The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-21

Henry Clinton, Forger, Thief, Burglar,
Locked Up for Trial Old In
dfctment.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Clinton, alias
Henry Clinton, we'll known Western forger, was
locked up in the TGmbs to stand his trial on in
dictmenr found by the Grand Jury in April, 1868,
for being concerned in q burglary at the residence
OF Mr. b. Stern OF No. 235 West Forty eighth street.
from which property valued at Sss,000 was
stolen. The history OF this man is a most eventful
one, as told by Detective Macdougal who ar
rested him in 1865 and yesterday
The Stern burglary was committed by unknown
parties and Clinton was arrested by me Tor onerlng
for sale Ohondaga county pond part OF the theft
He was taken to the Tombs Police Court and regu-
larry committed. In the evening word came up TO
Captain OF Detectives Young from Justice Dow
ling that Clinton had escaped, and every EFFORT
should be- made to recapture him. was set to
watch MS house that night in Iwenty-thrd street,
near seventh avenue, but he did not return. and
lefs my post at ten O'Clock next morning. When
got to Police Headquarters / found tnat Justice
Downing had captured him on Broadway. Shortly
after that a haheas corpus was taken out IN his
behalf He was brought before either Judge
CardoZo or Barnard, In the supreme Court,
straw bail was provided and he was let of with
plenty OF Mr. Stems money. The next thing 1
heard OF him was That was instructed by house
IN Pine street to arrest him the Pacific Mail
steamer, by which he would arrive as a passenger
from san franclsco on the passage from Cali
lorna to Panama he stole some letters Of credit
belonging to merchant, whose ONCE in New
YORK was IN the Duncan Sherman building Chm
ton offered some of these bills Tor sale, with forged
endorsements, and was arrested by the American
consul and held ia Panama or some time, and
was then released. No extradition treaty exists
between the United States OF Colombia ana this
government, and, therefore, Clinton not re-
turned to san Francisco. ] beneve there are in
dictments now pending against nm IN that city.
Tue next Thing heard OF him was mis- beng put
In prison. tie was soon alrer arrested for the rob-
bery OF the Third National Bank at Baltimore,
where upwards OF sii2.0O0 were stolen. Nothing
could ne proved against him, however. and he was
ultimately released.
A FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR CARPET BAG.
Alter that heard OF ms stealing u carpet bag
~ Philadelphia, and said TO him to-day "Wny,
CLINTON, you must nave sunk pretty low 10 steal
carpet pags,' to winch he replied, al was innocent
vi steafin2 that bag; IT was "a mstaEe the wrong
one Was taken, ana got out at Philadelphia WIN
IL. was after carpet bag on that tram with
$4,000 IN bonds Tor New fork, but ike fool got
hold oil the wrong one, and went INTO the hotel by
u piece ol bad luck with Its owner.r Imprison.
there are also Indictments against Clinton in North
Carolina.
HIS family resides in Pennsylvania, but he has
not been living WITH MS vile Tor some time. lie Il
wen known IN 1T. LOUIS | asked MN where ht
lived and he replied, "Everywhere and nowhere
THINK he has not been dong much business o
late. and Is out of luck. When captured hln NJ
tod me he had nothing but the clothes he stoot
In. In his pocketDook found number OF rail-
road tickets, the most recently dated one being
age. The New York detectives first knew about
MN IN 1867, when he opened an ONCE In wal
sueeL and represented that he was from Roches-
yer, N. l.; but the place soon became wei
khowa resort OF cross" men, TO use our police
slang, and alter few months was closed. Then
came the Stern burglary, In 1865, aud what his
connection with 1t was [ DON'T know His Partner
~ thet Lime u resident In THIS city now