge preferred against him. His friends first be-
Esved ha isnocent but after hearing the positive as
setions ss to his identity the faith of many began t,
wsyer In ADDITION to his identification two experts in
detecting suiaIes in Handwriting had declared his
writing that Of the sent 20 The CASHIER OF the
Norwsk Bank to be in the same band. The family OF
the accused msy be supposed were IN the deepest
distress.
Tive days sgoa development was made in the
case. A second Wiilams wss arrested by Officer Nc
DouRsl of the Detective Polce 1t came out that the
latter WDlsms fom poverty had risen suddenly TO APP
parent sfnuence, diving bis fast team on tue Bloom
inedae road. Suspeenng something wrong, MeDougal
became familiar with the second Williams drank wine
with him. told stoes and rode with him Ia his dashng
buggy. Williams No. 2 being of q communicative dis
position told the ufRcsr that he had 5000 in bank
that he had been lucky dogi and in Of his reves
drank myserOusy the brightness OF bank cashiers,
whereupon McDougal arresedthe criminal aaa liberal
WiDisms.
He ives charged outright with having obtained Mr.
r. A Willlamss note and the money upon it. OF
eourse be denied . His trunks, at his residence in
Twelfth street. near Fourth avenue, were searched,
and specimens of his hand writ n Obtained. positive
semblaBce wss found to exist between the same and
tie note 70 the Cashier. lie tagen before the
Post-Ofce clerk and thu clerks at Adams Il Co Ex-
press. I2ey oil identifsd him at once as tee man.
James 8. Williams Tor thus is the of the latter
Williams, is now locked. up in EIdridgs street Jail
ae aiting full examination 10 the case.
A CARD-"T The Spngler Institute" ssndeth greet
spectfuy to suggest some appropriate celebration of
"Wssbinston's Birthday" with a view to impress
the great facts of his Lie and history ard The dstio
gushing Of his peerless character, upon the
minds and hearts of The young The great ideas con-
neced with the introduction and development Of civl
zstion and Chris iaDity in the "New World" are in
their nature and resals, OF rueh nomen TO the well
fare of mankind that they shoud be made prominent
in every system OF education at least, among US, aud
be isstlled IN the minds and eInbalned III che memo
res Of the youth every State OF our glorious UPon
TIE pT yninebt events connected with the discovery
the settlement the Independence, and che institutions
OF our country, and its unprecedented career among
the nations of the earth, worthy to be comue@o'
rated by an annual festival In all our schools In which
Parents ana children may ualte TO hand down from
aenerAtion to generation, In recahons, addresses,
sonRs and festal Joy, the story, tue virtues and The
patriotism Of fIosrs. The hsppy efeSs ~oich have
Iesulted in this institution from celebrations during
some years past, and the many inquiries respecting
klem received from various parts of the cosntry, en-
courage TIE belief, shat the supple suggestion may be
followed elsewhere, and something mUre be done, TO
hold up for imitation, before the millions who are TO
swell the waves of hfe upon these Shores charac
Ter Of tina. immortal man, whom Providence left
caildless, that a nation might call hin father"
GoRHAM d. ABBOTT Principal.
ItISEss OF Mn. BURToS.-Cbis eeutIem tus pby -
cal and mental condition has ", improved for the last
week and Yet bis medical advisers do nos repor that
he is in immediate danger. His physical safefiny5
are intense sDd most psIuful TO bis family aud friend
although borne with remarkable degree Of forttude
>. Rud resIgnatioD.-lCOm.
Real EsrArE.-The following sales were made
Yesterday Merchants Exchange BY A j. Bieecker Son
Go: -
Thee story bisk house and lot No 2oi e
ltth-st lot ze12o o.
". Zdsv., 25xlu04 Zach 80
lot n ll7ihs, us feet W. of 4h-syi LI5 biock S
lot l1L-st vs. feet e. Of 4hav, Sox Olt......'.. 90
Sales of real estate al auction, Feb ., 1869, by
Adrian II. MAILER:
Hot 57lhs. lOssl in. Of Ave. A. IS feet by about
Hot 5Tthsl sdouing Is bY sbuu. lli........ I4i5
lot 57th-st adjoining, % oy about l3...... lis9