The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-13
A REMARKABLE RASCAL.
OF THE NOTORIOUS FOR.
RESTED IN NEW FORK.

ARRIVAL OF THE NOTORIOUS FOR
RESTER IN NEW FORK.
His Alleged Connection with the
Nathan Murder.
The particulars of the arrest Of the noto-
rious William Forester, at Washington, and
attending circumstances, have been given
| fully In THE NEWS. The arrival of the prison.
| er In New York, Monday night, whittier he
was removed, had also been announced. The
New York papers give the following facts In
| connection with the case:
ARRIVAL OF FORESTER.
There was considerable excitement in the
city Monday night over the expected arrival
| of the notorious William Forester, the con-
| vict, and the alleged murderer OF Mr. Benja-
| min Nathan. During The evening o large
crowd OF rongh-looking men md Well.oressed
curiosity seekers congregated at the New Jer-
| sey Railroad depot at Jersey City, anXlously
awaiting the coming OF the train from Wash,
ington. AS 1t rushed into the depot, the crowd
rushed hlLher aud thither among inc passen'
gers to ind the well-known face OF Detective
Farley, who, 1t was known, had Forester
IN charge. Captain Irving, chief OF the de-
tecliye force, had stationed q carriage az tne
rear OF the depot, and, as soon as the train
stopped, the door of g. compartment car
opened, and four men stepped or1sKIy OUT
and hurried into the carriage. Tue door was
closed and the horses were dashed into q gal
lop before the crowd knew what was gong
on there, or could reach the place. The
carriage crossed The Desbrosses-street
ferry, and was then driven at a gallop to the
headquarters OF police, In Mulberry slreeI. AS
the carriage stopped, ChieflrVing stepped out,
followed by q man whose every step rat
tied the chains about him. a linen dusler
was fastened around his body, conceallng Ms
arms. he wore a dark sloucned hat, ana was
smoking q cigar. Alter him came Farley, OF
New York; Chief Detective John A. W. Clar-
voc. and Detectives j. W. Coombs and NOEL
fresh, OF Washington. The party entered the
main hail aud walked rapidly toward the c!us-
ter of cells opposite the detective department,
the chief calling to the doorman, 'Open that
door !" AS Forester passed under a Raslight
1t was seen that Iron bands around eaca angle
we're connected by light steel chains joining
at the knees with another chain connecting
with those on each wrist. AS he entered Inc
prison he bent his head forward, TOOK MS
cigar from his Mouth and threw 1t away. he
then passed into the cell Without haVlng
spoken a word. The chains were then re-
moved and the usual handcuff put on. The
prison was closed anu guarded. FORESTER Is
about five feet seven inches IN height, with
very dark complexion and dark eyes or q
glittering look, and wears o heaVy DlacR
inuustache. His face Is thin and has a very
resolute aspect.
b STORY OF THE ARREST.
The story Of The arrest, as given by Chief
Claryoe. is that last Tuesday Information was
received that Two men OF suspicious cnarac'
Ter were wandering about the city, and detec'
tives Coombs and McEIirosh were detailed 10
ind out who they were. During lour days Inc
past ten o'clock on Friday morning. when the
two were 10 Jacob Ecklers lager beer shop on
Twelfth street, between g and D northwest,
The officers entered and said that they wanted
the Two strangers to go to police headquar-
ters. The men were playing casino, out
stopped and said that they were willing to 90.
AT headquarters they were searcneo. us usual,
but nothing found on Them OF q suspicious
nature. In taking the description of them II
was found that one agreed exactly with the
and description OF William For
roster, which was semi broadcast over the
country BY Superintendent kslso during Feo-
ruary, 1871, The man wa charged WIN
being FOrrestor, and admitted that ne was
indeed The Forester th0y were looking lor.
The two prisoners wrru Immediately sepa-
rated and placed IN different cells. The ON.
GERS were cautioned noi to converse Wild
Them, and the tact Of the arrest was tele-
yraphed 10 Superintendent KeIso. Detective
Farley, who had been working on Inc case,
was sent 10 Washington, ana tne PRISONER cou-
sented 10 come on 10 New York without nav
Ing q special requlsition made oy Inc Governor.
THE DREAD OF POLICE.
During Monday night Captain Irving had
Forester supplied with . hot supper, ana.
made his quarters as comfortable Us possible.
An officer In uniform guards the Cell and lts
inmate. During his Inca recreation at Washing
ton he was quite free IN nls conVersalion, aho
said that at the lime Of the Nathan murder he
was In New Orleans; that The reason he had
not surrendered himself was because Chief
Kelso would not agree 10 let him OIL OF the
thirteen wears he still owes on Il sentence ut
Joliet prison, Illinois, Int promised TO hunt
him mill he found him; hat he has been hunt
ed from pillar to post for more than Two years,
and was always In dread OF feeling the loucn
of a detective on his shoulder and the short
IL want YOU"
REWAEsDS.
The capture of Forre5.er earns the reward
of $500 offered for his arrest and delivery TO
The superintendent oil police 10 New fork. no
crime was charged against him In that procla-
nation. bnt the rewards are still standing OF
$40 600 offered for the arrest and conviction OF
Ihp murderer Of Benjamin Nalhau; SlOUU 1Or
each of the diamond studs; $500 for the gold
huuIinu-case watch, or for The chain and Scale;
s9no Tor The open-faced watch; $500 for the gold
medal: slOO Gur d correct description OF The
mpdal stolen on Tia morning oil the murders;
Sl00O for The identification OF the dog $500
fnr ina man who was seen TO pick up d piece
nr pauer In front oil the house on that Friday
morning, if the man viii come forward and
nroduce it. and $40, 900 offered by the STOCK
Exchange for the arrest and conviction OF The
murderer; Total, $47,OOO.
OTHER FACTS.
IT, Ia al That when Forester escaped from
Joliet prison, he fractured the skull Of one OF
the keepeIs, but whether the wounded man
died Is NOT known. A requisition from Illinois
ia in the hands OF Pirkerton's detectives IN
this city for the prisoner. A feature OF the
prison system Ia, that II q man escapes from
Illinois prisons and Is recapLured, he 10 then
made to serve out the full term, no account
being made OF The time he had served before
Forester says that ne has lived In New
York. principally about, the Fulton marhel,
for len months since Superintendent hslso
offered The reward for him, anu tnaI ne ielC
Inc civ about five months since. he states
that he was sent to New YORK oy the chle1 Oh
nnlice al Savannah, where he was arrested on
snspjcion OF being Forester, but That ne had
talked the chief ont of that idea. He was
men made 10 leave the city, and for that pur-
nose they put him on board a steamer Tor
New YORK. Since be left there he had been
living In the South. When arrested In wash
| ipgton he gave the name of Lewis KerDs, and
said that III was a printer. His bands are