The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-03
THE BOsTON FORGER.
Proceedings Preliminary TO his Extra dition-
The Prisoners Herring.

LONDON. March 2.-winslow. the Boston
forpcr, was brought up at Bow street to-day
Sir Thomas Henry, the Chief Magistrate OF tho
Bow street Police Court, asked the prisoner II
he had solicitor.
Wnslow said he did not desire a solicitor. lie
did not wish to contest the case at ALL lie would
be glad to waive everything, and would be only
too happy to 20 home tomorrow.
Sir Thomas Henry said; understood Mr.
wontner would appear for the defence at the
request Of the prisoners friends.
Detective Greenham, OF the Metropolitan Pc.
lice, explained that the prisoners friends at
Boston had teegraphed for Mr.. wontner to APP
pear in behalf OF the prisoner. but tho latter did
not wish to have solicitor.
winslow aid II was not the wish either OF his
family or OF himself
Albion Z. Dearborn Of Boston was sworn He
produced papers. consisting Of an Indictment
found by the Grand Jury Of Suffolk county,
Mass, containing fourteen counts seven for
forging and altering, and seven for uitering to
the amount u $4,000; "A bench warrant, issued
10y the Massachusetts, authorities for the arrest
Of WINSTON. and the deplsitiOns of various per
sons Of boston whose names had been furred
lie also produced a warrant signed by President
Grant ana cOuntersgncd by Hamilton Fish, the
Secretary OF State, authorizing him dearborn
to convey the prisoner to America IL he was
committed.
The documents were handed to wlnslow, who
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indictment was then read 10y the clerk Of the
court, detailing the various fIrgeries OF prOmls-
sorry notes and endorsements. the bench war
rant found 10y the Massachusetts court WIS also
read.
During the reading Winslow sat looking down
ward and seemed very much depressed; but
otherwise he evinccd no emotion. lie seems to
have suffered much from confinement He is
! very slliow and gaunt. He Is unsnaven and
| wears a worn-loo kim blue frOck coat. On the
| occasion when he WAS forced to speak, hls voice
| was husky, ana his tone lower than when he al =
| dressed tho court last Wednesday week
| Sir Thomas Henry said that the documents
| read constituted amply sufficient ground for
| committing Win-luw for trial. II grand Jury
| In LONDON had found a similar Indictment
| mediately, hut In an cXtriditipn case II was ne
! ccssarv to have evidence that the Government
! reuuirng cNtradttiOn had made a formal appli-
cation t. the English Government. " Though |
| understand ST thomas continued. that the
| Amefici Legation sent the documents to the
! Foreign Office yesterday, nave not received any
! tnfmation from either the Foreign or the Home
! Office, therefore think II best to remand you
! until tomorrow
The prisoner asked TO be allowed to see his
| family, vino were In private room Of the court;
a. they were last Wednesday week. This was
| granted, aud ths proceedings then Terminated.
The fornallties requiring days remandlng
! are "a follows: The American Legation requests
! the Foreign Onice for extradifiun. The Foreign
| Once examines tie papers and forwards them To
the Home once. The latter notifies the fragis-
| tratc. en- bling him to grant the eXtriditiou.
! Mrs. Winslow seems less depressed than on
| Wednesday. she Will probably 20 home in the
same vessel with her husband.