Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-17
WINSL0W'S ARREST.
He Wants TO be Sent to america.
Statement OF Col. Cheeseborough.

London, February l6. In the Bow Street po-
lice court, yesterday, Col. Cheeseborough, in be-
half of the American legation, produced several
teleg ans, including authorizing him to obtain
a warrant for W lnslow's arrest and another stat
ing true bill of indictment for forgery had been
found against Wnslow, in Boston. Winslow
| asked il he admitted the authenticity of the tee-
grams if he could be cnmmiied tor trial and sent
to America Immediately. The magistrate ex-
planned that it was necessary to await the formal
| application of the American government for his
| surrender. The law prescribed fortnight's de-
lay to give the prisoner an opportunity 10 appeal
'slnslow SAID he preferred to be sent to America
as soon as possible. The policeman deposed that
they found nothing relating to the charges at the
| prisoners lodging.
London, February lG. Col W. II. Cheese
borough, second secretary of the legation, who
worked up the Winslow affair here, furnishes the
following particulars
Minslow asked the captain of the steamer Rot
| terdam If the United States had an extradition
treaty with Holland. The captain replied that he
| thought there was such treaty. THIS frightened
| Wlnsow who then concluded to come 10 Eng
| land.
lie left the steamer in the pilot boat and landed
somewhere on the Dutch coast His wife, sister
| and son went on TO ROTTERDAM. In order to battle
his pursuels he sent telegram his wife bear ing
date of Brussels. Col. Cheese borough is unable
to saw whether Winslow really went to Brus sci,
| Or where &C was when he sent the telegram. Win
slow subsequently went to Rotterdam and thence
came on to London.
The clew TO Lii, whereabouts was discovered by
rcep ing letter he add to his wife, tell
irg her to write to him at Muiray's the great pub
Usher He told her to address her letters t. Nor
on Latfert, care ct Murray, publisher. He signed
this letter Clifton. lie himself went to Murray
on Monday, and wrote and left letter there, adj
dressed to Morton Latfert, his alias. For Thu
letter he, for some inexplIcabe reason. called Oh
Tuesday. when detective, who was in waiting
arrested him. lie acknowledged his identity and
went along quietly.
Winston informs Col. Chceseborough that he
had six thousand dollars when he started from the
United States, which he declares is the proceeds
Of the sale OF his wite's private property. He
says he has plenty oil evidence to prove this, and
appears only anxious that his wife may not suffer
any inconvenience. Col Cheeseborough desires
to give Sir Thomas Henry, Chief Magistrate Of
the Bow Street police court credit for his extreme
obligations The Colonel did not have sufficient
evidence TO obtain warrant when he first called
upon Sir Thomas The latter, however, person.
ally called at the American legation and offered to
issue the warrant out of official hours upon the
accessory proof The Mayor of Boston on Satur-
day night telegraphed that the grand jury Of Suf-
folk County, Massachusetts, had returned an in
dictment for forgery against Winslow, and a
warrant for his arrest had been issued for forgery
for thrty-fve thousand dollars. This was sutfic-
ent to justify the English authorities in issuing
the warrant upon which Winsiow was arrested on
Tuesday.
The detective after arresting Winslow took from
him telegram which he had prepared, asking his
wife TO JOIN him in London. The detective for
walded this in the hope of enticng his wife
from Holland The police at Rotterdam will seize
Winsow's luggage and send it to London SO that
it can be searched Wnslow seems very COM
posed. The Dutch police state that Wnslow by
writing letter signed with the assumed name of
Clifton" had brought himself within the Dutch
law suspicious person. He could have been
conducted to the German frontier Hon. J. c.
Bancroft Davis, the American Minister at Berlin,
had been geographically advised to have Ger
man officer there ready to arrest him under the
provision of the extradion treaty. Winslow
disturbed this calculation by coming TO England,
when he examined at Bow street. A pocket
book has been found upon Winslow's person in
which was inscribed the words, Morton Lafferts
ST. Louis, Missouri" Col Chez .eborough cannot
give more minute details with reference TO Wins
lows conduct and statements.
When Winslow arrested he cautioned him
not commit himself because he stood merely in
the position of an accused man and would have to
stand trial in America.
Col. Cheeseborough represented the American
Legation in working up the case, and is deserving
of great credit for the thorough and successful
maner in which he performed that duty. lie has
also been very courteous and ready 10 give all
proper information.