The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-04-07

by Detective VIM. Pinkerton, with S22,-
COO in his possession. He was placed on
trial but the jury acquitted him. He
was hen concerned in the sneak rob
berry of the Maryland Fire Insurace
Company, of Baltimore, by which the
thief secured $40. 600 in bonds. His
next effort W. tii.- successful robbery
of the Merchants ard Mechanics Bank
of Scranton, Penn, by which S37, 900
in bonds were secured by Sheridan,
Little George" Corson, and another
Then came robbery of bank in Cley E.
land. Ohio, by which $40, 900 was car
ried off by Jesse Allen, James Griffin,
Joseph Butts. and Sheridan. Allen
and Griffin were convicted and sentenced
to the State Prison, Butts was discharg
ed and Sheridan was not captured. But
possibly the best robbery in which Sher-
idan was ever engaged was that of
Mr.. Blatchford, father of United States
Judge Blatchford, who was plundered
of SIS, 900 in bonds while buying an
apple at Nassau and Liberty streets
some five years ago. Mr. Blatchford
was accosted by Sheridan, who engaged
him in conversation and so interested
him that Mr.. BIatchford unthinkingly
laid down his wallet, containg his bonds,
upon the apple stand, from which it
was at once removed by a confederate.
A portion of these bonds were after
ward found in the possession of Horace
s. Cork, a brotherin-law of Gleason,
who was arrested at the time and sub
sequently discharged for want of evi-
dence.
When the forgery scheme was laid,
after the failure of the bank of England
forgeries, Sheridan became a member
of the New York Providence exchange,
and hired an Office at No. GO Broadway,
where, under the name of Ralston, he
carried on businesses a dealer in fancy
marbles, under the title of "The Bel
gian Stone Company" The forged
bonds being placed on the market he
obtained a loan of SIS, 900 from the New
York Guarantee and Indemnity Com
pany, at No. 50 Broadway, giving as
collateral S102, 600 in forged bonds of
the Buffalo and Erie Railroad, and on
the following day obtained loan of
$50, 900 on $40, 600 of the same forged
securities. When, i'm September, 1873,
the discovery of forgeries became
known, Sheridan made his escape to
Europe, and remained n Belgium until
six months ago, when he returned to
this country. Since that time Detective
track, following him to Ohio, Omaha,
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and all
over the West. Receiving information
that Sheridan would arrive here from
Philadelphia OH Wednesday night, De-
tective Pinkerton watched the Debrosse
street Ferry, and at IL o'clock p NJ.
Sheridan hove III sight. He had his coat
buttoned up about his face, and on being
arrested, said ''Bob, what's this forg'
Pinkerton said, IT have warrant for
you" Being taken to the Twenty-sev-
enth Precinct Station, Sheridan in reply
to the usual questions, informed Captain
Saunders that his name was Charles
Kean, and refused to state his residence.
He then asked TO see the warrant, and
noticing that it called for the arrest of
Walter Sheridan, GliGs Ralston, smiled
and said that he could not understand
what it was about. He was arraigned in
the Court of General Session yesterday
morning on eighty four indictments for
forgery, to which he pleaded not guilty.
While in the prisoners box, having as
certained that he would be confronted by
a number of his victims, for identified
tion, he exchanged his clothes with one
of the neanest looking criminals by
whom he was surrounded, surrendering
his fashionable clothes and hat for the
worst he could find. As might be sup
posed, Ralston's appearance underwent
a thorough change, and those who had
seen him an hour before in his usual
costume, would have found it difficult,
if not impossible, to recognize him. He
is now in the Tombs in company with
Charles Perrine alias Williamson.-N.Y
Times.