Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-10
A Great Forgery.


""siows Autecedents aud Habits
The Boston papers contain very full ac
counts Of the forgeries of E. d. Winslow
proprietor of the Daily news, and treasure,
OF the Boston Post Company. The Globe
publishes the following sketch of his ca.
| reer
Like many another noted man. he was
born in humble circumstances, and his
prominence has gained bv his untirinp en-
ergy and good supply of native cheek.
MI. Winsiow was born at Whitehall. n. Y.
September G. 1889, aud studied theology AZ
the Methodist Institute, at that time at
concord, n. H., but recently consolidate d
WIN the Boston University, and forming
via. Is known as the Theological Depart-
ment. His first station was at Phillipston
a'u naiu"ihsvilie, IN lSGQ, WbeL LhfeH9S q.
In 1861 he was located at Chester factories.
ana upon the opening OF the war enlisted
as private in Billy Wilson's Zouaves.
While the regiment was lying at York
town, he was commissioned by Gov. An
J drew as chaplain of the 10Th Regiment of
| Massachusetts, Volunteers His health
failing him, he was subsequently transfer
| req, through the personal influence of Pres
| ldent Lincoln, to the chaplancy of the flag
snip Lancaster OF the Pacific squadron. 1t
| was while III this service on tine Pacific
coast that he first developed = mania for
| speculation, as when the squadron Law be-
| fore San Francisco he was in the habit of
gong ashore and dabbling in mining and
other fancy stock, making as high as $1,000
or $4,000 one day. and losing it the next
AT the end of two years he was relieved
ana ordered to report at the Charlestown
| navy yard, where he drew paw as chap
lam nntil nrIarnl q b. .,I n
sacola. His health again failing him, he
was discharged from the service. In 1856
he was settled as pastor at Franklin, Mass
whence he went to the Meridian street
church. East Boston, thence to Sedalia
MO-, and thence 10 Brookline, where his
experience has already been narrated. On
the 2Ith Of August. 1865, his name first ap-
poaeeu a> business or publishing agent Of
lions Herald, and this position he held up
To- February =. 1871, when he retired and
Alonzo ). Weed, the present agent, was
appointed in his place. Mr.. Winslow Join
ed the New England Conference of the
Methodist church in April, 1850, and was
member OF that organization when he To-
Gated or took his name from the confer
ence list of active preachers. 1t will be
seen by this record that his preaching was
very irregular, and that he has occupied
but few churches a. pastor. From the min
utcs OF the New England Annual Confer.
ence 1t appears that Winslow was shelyed
by his associates AT the last session, held in
Springfield, last April. Upon his retire
ment from the office OF business agent. he
began series OF Speculations. He had
previously removed to Auburndale, and
had purchased or was party in the pur-
chase OF farm which was cut Up into
house-iotS. He then built several large
hft 1,.1 D.,
ones, for speculation. Some OF these were
sold at the time, and others at 4 later Pc
riod. lie was engaged IN the effort to or
gauzc what was known as the Boston
Mortgage Company, which, owing To a
detective charter or other causes. was ncy-
er engaged IN business. BY an exchange
OF real estate IN Auburudale. he with many
others came into possession OF the skating
rink at the South Eud, which was then iii
ted up and furnished as a market and
known as the fremont Market. Something
like year ago tho papers announced that
Mr. Nin>lOw was 10 be tho bu~i,s@e 49,
a:.ser. for pr; IA Gs AIpaM in the manage
ment OF the Daily News, he having pur-
chased it when the Daily News Company
went into bankruptcy. This paper was
subsequently, joined with the Post, and Mr.
Winslow was announced AS the business
manager and treasurer of the Post Com
pany', i. position he held up to the latter
part of last week.
He was not a newspaper man in any
sense other than that OF speculator III
newspaper ownership. having no journals
tic education nor experience, and his ven-
lures in this line were simply speculative,
and undertaken in the hope of relieving
himself from the embarrassments caused
by prior spcculatOns. Indeed, his whole
career OF late years has been that OF IA bolt
aud reckless speculator, and there are
many-ln addition TO the class always ready
to cry Il told you So when any wrong
doing is tXpO>ed-who have Tor long
time di>trustcd Mr.. Wln>low's >ounduc>s
as a business man. il not his probity and
moral character. As am Illustration OF his
style OF doing bu>ine>S.it appears that one
gentleman unexpectedly found paper 70 i
large amonnt bearin. his name, on the
street. and Win>low admitted To him the
| forgery of the gentlemans name, but on
| Winslows iuterJession and promise to
| make good the amount he assumed II"
| note. and received from WinslOw ch',
| in partial settlement aud notes bear.nG cN
cellent names for the balance. Since then
| it has transpred that these notes were fer
| gerieS and that WnSlow subsequently
| forged another note for Il large SUN upon
his kind friend. Another case has come to
| light in which Winslow forged the name OF
a party to note for $40, 900, upon which
he obtained the money. The gentleman
was waited upon by the holder of the note
and asked if his name was good for the
amount. Yes, if you can get 1t, was the
reply-''IIere it is, said the unfortunate
lender The other took the note, and, go
ing to Winslow, recovered the fnll amount
| under threets of exposure aou prosecution.
He appears to have made ample provi-
sion for his son, as on the 18th of January
"A conveyance was made from Henry Z.
Wetherell of Boston TO Susan Z. Aver sis
| ter law of Winslow. of house and land
| on Beacon street. near clarendon, valued
| at 1000, and subject TO mortgage oil
SIS 800 held by the Boston Five Cent Saw
iLgs Bank which was purchased at auc-
ton from Wheatland Bird, by Messrs.
Smith Il Morgan, as agents. This deed
wa, recorded the same date, and provides
that the estate shall be held in trust foi
| Arthur +. Wlnslow son OF +. ID. Winslow
uuti, he snail arrive at the age of twenty
one years, and shall not be disposed of or
| sold unless by the consent OF his father,
Ezra ID. Winslow, or MS proper legal
guardian under authority of Court; but the
assent of the father shall be sufficient at
any time to pass title and transfer,t ,theabove
property by deed from the said trustee.
Upon the original decd is this Endorsement
please don't allow this to be published.
He was a Washington boy, and. we ar
sorry to say, it was his first visit to church
As he came down the steps the little fel
low that accompanied him asked, ''Bil
how dye like it?'' Putty good" was tn
| reniy "Twasn't good as Rutfipr Rill