Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-09-21
the United States. He married her.

/ one OF the most resPeC'a'ie pans Va
Baltimore. His wife, an adept, mate
rally aided her husband in his netarl-
oms calling. Having good education
and being of fine personal appearance,
che obtained eniree into the first circles
Of Baltimore society. While visiting
she made a plan of the house, which
she furnished her husband, and the sub
sequent robbery was comparatively easy.
IN PRISON IN ILLINOIS.
From Baltimore Forester went to
Springfield, Illinois. There he was az
rested with Walter Dunn, alias Billy
Davis, for burglary. The two cracks
men were convicted August 10, 1868,
and sentenced to fifteen years hard la
Dor in the Illinois State Prison at Joliet.
On the first day of April, 1869, For
roster and Dunn, while going to their
work attacked the keeper with piece
of stone. The blow knocked him sense
less, and the two men escaped by sea
ling the walls. The Governor of the
State offered $1,000 for their apprehen-
sion, and the detectives secured the
country in every direction, but without
avail. Forester returned to Baltimore,
where he lived with his wife, but bold
robbery perpetrated lay them put the
police III pursuit, and the Forester
family then immigratcd to this city.
This was in the fall of 1869.
BoorLEsS BURGLARY.
Here they made the acquaintance OF
George Ellis, James Ellicott, and Tom
Riley, all old burglars and desperadoes.
The headquarters of this gang was at
533 West Twenty-ninth street, kept by
one Wilson. which was well known to
the police as a thieves den. 1t WAS
there that they planned the robbery OF
Solomon Migels' diamond store, at %
East Fifteenth street Surprlsedby the
private Waterman, they fled leaving
behind more than 100000 worth of
irwclry which they had packed up tor
removal.
On the 9TH of February, 1870, Ellis,
Forester. Elliott, and 4 son of the
sheriff of l.uzcrne county, Pa, planned
the robbery of the bank in WiIkesbar
re-. The Sheriff"s son rclcnted, and
rave information which led to the ar
rest of Ellis and Elliot while they were
crossing the Susquchanna. river. For
roster escaped, went to Pittsburgh, and
under different name took up his
quarters in the Big Suntlower saloon
on Smithiield street, kept 10y the puglIiSt
Gallshcr. On the second night after
his arrival "a daring burglary was com
united in the Oakland district. For
rcStcr, or Riley, as he then called him
self, WAS suspected, and was arrested by
Chief Hague and locked up. Mayor
Brush discharged him the next day,
there being no evidence against him.
Chief Hague, however, had believed
that he WAS really FORESTER, and that
he was the man wanted in Philadelphia.
a detective Swallowed him, and had
the latter suspicion confirmed by some
remarks made at the Big Sunfower'
lie was again locked up to await the
arrival of the Philadelphia officers. The
professional thieves Of Pittsburgh evil
IDENTIFY knew who Forester was, and
raised money enough get him ont on
bail for a hearing. A writ of habeas
corpus was applied for, but it was not
granted before the arrival of the Phila-
dclphia officers.
A LEAP FROM 4 TRAIN IN MOTION.
Three Philadelphia policemen went
to Pittsburgh for the prisoner, and at
once recognized him as their man, but
not as FORESTER, and dscredited Chief
Hague's suspicious. He was handcutf-
ed and started on the evening train for
Philadelphia. Near Harrisburg the
prisoner asked permission 10 90 to the
saloon, which was granted, an officer
being stationed at each door of the car.
He boiled the saloon door, kicked out
the window, and jumped from the train,
which was going at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour. The train was stopped
us soon IS possible. He ran across the
fields and concealed himself in thicket
until the train had gone with the Phila-
dclph;a officers Shortly after daybreak
he employed country blacksmith to
take off the handcutis
Meanwhile Ellis broke ont Of the
: Wilkesbarrc jail anal came to this city.
He was arrested hy one of PinkertoI 5
men and taken to the Twentieth ward
police station for safe Keeping. Ser
grant Van lIagcr recognized Ellis as
the robbcr of Mighel's store, and held
him as such, refusing to give him up to
Pinkcrtons men. Ellls pleaded guilty
to the indictment for the MighelS rob
berry, and was sentenced by Recorder
Hackctt to five years in Sing sing.
Forester had come to this city in the
meantime and was preparing for .
grand robbery. 1t was the robbery OF
the Nathan mansion, as he had learned
that Mr. Nathan was a very wealthy
man and was passing the summer with
his family in Morristown, \. }.
TIE NATHAN MURDER MYSTERY.
On the morning of July %, 1870, Mr..
Benjamin Nathan was robbed ana muir
dercd. The police aud detectives were
batticd No clue could be obtained.
Superintendent Jourdan, styled the
greatest detective in the world, was
more than puzzled, The detectives
were prepared to make any sacrifice TO
secure the murderer. The brother of a