New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-03
THE ARREST OF w. r. FOSTER
INTEREST EXCITED BY THE REPORT
FROM SWITZERLAND

ALEXANDER r. ORR. WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE AT THE TINE OF
THE FoRoERs FLIGHT. TELLS ABOUT
THE EFFORTS TO FIND HIM
SOME MONEY RECOVERED.
The announcement OF the arrest In Zurich. Swift
,rland Of a man supposed to be William r. Foster.
vho fed from this city in 1885 after defraudng the
l.ratulty Fund Of the Produce Exchange out OF
s,eS 900 aroused great deal of interest yesterday,
M, only among members of the Produce Exchange.
Nh, also among lawyers and in financial circles
generally In this citv.
Az the time Of Fosters flight Alexander f. Orr
vas president OF the Produce Exchange. and he
and his associates male every endeavor to hnd
trace OF Foster but In vain. the only thing heard OF
him being his supposed presence for a short time
a, ct Adams, Vt. That man of Fosters tall and
striking appearance should thus vanish as II into
tho earth has been one OF the great mysteries IN
metropolitan life for years
Mr. orr who at his home In Brooklyn
last evening spoke follows OF Fosters disap-
pssrance and the efforts made to find traces OF him
"ThA description cabled from Berne Is an accurate
one of Foster. He fully six feet tall. was OF
dark complexion and wore beard. He ought now
20 be about hfty-two years old. Foster was n
bachelor so l do not understand about the woman
uho is reported TO be with this man and passing
as his wife.
when Foster fed we had 5000 photographs OF
Ntn broadcast
ne might possibly 20. We also offered $S,VU reward
%, his capture which offer still stands. One man
was arrested In a little town in Nova Scotia VINO
Il was thought was Foster. but 1t turned out mat
he not the man.
"A woman travelling in Florence who had known
Foster is said to have reccg nized him at bank In
that city but It only report since my recent
return from Europe l have heard that IL nad peeh
cabled here that / saw Foster in Germany. but as
a,d not go TO Germany did not see him there. or
anywhere else for that matter.
"roster's father, who worth NOO,W ana
lived at Babylon paid 10000 into the Gratuty Fund.
We had hoped at the time OF his death that he mad
made provision his will for the remainder but ne
hid not II he left his son anything he did II In
such way that we could not get hold OF II.
Resides this 10000. we have recovered sNoU on
nroper;v OF Fosters which found here and
there About a year ago recovered S,W al
dItional in Erie bonds, the recovery OF which came
about peculiarly. We had learned OF the existence
arranged that we should be Informed when the
coupons should be presented for payment we re-
ceived word a ago, and after neeotldtohs
through a firm OF lawyers we got the BONDS
"Of cannot even surmlse III the man Ut
rested Is really Foster. but hope ~ is =.
Captain o. rien. OF the Detective bureau sad ias'
evening that his Office had received no offcial IN,
formation concerning the arrest OF Foster re saiu
that the District Attorney had charge or all such
matters and account OF yesterday being noIl-
DAY ne unable to communicate with the DISTRICT
Attorneys office. Nothing remains TO be done now
hui 10 arrange TO send officers TO Switzerland after
The prisoner He expects TO hear from the Dstrlc'-
ATTORNEY some time to-day