The Portland daily press., 1876-01-27
A Great Forgery.
wiusIow's Antecedeais and Habits.

The Boston papers contain very full accounts
of the forgeries of E. d. Winslow, proprietor
of the Daily news and treasurer of the Boston
Post Company. The Globe publishes the fol.
lowing sketch of his career:
Like many another noted man, he was born ir
humble circumstances, and his prominence has
mas gained by his untiring energy and a good
supply of native cheek. Mr.. Winslow was
born at Whitehall, N. Y, September 6. 1850
and studied theology at the Methodist Institute.
at that time at Concord, N. H., but recently
eeonsoiioated with the Boston University, and
forming what is known as the Theological De-
partment. His first station was at Phillips
ton and Baldwinsvile, in 1860 when he was
member OF the Ware Quarterly Conference.
In l06! he was located at Chester factories, and
upon the opening of the war enlisted as private
in Billy Wilson's Zouaves While the reqi-
ment was lying at Yorktown, he was commits
stoned by Gov. Andrew as chaplain of the 10Th
Regiment OF Massachusetts Volunteers His
nealtn falling him, he was subsequently trans
ierred, through the personal influence of Pres
ldent Lincoln to the chaplaincy of the flagship
Lancaster OF the Pacific squadron. 1t was
while in this service on the Pacific coast that
ne hrst developed mauia for speculation, as
when the squadron lay before San Francisco
ne was IN the habit of going ashore and dab
bling in mining and other fancy stock, making
as high as $4,000 or 5000 one day. and losing it
the next. At the end of two years he was re-
leved and ordered to report at the Charles
town navy yard, where he drew lpay as chap
lain until ordered to the navy yard at Pensa-
cola. 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 Bos-
ton, thence to Sedalia, Mo-, and thence to
Brookline, where his experience has already
been narrated On the 9th of August, 1858. his
name tirst appeared as business or publishing
agent OF lions Herald, and this position he
held up to February 2, 1871, when he retired,
and Mr.. Alonzo s. Weed, the present agent.
was appointed in his place. Mr.. Winslow
Joined the New England Conference OF the
Methodist church in April, 1860, and was a
member OF that organic alton when he located
or took his name from the conference list of ac-
tive preachers. 1t will be seen by this record
that his preaching was very irregular, and that
he has occupied but few churches as paster
From the minutes of the New England An
m nuai Conference it appears that Winslow was
shelved by his associates at the last session,
held in Springfield, last April. Upon his
retirement 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 purchase of a
farm, which was cut up into house-lots. He
then built several large houses and subsequent
~ several smaller ones, for speculation. Some
of these were sold at the time, and others at a
later period. He was engaged in the effort to
organize what was known as the Boston Mort
gage Company, which, owing to q detective
charter or other causes, was never engaged in
business. By an exchange of real estate in
Auburndale, he with many Others came into
possession OF the skating rink at the South
End, which was then fitted up and furnished
as market, and known as the fremont Mar
ket. Something like year ago the papers ar
nounced that Mr.. Winslow was to be the busi-
ness manager for DR.. j. @. Aver of Lowell, but
he was soon after engaged in business again In
this city, taking part in the management of
the Daily News, he having purchased it when
the Daily News Company went into bankrupt.
cy. Inns paper was subsequently Joined with
tne fost, and Mr. Winslow was announced as
tue business manager and treasurer of the Post
Company, position he held up to the latter
part of last week. He was not newspaper
man in any sense other than that of specula-
tor in newspaper ownership. having no jour-
nalistlc 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 Spec
ulations. Indeed, his whole career of late wears
has been that of bold and reckless specuiator,
and there are many-ln addition to the class
always ready to cry 81 told you so" when any
wrong-doing is exposeG-who have for a
long time distrusted Mr.. Winslow's sound
ness as a business man. if not his probity
and moral character. As an illustration of
his style of doing business, it appears that one
gentleman unexpectedly found paper to large
amount bearing his name, on the street. aud
Winslow admitted to him the forgery of the
ScubicLHdu name, UuG Oh W1nSIOWS l0terceS-
sion and promise to make good the amount he
assumed the note, and received from Winslow
check in partial settlement and notes bearing
excellent names for the balance. Since then it
has transpired that these notes were forgeries,
and that Winsow subsequently forged another
note for large sum upon his kind friend.
Another case has come to light in which Wins
low forged the name of party to a note for
$4,000, 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 it, was the
reply Here it is" said the unfortunate
lender. The other took the note, and, going to
Winslow, recovered the full amount, under
threats of exposure and prosecution.
He appears to have made ample provision for
his son, as on the 18th of January convey
apce was made from Henry @ Wetherell of
Boston to Susan G. Aver, sister-in-law of
Winslow, of house and land on Beacon street,
near Clarendon, valued at $4,000, and subject
to mortgage of $18,50O, held by the Boston
Five Cent Savings Bank, which was purchased
at auction from Wheatland & Bird, by Messrs
Smith q Morgan, as agents. This deed was
recorded the same date, and provides that the
estate shall be held in trust for Arthur f.
Winslow, son of E. D. Winslow, until he shall
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 his
proper legal guardian under authority of Court;
but the assent of the father shall be sufficient
at any time to pass title and transfer the above
property by deed from the said trustee. Upon
the original deed is this Endorsement: "Please
don't allow this to be published"