The New York herald., 1876-11-28
The Name Of Booths Theatre to Re-
main Unchanged.
VIM. G.. Barrett as 4 Finan-
cial Operator.
Victory for Jay Gould % Another Black
Friday Suit

A.
Sheridan, alias Walter A. stuart upon one Of TOO IA.
dctments for making and uiterne counerfct rai~x =,
bonds. The prisoner pae.iaced, cican.shsvsa man.
with high cheek bones, Roman nose. DARK haif a
broad intelligent forehead. with lower Jaw drawn
back to completely hide the under ip sat be.
bind his counsel. Mr.. A. oakcy Hal District Attor.
ncy Phelps, who prosecuted, with hts assistant. Mr..
George w. Lyon, declared this TO be Charles Rails.
ton leader the gang Of bond ers
who september 1872 flooded Wall street with mll hons
pf dollars OF their counterfeit securities The career
81 Ralson has been every respect remarkable one.
Born in New Orleans OF American parents, he 1rst
became sneak thici, and beng obliged TO leave that
place turned up in Missouri horse thief after
that known 10 the police successful don-
6Jcncc man. Soon he went into the "bauking''
business and many OF the successful robbores
affected in this eountry planned by him ana ear.
;icd with the ard Of eonoderaies lie, VITA Rob
srts and Gleason, contributed tho original capital 20
execute the Bank OF England iorgeres which were
carried out by Mcdonnell and BiGweli who are nov
wearing Her MNestys nvery for liie
In tho Wal street operations o. 1872 Ras,on bor
ro.ed $7u, 900 from the New York Guarantee aud In
demnty Company and 900 from tho National
Trust Company upon forged securities and d.sap-
pcared AS time rotcd after another OF tho
iorgers arrested ana cied until Ralson alone
remains outsiue o tho State Prison twas supposed
some time that he was III Europe enjoying his Lgottcn
gums, and pinkertons detectives engaged
cover his whereabouts. Ii is generally understood
tnat large amount OF money was contributed by
brokers as reward Tor his arrest
At halt past ten O'Clock Tho night OF the 2od OF
March last Robert Pinkcrton. In company with Coun
scilor Hewett. went down TO ;hc Jersey City terry
house md arrested as he stepped from the boat,
who had just arrived from phlladephia aud
whom they paced at tie bar yesterday as Charles
Easton alias Walter 4. sheridan. alias Walter A.
kluart TO answer 10 an indictment charging him with
logging, ana on july !, 1873 utcrnc. 10 defraua he
Now York Guarantee and Indemnity Company. a
tounicrelt No the rst IN ortgage issue
H the Bunao, New York and Ene Railway Company.
Mr. A. Oakey Hall, counsel for the prisoner adj
mted, % the surprise oi every one that very exen
sNc iorgeg.rs were peEpctratcd by RalstOn IN 1874
bu; made the ASTOUNDING declaration that his client
not nlson IL all but Waiter sheridan, sneak thici
Mr. Phelps then called TO identity him President
OgdcD, .! The company walch suffered the heaviest
loss. TO hn Was shown a photograph OF kalston,
taken from portrait which uge 10 hang In :he house
81 tie hittcr, aud IN which lie wore his neard in dit
icrcn style from that adoptedat the PERIOD preceding
his extensive iorseres MT ogden SAID that the pho
losraph did not resemble Raston, but thought thit
The dark haired, c'ose-shaven prisoner at tue bar
looked ike hlm.
Mr. slanein who had dealings with Raston was not
asked whether the prisoner was Raston but, in reply
10 question Irom sir Hall, said The photograph
HAT Ui tlic iorger
Mr. BALDWIN paying teller OF tho Filth National
Bank, whrc kasiur kept his account, positively sworc
to his idenilty with the prisoner.
MIR Waahburn, produce merchant, who mad been
Introduced 10 Ralston ~ Mr. Bosart, from whom
latter hired hs oiilee, said inc prisoner resomsled
kalston.
Mr. Ice another produce merchant. would not
swear be was ka.sinn, Tut thought nc was
Paul o. kyckmaG, treasurer ot the Produce FIX
change would not swear .iat The prisoner Ralsion
tnd s"cre thatshe pho ograpa diI not resemble the
after IN the slightest
Allen 4. Thomas, with whom Ralston boarded for
ic,clal years previous TO 1873 IN West Fourteenth
street, described his hoardcr having been a icsby
man. sith Ashl hair snd long btard--a description
whch atl the witnesses coincide In spite OF tue
between the described aud the prisoner
Nr. Thomas did not hesitate express beei that
hey idcniical
Perhaps The uust positive witness the prisoners
IDENTITY Detective William A. Pinkeron, heavily
sul dark ccmpicxioned gentleman Of about thirty
ave, son o Alaa faKefton. .!aIager oil tue agcucy.
Inns gentleman stated, ~ rep TO the questions OF
Assistant D.sttict Attorney Lyon, that he had been
connected WIN ne dttrtlioh ~ crime Almost con-
rnualy nee 1851 he knew thc psisuncr at the bar,
waom he had inst met "a Cuicaco nine years
ago, wnerc ne Was 'ormcriy kh"Nn ~ walter shrr
oan, bu, was rcgslcrct "a hotel under the oi
Walter \. stewart; on The Lust day uf November
1s,2-uNf years l,ter-he saw the prisoner again at
Tho Irosvcnor Iocl, IN LonuOu, England. where he
known Charles nasion SIR tinker
Ton mm again the following day anu then
osl sieht OF him untig lie saw hlm IN New York
the present ti Irge Ia London Ihe prisoner
VAS neatly dressed aud wore tai Beard. In the
rplrsc OF u Keen and Ngid eross-examlua,ou rs Mr..
Hall the wtness gave sketch 81 his lie no.
he stated tue author 81 the romances which baar MS
name; that honor bcvng'd 10 has ptcrnal relative;
he nain otiee oi his iaiher's agency was located in
Chicago, but there branch IN this CITY;
;crn was not an Incorporated Que, but private
:iaton, waose reveAucs are derived from Incse who
,npsoy ns services, anr none Of the employees take
police OaA or anything ol that KIND. witness vDiun-
ecrTd The n,ofmaiiun tha, tie had also known
prisoner ty the o Water \. stanford. In Lonaon
told the detectives oi Scotland Yard about The
prisoner Mnoss had no charge against the prisoner
nt that time, but told thr superintendent OF SeoiiaLd
lnrd and several detectives tnce o the prisoner and
tncy. IN hopes Of finding criminals wih whom lie
might be in COMMUNICATING ssadowcd hlm ior several
Gays.
well" said Mr Hall, did 1t lead to anythlng9n
1T led TO hs dropping 10 everybody that sent
Out 10 SHADOW hlm = was The reply wbercupon yir
hall expressed his sympe'hy or the officers, anu
hoped the snock did not aurt them.
The discrepancy bttwecn the appearance of tho prs
and the RAstou described ry Otncr Witnesses ad
ef any obstacle u Mr pnkert0nis ldcn-
sncauon ana he swors positively that ne
"ne has the same appearance around the eyes
md IN the mouth, although is Ear has heoa cut his
beard shaved and he Is fncn thinner, said the VII
acss. Then he aided, "He has gci his mouth drawn
fway IN tha s not natural" \" Tho muscles OF The
Or soner's twItcled Ilte as TINS said. out
naturally uuDaturaiy, hlS lower Jaw remained
drawn back and he maintained his nxcd diotc stare.
William g. kenna, picture deaer, who moved Rails
ions pictures. testified the iatcrs wearing iul
beard when he irst knew INN, but that 1879 he
came witness shop with haIr hts face a
EInstachc ahd the change altered his appearance
.Aat wilncss had somc difficulty recognizing DTS
Customer
Al ths point the Court adjourned until day wnen
Mr.. hall viii put 10 his decnce lie expects place
upon the stand Mr. kOgert, from whom kalslon hirea
Tie Office which be carried legitimate business
Tor three years subsequent 70 his great COUP and
gentleman rs expected 10 swear positively that the
prisoner is not Kaislon.
THE HOLBROOK WILL CASE.
In March, 1852. Ephraim Hclbrook, formerly a
prominent merchant eicd in ihis city, leaving cs-
tate then worth $3.50. 900, comprising several down.
town stores and considerable uptown real In
.aet.s. hrai tt.4.