The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
DDIrIoNAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE THIRD PAGE
THE HOSEA CASE.


THE COMMISSION OF SOME PETTY oFFENsEs, BUT
NEVER THOUGHT OF COMMITTING BoRGERY-HoW
HE LIVES IN PRISON
Mr., w. NJ. d. A. Hosea having communi-
Gated to us a desire to make public a state
ment of his recent exploits, our reporter yes
terday afternoon visited the Moyamensing
Prison, and through the courtesy of the
Keeper, was permitted TO have lengthy inter.
view with the alleged forger. Mr. Hosea who
claims the initials above given as legitimate
portions OF his name, is lodged in cell No. %
and has for his companion in misery a man
who stands accused OF burglary. The only arti-
cles of furniture which the cell contains are
solitary stool and mattress which is supported
by the floor. The friends of the prisoner how
ever, supply him regularly with an abundance
OF the good things of life, while his mental re-
quirements are amply provided for in the way
of newspapers and books. The prisoner COM
municated to our reporter the following state
ment:-
A day or two before my marriage with Miss
Ettie Roger, John Dnees, her cousin, requested
the loan of some money, which 1 refused, be-
cause had none to lend. He said he would be
"a ruined man If he did not obtain this money:
he had borrowed previously of DIR. Royer but
had repaid It all. The next day promised TO
loan him some, II DR.. Roger would say that it
was all right. On the same afternoon, We'd
nesday, DR.. Roger asked me two or three times
If was going TO give him that draft; to which
i 1
MI. Anderson for two blank drafts, and filed
them up, one for S500O and the other for S6SO0,
signing them l.. NJ Hosea. then paid my
room / met John Duees, who gave me note
for 5000, which he insisted upon my accepting
although said did not want it. placed IL in
my vest pocket, never thinking of IL again until
1 was in New York, when placed it in an en-
velope with the money. On the night of my
marriage, at the house OF DR.. Roger. told him
that had draft that wanted him to collect
for me. He consented, saying he would take
received him.
told him 1t was all right. met John Duees
at the ceremony. He offered to loan me his
watch while travelling in Europe. He took
1t out of The fob and handed it TO me- took
the watch and carried it to New York.
banded at it to my my wife. WIFE Who got it from her
don't know-whether twas he or the detective.
We lett the house after the ceremony, and took
the twelve o'clock train for New York, where
we arrived on Thursday morning, staying
was up, Frank stone and New York detec-
tive came into my room, The latter said he
wanted me to go with him. told him would
not go until knew what was wanted for or
something like that. He said he wanted me,
and that was enough. wanted to see his au-
thority. He pulled up the lapel of his coat
and exhibited police-badge. told him that
was notsuflicient authority. Frank Stone said
ii was all right. He was very sorry this thing
had happened. He had not Intended bringing
Adjective with him; twas forced upon him.
He merely went to tue Detective office to ask
how he had best proceed. He didn't expect
to take any legal measures in this matter at
all; but without asking his permission, or say
with him, and he couldn't help 1t; he told my
wife, in my presence, that he would fix 1t all
breakfast with her; went with him and re-
NAMED in the Station House all that day;
during the day Mr.. Stone came to me and asked
me where the money was; told MIN u was
in the safe he went to the hotel and got
to him; he then returned, and said he could not
find the receipt for my passage money-S24O in
gold, told him II was in an envelope in the
back to the hotel obtained the receipt, and
went to the steamer and had the money re-
He came in the evening, and in company with
the detective, we went to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where l was stopping, and packing up
my clothes, then my wife and came on TO
Philadelphia. We arrived here on Friday at lO
O'Clock p. NJ. 1 saw my father-in- law. He said
there would be nothing more done with me it
would make this up. He promised that faith
fully, in the presence OF my wife He told 11e me
stay in the house that night as 1t was too late
for him to go to hotel After talking for some
time he told us to go into the front room and
go to bed, when we retired
In the morning, after breakfast asked him
if anything more would be DONE He told me
that all he wanted me to do was to make this
forgery straight. told him would go TO GIN.
cinnati with him and make 1t all right about
the signature. If the signature looked any,
thing like that of l.. N Hosea's, would have
acknowledged it to be forgery. l told him
that we would start on Monday or Tuesday
night. After dinner that day DIR. Roger, my
wife and myself were all sitting and talking
together, when the door-bell rang. MISS Bell
Roger came in and told me that gentleman
wished TO me in the hall. rose up and
asked the Doctor if something was not going TO
be done with me in regard to this matter? He
said he didn't know that there was. My
wife then said she would go down stairs
there was no need to go down, as she knew
who it was-Mr. Levy, of the Philadelphia de-
tective force with Mr.. Bennett, the detective
of New York; then asked my father-in. law
what Mr.. Bennett was back for; he said he
didn't know he had discharged the man, an
paid him 500, telling him never to come back
again; he told me he didn't know what they
wanted (Which l didn't believe at the
time); in a few minutes Mr.. Levy came
up stairs, sand told me he wanted me
to go with him to the police station, as he had
awarrant for my arrest, at the same Time show
ing IL. then asked my father. .in-law why he
had done this, and why he had deceived me-
He told me he knew nothing about it. Both
bail was procured to obtain my release from
prison. He promised us faithfully that az
would do so as soon after as he possibly could
when he heard the amount OF bail required.
then asked him II he would permit EtJie Il
come and see me. He promised she shoul'
come down the next day. She never came; no
has he allowed her to receive any letters from
me, although have written six.
Young Hosea at this point exhibited con
siderable emotion and was unable to procee
with his statement. He afterwards assured U
that the above was all he desired to say. II
acknowledged that he had been guilty of
number of petty offenses, but as to committln
forgery, he had never thought Of such thing
HosEA's OPERATIONS IN THE wEsT-How HE MAI
RIED UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs, AND DID VARIoU
OTHER THINGS UNwARRANTED By LAW.
Tn the Cincinnati Times of recent date, "
find the following additional PartlGplaTs IN T;
ference to the operations oI MI W. W. ID I
Hosea the alleged forger;-
"He is no novice as swindler, but made himse
Wien vet under twenty-one years OF age he hired
office in the Burnett House, ana adyerIisea himse
Kind but failed TO pay sundry bills he contracted al