The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-10
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
Capture of an Escaped Burglar.

1t will be remembered that one Cubitt Forster.
who, after being tried before Judge W. L. Evans,
on the cath Of September, 1875, while on his way
to the dock in the court, managed to make his
escape by sneaking out of the hall door, His
sudden disappearance created considerable ex-
citement around the courthouse building, and q
dilgent search for the fugitive was made, but
Cubitt was not to be found.
: He had just been tried and committed TO the
Parish Prison to guarantee his appearance in de-
fault of bail before the Superior Criminal Court
on charge Of burglary and larceny, clearer
case of which was perhaps, never before made
out against any burglar. The burglary was COM
mitted, it appears from the evidence, on the
premises occupied by Mrs. Amelia Frost, on Will
low street, near the Melpomene Canal. Cubitt,
the testimony showed, ransacked the house du-
ring the absence of the occupant, broke open
her trunk and distracted therefrom some $50 or
$50 worth or bedding and clothes.
The accused at the time was rooming in q
house on Terpsichore street, and the police ON
being informed of the burglary, Immediately
susplcioned Cubitt, who had been seen carrying
large sheet full OF effects into his room, about
half an hour after the place had been o. tered.
On the following morning sea CHI warrant was
issued. The place, Cubitt's room, was searched,
and all OF the property was recovered, and Foster
was accordingly run into Jail.
Yesterday morning, the same being about two
weeks after his escape, Mr.. T. y. Blossman re-
ceive information that Foster had been seen in
the neighborhood of the Claiborne Canal, on
Washington street. A warrant charging him
with being fugitive from justice was issued and
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Blossman, in company
with Court Officer Walsh started ont in search Of
Foster. The information was that for some
nights previous he had been in the habit of
storing himself N a cd hu
women who had great number of hogs
With this clue, and this alone the two parties
named went out Washington street. and on ar
irving at a hut, some Blk or eight squares beyond
the Claiborne Canal. stopped and inquired of
negro, who answered the knock on the gate.
whether he knew Of any woman in that neighbour
hood who raised hogs. He answered, yes; that
an old woman named Louisa lived over in the d,-
rection OF First street. Accordingly they started
in that direction, and after walking back soma
few squares, road was discovered which led to
| another old hut.
The place was entered, but no one was to be
found in or about it. A search elected the fact
that some one had occupied the only room. A
lot OF corn sbucks WAS placed in the corner OF the
room on which the party slept From thence the
officers. walked back to the Claiborne Canal,
through the weeds, and up to First street to- get
to shanty that was visible from the room just
searched. On arriving at the first corner, First
street, they walked back into the woods when
the place was again visible. After standing
some few minutes in the road two women came
to The gate.
The officers Immediately approached them and
inquired ii any man was III the house. On being
answered in the negative they pushed the gate
open and made a break for the house. which
stands back some sixty or seventy yards from the
fence, surrounded on the outside by high weeds,
and well it was for the officers, for on entering
the ROOM a man was setn beating hasty re-
treat through q cabinet, clad in his undergar-
ments. He was colared and on being asked his
name, said it was Philip. He was then brought
to the light of Pickering candle, and identified
as the long looked for burglar, Cubtt Forster.
He asked time to put on his shirt, co 1t and hat,
road, where he dressed him self, and was then
marched to the Central Station, where he was
locked m