The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-01-02

named CAPTAIN Joan N tsJS--
,sIresrd 4 lately, from confinement II
Hs,3pztnwn State Prison by an exsesI
tive uardon- who, It Is claimed vas
convicted Of = charge CT which he WAS
ertireFv innocent, but the cIrculs1aE-
r;aI eyyIisence against him was 80 strong.
that "a the absence OF efficient couasei
be was found guilty and sentenced as
before stated Captain Crosby arrived
In Boston Ia the latter part q let'enl--
her 1858 from New York, having but
reeearIy returned from . foreign voy-
age Crosby was formerly q RESIDENT
Of Boston Tpon his arrival u Boston
Be out 40 al DooIeys Hosel On Port
land street, and registered . fictitious
name. and durin- his stay was Known
az Captain Ncke-son 70 lle landlord
and E-esuuenrers OF the house He vas
On the Iaok-0gs f1r snail craft ct
sne Kind that be could get control OF
for trIp to the Wes- Indies for the
New YORK fruit trade
Early IN J-nGarv. 1852 the brig
idriana, built down East. n which
Captain Crosby was part o~-err cane
into pert and On the morning q JAM
ary IIth the commander, Captain L'J--e-'.
met Captain Crosby At thts end u Long
wharf During their conversation Gap
tain Long remarked that ke vas a1e
man sEnrr, snG Just Is h sad 81 >
man came along and asked . chance =
snip Captain Lorg hired hin The.
man wanted IL advance 10 b1v some
necessaries, and Captain Log paid
hin So o. security q his trunk D
chest and bed, which he b-ou-l. =
board The m2n whom Captain Long
had shipped and paid a @dTa1ce =
did not e0ue a51ard as Captain L.E-
expected liz would Cpon boxing -
tie chest, On Coming Oh 6E>kr Crosby
said &c did III. believe 1t VS. wJ--A .
tie 81 advanced, and ezp-esSssI th=
opinion that Lo1g woClt nevr- s=e IL
owner IL i again
The chest was opened - settle --4
matter, and the contents fund - D
worthless, As with tie exoepCio- & :
check-5ook q Tie Fa1e2E. "a. Bank
Upon olenIag tbs bock several ct4es>zs
were found 1e-zciel and s1-re1t viii
various signatures and 0ze t-oDrez+ Z
TIE deek L VS. dark- rainy lar.
and the cheek vas tr05ten O. bzt q.
noticed AZ first Cpo1 le4v.1- :1z
shore, Long urged C-pstF - caEe tlse
ct-eca-ben& with aim, szy5n- that :
might be advertised. and D. CFo4tv :
was leaving De 1oticzd tie c--eck y.
ttae deck, picked il u and put II il lis
pocket intending 10 d-y i and pzt il
~ith the ress WIEN dry Crosby w4-: !.
II shore and took tie brck with in .
between three and fur 0cIock II H..
Afternoon, leaTiag il with his Q-La-
'hlngs n lis ~al.ce q Dooley's Hotel
The De1t Eso-lil-, a. Ceos5y vas
,nBel, lie id not get out Til zbc1- c
ea O'Clock, when Le went down -
Ioag wharf On passing ~ liz wharf I
e vas arrested b osEcer NcGee. Il :.
Re ha-bOr police, at the request q.
stwa-d T. FoElss, = secondhand :.--;- ?
IRE dealer At the cor1er Of Dorer st-est ;
I'd Harrison avenue, 81 Z charge oE
assIng q forged check Ct s.. aid :
one odd cents. in payment q . lyt q 3
lrnitUre bought the previous 2stc-- =
CON, at the tine Crosby WIS CT bard :
&c Adria1a.
Crosby was tLea taken to the hartor
dice station and Locked I'd I'LL r..
ext Wednesday. January 18Th O-e IN
the officers induced him to secure =
le services Of lawyer named Bate. q
no met him 2t tie Court house an4 g
hen the case was called persuaded
I'm t. have it postponed. and Crosby n
7as accordingly held in 81 500 bsI = -
: tried on Friday, February 18th. and z
e case was again postponed q fort e
gnt During the time Of bis corG.s-
EFT IN jail Crosby got tw5 Or thres y
en- vino knew him to promise to t.e -, Z
md at bis trial, but owing t. the
'stponement, Crosby had not a single u
'rson present to testify in his behalf gu
In the meantime, while he had bean Oh
mined in jail, the Lieutenant Of the to
Atom had discovered the cFsack-Er9ok !.
1ong his baggage at the hotel. and 81
20 the fact that he was called and
sIStesed As Nickerson. and lot c-o.- ~
!. Inc witnesses against Crosby