, 1869-04-01
HORTON AGAIN.
The Enterprising Youth Once
More in the Hands OF
the Police.

About two months and q half ago mention was
made tn these columns Of the arrest, on charge
OF sHindtng, Of Jo1ng man named Henry J.
Horton. who represented himself TO be purchas-
Ing agent OF the Union Pacific Railroad.
The circumstances Of the case, his plan
OF operations and the fortunate dts
coyerJ that his Representations wcra
false are, no doubt Jet fresh In the minds OF tho
readers Of TIE TRIBUNE, and need not be reltef-
ated. The grand Jury, however, failed for some
Cause or other, to indict him, and, after having
been In 1al for seven weeks, he waa released from
custody. It was thought that injustice had been
done him, that he was wrougful1y accused. and
card e1encIniing him from all criminal intent
was published In several Of the newspapers Short
1y a1,e1 the publication he called upon Henry
Washbusn, an a&torncJ-at-law, who has an once
at the corner OF Dearborn and Washington streets,
ant, told him that be had been under arrest and
had lust been released from jail; was before the
grand Jury twice and IVES discharged by mem,
fhst his father Was very respectable man and re.
rjjed In New York, where he conducted large
real estate business, and was member OF the ltm
Of Adams Horton Shssu,An mao ean ~ oncS esE
| Jsy Cooke Co; that his father owhed great
| deal OF real estate IN Boston, aad had started .
| on account Of family relations, his father having
| married second time, he could not 1--we Al
home; that his father WAS deslrons OF Ms Ienain-
ing at home, desiring him to stag IN New York,
and @ Offering hun, . sn tnducement. s, 20 !eat
and hoard At the Metropolitan 1lote Ills father
Tie Tie time 1hat be could not obtain none. from
his parent He had been guile ~ lively 10Y, :,
and believed his father at gil times Wiling TO sena
him money: he sail he had becn Station Agent on
lie West division Of the Union l'aci1c Railrpad,
running from Sacramento to Salt Lake Cfy.
While San Fncisco be had nsa "a &C., tSs
tIonery could be procured II Chicago iot one
hundred pet cent !ess than u that c!,I .ass p, as
Tie af s ana sRea I'm Il Z ta.t
lie came to Chicago, he sald and, having nothing
had gene e several atat9ns5Sy ~ Ss stGs. r.
s5s'''s's5 4ss r. z I'D es?!a:
hsek, when he procured q very nne one, On xe!et
nis tllorton y name was subsequently printed II
and d,e1 T. sa1 h% wten III III.
sncioesd: en- Iced had paxned his osercoat for saoo ant
: a1aw T ~ on " his iather fol Us and fave Nj. Waan
Horton Hot sherman, ind Nj. Washburn, out Q
: to BE- due. handed hlm tae t2a Horton then ~ %
@ NneI.. one e vsiea, + f., said ~ vas :
On dIstt ' NJ washenrn $40 wrote lst.er 70 y
supposed father; telling him the condition Of nl
y f following sevesal tines, and ihen disappears
In the course OF = week. The drsft having bee
sent to New York for collection, u vas retnsne M
be male dil1gent search and inquiry for II
drzEcc but could not ind him, his place Of bus
reas or residence, nor any one who would pay u
|. draft"
Horton endcavored to obtain money nom 9th,
parties two or three umeR, but failed; and, no
Ettpetaua!nE the dctecttves were watching 4
him, kept ont OF their way untl yesterday moFnf
when William Plnkerton captured him. AZ soc
n as he became aware that he was IN I!
" custody Of m on1cer OF the Law,
- teak small vial Of laud.nnm from hts pocket al
:. before he could be prevented. swallowed enough
the poison to produce fatal results had ne not ne
q subjected 70 proper treatment He wns convey
" 10 the Annoy nt once, where strong cnettc v
y administered and, policeman taking hol! oI e.
" nIyn to prevent him from falling, WAS marched
ae and down the sidewalk until pronounced out
danger hJ the physician In atsndansss & AZ oetS
he he Tas arEAsned before 5usase Anahen, sno h,S
- fence, the examination was postponed until sat'
a day NEXT hail IN II go bein1 demanded 1or MS
| ,,e1rInrr IN 6eibntt he VIA committed 70 p{tSS