The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-13
THE HEAD BURGLAR.
MORE ABOUT FoRREsTER-HE SPENDS
SOME TfsIE IN PETERSBURG AND NOR
E FoLK-sTATEHEET OF A COMPANION
+ FoRREsTERss ACCOUNT OF HIS SOUTH
ERN EXPERIENCE. &C., 6c..&c.

FoRREsTERss ACCOUNT OF HIS SOUTH
ERN EXPERIENCE: &c, &c..&c.
The burglar Forester was up on hdbeas
corpus in New York Wednesday, but did
not succeed in getting out of the clutches of
The law. He stated on his arrival in New
York that lie had been sick for three months
in Petersburg, Va. Jensen. who was ar
rested in company with Forester when the
latter was caught in Washington, was re-
leased Wednesday. He said he was in Nor
folk, Va, engaged in getting up an /" i'nmi-
grafton society,"" and that about three months
since he became acquainted with Billy For
roster, who he declared to be the :. smI,rcst
and most gcntlemanly man that ever cracked
bank" A Washington letter in the Balti-
more Sun of yesterday says:
He says that while Forester was in Nor
folk he had bushels of money and spent it
very free, as much as two or three hundred
dollars some days, and they came here on
business connected with the "immigr7ltion
society,"" all of which, the detectives think.
is "too thin" He amused himself last eve
ming i'm reading the history of Forrestcr's
life as it appeared in the New York dailes,
IN ut about every line he would say "That:;
lie." From his statements it would appcar
that about half Of the accounts published
were untrue. In the New York papers For.
restcrs name was given with a number of
aliases, but it was given out for true that
his real name was Matthew Browne. and
that he was born in the parish of Laiourchc,
Louisiana. This Jensen denies, but gives an
additional name. He says that his real name
is not Browne or Forester, but Alexander
McClymont, and that he was born in Scotland.
The following are among his prominent
aliases: Billy Forester, Billy Marshall,
Billy Reilly. Frank Harding, Matthew
Brown, Frank Howard, Livingstone, Frank
Campbell, and Lewis kearns.
Jensen says he knew he was professional
burglar. but that Forester was such good
company he could not keep away from him.
The Nathan murder. he says, was put up on
Forester, and that Forester has got all the
facts to prove it, and then gave long state
ment TO show how the real murderer was al
lowed to go about the streets, and Billy, All
innocent man, "collarcd.' But never
mind.' said lie. BILLY FORESTER can raise
100000 to secure lawyers to defend him.
self. and will show who does work of that
kind"
When asked if. in case Billy was released
from the charge OF murder and taken back
to Joliet penitcntiary, would he stay there
and serve out his time, "He will not stay
there three months, and may escape sooner"
he replied. Jensen says he will remain in
this city, and that his real name has not been
given to the public yet. The detectives have
10 charge whatever against him. and many
sl,n1. Inf Lao, !. q al ,,,rl,t
would not allow Il man to travel with him
unless he was a smart and professional nun
and brother.
Then, again. he knows too much about
Forester, his habits, Microscopes. &C., to
have become lately acquainted with him. He
says FOrrcSter'S life is more exciting and
twice us interesting as that of Jack Shcp-
pard. and that he is the >lmartcSt burglar
travelling; and gives SO many incidents to
prove his statements that he must have been
travelling with him for several years at least
So far he has not made the slightest state.
ment that would imrlicatc himself in any
mrnncr. but he has in several c.l>cS undoubt.
rdly violated The confidence of Billy Forrcs-
ter, Us he prefers to be called. Jensen is il
man about thrty-tive years old, five feet three
inches high. chunky, with red hair, and
short, red, croppy beard, and is dressed in Il
gray coat, black cloth pants. white MarS'iIlc>
vest. heavy gold chain, and black soft hat.
FORESTER ACCOUNT or nlMsELF--A REMARKA-
BILE CAREER OF EsCArE AND DARING.
In u very interesting account of an inter
view held with Forester by Il Herald re-
porter occurs the following: After reciting
nearly everything except his suspicious flight
from New York at or about the time OF the
murder. and his southern wanderings, he re-
counts the scene he had with the Chief of
Police
AT SAVANNAH.
Some fellow there. forget what they call
him now. had one OF those pictures of me
that were sent round with Il description at
tached to it. lie showed it to- me, aud asked
me if knew who that was.
/ said, Eyes that's Billy Forester"
You look mighty like him." says he.
"Yuu amt got good eye for IITcneSScS.'
says |, "or you haven't read that description
very Garclully.'
The Chief of Police WAS standing there in
the office. and saw by hi eye hc had IL Slls-
picion of me.
| knew then if dropped Il trick in the
game the rubber was lost, and L stuck TO it..
With the Chief watching me, took the
likeness out of his hand.
"Scc here" says |. THAT mans forty-tivc
years of age; ] amt twcnty-riylif. We're
about the same height and blild-oh, he's
very like me, in fact, we've often been taken
for each other. This man weighs ITO pounds,
and Pm nearly 100 pounds. He has got black
eyes and har'nt. His eyes have wild en-
nothing wild in them, is there? Fnrc>tcr's
got straight black hair-my hair aiil'i black.
torrester's got Il small, narrow foot, and
wears two-and-a-lall-I wear Il SIX. He's
got bracelet in Jndian-lk on his left wrist
look here, Eve got EN- OH both wrists
That staggered him. and he said:
"Well. it ain'ty0u, that plain. but there's
a powerful resemblance"
81 know that" says |; "I'ye been told
that before, more than once"
was watching the Chiel of Police all the
time, and SAW he WAS not satisfied; he had
doubt about me still.
just about that point in the conversation
the Mayor came in, and said everything was
all right; they would send me out OF tie
state. and asked me where | would 90.
He said Inc would send me To New York,
or Baltimore, or New Orleans.
knew the Chief WAS waiting TO hear me
say where was goin- 10. ami ii duln't say
New York hu wuuIi roiliicr ui"n nr"
"Wcll," says the Mayer, "mbcrc alc You
going! You must nc off at 0n,r.'
New York." says |, If can set there
straight"
And went"
IL NEW YORK.
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