Smyrna times., 1865-08-30
Edward B. Ketchum Caught.

Edward b. Ketchum of the firm of Morris
ketchum, son d 60, whose abstraction of
boIIds and other securities from the house oG
which he was member, and whose fOrgeries
OF gold certificates have made him so notOrOus
was arrested at five o'clock Saturday evening
in Twentieth street, between Fifth and Sixt6
avenues, III New York, near house where he
had had his lodgings
Information had been conveyed to the pojice
that young ketchum could be found i'm Iw4n
tleth street, and officer Gilmore proceeded thi.
ther Saturday afternoon. 1t appears that he
tketchum) was walking homcward. and the
officer, recognizing him from the description
that had been furnished the police, took him
into custody. Ketchum made no resistance
whatever. lie did not seem to be even sur
prised; but saying it was "all right" he ac-
companied the officer.
Under arrest Ketchum did not exhibit any
concern: He spoke of the subject as the end
OF rather wild career, but did not apparently
apprehend any unpleasant consequences He
spoke freely OF the manner in which he has
lived since his fight He has not been out Of
the city. He had lodgings in Twentieth street
-there are rumors In regard to this matter it
Is not proper to print nOw-and at once retired
to his rooms when he left Wall street Every
day except One-Tuesday, nearly two weeks
ago, the day on which the disclosures we're
made-he has been in the street, and has not
once been out of New York.
During his walks he has often seen persons
whom he knew, including brokers and others
who were involved by his forgeries, but he ap-
parently avoided them, so that they should not
observe him, and it is not known that he was
recognised until he was arrested. ..-. :,-....
On Thursday last Ketchum rode to the Cen
trail Park, and remained there for a considcra-
| bic time He saw there number of persons
with whom he had been acquainted, and it is
reported that he spoke with some Of them
This, however, is mere rumor
| His father and other members of his family
were notified of his arrest, and in the course of
the evening several of them came to see him.
He met them all, except his father with sin
gular cOolness, and spoke with them as though
he had been temporarily absent on business
lie did not evidently consider himself crimi-
nal, or at least did not acknowledge the fact by
his demeanOr.
The interview of Ketchum and his father
was deeply affecting. The meeting cannot be
fully described. The father clasped his son,
and said to him, My son my son you have
ruined me, but forgive you'll
Edward Ketchum' son also saw him. The,
particulars Of this interview have not come to-
light.
! Ketchum speaks with entire freedom of his
operations. He says that at one time he own
ed property worth six millions of dollars. His
losses began with the decline in the premium
on gold. He says that the amount which was
involved in his various transactions his =" liza
| biiities," as he says-are about tour million
dollars. He would have found it easy, he de-
clares, to pay off an indebtedness of two and Il
half millions. The sum found with him was
$4S, 600
On Saturday afternoon. District Attorney
4, Oakley Hall appeared at the Tombs Police
Court, and preferred against him charge OF
forgery in the third degree.