Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-01

IN runs CiTY-IlAs NOT BEEN orr OF TIL
CITY $4,000 FouNp WIN lIm - His
MEETING WITH HIS FATHER
On Friday last Detectives Gilmore ant
McDougall, who, since the discovery of th,
enormous iorgeries pcrpetratcd by Edwart
B. ketchum, have been on the lookout fol
MN, received information that hc was stop
ping ut No. 993 West Twentieth street, under
the assumed name Of &C. r. Lowry, ~ and
lhal he had seveSa times been seen ON tho
street Proceeding To the house indicated,
they inquired for the gentleman whose
whcr@bout so many have so anxousy in.
Puircd for, ai The same time representing
themselves as friends of his family who had
lakcn th- means of communicating with
him. They were informed that he was NOT
in, having gone out Tor walk, but would
probably soon return. and they decided Ia
wait for him.
NE is CNC0iIT
shortly ancr O'Clock Krtchum entered
the room, aud WAS Immediately arrested. He
betrayed no surprise, and answered all ques
linns pul Ia him freely and mcscwcdly. -
lie stated thai with the exception of the day
on which his disappearance became known,
he had freely ycniurcd into the street, with.
oul the least attempt at disguise. On
Thursday CHE day proceeding his arrcsD he
had lie, oted the afternoon To walking through
Central Park, occasionally stopping in the
l5mnhlr To- read book During his pcram
hnlaliona in the Park hc met several persons
whom hc knew, hut was not recognized by
them, they probably thinking that the least
likely place 10 meet man for whom reward
of f5OO0 was offered ny The officers of the
Importers aud Traders Bank In the pri-
soner's room concealed in his trunk was
found &ia,000 in Treasury Notes, and this he
stated was the full amount of ready money
in hi- possession
MS LIABILITIES AND ASSETS.
On the way 10 the Detective Ofcc, at Po-
lice Headquarters the prisoner was very
communicative. His property, he said, at
one time was valued at 81, 0O0, 900 but with
the decline in The premium ON gold, in which
iic Wa one oi the heaviest operators, his
los,cs commenced, and he saw his wealth
rapidly disappearing, until his liabilities
reached the enormous aggregate Of 81, 600
OGO But even This stupendous debt, he says,
he could nave cancelled il he had carried the
gold frauds through successfully He also
spoke freely Of the life which he had led,
and on entcrine lis cell remarked, This is
The close OF fast career Before being
committed To his coli, however, he was
searched, and in his possession was found 81
gold checks oi the description used by him
in ha operations on the street, each drawn
lor the amount of $1,000
ms pEMEANoK
Amer his arrival al Police Headquarters he
WAS called unon by number nf the Bank
officer. OF the importers and Traders Bank,
and other persons with whom he had had
business transactions, many of whom had
suffered through him loa great extent He
spoke to them cooly and colleclcdly, and
seemed Ia think That what he had done was
spoke To him in any tone hut that of kind
nesS, and did moi seem to manifest any diepo
-ition To prosecute him
lNrEGvIEw WIN ms FATHER
During the evening the father of the accus
ed called upon him, and the interview is
dc-crihcdhy those who witnessed ii, as pcci
liarIy affecting A. tlc old gentleman enter
I'd the room in which his son is conlincd, he
rushed forward, threw his arms around the
neck ol The ewing one, and exclaimed, "My
son, my -onl you have ruined me; hut | for.
give you" The interview was Il lengthy one
The wil, Of the prisoner also called during
tho evening she is most accomplished
and beautiful woman, and up to the time of
HE disappearance ol her husband their re
laion- had been of the lmppicsl description,
THE PRISONER NOT TO BE seen.
With the exception of the persons men
toned and hi, counsel no one has been al
lowed 10 see the prisoner On Saturday af
tcrnuon. Messrs 4 Oakley Hall John Sedg
wick aud Superintendent Kennedy were
clo-cicd with the prisoner, hui The result was
moi allowed 10 transpirc
On Saturday afternoon, District Attorney
A. Oakley Han, appeared before Justice
Hogan at the fombs, and made affidavit that
Kctchum was guilty of forgery Mr. Hall
attached to The affidavit several letters found
in the room occupied by Ketchunl The
Letters have no reference 10 the forgery
MS srNrFNENT Is REGARD TO THE LETTERS
Yomg Kucmm slys that when he len the
LAWYER part of the city on the lith inst not
knowing precisely where to 20 he looked in
the papers for advertisements of boarding
houses, aud selected No 923 West Twentieth
Street, which is a boarding house kept by two
respectable maiden ladies' They were total
strangers 10 him, and he to them. He repre-
scented himself as Mr. Lowry from Cinch-
natl He supplied himself with clothing and
snmr other cnnyenicnces out of the funds
which he had drawn from the City Bank in
uncc Of which funds was in his possession
when he was arrested In order 10 conceal
his identity, lie states that he wroic himself
the letters attached lo Mr llnll's affidavit,
and posted them al The nearest gas lamp let
terhoN When they were received al the
housc hc opened thcmand pwposcly lcll them
uprr in hi. room, where they were found
when he Wns taken into custody lie SAYS
that none of his family or partners knew or
had any trace of his whereabouts
While in custody al the Police Hrudutmr
tcr on Saturday, hr promptly, at the request
of the counsel representing ketchum Son II