The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-12
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3s'riuN WITH Ttag NATHAN MURDER.

II Aofss VII ~ 1kaE NATHAN MURDER ~
Tlie particulars Of the arrest Of the motto.
ftous Wiliiaiti Forester ut Washington, and
| attending circumstances. have heel, given
fully. The arrival Of The prisoner hi New
York Monday night, whittier he was re.
moved; has also been announced. The New
York papers give the following facts in con.
| nectioii with the case
| ARRIVAL OF FORESTER.
| There was considerable excitement i'm the
| city Monday night over the expected arrival Ct
| William Forester. the convict, and the al
legged murderer Of Mr. Bcni min Nathan.
| During the cycnin" Il large crowd of rough
| looking mcn aud welI-drcs.cd curioSity-seck-
| erS congrr"ated ut the New Jersey Railroad
| depot ut Jersey City. anxi6uslS awaiting the
| coming of the L. NJ. train from Washing
ton, due AT 1906 Z. NJ. The train was twenty
| minutes late. As it rushed into the depot
the crowd rushed hither and thithcr among
the passengers to find the well.known face
| of Detective Farley, who, it was known, had
FORESTER in charge. Captain Irving, chief
OF the detective force. had stationed q car
rage at the rear OF the der5t, and us coon us
! the train stopped. the door Of compartment
and hurried into the carriage. The door
| was closed and the horses were Iashed into
| galI0p before the crowd knew what was
going on there. or could reach the place.
The carriage crossed the Dcsbrosscs-Slrcct
| ferry. and was then driven at a galop to the
headquarters Of police, in Mulberry street.
| As the carriage stopped, Chief Irving step
| ped out, followed 10y Il man whose every
| step ratified the chains about him. 4 linen
buster was fastened around his body, con-
| ccalinc his arms. Hc wore Il dark Slouchcd
| hat. and was smoking Il cigar. After him
came Farley, of New York; Chief Detective
John 4. W. Clarvoc, and Detectives J. w.
Cocnlm md McElircsb, of Washington.
The party entered the main hall aud walked
rapidly toward the cluster ofccllS opposite The
detective department, The chief calling to the
doorlnau, "ulrn that door," AS ForreSlcr
pissed under gaslight it was seen that iron
blnds around each ankle were connected by
light steel chains joining at the knees with
another chain connecting with those on each
| wrist. AS he entered the prison he bent his
head forward. took bis cigar from his mouth
and threw it away. lie then passed into the
cell without having. spoken a word. The
chains were then removed aud the uslEE
handouts put on. The prison was closcdamd
guarded. Forester is atoul five feet SIEVE II
inches in height, with very dark complexion
and dark eyes of gIitterng look, and wGlls
heavy black mollstache. His face is thin
and has Il very resolute aspect.
THB STORY OF THE ARREST.
The story of the arrest Is given by CIiei
Clarvoc is that lust Tuesday information was
received that two men Of suspicious charac-
ter were wandering about the city, and de-
tcctivcs Coombs and McEll'rcSh were detailed
to find out who they were. During four
days the strangers were closely followed, and
at hal:paSt 10 O'Clock on Friday morning.
when the two were i'll Jacob Ecklers lager
beer shop on Twelfth street. between G and
d northwest the officers entered and said
that they wanted tie two strangers to 60 to
police headquarters. The men were playing
casino, bat stopped and said that they were
willing to 60. At headquarters they were
searched. as usual, but Ting found on thCm
Ola suspicious nature. In taking the dcsclil
ton of them it wilS found that one agreed cX-
nelly with the photograph and description of
Wilialn t0trc>tcr; :tli;h traS Snnt broa,i
cast over the country by superintendent
kclSo during February. 1871. The mali WAS
charged with being Forrc>tcT, and admitted
that he wis indeed the FORESTER they w,lc
looking for. The two prisoners we've I'M me-
d.a.cly separated; and paced iii different
cells. The officers were cautioned not 10
converse with them, and the fact OF the NJ
rest WAS tclceraphcd to Superintendent kc'-
80. Detective Farley, whn had been work
in. on Tie ease, Wa: sent to WaSllin2ton,a and
the prisoner consented 10 come on to New
York without having special rtquls:tlon
nIadC by the Governor.
THE DREAD OF rOLiCE.
-Nuring Monday night Captain living had
FORESTER supplied with hot SUPPER and
made his quarters is comfortable us possible.
| An officer in uniform guards The cell and lis
! inmate: During bis incarceration 1T Wasll-
| iugton he was quite free IL liia conversation,
and said hat ut tie time of the Nathan MUIR
der he was in New Orleans; that the reason
| he had tot surrendered himself WIS because
Chief kcso would not agree to let him Of
| OF tic thirteen years he still owes on II SELF
| ience ut Joliet prison. Illinois. but promised
to hunt him until he found him; that he lrt>
been hunted from pillar to post for more
than two years. and was always in dread OF
| feeling the thucli OF il detective OH h,H Shout
der and tho short Il want YOU
| REWARDS.
| The capture of FORESTER earns the reward
| of $500 offered Tor his arrest and delivery
| TO tie superintendent OF police in New York.
No crime was charged against him in that
| proclamation, but the rewards are still stand
ing of $50, 900 offered for the arrest and con-
| viction of the murderer OF Benjamin Ma
than; 81 900 for each of the diamond studs
81, 800 for the gold hunting-ca$e watch, or
for the chain and Seal, 500 for the OPEN
faced watch S3UO for the gold medal; 500
for Il correct description OF the medal stolen
on the morning OF the murder; 81 900 for
the Identification of the "dog"; $500 Tor
the lGal, who was seen TO pick up Il piece ci
paper in front ut tie hUuse un that Friday
morning, if the man will come forward ami
produce it: and $4,000 offered !'y the Stock
Exchange for the arrest and conviction OF
the murderer. Total, $4,000.
! OTHER FACTS.
il is said that when Forester escaped from
Joliet prison, he fractured the skull OF one OF
the keepers, but whether the wounded man
died is not known. a requisition from lii
nos is in the hands Of PinkcrtolI's detectives
in this city tor the prisoner. A feature OF
the prison system is that If Il man escapes
| from Illinois prisons and is rccaptured he is
then made 10 serve out the full term, no ac-
count being made Of the time he had served
before escaping.
Forester says that he has lived in New
York, principally about the Fulton Market,
for ten months since Superintendent keso
offered the reward for hun, and that he left
| the city about five months since. He states
that he was sent to New York by the Chief
of Police ut Savannah, where he was arrested
OH suspicion of being FORESTER. but that he