The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-14
New York, Monday, April Ia, 1851.
More Remarkable Stool Pigeon Convictions
la Rhode Island-Thc Fugitive Wilkes In
Ns-xx .Jersezz.

The march Of justice lately has been like that o.
the locomotive under q full head Of steam, firm
positive, efficient, and rapid in overtakng the stool
pigeon fraternity, andthey have been speedily taken
care of. During the last week. and in to-day's pa
per- our reports from Rhode Island have given
counts Of the trials of two Of the stool pigeon gang
Of this city ofwhch the Police Gazette has been the
organ, who were concerned in robbing the Westerley
Phoenix Bank Of Rhode Island, being the aders
and abettors IN that enterprise Of Tom Kanouse,
who is seryng out his term in the State prison
there for the osnce Collins, Of the fraternity,
has been convicted Of burglary and Dorcey, also,
has shared the same fatefor perjury. These
thes have beca concerned in various robberies ami
burgiares, AMI other ofenccs, but particularly in
the burglary on the Westerlcy Bank. jenkins,
also another Of wikei' party, has been arrested
Long Island, and lodged m jail there It may he
remembered that jenkins was conspicuous with
one-Iyed Thompson, a witness in the Drury
affair and was one Of the agents Of the Police CT
zose inthat business OF course, il is not very siK-
gular that he should have been inprson Astoria,
but he has since been discharged habcas corpus,
for some inforinality
All these curiously disposed individuals are part
and parcel of the grand stool pigeon combination
-
organ, and Wilkes, sae fugitive from justice, the
grand head and front, and spokesman general.
They are all birds 81 the same feather, and when
their feathers are pulled out, they viii all present
the same striking aSpect Tom hanouse, now
in the Rhode IslasG State prison for eight years
was anore dashing burglar than the others, and
was quite pet Of the ioiio Ga@dte and its coterie
Seon after the robbery in Rhode leland, he pur-
-. a.
riage and two fast horses, hired fine, strapping
Scotchiaan for a eoacEman, aud spruce young
Irishman. in livery, a. fsotman, to ride behind his
equipage. With this splendid turn ,ut he used to
ride out on the ashonable roads Of New Jersey to
as,onsh the natives. A quiet, staid gentleman, Of
Paterson, one day saw tslis establishment, with
Tom and his woman inside, entering the ferry boat
Mt Jersey City. Struck with the elegance Of the
horses, the fashion Of the earriHge, the style the
livery and the Gne looking couple inside, curiosity
prompted him to inquire q the ferry master what
distinguished family New Jeesey had the honor d
adding to iss let Of eminent names "Who are
those wealthy personsl" iRqGired the sedate gen
ueman, be Pointed to the kdy and gentleman
in the carriage. Why" replisd the ferry master,
" don't you knew That i Tom Kanouse, the
thief, AID his woman The astonished inquirer
raised bis haxdsR wonder, anil expressed his utter
surprise that thief and burglar, with his woman,
should support eSuipage that cal into the shade
that Of the StoeStons the Thomson, the Wrights,
the kitkpatreks, NJ. stevens, AEG other distn-
guisbsd families Of Ncw Jersey However, the
caria &c that Tom rides in i furnished BY
the state prison # Rh.le Isaod, and '.he footmen
who wait him ratberfiye orders thar take them.
lie will pos receive a. inside passengers his two
associates, C.lins aud - rsey, for lsag a resi-
depce.
Thus ., i, hi for some s-.ar., Tom Kan AMI
Others At the es.le stamp, y, whom the Ps.o o.
sdfe has bscn u organ, aa Wilkes, now fugi-
,ivc convict in Saw Jersey, las been the graud
marshal. though 1. has not ~ purchased '-tErn
out cqaaE to that Of Tom k4gouse-have Lt,n
abb t. aui = pretty sold figure = various parts Z
the country The gs2g has beeT ? pretty large
one, amounting 10 nearA, score ofgsrsons, nclud-
Ing w0n..n, bsG she Organization Is searly broken
up. Usgirg to last ys.sr and Salt, Bristol
Bill, aD9 bESa.lags. and Due.Eyed Thompson,
and ToD ksnousc. and S.si Cole. and Tom
Warner, base coa.ed. estLss by being arrested,
convicted, anA Imprisoned, others by ssicide or
flight 70 oaFy "a the practices which at sns tfac 4
defed the laws aGd even Threatened b. control the
very halls q justice. The lat batch ot the frater-
niiy contains thore ~e have named. and tomorrow
WHkes' own case will come before Governor Ford
Of NV Jersey, At Ba.lington. when the question
will = decided whcthcr Or not he i T. be given up
to tbs aaAoftics of ths State. II the Governor Of
New Icrs,y should decide that il 4 his duty 10 give
the fugitive ny, Wilkes viii probably manage 70
take ags.n 10 III heels and cross the Delaware and
plant bis foot on the soil q Pennsylvania. but even
here he will be tracked, aud will h. derua 1ded for
he authorities At P.nghkccpsic think something of
nahi, & justice and The courts anything bat mock
Try.
Tins wc 70. Il is cgb'@Sn months nearly, since
70 ,fael,ook t. rid safety 4 tIis dangerous stool
,igspp gs"s-tlis hydra-hradei e. ternity Of ~.
si--snl H. have succeeded ia roofing ou; about =
e..p ~ lhla, whsre influence had bcsi .vLcnded
8. sll, iptc urt. &c law, bat also iato nv r.