Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-12
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


II intimacy with the prisoners, 1.-THE circuu.
.,,uce. Of whose arrest we published yester-
law arrested him (B for participation in the
bnrrIary at Forests shoe store on the night
before Bailey, on being questioned, admitted
n. connection with the act and the gang in
their many crimes, and implicated young De-
maine who, working and sleeping in Hare sen
--,yiug shop next door to Forests, had been
smnloyed by the latter to watch in order to
Jiscoyer who il was that had been time and
.usin laundering his store. 1t will be reeol-
Isctsd that according to Demaine's story, pub.
Tshed in the Star Of yesterday, he had con-
esaled himself behind a pile of leather on not
being able to find his pistol when, as he said,
he discovered the robbers in the house. A
blank or two Of the partition between Forests
and Hares premises had been removed or
exed so as to be movable, with Forests
knowledge, the better to enable Domaine to
vatch T. 8 store Through this aperture Nay
Ior escaped into Hare g back shop, where he
had crouched down on being alarmed by the
entrance of the officers. He was seized by
Forrest, it will be recollected, there, feigning
10 be very drunk and unable to know how be
got there. Bailey denied that any of the stolen
goods were at his house, though due search of
bis premises brought to light a considerable
\ quantity, among them being portion of the
proceeds of the robbery Of Forrest shoe store,
Of Michael Hotter jewery store, of Hinton's
merchant tailor's store, and others, that have
been identified.
John H. Ray had been MAYORS partner in
the coach blacksmithing business, and was, at
the time, working at the business for Naylor.
So also was Henry Crogan, who boarded for
some two-and-a-haf years with Naylor, but
when arrested, was boarding with John III.
Raw On searching Henry Crogan in the
guard house yesterday morning, an over
coat and dress-eOat, proceeds of the Hinton
robbery, were found on him. A burglars
peculiar match was found in his pocket John
II Ray had on pair of pantaloons made of
cloth stolen when Eckloff 3 tailor shop was
robbed. On searching him, revolver was
found on him and, as he was being conveyed
to Jail, shavings, such, We hear, as were used
in the preparation to fire DR.. Hoffar's dentist
Office, lover Forests and Hares) dropped
from his pocket. They John H. Ray and
Henry Crogan) admitted thattestimony enough
had, even at that time, been found against
them, to send them to the penitentiary for
term of years, and said that they had con-
fsderates who were still at large, but refused
10 tell who they were, on the principle of
" honor among thieves " Both made light
of their position, and intimsted that they
did not care for the punishment impending
over them. They are all of the gang sus-
pscted Of the patriotic work of destroying the
POpe's stone, not long since-W ashingtOn
Nsylor being credited as one of the chief ac-
tors in that exploit. He is now Vice Presi-
dent Of the Know Nothing Council Of the Sec
Ond Ward Of this city, and a member of their
Grand Council, We regret to hear. At our
last municipal election, he was one Of the
Know Nothing ehallengers at tie Second
Ward polls. and has long assumed, indeed, to
be almost the head and front of their active
organization in the Ward. His prominent
connection with the Order" of course gives
great pain to respectable men among US in it.
1t, however, goes to show its dangerous ten
dency in the matter Of giving position, through
the peeuliarities Of the organization, to bad
men; and also in generating the association
Of bad men for the preparation Of crime, as
We have often labored to explain.
Neither Washington NsylOr nor his bail
were on hand at p. m. yesterday afternoon
at The guard house. At about 81 a. m. he
was seen in a buggy seated by Hammack, his
bail, ii is said, heading in the direction of the
farm in Montgomery county, Maryland, near
the District line, where, it was thought, he
would seek temporary refuge, at least. This
buggy story is not true, as we explain below.
Hammack returned alone to the stable Nay
lOr's with the horse and buggy about Il p III.
yesterday.
When the gang who were last convicted Of
arson were being sought by the officers, they
suspected that one Of them-Streaks-was
al this same farm. At night, officers Boss
and BarnaclO, went thither to search for him
They were refused permission to do so, Officer
BarnaclO tells US, because they had no war
rant that was operative in the State of Mary
land Officer b. tells US further, that while
watching to arrest Streaks On that occasion, he
heard a lad or young man in the house check
streaks, as the latter was about to descend to
lie ground by ladder; telling him not to do
so, as Barnaclo was at its foot and Boss at
the front door" Some months after that
IN Alexandria county, Va, on the tsw-path Of
the canal He turned States evidence on his
associates, and through his testimony some of
them were convicted and are now serving out
their term IL the District penitentiary. When
he turned States evidence he admitted to OFF,
Ger Barnaelo that no Was in the house at the
farm when Mr. Boss and himself were de-
feated IN the effort to arrest him there
All these facts should be known to this COM
munlty, as they bear on their future safety
from arson and burglary. So We, therefore,
make them public. If ever public officer
earned the gratitude of a community, it is
Officer Boss, on this occasion. His prompt ar
rest Of Bailey and young Domaine, and his
successful Efforts to get at the bottom Of all the
operations Of the gang, having secured the tes-
unony necessary TO the entire exposure of the
villains and their prompt punishment. ltwas
previously questionable in our mind whether
they could have been held for a greater crime
than receiving stolen goods, and whether Henry
CrOgan could have been held at all Both the
day and night police, however, deserve great
credit for their labors yesterday-Chief Davis,
Officers Gettings Wise, SimOnds, Martin, Allen
and Handy, as well as all the night police force
being very active in securing the goods stolen
Mr. EeklOf, If the night police, first suggested
The policy Of promptly searching the house Of
John II. Ray on learning from Hammack that
re had last seen Washington Naylor on the
night before in his (Hammack's) drinking
house, ineOmpany with John ii. Ray and Henry
Organ.
Bailey was made a constable for the county
about nine months ago.
Washington MAYOR, when found at JOHN Ii.
Ray :, shortly after being discharged on bail,
was engaged in secreting stolen goods under
the house, which accounts for his crawling
out from under it, when he made of.
We are satisfied that Hammack did not
carry of w ashirgtOn Naylo in his buggy yes
terdsy, but that the person who went up with
him to the farm was a different man. Wash
iuytOn Naylor went up to the farm nv a diff