New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-27
sMore About Forester and the SCOOTER
Rnhhery.

Sectiye by the name Of Eagan, in his searcl
SITTER Forester in this and other cities. H
Is one Of the secret service officers attached
60 Mr. Whitelys bureau in Washing
Con, and was specially detailed to work VI
che case by Mr.. Whitley, at the request o
che New York officers. Eagan's operation
In this city are well remembered by tbs
Sew Orleans police authorities, and proba
Eiy If he had stayed away from here For
eesteG would have been captured while here
Sn the winter Of 1908. Too fluent tongue
g. questionable company, undid the worI
ahat Superintendent Badger, Captain Ma
Gone and tier confidential detectives mac
Seen for some time doing @9lsh promise OF
success.
we give Mr.. Eagan, however, the benefit
@$ the following extracts from the Tines
early in December Eagan started down
Che river stopping at Memphis, Ficksburg
aud New Orleans On the fifteenth of the
GnOnth he was in Eicksburg, and there saw
Games ConDertOn, alias the Michigan Kid,
an escaped convict from Joliet, and also
Billy Hill, both pals Of Forester They
said that he had been with them in Mem
R,his about two weeks before, and that he
BAD left the country.
&1inding he could get nothing from Ehese
alen, Eagan took passage on the Great Re
@ublic and went down to New Orleans.
dhey wanted to 90 with him, but he threat
@ned to exp pose their real character if they
came on board. The visit to New Orleans
Ggas almost truitless. He came back to st.
RIOuiB about the twentieth of December,
SS7l and had not been here fortnight
Sghen the SCOOTER. diamond robbery occur
an -, IN rrTiab LnrrncTnI'a
Caring management was recognized. Eagan
slipped down there early in January, and
GigOTOus attempt was made to catch For
gester Farley and one or two New York
detectives went down, in accordance with
&agan's suggestions but it was all OF no
ssvail.
Dave Cummings and Dago Frank, For.
Testers confederates in the diamond robe
berry, were arrested on the ninth of Janu
ary and locked up in the Parish Prison.
CHAT same night, while the detectives were
eearching the rooms of these two men, For
pester came to the door, heard what they
Srere doing and ran away. At another
gime, when Eagan was at the house OF Jack
G0nners. Forester was in an adjoining
COON, as was afterward learned. All efforts
DfOved unavailiDg. Cummings and Frank
were out of the Parish Prison by writ OF
habeas corpus, and escaped Farley and
abe New 20 men went hOmeo and For
Gester came back to St Louis.
CHE Memphis Appeal Of the nineteenth
distant publishes in full the statement Of
Jack Connors as it appeared in the REPUB"
eIcANeof the fifteenth INSTANT and CONS
gaGnts thereon as follows
Chat Eagan was actually III eofn2nunlcao
Zion with Conn0rs, and that COnnOrs could
Save given Forrestpr m had he wished to
SI(p SO. there can be no doubt Farley actu-
alIv wenf ia His house with che $4,000. but
Gid not deliver it to Connors, as the latter
INSISTED On having il before the man was
Selfvered, qionno77s n sbrewd and Gun,
sing, and those who know him best are of
she oninion that he never. intended to give
R'orrester M. bnt wanted to- secure the
money and hold to it,
81tRouoh the X CIV YORK. authorities seem
esnHdenf that thew really have the Nathan
Fnurderer in the person If Forester MANY
az qhe hest detectives in fbe country are
@enfident that he was thousands of miles
nwav At the time and had ne knowledge Of
or connection with ito
In qhis connection 4no following Yetfey
frame Valentine Bnrke. a nal Of Forester.
Snav ne II interest, n was written 20 John
Gagan ahortly before Burke wae convicted
ar r0unte1feitinr in this city. In q posts
acrinq lomitted On account Of ITS IengthA
Rurke qndeayors To persuade Tran of his
Snnocence. and proposed to 90 with rim to
&ew Orleans to hunt for Forester Eagan (
did 8,of accent the proDOsitirn. and Burke
qTas scnf II the penitenfiarv. where he still
Remains
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