The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-20
Police Intelligence.
THE REPoRTED ARTIST OF THg MERCHArrs' BANK
ROBBERS PALsE.

hobbhts
Ono OF the city newspapers OF yesterday contained
long ani glowing account OF the capture Of tho SUP
posed bank robbers who, about three weeks ago, ma
nsged 10 steal $4,000 In gold from the vaults Of ths
Merchants Bank, Wall street. which, arc sorry 70
say, has turned out TO be nothing leaa thaa
mares neat, devoid Of all truth. What informatioa
could be obtained from the piece OF intelligence relative
TO the discovery OF the thieves, cannot imagine u
Is common and almost daily Occurrences for aot~d
thieves 10 be 'shown up ms tho expression Is used By
contemporary. Tho men alluded 10 were no, e,es
brought before a police magistrate and ~ they haa
been we would like TO know what bearing that fact
could have upon the OF tho Merchants BanL for
they we're merely "shown up notorious eharaotsrs
for the smusemens u tho officers and the lockers
clue alluded 20 our eo,smporary 70 TIE eIssa-
sum OF $500 Involved out ~ watch this nswapaps~
manufactured the exclusive an we'll loaded report q
The discovery and arrest OF the daring bank
Iyen this little wrong side nppermost ana
written In such upIn,ehgbc thai the
parties themselves could not II they Rad tho accouai
ook urln n casting any reflection teir characters
The simple tale out OF which long aud startling story
written 10 gull the publ. aud append 40 something ia
deatssbls on NE part u their reporters Is az foovs
ana having obtained Information from tho proper
authorities, voueh for rs correctneu.-
A little Elrl usmed Maria KosrnAn about fourIsss
years 81 aye living at lsI TFanAn street an who for
sgne tine pas, ha. sarnea I've lhooa ~ venting can
city bills from some hnaneier dong business In
,ss.sy court ana under such eifcams,Anees too
ant, except al the risk 81 hs shss.esr ON.
q this htts girls scquAin,snoes hearing Of ,hs
late bank robbery Ia Wall street and seeing large suu
oi money IN ior possession thought perhAp. that shs
was the bsnk robber for whom three thousand dollars
,snsrd vs' oieq and 90 qae'ion'ns The s,la. . 's
cei'ng uniat'raeory ansWeta siraightray posted
the Chiefs once whore he related his extraordinary dis
coYery AMI With tho bright vison of o. 900 nSatiax
through bis brain ,arted OF With ofosr 10 arrest
n, young bsns obltr, aud convey all the specie he
lopAted hndinr - the once Of Mr. hats.l. The gih
Maria and her tlo Arosr Francis no, more than sisys.
years OF age we're foTa arrested ON an Aminaioa
which toos place yesterday the girl confessed stsanx
the $500 from the eeHtlsnnan In yAunoy eourt, snI
brought the officers 10 the very the thsn
vAs com,aIt.I and male wIllng s,a,@m,at Of ths -.
tire transact on, which from other erdsncs slae. Oh
tansd, kavss doubt In this minds Of the poos %
y, eorrse,n.s. Ihs police snasavotsd yesterday 70 asd
out ~ possible who this unfortunate man bat a
the publication o. his would be very soeep,A
Bile 10 his eyes, be viii not forward nAAs ths
Thus ,nds the GU, 81 which our contemporary en-.
d.h,cr.d Ia clumsy nanrr 70 ceneoe, The arrest -
- ~ sasa.s,x :" 49,. $50 ~ ~ Ain peeseny
$4,000 The Invention vas Published d,abi for the
purpose Of showing hou pd~iatga,ls the anseAes
q the nsw'pspsr Ia obtaining exclusive Information for
the henent % their readers, without any regard To tAs
.or'hks, basis upon vhieb the report was fssnest.a
Chief o. Police, Ia Lssp secret natieIs phsrsln tbs
rsst Of The prnerss In any crime msy - nvolvsd the
alert, and thus defeat The ends Of las,cs Th rais a.
Wy. respected BY the New fos Pfsss, IA eonstasy vo
hS.av ON ss o.. ss.... ., V s,. Az s' ~.
port therefore ofsihs srrss, ot tbs thsvs. sho sasd
% The 'Ieei' from the Merchant. nAns, . spp.sr-A
In one ~ yesterdays daiiss Il wholly false FROM bxs-
ming o. spdno such arrests hsvisg been srsctsi
20 The tna-sgs Of The Chief o. PoIlcs say Of ths
public authorities, vho up 20 ths present. have r.o-,sd
clue Whatever 70 thu discovery ~ TIA thsvss w
ths rhsrsAbout a tho money ai.g.a 70 haze bs.a par
lolnsd.
AHHEsr ron FORGERY AND yALsg rKErp1cc-
ssihanisi ". weed, yosng smploysi ~ -
tbs srfrss ecnrsnss arrested yesterday ~ ososs
ssnesr q III Second yard police charged 9TH forgax
order for 40 In the name 81 WIN. Lyons, of ia
William street, upon John Johsson, Of tis Broadway.
Ths prsonsr sled % gst the Eansy snd hLs
declared 10 sorry he dd get Tbs order oAshsd
Hs 10 sso changed nth having obtained sin ssss
rio1 from ffesfiek lofcb porter In the stors u fnx~
seal Jsssi shsTs hs represented ShA, Mr. Lyeas has
scat him for tksm Tho pFsoE~T iAAsu bsfor. jus
Zee Connoiy 81 the Loser fpiles Court slo oonnaistsA
him for trial
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Gilbert Brown arrested By eas.r cfsv. Of ne
Third vafa poiss, charged With hsving snbsrasa 80
from hls employer Adam Kinsslana n aeeas~a
tAisn bsfors Jss,os Connolly wbo somAiissa him fs~
snarsD3isn