New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-14
THE ALLEGED MURDERER OF NATHAN
FORESTER RECENTLY SEEN IN NEw-ORLEASs-
DETECTIVES AT VARIANCE.

FORESTER RECENTLY sem IN NEW -OHILANS-
DETECTIVES AT VARIANCE.
The following account of recent develop
ens IN tho pursuit OF Forester the escaped convict
and supposed Nathan murderer, taken from The Sce
Orleans Picgyme. II will be that with consum-
mae sagacy, lac has awaited himself Of the bad feeling
and open hostility OF the Eastern and Western dcteo-
lives:
When Forester was arrested in New-Orleans in April
1870 by Capt Malone and Detectives Harris and Pear
son II fugitive from justice and to he returned
20 the Illinois PcIcntiary from which he escaped. lie
was then stoppng Girodst, and accompanied by
his wife 10 whose instrumcntality mainly he In
dCbted for his escape Alter being reminded 10 the
roster procured a writ Of hebeas corpus from the
Fifth District Court, aud released before the de
secured his passage the steamer beaufort for Havana
and had passed INTO the Gull before chiof OF Police
Havana he went 10 New-YuIk where he remained until
after the Nathan murder His hight from there was across
tbeconnry aud re reached Mtlidai MICS ihree ilontIs
atterward AT this point he visited by his wife. who
until then had not left New Orleans from tho time Of
EOrTester's escape On her way up the Jackson Rail
road Mrs Forester (or Mrs Marshall. she calc)
attentions of 81 Louis detective, who had come 10
Eew-Orlcans with the ayo%ed PURPOSE OF taxing FOR
the lovely blonde upon the detectves heart that
she not oiy. 0'"raed apt Of him his name and
him her own photograph, WHEN no sur
ted for her inspection From tine e,SnaS %Ga
eludng detective vigilance until ne arrived at hats-
moros In that city he remained. practicng the pro
essiou OF an barber unit the LIST OF s5t May
ting with his wife regularly ny letter, ana m
preceding February receiving visit iroln her or
three weeks duration. 1t necessary, however,
for her 10 he in Ncw-Orleans as point or obseINa
ton and early in March she came back TO New-Oreans
and took mp her old quarters GirOdst IL was feared
M This time that two NewOrlcans detectives had got
upon the right track Of the fugitive and from M3tao
ROC FORESTER went TO the Island Of ST. Thomas, remain
ing there however, only short tlmc, ana returning
reached NcV-Oroans the 18th OF july last, ana 70
manned until the 18h when he left for shreveport ana
treeays aferWard his wife lett for the same dcsl,
ton. .. =, e,.,, -
has not Indeed, north Of Mason and ID NoHs lne
snce Jamarv last There il dOIbt 81 the TACT that
TJrrtaer could have been caught at any elbo from
uerloi of two months alter the murder Dlt lOi the
isnnu,y OF the detectives. Northern and western de-
fectiye, came to Eew-OrlG1ns, aud the hfst uilS
they did was To declare their purposes IN COM
ing here, paTaie grandy mp Girod-s lOrn tne acl
aree of the man with whom Mrs. Forester was board
ng an offer him rewards for any Information Iicie
was but one conclusion such course lie ueJecllEes
are corrupt insane. They either Nshch MN 10
escar or were unit for their business. whenever For
roster wished TO come NcwOfcGns he would cOntrFe
To have 1t circulated IN Eastern and western Gties
that ne was here. The two New Ork detec-
Inuis who thought hC had him sure, would nave had 10
difficulty ga getting their man they mad Slu, III me
nr uarle r. ONLY for what they While he was
hcrt Bradford OF New York, aud his sO,lte roo" ID
street ear cOnycling with Forester and aunt kno"
him The real fact the i That the reward 4Of
FORESTER has been too large, anu sunni
atcs rho ovarce instead of the ingenuity OF the detect
w. Tuf for this fact in tie first months OF the pursuit
ev yonid nave communicated freely with the! brother
drfcctiyes and concerted plans would have been ald
{u each nan wanted to be the mann Instrument III rs
auturr and hence nobody got him az ALL