Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-06

TORONTO, Ont, March 30.-Anoth-
er pair of American bOodlers have
come to grief at the hands of city
detectives.
Some days ago a dispatch was
published by city paper from
Washington to the effect that Samuel
c. White, cashier, and Charles E.
Cross, president of the State National
Bank of Raleigh, North Carolina, had
abscound and it was supposed that
they were making their way to Can
ada. Several days ago two we'll
dressed men and a colored servant
stepped off the train at the union
station. The travellers put up at the
Albion Hotel and registered The
younger man of the two signed him.
self c. A. Waltham and the elderly
gentleman subscribed himself as S..
G. Muir, both from New Orleans.
Waltham is young man of 20,
smootL-faced, ruddy complexion,
stoutly built. about medium height
and very boyish in appearance
Muir is a man of about 40 or so, with
full beard, turning from light
brown to grey and a peculiar cast
in his eye. The detectives continued
to shadow them. Inspector Starke
telegraphed the chief Of police of
Raleigh, asking him if he wanted
bank officials.
He received dispatch in reply
asking him to shadow both men. A
second dispatch with full descrip.
ton Of both men was wired to the
Chief of Police at Raleigh and he was
told that the abscounders were about
to leave this city.
-Four hours later dispatch was
received reading as follows: ARREST
parties. Charge forgery. Regula-
ton papers will follow on notice Of
arrest. G. D. HEARTH
Last night detectives Burrows and
Cuddy went to the Albion and asked
to be shown to the double room &C.
cupied by two Americans. The clerk
showed them to the room and they
found both men in their beds. The
clerk said; There are two gentlemen
to see you" and the youngest of the
two replied: Show the gentlemen
in" They were ushered in and
Cuddy showed his badge and said he
wanted them both on charge of
forgery. He asked them where they
came from and Cross, alias Waltham,
replied that they came from New
Orleans. BorrOws grinned at him
and said: mo, you didn't, I've GO,
you finer than that" Cuddy pro
duced the dispatch, said: "This will |
tell you where you are wanted |
Don't you know a man named
HEARTH" Cross replied: Eyes. ]
know him well. and guess we'd
better get up and dress" While
they were dressing Cuddy stepped
over to and pulled an overcoat off a
hook. The coat rustled suspiciouslv
and Cuddy pulled out knife, and
cutting the lining, disclosed green
backs. He made the prisoners don
their overcoats, and. taking their
valises, the procession started for
police headquarters, where the over
coats were ripped open and in two
hours all the money was counted and .
checked in the presence of the pris-
oners and sealed and locked up. In
w hite's overcoat and chamois under
shirt $15,255 were found and in
Cross overcoat 50, 459; in all S24, VA
The prisoners helped the detectives
to count the money. In Whites
valise some 5000 in unsigned nation.
al currency was found. The bills
we're of all denominations Sos, Sos,
SOS, $5Os and $1OOs, and were all
national currency, issued by different
national banks. After the money
had been counted the prisoners were
taken down stairs where the sergeant
registered them, and the old man S
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