The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-09

this city, of band of conspirators consisting of
stoolpigeons, bank robbers, hotel thieves, and
other rogues, associated together, of which CO.
terie the Police Gasette has been the organ
and used to misguide, the public in the detec-
ton of the real offenders We also further stated
that Mayor Woodruff and the Chief OF Police were
closely watching the movements of this gang of
depredators, and ere long would succeed in expos
ing all their nefarous operations and thereby bring
many of the real culprits to just punishment.
The principal leaders and stoolpgeons of this con-
fedeTacy set up pretensons of detective police,
and in that way the attdehes obtained knowledge
of criminal matters, by frequening the police courts
and obtaining information Of charges made against
rogues which information, instead of being used
to promote the ends of justice, was applied to the
benefit of the guilty parties, who were placed I'M
der the wing of the stoolpgeon confederacy, and
protected from the arrest of the public authorities.
This coterie of rogues, We are sorry TO say, ex-
listed too long for q civilized community like New
York but, fortunately, justice has broken in upon
these depredators, and now the confederacy has
and skill of officers Bowyer, Calrow, Reed, Cole,
and others. under the direction and management
of Mayor Woodruff, and Mr.. Matsall, Chief OF
Police. 1t is possible that concerted band of
rogues may exist for time; but no sooner does the
honest portion of the public discover the base and
dishonest principles carried on by individuals who,
at least, have pretention to character, heading
compact OF rogues Of the most dangerous nature,
hat moment hand will b. raised from all quar-
eTs, by the good eaning portion OF the people, TO
put down and expose to view the concoctors and
eetlers up of crime, for the purpose Of involving
innocent pc rsons in the commission OF fellOnious
deeds, thereby 10 shield the real culprts.
Since the police have broken into their cover,
many of the attaches to this stool pigeon gang
have fled from the State, and, perchance, the cOun
md hers
unless the police succeeding in placing
veto on their movements. First, Warner, the
lawyer, has fled from arrest; Marcus Cicero
Stanley and Levi Cole next departed Suddenly;
Tom Kanouse. fortunately, was Gagged, and
is now in Jail in Rhode Island, for the
robbery of the Phpnix Bank, of Westerly, of
$4,000, aided By Levi Cole and others, who u are
Fish and William Jackson are in prison, at Sara
toga, for hotel robbery; and many others, whose
names il would not be prudent at present TO men,
ton, as the police are on the lock out for them.
The last arrest made of this gang was Henry G.
Dorsey, a very prominent member, who, Tor the
las. two or three years, has been entrusted
with the disposal of stolen money, goods, &c, OBJ
tanned by Tom Kanouse, Levi Cole, and other
members of the great stool Iigeon compact This
Dorsey is a very genteel looking young man, of
smart, active business habits; and in order n ex-
hbit kind of standing for the misguidance of ho-
nest people, he hired office, which he fitted up
in a very costly commercial style, for the pur-
pose Of giving character to any references that
might call on him, sent ny his contederates.
This Office was located at Nos. az and III South
street, where books, &c, were arranged to give
the place a show of doing gre at business. How.
ever, prior 10 Dorsey opening this Office, he was,
in the year 1913, clerk 10 LOOMS a. Lyman, No.
l Nassau street, and at the same time an associated
III. mber Of the stool pigeon coterie, Of wnich
Kanouse and Cole were his particular men for the
execution Of any ingenious job of stealing con-
eoeed. During porseyss clerkship with L0omis
lean scrip, valued at $4,000, the property of
Mr.. LOOMS, as follows :-one scrip of $4,000,
No. l02; one for $1,000, No. 2J7; two for 81 900
each, together with one for $1,000, the property
of Mr.. Thadeus Spencer-were placed in yellow
envelope, and for safekeepng deposited In the iron
safe in the office.
The following IS the substance of the evidence
On file before Justice McGrath, duplicating Dorsey
in the robbery of the scrip, and his two associates,
Tom and Levi, showing clearly another link Of the
secret move nts carried on by the confederacy of
STOOL pigeons:-On occa sion, in the year 1913,
while Dorsey was thus engaged as clerk, Thomas
III. Hasluck, Jr., called in the office, and Dorsey
exhibited TO him yellow envelope which he took
from the safe, and said they were Mexican bonds
or scrip, remarking at the time. See what conh-
dence my employers place in me-" as those bonds
were worth thousands of dollars; but, never
theless, he Dorsey intended TO make Use OF
them whenever 1t suited his purpose, and that he
was going 10 leave soon, but would not leave
empty handed, as he had the impression Of the KY
Of the sale, and his men, Tom and Levi, (meanirg
kanouse and Cole) would do the job snugly when
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soon, or else il wouldn't be worth doing. After
Dorsey left the employ of LOOMS Il Lyman,
he went South; but before leaving, he di-
rected Hasluck te look out for any adver-
tisement respecting Mexican bonds, from LOOMS
Il Lyman; and subsequently, an advertise ment
appeared for such bonds as lost or mislad, adj
yeTtised, as anticipated by Dorsey, by LOOMS Il
Lyman. On Dorsey's return from the South, he
took the advertisement handed him by lIisuck,
referring to the Mexican bonds. Dorsey then said
THAT snothng, its all right, end put into his me-
morandum book In June, 1919, Hasluck was in
Dorsey s room al Dunning's Hotel, where he wit
messed Dorsey take from the back Of picture, or
looking glass, an envelope, and. holding II 10 his
hand said, "That envelope contains upwards Of
$1,000 in bonds" This eavelope Hasluck receg-
nized the one he had seen in LOOMS * Lyman's
office. Dorsey then said he gave the impression
Of the key Of the safe to his men, Tom aud Levi,
ard they had done the Job snug, and that he we
in with them, for they could not use the bonds
In July last, Hasluck called at Dorsey's Office,
No. 13 South street, and in the course Of conver-
sotion, lac inspired OF Dorsey what had become Of
those Mexican bonds Of Loomis's. Dorsey replied,
some OF them had been used, and the reminder
were safe, and would come ia play.
Mr.. Henry ID. Smethurst, OF No 2si Pearl street.
testified that in December last Dorsey called co
him with several certificates Of Mexican scrip,
valued al several thousand dollars, and obtained
lean Of $50, and Ia February or March following,
they were redeemed again by Dorsey.
Two other persons-Mr Himm Hustled and
seen the scrip or bonds exhibited b. them by Dor
sey, to whom he stated he had psrchased them
cheap.
The last witness sworn was Worlen =. Nsr-
Ger, who had been acting clerk TO Dorsey, at
his office in South street. lie swears that in the
year lci9, Dorsey was Dragging OF his wealth, and
took from his TRUNK, at Dunning's Hotel, yell
low envelope, containing Mexican scrip or bonds,
and said they were worth $4,000; aud further,
that about six weeks ago, while in conversa alton
with Tom kanouse, he spoke OF said Dorsey. and
said II Dorsey had not been so fearful aud iimid,
they could have made more than they did out Of
LOOMS 4 Lyman. kenouse said that the Mexican
bonds were equally divided between Cole Ka-
mouse, and Dorsey. Mercer further said, that
kanouse was in the habit OF visiting the Office Of
Dorsey, No. 70 South street, every diy or two.
As an illustration Of the character and ability OF
Dorsey in all cases Of deception and rascality, IL
will be seen that during the trial Of Tom kanouse
end Levi Cole, at Milton. Rhode Island, some time
last summer, for the robbery OF the Phrnix Bank,
Westerly, Of $4,000, Dorsey, the prisoners asso-
oiate, felt hound TO aid and assist his brother COM
rades in crime towards acquitta and went on the
IN nm NIL hy swea fnu hat the