The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-30

EOOu view Oh MIN, so tlat In tlnle tflclr faces
become perfectly well known. Moreover.
patrol visits the thieves house of resort every
night and record in detail all those whom
they find there. When it was circulated
through the division that one of the Ioliorl
House gang, probably the Doctor, had been
and that Mahon was suspected. one
of the patrol recollected that at ten o'cIork on
the night Of the burglary, they had found in
a public house the DO tor Mahon, two 9th
cr men. Mitchell and Robinson and woman
all apparently in earnest consultation. The
sergeant of the patrol went at once to the
House of Detention. and there. in the prison
er DYSON. he recognized the Doctor Dur
ing the following nights it was also ascertain
ed that none of the suspected men appeared
a: their usual haunts 1t was clear, therefore.
that the first point was gained, the gang was
known, the range of inquiry was at once linz
tied to three known individually. and the po-
lice now turned their undivided attention tn
the discovery of their places of conrealmcnt
Oar readers will rccollcct our explanation
of the abundant sources of information that
NAV he opened hv iudiciouS MANAGEMENT:
money being wanted. it was. under the AL
vice of the magistrate. supplied bv friend
of Mr. TIoforl. and the whole of the South
wark division being on the alert, frclsr> were
put forth in every direction. One was Suc-
cr>>fnl. He was acquainted with a woman
who had formerly lived with Mahon. hut had
been deserted hv him. and sounded her
Whether there had been a quarrel. or whcth-
cr the woman'> jealousy at being Supp'antcd
was stirring within her. or whether the re
ward alone was motive cnoumh she consent
! cd to give her assistance and the bargain was
struck She could not however. learn where
Mahon was concealed for his present com
panion was faithful to HIM But it * the
curse Of 4 criminal that friends and foes are
alike dangerous. and she MANAGED To find ou'
that the other woman washed hi> rlo;hc> am
on the next SATURDAY evening would TAX,
some to him. and tn. plan was lail accord
inglv When the SATURDAY nimlr' ramc. tn,
false friend. followed at a .at, distance hv
.'lrtcctvc.' found some prc'rxt for io;ninn III,
other. and the two women set ont together
one carr,in. the little hunllc of clean rlnrh,>
They crossed the river and proceeded randi,
hv narrow courts. and unfrcGucn'cd. diml,
lighted streets. IN the direction of Shor"dit,.h
so thick and dark wa- the night that the d.
frrtivc sergeant would have been thrown ont
hal not this contingency been tnrr>crn an
, ruarlcl against. Under her dingv. dirt,
dress the confederate had put on clcar
, white pctticoat and at the sharp turns or eros
>ign> the dark dress WAS raised and the wtt
>rnal shown to her follower. In this wa
the whole of London was travcr>cd. and a
len -th they reached public house in III
king>land Road. Here they >toopcd til
woman with the bundle went in. the othr
disappeared. The sergeant soon found a pc
lceman on his beat. and making himself
known. secured his services AMI directed hir
TO fetch two more. He then entered tn
= house, and there, in a large room. where
number of thieves were smoking and drink
ing. he saw the object of his pursuit. Mahor
sitting beside the woman whose faithful sci
y vices had so unwttinglv BETRAYED him. For
tune seemed disposed to shower her tavo,
on the police officer for a little farther off h
" >picd Robinson Confident of his a<rendanc
over any number of criminals, he allowed on
y policeman to show himself at the door, an
with that quiet, buSincSS-like manner tn
J" characteristics the detective. he walked up
~ Mahon and told him he was wanted ri
robbcr felt that his hour was come; as to r
= resistance, notwithstanding the numbers pre-
II cnt no one so much AS thought of it. Fac
u. in his secret soul was rciocrd to find that
~ was not the person wanted and was qui
u willing to sacrifice Mahon for the benefit c
!" the community present; besides for anvthil
he knew, the whole division might be bchil
\ the policeman at :he door. At a 81 gnal fro
: the sergeant, this man now came in, his plac
a, a, however, for sake of appearances, being i,
IT, mediately taken by another Mahon, wi
IL perfect submission, went TO the bar where
'f was searched and handcuticd: Robinson W
u also arrested, and both prisoners were reno
V ed to the station house.
-, Some important evidence was supplied
cabman who had read in the ncwSpape
the account OF the robbery. He had been
his stand not very far from IIoiord IIou
when, about two in the morning OF the If
OF October, (the hour at which the attenl
had been made.) a man ran up to him, a
=, saying that his hand had been bitten b.
= dog, asked him to pump some water upon
49, that he might wash away the blood. Imu
diately afterwards, another man, withuut
. hm, and with blood pouring from his face a
b. neck, ran up to the stand, called the cabma
~ and jumping hastily into the cab, was driv
off towards the Strand When the CABIN
-. was brought to the police office, he was co
=. irontcd with Nlahon, and recognized him
the man who had washed his hand at t
AS
90 pump. On the hand being examined it W
evident not only that the wound had not be
.,t occasioned by the bite of a dog, and thereto