, 1862-11-29

The accused Party Escapes from the
sIHs1eaS OF tiie sasIed states Mar
AhA1s aud after txEo days LIS re.taken

In Tie TRIBUNE Of Thursday morning we
noticed the arrest of Wes:1cy Todd, a com.
mission merchant q. this city, for an alleged
forgery committed in, Brampton, Canals,
bome eighteen months since. as then stated.
apartlal hearing WIS bad on Wednesday even.
ing, ond The case ~as a5jouraea to the next
morning, in order that Commissioner Eo7nc
might advise With Judge Dsnmmond. The
Charge being made under the provisions Of
The extradi.ion treaty IL force betweea this
government and Great Britain, and the question
beng new to Mr. Hoyne, he very wisely defer.
Fed decision until the opinion Of the United
States Judge could be obtained The com.
1lainant IVES in reality the Bank Of Upper
iAnada, a. Toronto, and the prosecuting Wit
ness Patrick Cummings, Sergeant Of PoIce!of
Ihe same city. The affidavit made By the lat
Fer Ii lengthy document, and sets out 77ro
1o77aa inc present condition Of the charge
against Todd.
1t appears from the statement of Mr. Fl.
=. Miller, the prosecuting counsel, aad also
Non the affidavit Of Jcllu Elliott, resident
o1 Toronto, whose name it is alleged Todd
aorsed' that the accused was up to October,
!ools partner in the firm OF Westley and
1acop Todd, merchants Of Bratnpton, Canada.
lAe hrnl, who were in good credit, had done
nnslocss With the Bank Of Upper Canada, at
Toronto, for some time, and the tank had
been In the habit Of discountiug their bills
Wesley Todd generally acting as 1inancier.
On the 15Eh day Of July, 1861, he offered TO
the i'al'b Eot, for $1,000 drawn in favor Of
W. d J. Todd, and signed By one John
E1i1ot:, bearing aste on that dey, and payable
7b1se mouths after t'a:c, to them OF to their
ofocr- Tie note W,s enJorsed.by John Todd,
fht1r ia:Eer, and was paid to scceuat Of II.
Il j. ToEd, By 1he ha1k, 4 c1sck for near1v
equivalent amount bving drawn at the same
lime by The defendant il the name of the
nfm. When this rote became due it was pro-
TESTED bE the bark, they being the holder.
OF 1t, and tic Eeyeral parties to it, Including
Tie erdcrHcrs, we're splnIaed l.y letter Of its
dishono1- Elliott called upoi. TIE solicitor Of
Tie napk, and informed him that the note was
forged. frIor to tlis, suit had been COM
MERGED against tie parties. and, on the Sheriff
attempting 10 serve L Luylnecrs, it zas found
that "'sstiey Todd had apconded. Since
fHst time TODD has been q member OF two
firms in thiF city, Todd, Cr:tg d Co. ard Todd,
"atakios Il Co, t:;tn considered respectable
AID IN the enjoyment O a fair business. 4
strange feature about the transaction is tile
fact that Todd lis Aaa his oyn name IN on q
pubic street, advertised Largely, aad seemed
TO court publicity, s11.rn .le must hare known
that it was only question G. tiaae aa to tie
discover: Of bis criuls, Indeed, AIr. ". T.
EnV6 HFt1r4 4f,rf f,.r In T..
is only one Of a series of tery,:i:s committed
by the accused during };s res ;dlncc ia Toro2to
;1onc Of which wert discovered until this note
was allowed 10 go to protest
But the n1cst exciting part OF the story is
yet to nc 'o!d. The Prisoner had not been
committed to jail, but as is TIC usual Gu som
Tltl pc15ons Of respectable Standing, when
undergoing preliminary examination gu |:
churgc which might prove groundjcss- he Uas
in tie custody Ct Deputy {. S. slarsn.l.
For two or three days Whitney Frank, the
deputy referred to, lad watched his pri-ooer
very closely, revcr allowing him 10 20 ont CT
his sight, and on the morning Of Thanksgiy-
ing Todd asked Frank to go with him to lis
residence On Rush street, aud permit him to
change lis lren. Frauk Of course
consented. They reached the house, The mar
shal eat a,wn BY the fire, coy a1ld comfortable.
Todd passed into m adjoining room, leaving
the door open, the Marshal saw him moving
around the 1oom md vas content. Soon
there was M Unnatural Stiffness reTccptible,
The MarsliaPs suspicious were aroused, he en-
tered the room. the bird had flown. Hc had
quietly gone out Ct back window, which