Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-31
WILL RETURN.
TIKI RALEIGH BANK BooDLERs AR
RESTED IN CANADA
Considerable Forged Paper Fosnd-The
Negro Porter Back Home
What He Says.

cashier, was guilty OF the same CRIME.
Last night Mayor Thompson and Chief
of-police Heartt. under District-Attorney
Busbee. were busy telegraphing. Up to
midnight, when the telegraph office
closed, they had no reply to their last
Telegram. All this matter was kept Sc
sset IL was known by few parties
that forgery was an extraditable offence,
and that the parties would in all probs-
hility be arrested in few hours This
morning there was intense excitement
far greater even than on Tuesday-occa-
stoned by receipt of news that both Cross
and White had been arrested at Toronto,
Can. People gathered on the streets
and business was almost suspended.
THE TELEeRAus.
Chicf-of-Police Heart, by direction OF
the United States District Attorney, gave
to the press this morning kilograms
which were sent and received. The first
telegram was sent from here Tuesday by
Mayor Thompson to the chiefs of police
of New York city and Buffalo, and was
rs follows: Arrest for embezzlement of
funds of the State National Bank of
Raleigh @. Z. Cross aged thirty-two
years height about five feet and eleven
inches weight, 1870 pounds round face,
fair complexion, heavy dropping eyes,
speech deliberate and low toned habit
OF smacking his lips when talking sandy
hair. black ewes, and walks with swing
ing gait. Also, Samuel {. White aged
about fifty-six; height, five feet and
nine inches; weight about l4O pounds
light sandy hair and whlskers, thin face,
with prominent thin nose ; wears No.
81 shoe walks with toes turned IN, and
steps short and quick.
NO RESPONSE.
There was no response to this tele-
gram until yesterday morning, when
one Was received from II. j. Grassett,
chief constable of Toronto. Canada, to
the chief Of police here. This telegram
was as follows:
"Do you want absconding president
and cashier of State National Bank? II
so send description and particulars
Think they are here.
Ii was evident that Grassett had had
advices from the chief of police OF
Buffalo that White and Cross were wanted,
and that the latter had been described.
Upon receipt of Grassetts telegram
the chief of police of Raleigh at once
wired him as follows:
Have parties carefully Swallowed.
Descriptions, photographs, and probably
important papers viii be sent you 10y
mail.
Yesterday afternoon Chief-of-Police
Heart received the following telegram
Parties preparing to leave here.
Can't shadow them. II you want them
arrested say so quick. One is about
twenty -four years of age, height six feet,
stout, fair; the other about fOrty-tive
years of age, dark whiskers and nous
fache, medium build. Colored porter
with them. Package supposed to contain
q large sum Of money IN the hotel safe.
"H. J. GRAssETT. -
Chief-of Police Heart replied to this
at o'clock last evening:
ARREST parties. They are charged
with fc-gery. Requisition papers will
follow on notice of their arrest.
ARRESTED.
This morning at O'Clock the follow
ing reply came from Toronto:
"White and Cross arrested. Twenty
four thousand seven hundred and four
teen dollars found on them. Come on
at once and bring charges against them.
Signed II. j. GRAssETT,
Chief Constable"
At 10 o'clock this morning the grand
jury Of Wake County Superior Court,
in session here, took up the matter. 1t
examined United States Bank-EXaminer
Tate, Jordan Womble, Jr., II. Q. Kei-
fer, ok-keeper of the bank, David H.
Graves. and W. II. Saunders. The lat
ter are Of Johnston county. They
proved that the name of Graves had
been forged as principal, and that Of
Saunders as surety to a note for sixty
five hundred dollars. 1t Was also proved
that two other notes had been forged.
One OF these purports to be signed by
w. II. Avera, of Johnston county. 1t
bears date OF February, whereas Avera
died in January. it is for seventy-tive
hundred dollars. The grand jury quick
IN brought in three true bills against
Cross and White for forgery. Upon
tins action on the part of the grand
Jury Chief of-Police Heartt sent the fol-
lONIuR ttltRIuui " A-SO4AnlobAO
Grassett at Toronto:
indictment for forgery found here
against Charles +. Cross and Samuel c.
White. i will leave with witnesses to-
day. Secure money in the hotel and on
person and baggage.
Preparations were at once made for
departure on the 6 o'clock train Ella
Greensboro. +. II. Busbee, District
United States Attorney, Chief-of-Police
Charles ID. Heartt, ok-Keeper Jordan
Womble, Jr., ID. II. Graves, w. II. Saun-
ders, and Special Officer James A.
Rogers left for Toronto to prove charges
and arrest the forgers.
At O'Clock this afternoon the follow
ing telegram from Cashier White, at To-
ronto, was received by Chief-of-Pohce
Heart:
Come after us. Will go home with
you. ISignedl SAM"
A telegram was also received stating
that John Griffiths, the negro janitor Of
the smashed bank, who left last Satur-
day with Cross and White, would be
here this afternoon.
THE PORTER ARRIVES
A great crowd gathered at the depot
A policeman sprang on board the train
and arrested Griffith.
The latter was neatly dressed and had
a valise in his hand. He was taken to
the station-house and questioned by
Solicitor Argo as 10 the movements of
Cross and White. Grifiiths said they ali
went via Greensboro to Washington
and thence TO New York, stopping at the
latter place only twenty minutes, when
they left for Toronto Via Niagara
Falls. He says that both Cross and
White were drunk all the time
he was with them, both on the
trip and while at Toronto. He
saw no money. he declares. Day before
yesterday they gave him suit of
clothes, $40 in cash, and ticket to
Raleigh. He left at once He says they
deceived him into going with them, and
that he is glad TO be back. lie gave
bond to appear as witness, and was
then released
Solicitor Argo gives notice this after
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