New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-17
Wore Ahnuf Fnrrester.


He was sent before Superintendent Of Pc
lice Kelso Tuesday morning, and, after
protracted interview with that official, wa
ordered back to his cell at the central office
Detectives McCord and Farley were thel
sent for by Mr.. Kelso, and the working u
of the details of the evidence against For
rester was intrusted to them.
The Herald notes a protracted interview
between Forester and Detective Farley il
the jail in Washington, in which New Or
leans comes in for the following mention:
"Bnly, I'd like to ask you something
| about that New Orleans business; there's
one or two things in it don't understand
and ia like you to explain to me-"
"All right, I'LL tell you anything that
| know about it,"
What was Connors' idea in getting as
1T wasn't Connors brough5 sou down. it
was Baker"
Yes, of course, Baker, but acting for
! Connors; he was the man.
We'll, [ suppose he wanted TO get money
out Of you"
Don't you think he would have given
| you to us p
'Well, l don't know about that. He
y
| house, and that's where [ was. He might
have given me away at my hole, but that
wouldn't have been of any use to you, for
could have got away from you"
Scarcely, | think, if once got hold of
you. Thered be scramble for it, anyhow.
think if | had seen you, Billy, I'd have
brought you home"
NO, you couldn't, and I'll tell you why.
If you'd come to my den, or you were
brought there, it would be put up job,
and I'd know all about it; as it was, l knew
you were in town the very night you got
there. When you would come to me I'd be
prepared for you, and what chance would
you have of taking me- coming there under
the impression that ] knew nothing at ali
about you, when in reality ] was well
posted for you? You might have come
there any night and | wouldn't have given
snap for you. l had more ways of getting
out of that crib than anybody knew about,
and it would have been pretty tough job
to collar me i'll it"
"Well, if you got out suppose you'd get
away in buggyW
ON horseback Ia be mile and half
away before you ever knew I'D left the
place"
''You were in town all the time we were
there, weren't you, Billy?"
eyes, was, and never stirred OUT Of it.''
e'Were you staying at Connors? Oh,
never mind; didn't mean to ask you that"
''Oh, l don't mind telling you, PhiIs j
was there a portion of the time. and was
around bit, too"
"Well, suppose we'd got into Connors'
that night, what would you have done2'
81 don't know; it depends upon circum-
stances. OF course you wouldn't blame
man for trying to- get away. If you had
got me in that house | would have been in
a pretty tight place. There were only two
ways in which fellow could escape from
window or going through the back yard
and, if you had the house surrounded, as,
of course, any officer like you would, what
chance should have of getting away from
y0u q
e'Suppose sop met me going up the stairs
for yOns we'd very likely have a tussi3 for
it =
mo, Phil, wouldn't do thas with YOU.
I'd escape if | could, but not that way ]
never hurt man yet, and l never will"
Did you see me while | was in town.
'No, never laid my eyes on yOu. l saw
Radford once oy twice, but neveg saw
you"
''No, { thought you didn't
''Well, you see, knew you were in town,
head, it isn't very likely Id run into your
hands if could help it. You were keeping
shady, too, and doing some fine work, be.
cause you knew there were parties in town
that would give you away to me; but, for
all that, had it, Phil. and though didn't
go out on the promenades every afternoono
didn't hide myself in closet either
Let me see. You went down to Mexico
after thac for little bit, didn't you?"
mo, didn't; | never was in Mexico ] |
went North little ways"
But you met Mullins when he came back |
from Peru, didn't you !2
Eyes, l did, We were together for SEhife |
after"
"How was that! Did you leave New Or.
leans before / did ?"
II dent remember about that exactly; I |
think, though, | went away a day before
you l really forget. About that time l |
was in a good deal of trouble, and Connors
was bothering me every day about his work l
with You. He wanted to get mold of your
money, but you wouldn't part with it, and
was frightened that he might hand me
over. You know how difficult it is for a
nan like me to trust anybody. You played
ome sharp points on the old man down
here; but he wanted the money, and
lOthing else would do. You sent to New
York to get some queer bills for him. 1t
vas good dodge, and came near taking
Here the officer laughed iii inuuriiiv3. Then !
'"m @ tr,@2 tGS t.,C Clergyman dodge on him, but
hat was no 60 neither. You see C0nnors
nade up his mind to one thing, and he
tuck to it-that was to get the money"
"You left New Orleans the night before
ne, you say; then you must have gone 0u
ionday night, for left Tuesday
eve were going across the river the
light before in small boat, but it began l.
0 blow gale of wind and the water was
90 rough; we could not get over. 1t
uieted down in the morning and we got
cross. We pushed on to the first landing, |
hen walked twenty-five miles up the coun-
~ and wound up at Natchez, where We
ook few days, rest
After this his rovings led to Savannah
teorgia, where he was arrested and brought
efore the authorities. That he had close
scape his statement to which we have be-
,re alluded shows:
well, sir, when they got me, some fellow.
lere, forget what they call him now, had
ne of those pictures of me that were sent
1und with description attached to it. He
lowed it to me- and asked me if | knew
-ho it was. said, Yes; that's Billy For
ester You look mighty like him. says
O. You amt got good eye for likenesses,'
AVS /, 'or you haven't read that description
ery carefully The chief of police was
anding there in the office, and | saw by
is eye he had a suspicion of me. | knew
len if dropped trick in the game the rub
er was lost, and stuck to it. With the chief
atching me, took the likeness out of his i
and. See!here, says I, that man thirty :
We wears of age; | amt twentyeight. !
ERE about the same height and build
!, he's very like me; in fact we've often
zen taken for each other This man weighs I
10 pounds, and I'm nearly $50 pounds. He's
1T black eyes, and haven't His eyes