The Workman's Advocate. — 1866-01-06 (London, England)

THE DETECTIVE IN PURSUIT OF A CRIMINAL.  A race of rather an exciting character is at present going on, the course being the broad Atla,ei ic and the goal New York, and the circumstances are somewhat similar to those that occurred in te,e case of the notorious culprit Muller, when he made his light from this country after the murder of Mr. iitiztra. The culprit on this oecasion is a man named John Burton, who held a responsible position in the establishment of a City merchant, and who also holds the appointment of consul to a foreign state, aud the crime of which he is accused is the forgery of a cheque for £BOO upon the City Bank, Threadneedle-street. It would appear that about a fortnight back a cheque for the above amount was presented at the bade, perporting , to be drawn by the firm to which the abseending clerk belonged, and the signature seemed ti have been so well fabricated, and the cheque was prosn.l7ed under such circumstances, that no suspicion was eutertained, and the money was paid. The culprit's Wang seemed to have been well laid, for be nailed in the Saxonia, one of the swiftest of the New York mail packets, on. the very day after he got possession of his booty, and before the forgery was discovered he was far on his way across the Atlantic. His absence from his duty, of course, created suspicion, and this led to inquiry and to the discovery of the forgery. Ineeiries were at once set on foot, and the matter was placed in the hands of Haydon, the City detective, who succeeded in tracing the fugitive, and ascertamed, le-yond doubt, that he had taken his passage on bear tee abovenamed vessel for New York in an assumed name, and that he was accompanied by a lady. Within four days of this discovery being made the officer had started in pursuit, and the two vessels are no-e making the best of their way to their destination. It will be remembered that in Muller's case that criminal took his departure in a sailing vessel, and that his progress was consequently comparatively slov, ani the result was that although Inspector Tanner did not go after him until several days had elapsed, the steamer in which he took his passage outstripped the other _ vessel and arrived at New York a long time before her, and the vessel containing the culprit was( boarded by the inspector upon her arrival a short distance from New York. In the present case, however, there is no chance of the Saxonia being outstripped by her follower, and she will in all probability arrive at New York several deys before the one in which the officer has taken his passage, and if he should make his way from New York into the in- . terior, the chase may possibly prove a lengthened one. It is anticipated, however, that he will make a short stay at New York after his voyage, and in this case the officer will be quickly on his track, and as there in a treaty for the extradition of criminals beteeen this country and the United States, there will b,3no diffi. culty in the culprit being delivered up and brought back to this country. It is believed that he has nearly, if not quite the whole of, the proceeds of the forged cheque in his possession, and this will, of eenese, be recovered in the event of his being apprehended.  PRESENT FROM THE QUE kN TO