The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
FOOLED OR ROBBED I!
Mysterious Sequel to Detective
Copartnership.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
She Claims To Have Been Robbed
of Legacy.

Railway 10 q small sized, unsophi.i icated town in
New Jersey about twenty five IN les from New Y ors.
II a negative SORT OF place. and is conspicuous
neither for its virtues nor It's vices 1t Is the line
oil several railroads. but the primitive character
Of the settlement is intrinsicaiy unailered. Lines
OF street stretch out into the far-rsachng
and level meadow lands aud each private house stands
apart from neignbor quite respectful distance
The Oh ef Police and his three sabordBatos spend
mos OF their time grubbing and hong IN their re-
spective garden patches for the criminal calendar is
never burdened with anything heavier than
mild case oil intoxicaiion and that Is chiefly
an occurrence oil The s'wec sma' hours' OF the
morning and never occasions much police exertion
In fact the Chief OF Police frequently locks The door
pi headquarters puts the key in his pocket and saun
ers down INTO the village 20 have a talk with tue
hotel keeper or the postmaster, or some other mag
cate OF Tho place, the political future OF the nation
and Of New Jersey in particular The Chief OF Police
anyhow knew nothing OF the story about 10 be re-
lated.
To this fns old conservative region about eighteen
months ago came John Z. Walker and his vile from
Scranton, Pa They bought farm In the neighbor-
hood OF the town and were subsequently, joined by
Daniel s. Roberts, brother OF Walkers vile. Rob-
srts had kept livery stable in Scranton and
made money In this occupation, while
Walker was engaged In the detective business.
Thomas Forbes detective from Chicago turned up IN
Railway and was introd uced to WsIKer An intimacy
tprung up between them, and both were soon jointly
engaged working up q case for some bank 10 jersey
Guy. Forbes and his wife, who were English people
house, but Tor some Cause or other off
went West They stayed away only q short time and
again became inmates OF Walkers house Mrs.
time PROJECT supposed TO DO OF detective charac-
ter me unravslling OF some large robbsres or def
Walker Sua Mrs Forbes with the understanding that
shsrs to be an equal division OF the profits
ARRIVAL FORBES FAMILY.
Mrs. Walker and husband quit tho farm about
.hrse months ago and came into town. or that part of
town which is nearly two miles away IRON the rail-
on the street called St Georges avenue,
and took . two story frame house. brick
flowers and trailing vines all round about II. Forbes
and his wife camc to board with Walker, who rented
tho house and paid $50 month for II. short time
sgo Walker was employed as private detective
~ the Metropolitan Hotel OF thus city. In
Mrs. walkers brother alleges, working up some
thing in which there was prospect OF much
%o1sy NeM Yyrs a ana en Chicago
,ervala In travelling thus together It is asserted ny
Captain Wright CHIEF Of the police At RAILWAY, that
be never nor heardoi anything improper appear
ing the relations between tho two and he observed
that Mr.. Forbes his wife and Mrs Walker most frs-
quently went away and came back together
~ HAVE FORTY THOUSAND HERE"
About ten days ago Forbes came into the town OF
Srother. Forces had been drinking considerably and
asked Roberts to take him home with him IN his
FORBES pulled out n pocxslbook and showed
MIN a pile OF nvs- hundred aud one-th0usand dollar
sra notcs here also that want TO get cashed, and
Ihen will make divvy with your sister," Robert says
he neglected TO tell his sister about ~ ,hioktog was
private business that best understood BY her
Forbes, ssa, sad lac. II knew my sister was .
sharp business woman and there was no use telling
her anything She said to me enc day, ~ short tms
ago, that she had something on HAND That would
yield her enough money TO DO Independent forever"
On Friday night last Forbes came again into
town IRON Walkers house st. Georges
avenue and drank to some extent, but
evidently not degree that embarrassed MIN; Tor
be was clear enough buy return tickets TO Now
York for his vile and Mrs. Walker both of whom
started about noon back in the evening. He
also bought three single tickets station master
AYERS, ana al midnight concluded to so home to
sleep IN the mouse DO on 1oS e georges avenue
VINO says that when he camo In sight OF the house he
woman lForbes' vile probably standing at an
open window front OF the house evidently waiting
Tor him Forbes told George WILCOX, tho stable boy,
10 wake him in the morning at three O'Clock.
out of the HOUSE. nud ,her way to The ssarion
catch the orty seven minutes past three A. ~ tram
In the story within time ten days., when Forbes
told Mrs. Walkers brother Robert that he about
of their Joint detective opersiions. Mrs walker rot
mixing Of the tact mat the money she had been
anxiousiy looking for was In Forbes Possession She
charged him with holding back settlement, but he
had his excuse ready that there were several
notes that had yet TO be cashed before
three tickets already referred to which Forbes bought
for New York we're intended TOR himself hrs wie
Weaver, real estate agents, Railway.
Yesterday morning on this Tram the three lett Tor
New York and tnsncc to parts unknown. Al about
eignt o'clock Mrs Walker oke, and astonishcd
TO nnd herself so late In bsa, because she always
a severe headache and nausea and wondered
how TO account for It. Mrs. Forbes and nerseh
uI 40 h. krnak faat far hon
hold every morning, but as she appearance Of
Mrs. Forbes she wont 10 her bedroom and found the
and RECEIVING no answer concluded TO pass
In through her sons bedroom and reach the
there she iouna the BIRDS flown aud the room In a
state oil eistractpg con iuson. fho bedcothes were
tbrown about the floor mingled with razor aod shaving
boxes lager peer bottles, worn out socks aud stock
inss, diapidsted sniris drawers and ohsr sarmetts
There was one empty Saratoga trunk and under
the tray oi'this Mrs. walker discovered an envelope
addressed TO herself, containing ,o00 In two i've
hundred dollar bills. How she iet 1t Is impossible 10
imagine. rbs $50 900 on winch she mad buldsd were
gone, and only pa,ry 81, 900 substituted
rHg TRAIL.
According 10 her brothor's statement she cast her
breakfast like pbycic to the dogs, nitchsd up horse
nnd wagsn ana started at once for town here she
expected TO see Weaver the real estate agent and get
his assistance IN hunting up The missing Forbes but
Weaver Office was clorcd aud Weaver himself was
many miles away Tbcn Mrs. Walker telegrnpnod
her husband 10 meet her at the Jerry, aud took the
hrst TRAIN for New YORK IN pursuit OF Forbes
FORBES aud his vile, II seem, escaped IRON Wal
keTb nOuss sue uoWu kraptVlAc
trelhs TO the ground, and with light hand baggage
proceeded TO The railroad station. Mr.. Roberts SAID
10 found yesterday morning from the stable boy,
Wilcox, that Forbes had been keeping Two trunks
bekDowu 10 anybody but him. These lac gradually
hlied with things oi his iiom the house, and when he
had removed everything OF value he despatchei the
trunks TO New York by express Two or three Gays
ahead OF bis own departure. The nigh man on duly
at the Rahwsy station Identified Forbes hts vito and
Weaver passengers OF the thirteen minutes TO four
A. NJ. train.
MRS wALKER's VERSION.
A very different side OF this story-thc main points
OF which derived from Mr.. Dan Roberts,
brother Of Mrs. Walkers presented by hrs. walker
herself in her communication TO superintendent
WaInnR. by that account she was lett q legacy of
over $4,000 IN ave hundred and one thousand doi-
lar bs aud these Forbes aud his wc, who lett BY the
Adrisiic steamer. conspired TO deprive her Of. II
Mrs Walkers story be tho true case ~ sad
one. Mr. Walker, the private detective OF the Metro
poIitan HOTEL could not 10 found anywhere but Joe
Johnson, the coiored bell boy, SAID he thought he
went home with bs vile TO RAILWAY by he seven