The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10

his mind that was not Forester else why should go
to the very place where was wanted most 30 went
To New York, arriving there in August and keeping
under cover until February Then LETT Tor tle south,
visiting Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburg, va and,
coming back TO Washington was arrested IN the latter
city on charge different from the one OF murder put
was not then known Forester was afraid OF being
sent up'' on the charge so told Detective McDewitt
VINO was The New York authorities were houneu
ana was brought there have now told you every
Vore -. ny t"lVSr previous W pe'hs oi""s's -
asking questions
REroRrER-when you commenced your narrative you
sau you would explain the connection between certain
statements and certain others follow, and this Is
ABOUT a', .he proper place to do so, is it nor
FoRREsrER-fcs. Amer parted with George Ellis he
got into some trouble was arrested and sent 60 Sing
Sing When the New York police officials heard that
had been captured they sent man ON TO Sing Sing to
arrange story with Ellis
THE DOC
with which old Nathan had been killed and when that
satisfactorily settled he was taken 10 New YORK 10
identity the weapon. After arriving there his womnn
was allowed to enter his cell ana remain ,har ~ %
hour and between them they concocted another
story The substance OF both stories was 10 the effect
that the dog with which Nathan was killed was
taken by me from yard adjoining the place in noon
day which We We're trying TO break into for the pur-
pose of raising bsk window and was carried
by TO Canada and thence to New York
Now does II likely that | would carry a
common iron dog all that distance and leave
more valuable tools behind, and besides no one
heard of dog being used by irst class protes
sionas for any such purpose as Ellis described To
show you that il put up job by police authorities
TO divert attention from themselves and others, will
tell you that they caused eleven dogs" to be made
similar to the one with which Nathan was killed and
even used vinegar them TO make them rusty They
then laid them out table in Police Headquarters
and summoned Ellis to pick out the one he claimed |
took in MONDAY Without any more than glancng at
them, he instantly picked out the third one from the
right hand end saying THAT is the one y Now, you
know very well that where there are dozen instra-
mcnts almost alike, such thing cannot be done. II
was put-up job and there were many more besides,
all OF which will explain
REPoRTER-H0w about Ellis woman? What did her
story amount tor
FoRREsrER-oh, it thinner than Ellis. Be
tween them they had made it up that she should swear
that TO her house In Philadelphia the day of the
murder, with my
CLOTHES BLOODY;
that washed myself there and then went away with
out saying word | have explained to you where |
was, and can prove il 10y reputable and honest men,
not guns so that shows you that there was another
put-up job to shield the guilty parties
REtoRTER-NOw, as TO your career in New York,
while under arrest for murder
FoRREsTER-The examination before Judge Bowling
was the veries farce that ever | witnessed. Had he
conducted 1t a. an honest and dsncrested magistrate
would have done the murderer OF old Benjamin Nathan
would have been brought to justice long ago and the
crime would have been forgotten Mind you, when |
was brought before him as being the murderer the in
quest had been held and the witnesses before the coro
ner's jury had placed themselves on record Where
were those witnesses and where was their testimony
when | came before DowlingY Neither they nor il
were there but can explain, perhaps One of the
witnesses at the inquest was Mart Allen, member Of
the notorious Allen family of New York the head of
which, The Allen, is as well known any crooked"
man that walks this country His principal business
has been to knock money out OF politicians by control
thieves and others were fences" This Mart Allen,
at the time of the inquest,
UNDER SENTENCE OF FIVE YEARS
in the Penltentary, but he was pardoned through
the interference of the police authorities on
condition that he would swear to such and
such state of facts at the inquest This
he agreed to- and the pardon was procured When
placed under oath he sworc that the night Of the
murder he saw me opposite the Nathan mansion and
spoke to me Now why did they not bring him before
Bowling and have him to the thing? Simply
because they knew could prove was in the South, by
lOna fhpVN Vious IN npdt
Nathan murderer did they not prosecute Allen for per
jury and send him to the Pcnitenary until he confessed
who put him 10 it, and then find out their for
doing SOY SIMPLY because II would implcate members
of the political ring of which Bowling Jourdan Cardozo
Kelso McCord and others were prominent members.
REPoETER-Wcre there any witnesses brought against
you in the eXaminationY
FoRREsrER-Yes, one l believe her name was Miss
Corwin Her testimony was rank perjury throughout,
and there Is story connected with it that must tell
you 1t points concusvey another put up job by the
police authorities and garing one When lay IN the
Central station waiting for my examination,
taken into Captain lrving's room day for the pur
pose Of being looked at by some am u firm
BELIEVER IN PREsENrIMENTs,
and had one on my way to the captains office though
cannot explain it. AT any rate before entering the
door, covered my chin with my hand, and kept 1t
covered while | remained there. There was n woman
sitting near Captain Irving and when asked if the
person, she nodded her head. / then taken back
my cell This woman the only witness against me
mt the examination She swore positively that she
me standing under lamp light on the evening of tho
murder, and that had something stuck up my sleeve,
which intended, | suppose, to mean the 'dogn
She also swore that she could tell even the color Of my
eyes something that you know an absolute mpossi-
biy in casual glance ut night. | noticed while in
court that the very ncar-sghtcd, having
use glasses and instructed nv attorney To ask her
what the color OF the clothes that then wore and
though was not more than ten feet distant she could
not tell also instructed my lawyer to ask her if the
man she saw at Police Headquarters wore an imperial,
and She remembering that kept my chin covered with
my hand all the time, answered that he did Now
never wore an imperial in my life. This of course,
SETTLED HER TESTIMONY,
and she left the stand she Kissed by the majority
of the audience Why not this woman made to tell
who 1t was that put her up TO the perjury so that they
could be questioned as TO their knowledge Both Mart
Allen and her would have squealed" before going to
the Penentiary; but then said before the proml-
nent mepbers Of the Ring in danger The muir
derer of Nathan could have been discovered had these
only way to get at the business
REPoRTER-What became Of you after the examina-
tionY
correctly published, all the New York pa
pers were in the pay Of the political ring.
DurCHMAN,
who could scarcely understand English reported to the
police authorities that early on the morning of the muir
der he saw man crossing park near Nathans house,
and the mans shirt was bloody. Common sense would
tell person that the murderer would never go around
with his shirt exposed in that manner and il is likely
that the man seen had been in row. got his shirt
bloody and was getting home before daylight Well,
this Duchman was taken to the Tombs by Captain Ken
nedy to examine me. He looked the prisoners all over,
but failed to pick out the he claimed 10 have
crossing the park Kennedy waited in the prison yard
success The Dutchnan said he could not find his
Or. Willis the Iombs physician happened to pass them
at the time and lac asked 'Why didn't you pick out the
man with the patch under his eyey" | had eye
then and wore patch The Doctor asked the question
to try Kennedy and as soon us he heard Kennedy tell
the Dutchman to try again he came and let Inc know,
telling me not to leave my cell until my lawyer
He also said he would get twenty pieces of plaster like
the one wore and aix them to twenty different men
before the Dutchman was brought in. When Kennedy
heard Of this he discharged the Dutchman, and nothing
further was heard from him Was that a put-up iobY
REPoRrER-What was done with you thenY
FoRREsrER-l was brought before Bowling next day
and the case was dismissed though Bowling said in
open court he
POSITIVE WAS THE MAN.
If he thought so, if the public authorities thought
So why did they let me come hercI And in this
nection will remark that have always looked upon
newspaper men as being the possessors OF foresight
shrewdness and penetration in remarkable degree
When was taken from New York to Joliet / was
brought through Canada, yet newspaper ever in
quired the reason why. IL IL we'll known fact tina.
could have stepped OIL the train in Canada and claimed
my liberty, and no one could modest me- yet did
do IT, have my own idea OF the reason that impecd