The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-13
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of the robbery were tound in the saloon
and the police attempted to arrest Liv-
iugstone, but drawing two revolvers, he
kept them at bay, threatening TO kill
the first man who laid hands on him
In this way he escaped to the rear o
the building, and was lost sight Of.
He next appeared in Baltimore, where
he formed An attachment for the daugh'
ter of old Bill Thomas, one Of the most
notorious burglars and cracksmen in
the United States He married her.
Acting in concert with his fa,her-in,
law, Forester accumulated money, and
lived with his wife in a fac mansion in
one of the most respectable parts o.
Baltimore. His vile, an adept, mate
rally aided her husband in his meta.
rious calling Having a good education
and being OF fine personal appearance
she obtained entree into the first circles
of Baltimore society. While visiting
she made plan of the house, which
she furnished her husband, and the
subsequent robbery was comparatively
easy.
IN PRISON IN ILLINOIS.
From Baltimore Forester went to
Springfield, Illinois. There he was ar,
rested with Walter Dunn, alias Billy
Davis, for burglary. The two cracks
men were convicted August l6, 1868,
and sentenced to fifteen years hard labor
in the Illinois State Prison at Joliet.
On the first day of April, 1869, For
rester and Dunn, while going to their
work, attacked the keeper with piece
of stone. The blow knocked him
senseless, and the two men escaped by
scaling the walls. The Governor of the
State offered $1,000 for their apprtheu-
sion, and the detectives secured the
country in every direction, but without
avail. Forester returned to Baltimore,
where be lived with his wife, but a bold
robbery perpatrated bv them put the
police in pursuit, and the Forester
family then immigrated to this city.
This was in the fall Of 1869.
A BoorLEss BURGLARY.
Here they made the acquaintance of
George Ellis, James Elliott, 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 o.
Solomon Migers diamond store, at %
East Fifteenth street. Surprised by the
private watchman, thew ti,d, leaving
behind more than $60,00O worth OF
jeselry which they had packed up for
removal.
On the 9Th o. February, 1870, Ellis,
Forester, Elliott, and son OF the
sheriff OF Luzerne county, Pa, planned
the robbery of the bank in Wilkes
barre. The sherif's son relented, aud
gave information which led to the ar
rest of Ellis and Elliott while they
were crossing the Susquehanna river.
Forester escaped, went to Pittsburgh,
and under a different name took up his
quarters in the big Supflower saloon
on Smithfield street, kept by the pugllist
Gallagher. Ga the second night after
his arrival a daring burglary was COM
mitted in the Oakland district. For
roster, 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 Phlladel-
phia. A detective shadowed him, and
lad the latter suspicion confirmed by
some remarks made at the big Sum
flower" He was again locked up to
await the arrival OF the Philadelphia
officers. The professional thieves Of
Pittsburgh evidently knew who Forres-
ter was, and raised enough money to
get him out on bail for hearing. A
writ of haJeas corpus was applied for,
but it was not granted before the ar
rival OF the Philadelphia officers.
A LEAP FROM A TRAIN IN MOTION.
Three Philsdelphia policemen went
to Pittsburgh for the prisoner, and at
once recognized him as their man, but
not as Forester, and discredited Chief
Hague's suspicious. He was hand
cuffed and started On the evening train
for Philsdelphis. Near Harrisburg the
prisoner asked permission to 60 to the
saloon, which was granted, an officer
being stationed at each door OF the car.
He bolted the saloon door, kicked out
the window, aud jumped from the train,
which was going at the rats of thirty
miles an hour. The train was stopped
a. soon as possible. He ran across the
fields and concealed himself in a thtcket
until the train had gone with the Phila-
delphia officers. Shortly after daybreak
he employed country blacksmith to
take of the handcuffs
Meanwhile Ellis broke out Of the
wilkesbarre jail and came to this city.
He was arrested by one Of Pinkerton
men and taken to the Twentieth ward
police station for safe keeping. Ser
geant Van Hagen recognized Ellis az
the robber of Mighers store, and held
him as such, refusing to give him up 70
Pinker.on's men. Ellis pleaded guilty
10 the Indictment for the Mighels rob-
bery and was sentenced by Recorder
Hsckett to Eve years in Sing Sing.
Forester had come to this city in the
meantime and was preparing for q
grard robbery. 1t was the robbery OF
the Nathan msnsion, as he had learned
that Mr.. Nathan was . very wealthy
man and was passing the summer with
his family in Morristovn, n. J.
TIE NATHAN MURDER MYSTERY.
On the morning Of July 29, 1870, Mr..