The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-12
A WILLING WITNESS.
Strange but Improbable Revelations BY Con-
vict Con fined at Sing Sing,
SETTLING THE EVIDENCE.
Final Disposition Of the
Accused.

force, and O1cer Farley, and formally charged with
having committed the murder OF Mr.. Benjamin
Nathan. The prisoner was brought from Police
| Headquarters In a close carriage, the blinds OF
which were closely drawn. He dressed In light
| pants, dark coat and vest and white shirt, and
| looked an entirely different parsonage from what
| he did on his arrival from Washington The vehicle
| which brought him to the Tombs was followed by
two others, both occupied by police officers When
tho Carriage stopped at the Franklin street
entrance to the Tombs Forester jumped
lightly to the sidewalk, followed by Captain Irving,
whose right hand was handcufred to Foxrester's
| left. Farley followed both up into the eXamlna-
ton room OF the Court, and almost upon their ar
rival the place was instantly crowded by persons
eager to watch the disposition made in the case OF
the prisoner.
Forester, on the entrance OF the Police Justice,
consulted earnestly with his counsel for few min.
utes, and the latter appeared to smile at his ear
nestness His bright, piercing eyes. which sepa-
rated by wonderfully small space. glistened again
| when he found himself an object of general obser-
| vation wandered restlessly over the crowd Of
faces, as IL looking for some friendly glance, and
finding nothing but cold curiosity, seemed to look
for relien the cold impassve face OF the detective
| who stood beside him.
FORESTER HAS AN UGLY MARX UNDER HIS LEFT
| which Is the result OF mosquito bite Though 1t
is highly probable that he is innocent Of the charge
now made against him so confidently by the New
York police he looked to-day, under circumstances
which attended his appearance at the TOmbs, the
man who would not hesitate to take risks to get
out of difficulty
Some members of the Nathan family drove down
to Court In private carriage, but left without
making their appearance In the examination room
| u1&1 - IA
taken to-day.
When asked by the magistrate what he had to
say in answer to the charge made against him Of
the murder OF Benjamin Nathan, Forrester's coun-
sci replied for him that by his advice he refused to
say anything At that time.
District Attorney Garvin, who was present in
person and occupied seat beside the Justice said
that he was not ready to go with the case to-
day. as the witnesses could not be got together In
time.
BY mutual arrangement 1t was agreed that the
examination should be set down for this Day week.
at ten O'Clock the District Attorney promising to
have the witnesses ready by that time. The Magis-
trate was then about to make out Forrester's COM
mtment to the City Prison in the interim, when his
counsel asked that he should be committed to q
cell in Police headquarters for the purposes OF his
counsers convenience, as he could more easily
consult with him there than In the Tombs
The District Attorney had no objection to this
request, and Captain Irving having given his per-
sonal guarantee that he would be responsible for
the prisoners appearance on next wednesday, at
ten O'Clock, he was taken back to Police Head
quarters.
The most intense excitement still prevails
throughout the city In regard to the case which
has
so LONG BEEN A MYSTERY,
and all the original interest has been revived by
the arrest OF the prisoner and the startling de-
velopments 1t has made. Some incline to the
opinion that there Is not sufficient evidence to
meet him with the murder, but the knowing
ones say that the. police would never have
taken such extraordinary measures to secure his
arrest II there was not strong chain OF evidence
against him. The particulars OF this case are
and the friends Of the prisoner, who comprise a
large number OF the questionable characters OF the
position Of the case. The friends OF the murdered
man, who have SO long waited for clue which
petrator Of the crime, think that the right track
had been finally got upon, and In this they are
ns most y the pn dssees On Ss
other hand, :he assertion Of the prisoner
that he 4 able to prove his entire Innocence Of the
his guilt
given to the police by convict, who was serving
out q twenty years. sentence In Sing Sing prison.
eagerly looking for any Information that would lead
to the capture and conviction OF the perpetrator OF
the crime this man sent word to Superintendent
prison or pardon he would tell who the man was
that committed the murder, and would also give
tion. on receiving this message superinten-
dent Jourdan at once caused this. man
no &c here and after Certain
precautions had been taken to prevent people In
town getting any clue to MS being ~ the city ne
and most stringent directions 70 jealousy guard
him from any outside notice. the man seemed
exceedingly restless while confined here, and
could with great difficulty be restrained from doing
police like man who was suffering from some
extraordinary mental disturbance that they could
During the first few days Of his confinement he
was visited by Captain Irving, Detective Farley,
Captain Keso and Justice Bowling under instruc::
however, could be forced nom him, and he seemed
to have completely changed his mind with regard
The 90 70 wa e 60 P Pssu F s sg y
or two, and this ofcer tried by every means In his
power get the man to keep the contract he had
Ivy Weeks the police authorities were Compelled to
send him back to Sing Sing, for he would not tel
apSKSs,n s a9I,,r comn,eteiy ''"S':
they S sGSs N an snrsy aen
direction before this convict sent IN his propositions
wholly ceased, because they expected this man
would put them on surer track; so when he re.
! fused to say anything they were as completely at
sea again as on the morning on which the murder
was committed. This was serious blow to Super
ntendent Jourdan, who had worked night and day
in the case up to that time, and who had expected
the revelations to be made by this convict would
take him out OF all the difficulty; but when he found
that his efforts had failed and This man refused to
help him he broke completely down, and his health
never again rallied. Captain Kelso was raised to
the office, and with It took up the work OF
unravelllnu the great mystery which had
killed his predecessor. He sent out scouts
in every direction to look for information and md