The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17
the BoSTON FORGER.
Particulars Of the Arrest of the Rev. r.. d.
Min-iOw In London.

IoNDov. Feb. iG.-tol. w. II. Chccs.hro.
the Second Secretary Of LEGATION. who worked
up the WINSTON affair here. furnishes the follow
ing particulars:
Winsiow usked the Cip-ain ~ the steamer
Rotterdam II the United States hui an ox'rldi-
tiCu treaty with Holland. The Capt lin replied
that he thoHcht there was such treaty. THIS
frightened Winslow, who tlen concluded -
come tn Ensland. lie l. It the steamer in pilot
BOAT, ami landed somewhere on the Dutfh
coast. Ills wife. ia err, m son went on 90 RJt-
terdain. In order to babe his pursus rs he sent
telegram to his wife, bearing date Brussels"
Col. Cheesebro IL unable 10 say whether Wins
low really went to Brussels, or where he was
when he sent the telesrtm. Mnslow subse-
quentlN went To- Rotterdam and tnencs came ON
10 London. The clew t. IN. whereabouts was
di-c0verci hy uterceptin a letter addressed 10
MS VIII ,teliiug her t. write t. him 40 Mulrays',
the great publishers. lie told ner tn address
her j tiers to Morton Ltiierts, care II Murrays,
piOlisher..' He signei tins letter Chfton. He,
himself, went to Nurrays' on Monday, and
wrote and LETT "A lc ter there addressed to Nor
ton LaTeris, his alias. For tins letter ne. for
some incxi licable reason, called on tuesday.
when detective, who was In wal. ing. arrested
nun. lie acknowledged his identity and went
along quietly.
winslow informs Col Cheesebro that he had
5000 when he started from the United states,
which, he declares. is the proceeds II the sale Of
his wiles private property. lie says he has plenty
OF evidence TO prove this, aud appears only
ANXIOUS that his wife may not suffer any incOn-
Col. Cheesebro desires to give SIR Thomas
Henry, tic chief magistrate Of toe Bow Street
Police Court, credit Tor his eNtrcms o1l -iux.
ness. The Colonel did not have sufficient evil
dence to obtain warrant when he hrst Called
upon SIR lhomas. The latter, however. person
ally lied at TIE American l. cation, and of, r
Ell TO Issue warrant out Of official hours upon
the necessary proof.
The Mayor II Boston on SATURDAY. night tele-
grained that the Grand jury II suffolk county,
Massachusetts, had returned AN Indictment Tor
forgery against Winslow. and a warrant tor ma
be- nn led l.Il tIff =
was sufficient - justify the EnLlish tutnOnties
in issuing the warrant, upon which Winslow was
arrested on tuesday.
Tue detectives. after arresting winslow, took
ron Nm telegram which he had prepared,
asking his Wite to join aim Ia London. The de-
tectiVes forwarded this In the hope of entcing
us we over FROM Roll nd. The police at Rot
terdam Will seize Win-lOws luggage and send 1t
on 70 London. so that IL can be searched.
Wlnsluw seems very composed. \ foreign de-
! tectlye ana MIR. btlch. the Correspondent OF the
Boston HerWt. came over from Rotterdam 10
! see about the AZ ur. the Dutcu police saw that
| Winsiow, by writing letter signed With his Us
| -umed name. "Cuftou." had brought himself
/ within The DItcn law as a suspicious person.
| lie could have been CONDUCTED TO tne German
! American Minister at Berlin, had been tee-
/ graphically advised TO have German officer
tnere ready to arrest him under the psoyisiyn 81
! the cxtr .dltion treaty. window disturbed this
calculation hy coming - England.
| " hen he was examined at Bow street, hia
calnhess wa such that when the detective, in
giving ev dencc. mi. iron. uuc ed his lai, " Nor
ton Laireits," wlnslow correcte him.
- VOC e'..vh ~ % peeh io'ihu u9on 7" lhsloW
| pcriun. IN when were Inscribed the WOrds,
Nor; IA Laf'ri5. 81. Louis Missouri"
The police authorities furnish the following in
| reltuon To Niislow, the boston tOrgrr:
| lie Is at present confined in the ClcrKenwell
| House Of Detention. A telegram from his wife
J was rec, ived to da. announcing that she VIII
leave Rotterdam iG.mediatel, fr London. The
case, so Tar is trackiug NiuslDw is concerned,
! seems TO have heen pretty Thoroughly worked up
| before IL came to the hands of the Lon ION
| police. The nr-t application Tor his arrest was
! made by DUtci detective on FudaN ni-ht ia
| the form II a suggestion To Superintendent
| Williamson, the Chef OF TIE Detective DEPART
| meut. Of the prophecy 4 such step. SUPER
| iutendent williamson directed the applicant to
OBJ ain the a. si-ttn e u the American Embassy,
| whcreupon tOl. ChecsebrO's Intervention was
| secured. W hen the telegram necessary to
| justify detention was received from Boston, an
| ufieer OF the London force detailed to
| await Winsiow al Murrays, here MS arr est was
| effected without difficulty or Incident.
| The future proceedings here, including tho
| necess lrv remands pending the arrival OF papers,
| Will We purely formal.