The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29
~BOsTON's GREATFORGER.

winslow, the Fugitive, Traced, bu,
Not Arrested--Flight to Brazil
Planned, and Frustrated By ths
Failure OF o Steamer - Start----Ths
Culprit Accompanied by his Family
1.-The Career Of Preacher and
! Spectator.
| From TIE New York Sun.
Z. D. Wlnslow, one of the proprietors
of the Boston Post and Daily Neios, and
ex-member of the Massachusetts, Senate,
who fed from Boston after negotiating
forged paper to the amount of 100000,
or more. has been clearly traced TO this
city. On Saturday last he applied for
passage for himself, two women and a
boy, en- the steamer Nelly Martin, for
Brazil. Unfortunately for him, the sail.
ing of the steamer had been post
poned until next week. At the
Office of the Brazilian steamers, 81 Pine
street, the following facts were obtained
yesterday from j. S. Tucker Il Co,
agents for the line. The man who is
supposed to be Mr.. Winslow came 10 the
steamers wharf, in Brooklyn; and said
that he and his family had just arrived
from Philadelphia, and desired good
rooms in the Nelly Martin. The clerk
in charge of the wharf informed Mr..
Winslow that the steamer would not sail
on that day, and told him to- go to the
New York Office and secure
passage, as the Nelly Martin
would certainly goa week from the fol-
lowing Thursday. The applicant said
that he would do so, and walked away
towards Fulton Ferry. He did not call
at the New York Office, and his subse.
quent whereabouts are unknown. He
appeared much agitated, and said that
his family were at hotel, and would
sood arrive with their baggage. He car
ried large, square valise. He was tall
and slim, and answered the description
of Winslow perfectly. Detectives from
Boston who are here have no doubt that
the man was really Winslow.
VETERAN on THE TRAIL.
The Boston detectives are led in their
search by Mr.. Ham, veteran of the
police force of that city, and inquiries
are being made at the hotels in New
York and Brooklyn to ascertain where
the fugitive left his family while he went
to the steamers wharf 1t is supposed
that Winslow, after leaving Boston on
Thursday last, came to New York, and
then went to Washington. His presence
in Washington is certain, because he tel
egraphed from that city to one of his
hns;nass no r,pars in R,ctop cfa,ipp that
he would return home in day or two.
1t seems that Immediately after sending
this dispatch he took the train Tor New
York, intending to arrive here just in
time to go to Brazil. Detective Ham
and his force of detectives are jubl-
liant at having got on the track.
1t is now stated that the amount
obtained by Winslow as the fruit of mis-
forgeries may reach half a million OF
dollars, and that two hundred thousand
is the lowest probable amount. Besides
swindling banks and individuals, it is
supposed that he defrauded several in
surance companies by causing his house
to be set on FIRE, and then claiming that
the damage was much greater than was
really the case. Among the insurance
companies probably swinded are the
Hanover, of New York city, Royal Cana
dian, Mutual, OF Massachusetts. Spring
field Fire and Marine and Suffolk Mu-
tuai. The heaviest losers by the forgeiies
are the National Pank Of the Common
wealth and the National Security Bank
of Boston, and the Boston Post Com
pany. The Boston detectives who are in
New York looking for Wins!ow are
working for liberal reward which has
been offered.
wINsLow's CAREER.
Winslow was born at Whitehall, n.
Y, IN 1889, and his boyhood was passed
in Ware, where he worked in factory,
saving his earnings with the determine
ton to get liberal education with the
view of entering the ministry. This his
indomitable energy enabled him to ac-
complish, and in 1860, when about
twenty-one years Of age, he was called to
a church at Phillipston. From there he
went to the neighboring town of South
RoyalstoI, where he preached with great
acceptance. Chester Factory village was
the next scene o: his pastoral labors, and
he was there when the war broke out.
He then raised a company of forty
eight men and joined Billy Will
sons Zousves. While the regiment was
living at Yorktown he was commissioned
by Gov. Andrew as chaplain fthe Nine
teenth Regiment Massachusetts, Volun-
teers. His health failing him, he was
subsequently, transferred, through the
personal influence of President Lincoln,
to the chaplaincy of the flagship Lancss-
for n, the Pacific SQUADRON. 1t was while