Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-26

you can find out the balance" and neither
coaxlng nor threats could induce him to say
anything more. He was brought down to
Columbia securely bound on the pay train and
turned over to the police. who locked him up
in the guardhouse, where ne is still confined.
1t was at first thought that possibly the mys-
FERROUS man might be Gardiner, the uuiver-
Sly thief, but when the gDardhouse was WIS.,
tied this morning by one Of GARDENERS cred
itors this superstition was proved 10 be
without foundation, and the prisoner is still
as crest nystefy as ever. How the man
got on the pay train and wnccr-e Is not known,
and how long he had been in hiding 1then he
was discovered lie also unknown. He is
stranger in these part. Seems TO be about
forty years old; has reddish wtiskers, sleepy
looking eyes, is wearing 1 grayish eolored
hat and Is dressed in ordinary clothing. He
may have intended TO ego through" the pay
train, or ne may have only been trying to
get free ride, or he may be a disconsolate
Greenbscker and not responsible for his ae-
tions. He refuses to tell the police or re-
porters Anything about himself, and since he
was locked Up in the ststionhouee has pre-
served an almost unbroken siience.
weIi-KnOwn Journalist Arrested for
Forgery.
Boston, November 25.-Elliott Ryder, a
journalist, author and poet, we'll known in
several of the large cities of the country, was
arrested to-day en- account of forgerles, al
legged to have been committed in England
some time ago. The warrant for his arrest
was issued at the request of Charles A. Hen
derson, the British conS7l at this port. The
detectives have been 4sdowing Ryder for
several days, and two decoy letters were sent
him, but he managed to eiude his pursders
ill this morning, when he was caught at his
residence in Dorchester. In his sworn afi-
davit the consul charges that on August %,
1882, Ryder passed Upon the American Ex-
change in Europe, limited, at London, bill
of exchange for 800 which bore the forged
Endorsement of James Russell Lowell, United
States minister 10 England. 1t is also
charged that Ryder left the country TO avoid
the consequences of his act, and his arrest is
asked for that the case may be INQUIRED into,
and if cause be shown that extradition pa
pers may be obtained.
Ryder was brought before Judge Lowell, of
the United States District Court, who re-
ferred the case to Commissioner Hallett. In
the meantime the pris6Eer vas committed to
Jail. 1t is understood that althohgh only
one complaint is made, other forgeries 10 q
considerable amount are charged against
him. Ryder, however, indignantly denies
having committed any crime. His arrest
caused considerable excitement in newspaper
circles here, where he Is we'll known.
Ryder's history has been an eventful and
interesting one. He is the con Of we'll
known minister, and received his newspaper
apprenticeship on the Traveller, Globe, and
other Boston dailies, showing considerable
ability. He wrote love verses and tried 10
write funny paragraphs over the signature
Paul Ynetchi. He became connected with
the New York Sun, on the local staff Of
which paper he was for two years. He also
| did more or less work for all the other New
York daiiies. A few years ago he made
trip through Mexico on a pack horse
writing descriptive letters that were
published in New York, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, St LouiF, and other cities: He was fol
| some time connected with Catholic institu'
| ton in Ohio; and executed the plan of 8
| great biographical work, to be called Th'
Catholic Lights OF America. Last summer he
went 10 Dublin as the special correspondent
| of the New York Herald, and it was Will,
he was in England on this trip that the al
| legged forgeries we're committed. For som'
time past Ryder has been connected with
| the Boston Evening Star. He has beer
rather pet in Boston social circles, anC
many lady friends are grieved 10 hear of hi
| arrest.