The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-17

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MA0IsrERIAL COURTESY TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY.
Colonel Cheesebro desires to give Sir Thomas Henry,
the chief magistrate OF the Bow Street Police Court
credit for his extreme obiRingness The Colonel did
not have sufficient evidence to obtain warrant when
he nrst called upon Sir Thomas. The latter however,
personally called at the American Legation and offered
TO Issue out Of Official hours upon the
sary proof
A MESSAGE PROM BOSTON
The Mayor OF Boston Saturday nghtlteiegraphed
that the Grand Jury Of Suffolk county Massachusetts,
had returned indictment for forgery against Wins
low and warrant for his arrest had been issued for
forging for $s5 O0o This sufficient to justify the
English authorities In issuing the warrant upon which
winslow arrested on Tuesday.
A TELEGRAM WIFE.
The detectives after arresting winslow. took from
him telegram which he had prepared, asking his
wife to join him in London The detective forwarded
this in the hope OF enticng his wife over from Holland
POLICE ACTION II ROTTERDAM
The police at Rotterdam will seize winsIow's luggage
and send 1t London, that It be searched.
foreign detective and Mr. Balch the correspondent
OF the Boston Herald, came over from Rotterdam to
about the affair The Dutch police state that
wnslow, by writing a letter signed with the assumed
''chfton," had brought himself within the Dutch
a
Quoted to the German frontier. Hon. J. C. Bancroft
Davis the American Minister Berlin, had been tee-
graphically advised to have German officer there
ready him under the provisions of the extra
diton treaty. winslow disturbed this calculation by
coming to England
THE PRISONERS DEMEASoR.
winslow seems very composed. When he was ex-
amned at Bow street his GOODNESS was such that when
the detective IN giving evidence, mispronounced his
alias 'Morton Laferts" wnslow corrected him.
TELLrALE PocKErBooK.
pocketbook has been found upon Wnslow's person
in which were inscribed the words-"Morton Laflerts,
ST. Louis, Missouri"
DULY CAUTIONED.
Colonel Cheesebro cannot give more minute details
with reference to winsow's conduct and statements
When wnslow was arrested he cautioned him not to
commit himself because he stood merely in the posi-
ton OF an accused man, and would have to stand a
trial in America
AN ENERGETIC
Colonel Cheesebro represented the American Legation
In working the case and is deserving OF great credit
for the thorough and successful manner In which he
performed that duty He has also been very courteous
and ready to give all proper information
HIS PRESENT SITUATION DESCRIBED BY THE
LONDON POLICE.
LONDON, Feb. 16-Evening.
The police authorities furnish the following in
ton to winslow, the Boston forger:-
He is at present confined in the Clerkenwell House
OF Detention. A telegram from his wife received
to-day announcing that she. will leave Rotterdam Inn
medately for London.
The case, so far as tracking winslow is concerned,
to have been pretty thoroughly worked up be-
fore it came TO the hands of the London police. The
first application for his arrest was made by a
Dutch detective Friday night, in the form Of sug
geston Superintendent williamson the Chief of the
Detective Department of the proprety Of such n
STEP Superintendent Williamson directed the apph-
to obtain the assistance Of the American Embassy
whereupon Colonel Cheeseboro's intervention So
cured When the telegram necessary to justify deten
ton received from Boston officer of the London
force detailed to Winsow at Murray's, whore
his effected without difficulty or incident
The future proceedings here including the necessary
remands pending the arrival Of papers will be purely
formal