New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-14
The Nathan Murder-aunt for FORESTER.

Superintendent KeIso learned that For
roster was in New Orleans, and he put him
self IN communication with. some reliable
persons there. While he was in communi
cation with these people, Mr. John Connors
of No. 56 Girod street, who is said to be tht
proprietor of one Of those obstetrics thai
genteme6@of the Forester stripe affect
wrote to Superintendent Ke!so that For
roster was in New Orleans, and frequently
at his house, and suggested that if Mr.
KelsO wanted Forester he (Connorsl was
the man to treat with.
The superintence emit jumped at the idea
and telegraphed to Coauors asking him
how many dollars he would consider AIDE.
quate remuneration for the handing over OF
the person OF Mr.. Forester to some of the
detectives. Mr.. Connors replied iii a lengthy
message lat the expense of the superinten-
dent), that it was a ticklish job, but he
would undertake to carry it out for $1,000.
Mr. kelEO expressed his satisfaction IN q re-
turn message, and informed COnnOrs that
ae was ready to pay that amount for the
much coveted person of Mr. Forester.
Some other kilograms passed between Mr.
kelsO and the interesting CODnoTs, but they
Wound up in the discovery by the latter
gentleman that Forester was worth five
Zines that amount, and he accordingly de-
Gnanded $4,000 from Mr.. KelsO to carry out
Che proposed plan. So anxious was the
Superintendent of Police to leave nothing
undone that would throw light upon the
mysterious murder, that he consented to
pay ConnOrs the sum demanded.
The bargain was finally concluded and
The time and manner settled upon when and
now Connors was to play Judas to his friend
and ledger Detectives Farley and Radford
1.-THE strategy Of the police in adding the
VIgor OF fresh mind to the chase whenever
new move was made is worthy Of the
61lghest cOmmendatiOn) were instructed to
90 On to New Orleans and engage the as
slstance OF Mr.. COnnOrs to play the little
game he had arranged. RadfOrd was i'm
structed in the details of the affair by Far
ley, who had been on the scent night and
day from the moment of the discovery OF
the murder, and both gentlemen started on
their way to the Crescent City. Each took
different route and arrived in New Or
leans, one after another, in totally dissimi-
aar DISCUSSES. The reason Of all this cantion
on the part Of the detectives was tbat
first, they carried between them, over
and above the money necessary
3or expenses, $4,000; secondly, thew
wished to keep out of the knowledge of the |
New Orleans detectives. Not that Mr.. |
badger, the chief police of that CITY, would |
at all interfere with their movements, but |
aheTe are men in his office the New York |
Officers would not trust, and so they worked |
g On IN the secret way. Mr.. Farley got to
New Orleans first and put up at the St.
CHARLES Hotel, in the character of an &C. |
centric old Irish lady looking for some
property she had just inherited. The dark
blue glasses and heavily wrinkled face
extinguished the handsome
of the well known detective,
and his identity was never for o moment \,
suspected. Mr.. Bradford arrived in fine
city the night following Mr. Farley. He
was dressed as Methodist clergyman, and
30 doubt looked highly respectable and
ITa mt a., 4 |
4 arley but communicated with him the first
thing next morning through the medium of
Dne OF those ladies usually pressed into
such service by the detectives. When the
JfiiceTs had all their batteries laid the siege
lpon MIR. Connors was opened. The first
interview held with him was at the st.
Charles Hotel, and seeing that Mr. Connors
gave expression to an inordinate desire to
yaln possession OF the money, the detectives !
Became more than ever cautious To all /
heir demands for the body of Forester l
dr. Connors replied ''he is at present ont t
own engaged upon job, but in a day or {
wo you will get him all right" Connors !
ePt on at this rate for couple of days, l
nd the energetic spirit of Farley getting 9
ontrol OF him. new step was taken Far L
~ at first thought of going out himself to
xplOre the town for Forester but this q
curse of action would be attended with IL
luch danger and exposure that he was 81
to curb his active faculties and c.
main quiet Farley reported progress to a
9 was instructed by the captain Il
put himself in communication II
it'll Messrs. Farrell, Boylan and u
NTH This he did, and these three gen
emen were added to the next council held nj
it'll COnnors. The same delay and avoid Of
ice on the part OF Connors, aud the same P'
sgerness on the side of the police, marked N
is interview like those that have zone he. m
re 1t. Connors wanted the money and the Gu
lcers would not give it up until thew held ID
@ man. The Judas promised to fake all
EN- where the man was and to point him Iu
1t II they would first give him the green let
cks. lhey offered to place the money in 70
hands of Mr.. Farrell, or with any two NC
'psotable men in New Orleans, who would &c
sworn to secresy; out this did not suit 10
nnors, who, as he said, did not like tO LEFT pu
y one know that he would commit such q th'
W action At last it was suggested TO 70
zee the money in the keeping of Con tet
= Wle, and to keep her at Mr. Far "a "a
rs house until the officers had 70
If man, but that would not suit tin
either, and, in fact, he came FRI
yn to the ultimatum that he should have La
money first and then he would Law the mo
for Forester. The sang Irlan9ais OF ms
icy warming up his reason, he proposed rs
SlVe me Fellow money, and then if he
' I
II some consideration this was rejected ~
the detectives after spending from
sday morning till Sunday night irving
lake the fellow ConnOrs carry ont his
own proposition, Were compelled to re-
10 New York without prisoner, They
ned, however, before they left New or
9, that some of Mr. Badgers men cot r.
L Oh their presence in the city. and II
communicated tho intelligence to ~
ester, who consequently kept out tr
Town while they were there IL
kelso has since "a
d out that Forester went for a little IN
lrsion into Mexico about the time his
ers We're in New Orleans. From that 81
lcnt up to the time Captain Irving re- any az =
ed the telegram addressed to Superin- ri W L L
ent kelso, on Saturday night, saving = ! ha
: FORESTER had been arrested in Wash VI
on; Inc police had never lost sjght of H =,
when the telegram arrived on Satur- 5oF
!!llghI u was handed to Captain Irving, nlon
Farley. He Found t.tha o'n 1 - DGtoo, Apri
oMcI "a one Of the out-of the way H Hous
ais only known to the initists5 80 Move
to him the weIe6me i1+a az Sc
e. Both gentlemen went to WI ~ the
ut TIE necessary papers and evidence devo
Mr., Farley went on to WASHINGTON Iast the
TO bring back the long-sought Far court
r VI to til
Q Washington Republican of Monday tie
a sketch Of Forester after he was ar had ,
d in that city, from which we copy: a., sE q
Q Vestibule door was crossed, and be- deyo
the close iron grating stood the now the
us Oh infamous nan. He looked little the t
@9rh about the face, and his clothes rema
IN IUoi Toim ana bad, giving evidence that had