The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-01
THEIR ARREST AND PUNISHMENT

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police force, and especially in city like New York,
where there ia continual pouring in OF foreigners Of all
naons In fact there is other branch Of the city
government which the attention Of the authorities
should be directed than the Police Department.
We have In this city over half million Of inhabitants,
with foreign population Of thousands arriving almost
daily among whom it is well known and must DO ad-
mted that many vicious and desperate chaacers Ses&
New York asylum having escaped from their native
land TO evade the justice q the law These men, must
be understood do not reform but continue their nefa
yious operations for livelihood, With impunity, until
discovered by the police.
However, may say, and congratulate ourselves with
the fact that in way does there exist in this city, At
the present time, gang Of expert criminals such A.
existed and aourished with much twelve
fifteen years ago. Such clquss Of depredators could
not free to assert remain in unison together any
length Of time under the present organization Of the
police
In those days, . celebrated genius called One Eyed
Thompson figured conspicuously. He considered
OF the adrot and cunning Of the gang He de-
lighted in astounding deveopements-th that would
astonish and create wonderment in the community
few years ago he concocted the famous torpedo"
scheme in which he sought to involve innocent parties
Also he executed forged promssory notes. and endeavor
I'd to place the crime other parties In addition to all
Of any ability in that line Of business they dreaded his
dispeasu.e lest he should trap them into . position
whereby their liberty would be eopardized by his giving
information to some favorite police oficer.
Notwithstanding the felonious disposition Of Thompson,
he was very remarkable man, possessing . powerful
intellect and great physical strength His conversational
powers pleasing and no could possibly believe
him TO be the concocor suggestor and perpeator OF
much vllany, from hearing him He gorifed
in deeds calculated to puzzle the ideas Of the people
His acts, however, were not always instgaed through
motives Of ganbut too frequently that Of revenge-and
In other just merely in opposition to the authority
OF law. AT times no would make large Of money;
but, like all such gotten gains it left him again almost
quickly Latsry several Of his schemes failed The tor
pedo box in tended as cosp dd exploded harmlsssly
TO the parties intended to be injured This failure
tho ultimate destruction Of HIMSELF it broke the secret
movements Of the gang the humbug became developed
escaped by leaving the city Soon after this Thompson
became reduced in circumstances, and like many others
fell victim to his cupidy He was subsequently arrest
ed being concerned in the manufacture and passing
counterfeit money Tho evidence Of hi. guilt appa.
rent and fearing the consequences he became dsconso
late, took poison, and died in fclon's cell.
In addition to the Thompson gang, there were other
notorious criminals who made New York their place Of
resort for the psrpetration Of their eones For instance
Tom Kanouse and Levi Cole Dick Colard, James Miller
and Jim Smith Jim Webb and his brother Charley ia.
cob Shuster alias Tom Hand Jack Hatfield and Bill Hop
py, William Harrington, better known as Bristol BILL"
All Of the above named persons have been picked up At
the penalty of their offences.
Kanouse and Cole serving ont term Of impr-
sonment in the Rhode Island State prison. for the rob-
bory Of the Phoenix Bank Bristol in that State
fact il related in that robbery The officers OF the
bank on discovering their loss applied forthwith to an
teered to act for the officer soo pigeon" to aid in
making the arrest or the guilty parties not
arrested at that time. Subsequently officer Bowyer
employed by the bank and aided by the valuable services
Of Judge Cross Of Rhode Island Kanouse and Cole
caught and after conviction admitted their guilt.
TIL
ont term OF years in Sing Sing prison. for robbng the
City Bank IN Wall street-was again convicted with Col.
sentenced again for term of Smith out OF
prison. and resides in Brooklyn; Miller caught pick
ing pocket in New Jersey and at present in Trenton
Stat. prison. where he is expected to die from onsump
ton Jim Webb and Jacob shuster stole the government
Jewels from the Patent Office in Washington Webb
turned his phce and acted the stool pgeon
Shsser convicted and served out three years i'm
pri'onment We next see Sinister in New York, passing
bad money. He is caught by our police and
stands sentenced to ten incarceration in the Sing
Sing state prison.
Bill Hoppy convicted for the burglary on Rock.
wells jewelry store, under the Astor House In that
case the burglars chopped hole through the partition
wall from the empty store next door Hoppy has served
his sentence at Sing Sing and Is now residing
in Brooklyn. harrington, alias Bristol Bill con-
serned with One Eyed Thompson in the torpedo con-
spiracy but subsequently quarrelled, and Thompson
planned his arrest by informing the public authorities
and BIZ arrested in the state Of Vermont for the
manufacture OF counterfeit money. The evidence OF
guilt found in Blrs possession and at the trial he
drew knife and stabbed the District Attorney in the
neck, with intent to kill him. Bill desperate
when aroused and believing that the District At
torney would not allow him fair trial. he elt deter
mined to kill him. The Court sentenced Bill TO fifteen
Jack Hatfield has figured suspciously in the annals OF
the police but he has been convicted. He is con-
sdered very expert, and withal very cunning dog
few days ago he arrested in the American Exchange
Bank Wall street. on suspicion OF being concerned with
two men who extracted package containing $500
from the pocket OF Mr.. Garfield. The money found
on the floor and returned to the Mr. Garfield
could not that the money in the posses.
sion OF Hatfield and by the Of the District At
torney the accused was admitted to bail in the Of
81, 600.
We have thus given brief narrative respecting the
of the above named criminals which goes to show
that later the process Of the law is to
overake them, and that reformation in either OF them
circumstance not TO be expected; their long
OF crime and the pleasure they derived from it. showed
concusvey to the administrators of the law that the
only safeguard the public possesses against their depre
dations wi be during their term Of Incarceration In
State prison.
TIM FIsHERTRs-The Halifax Chronicle of the
25h Of April states that gentleman Ia in that city
for the purpose Of friendly discussion relative to the fish
cries and that treaty alleged to have been arranged
between ne British and American Ministers, subject TO
approval Of the Colonial Legislature, which is in sub
stance as follows
The American government IN exchange, for the rights
a. fishery upon shores proaers to take of the duty
at present imposed upon ssh They prepared TO
admit agricultural products anmss ores and metals OF
all kinds duty free Iron and coal appear to have been
omitted, but these also. understand viii be included
In the uroposition Whether the of colonial
built vessels and participation in the coasng trade OF
the cesson OF shore fisheries has not yet,
derstand, been decided.
The Newfoundland papers state that considerable
number Of vessels bad arrived from tho ice with splendid
fares Of seals and this important branch OF industry
gives promise OF profitable retur for the Up
wards Of 400, 600 seas had been brought in, leaving
about 240 vessels 20 arye, many Of the latter
known to be well fsheh
Two Mismac Indians recently arrived IN ST. John from
Halls Bay after travelling land distance 81 400
miles They came as messengers from hessrs. Ihon,s
knight Co.. Of Green Bay and the distance was accom-
pshed in sixteen days They report the past winter rs
having been of unusual severity to the northward
NEws FROM Nova ScorrA.-By the Arabia we
have received Halifax papers 20 the 26th int and we
are indebted to Halifax correspondent for St John
N r., papers 10 the 10th The Chyonicle states that
gentleman in the city for the purpose OF friendly dis
cussion relative 10 the fisheries and that treaty Is al
legged TO have been arranged between the British and
American minister's subject 70 the approval OF the Colo
nial Legislatures, which is in substance As follows -