New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-14
story the following interesting facts are

position, Knocked about the country unit
ne was quite youth, when he shipped and
came TO TINS country subsequently enlist
ing IN the navy and serving with Perry's
Japan expedition. From this he was dis
charged, and knocked about in various
places until he reached Joliet, Illinois,
where he and q pal were arrested and tried
Tor burglary. On April s, 1868, he vas SEN
fenced for five years as his share, when he
pleaded guilty for the other man also, and
was given eight years more, the partner be-
ing discharged. Only two months elapsed,
| however, before he had broken jail and
! escaped, and three months after he was re-
captured by PinkertOn's men in Chicago,
and after short sojOurn of thirty-tiye days
in Jail, be again escaped, and made his way
70 New York. Here he was picked up on
Mercer street by some of the New York
| squad of Piukertons men, but after q short
street fight got away, and made for Phila
! delphia, from whence he went to Wilkes
barre. Pennsylvania, where he was at the
| time the Wilkesbarre Bank was robbed.
| An Intellectual attempt was made to
arrest and hold him for completely in this
| job, but it failed, and he returned to Phila-
| delpha, which place he scarcely reached
before he was bounced upon by three of his
old enemies, the PinkertOns, from whom he
again escaped, and went to Pittsburg, and
jast here comes in good story.
AS soon as the officers found the bird had
flown they went at once to the house where
his wife boarded. and, under pretense of
renting rooms, succeeded in getting into
her room long enough to put private mark
on three trunks belonging to her, expecting
that IN few days she would follow hun
wherever he went They then went to the
several express and baggage Offices describ-
ed the mark and secured the promise that
each would keep a careful lookout for the
trunks and their destination. In a few DAYS
the baggage was checked for Pittsburg and
almost the moment after the officers were
notified and aboard the train bearing Oil
iy's wife and trunk. But the good fortune
OF Billy had not then deserted him. He felt
a kind of presentiment that all was NOT
right, and instead of going to the depot to
meet his wife he sent a friend, who was
soon grabbed, and held for the Wilkesbarre
job, for which both he and Billy we're want
ed. Only few days elapsed when he was
captured. and Saturday night start made
by the othcers and prisoner for Wilkesbarre.
but unluckily the train from Harrisburg
dld not go that evening, so they started for |
Philadelphia, where the trio arrived in due
time, and went at once to their headquar- |
ters, where the prisoner was stripped, hand |
cufted and put to bed, the two men being |
left to guard him. About tour o'clock in |
the morning he managed to slip his hand
cuts, slide out of bed, and by crawling
cbCLAlblIJ GIOIS tu6 DOOEs GSF1D60 bV fHA
door, the fight not being discovered for
two hours. Since then the Pinkertons have
not had their hands on Billy, although they
immediately offered reward of 5000 for
his arrest.
He next turned up in Baltimore, where
he was quickly tracked, but saved himself
from arrest by jumping over a back fence
and taking the train to Washington, where
ne remained over night, and returning, saU
Iuletly IN his seat with loaded revolver
while the men were looking or PRETENDING
% look for him. One or two hurried trims
between Norfolk and Baltimore were then
made, when be, with his wife, embarked on
ne steamer Cuba for Havana under the
ames of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshall.
It Key West they jumped the boat and
7alted for the next one to come along. on
1hlch they completed their journey. and
hen went to New Orleans.
Two weeks later he was arrested hv the
lew Orleans authorities on a telegraph 7
rom Piukerton, but was released on $4,000
all, and before he had got a square he was
gam arrested, as 1T was stated. for being
ecessory to some crime in Michigan By
lme OF the tricks of the trade. this was
eat by the habeas corpus dodge This. he
5ates, was ON the eighteenth day of July, y
81, fact which he claims must clear him
all connection with the Nathan murder. as
le dates are so near together as to renCerit
apostolic for him to have been in both
aces. From that time for several mouths he /
aVeled between Mobile and New Orleans =
'ery day, and on one occasion in New Or u
ans be saw Detectives Farley and Rad I
I'd, of New York, and John Egan, of the 81
cret service in st. Louis, who were after d
m, but did not get him. y y
HIS next stopping place was Memphis: =
6 next Nashville, where he expected o'
tiers, but learning that Detective Sanp-
4 was watching the postotfice for him. he ii
Moulded to let the letters remain and Get IT.
'ay from town, which he did, going to
ulsyllle, where he was quartered at the 81
ne a young gentleman stopping at one of
, hotels was arrested as the identical Ii
lly Forester.
from Louisville he next went to Sayan-.
Ii, Georgia, where he was arrested for q
rglary While in the office the chief Of
ice got out his picture of the Nathan
rderer, and was about to arrest him as the
II, when Billy pointed out certain mac
acies IN the description and convinced =
Omclal that he was not the man, He
} got off from the robbery scrape by re-
ming the stolen goods and agreeing to
Fe the city. Being given his choice Of a
az OF destination he promptly said New
k, and thus effeotuaIly killed anv lin lee
ing suspicion there might have been as ovt
lis identity. The chief Of police himself bin
chased the ticket, placed him aboard tou
steamer Magnolia, and in her he went cat
'ew York city, where he remained about the
months. About five months ago he S
ed IN the steamer Wanyack from New AM
k TO Norfolk, and has been dividing his OF
between the neighhoTing cities until Ver
lay week, when he took passage in the Iari
y OF the Lake, arrived here Saturday out
ming, took rooms on Twelfth street with 9th
rlend, and was arrested last Saturday and
OOVe stated. aftt