The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-29
A Daring Gang or sAopafrsers a WsrA.


wESx's OPERATIONS AMONG THE DRY GOODS MEN.
FOR the hast week daring and expert gang Of shop
nfters have been induscnsiy engaged In operating ~ m
The dry sooss houses Il the First and Second w<%ds
On Pussday st they entered The store Of Fanf ~. ma
keD and townsend Ne Is Broadway, and ada a. n
successful atempt 10 carry on some MOI a .vx,one On
Nenday ~ sssls gang we're more rrtup.,s. for ,hsy
managed 70 steal about $40 worth An goods fr>n ,hs
store Of wssensn, Woman Co., No. College place
Yesterday they again com sesd speraons in sssrs in
Murray street, near ssfch but here rhsy failed
psetey ana one ar number was taken mo eassooy;
In this last oper de shoplips became frightened and
scampeIed On In dxferent dreeoos when one OF ten,
named le~S GENIAL arrested BY ofcsr CkIk, VI me
AxA ward psScs and taken 70 The Iemos Tor examination
As the arrest OF Semll was made public
number Of Wy goods men repaired 10 the Lower fonce
court SoT ve purpose Of sceranhg wnesnsI VI nos o
prisoner was gang who had been operating 30
tsDsyyey among them and half an hour had elapsed
W sccused was idsnsd by less than two hrns and
examined upon charges OF grand larceny,
whey the following develypemen.s we're made:--
Mr. William Gillespie clerk In the store OF Messra
wagenen, Yecman Co, No College place, in an af,ds
Wit made before Justice Osborne, vi the Lower Poboo
Court says-That he has suspect that sop,o eoo
n elk aud satin goods, valued At $270, were stolen from
bis employers by the prisoner and two others unknown 70
the witness, for The following reasons, wh-Geuin
and his companions came into the store together Mon
asked .Ss tns Of goods he WsnsS he
TO be undetermined first asking for csmeres and then
for broadcoths deponent went up 70 the fourth aoer with
second Door with tho porter Of the store; de-
ponent showed them goods upon the third and
thing and While deponent WAS On tie fourth floor
the who with Gemn left and went down 70 the
third floor; while Gemill and deponent were examining
goods the fourth door, deponent heard the ns
on the third noor down stairs in hurried manner, and
kaye the store In about minute afterwards GeplD
also his Leave saying he would call again O'Clock
in the afternoon, which promise he failed " fulfill While
deponent was up stars the man whom he left with the
porter also left the premises When all three OF the visit
had hat
and satin goods valued at $780, had been stolen from The
third floor.
Jas. W. Mars of No. IS Broadway, being duly sworn,
depoes and saysI am porter In the store OF Fanshaw,
Milhken 4 Townsend situated above; Tuesday last
the 2lst Instant, ut about auarterpst eight o'clock in
the morning, was alone in said store when four men
came In separately, almost inneseH after each other
Lewis Gemil present. one OF the men who came
In; he was the second who entered; the first
told that no was not the commenced looking at the
lawns; when GemD came in be did not speak 10 me- hut
walked up 10 the gnglams and commenced handling
Them the third one then came and asked me IL any OF
the boys any OF the firm in; and being
swered in the negative he began also to look around the
store; while the third speaking 20 the fourth
in and appeared 10 be in considerable OF hurry
and said that he wanted 10 write note 70 leave for Mr.
Mhken; got him piece OF paper AT his request when
he then asked me for psnc went down into the base
ment TO my coat for one and then gave IL 70 him
when went down stairs after the pencil the man who
first In and the who in aud stood
at the head Of the stairs, If apparently TO watch nee
which first aroused my suspicious; when gave the man
paper but almost Immediately stopped writing and began
further towards the OF the store and At the
time Gem moved towards the front Of the and went
out; when he had gone OUT went u the door of tho
store To which way he had gone whereupon the other
three ali followed 10 the door, and the first no
bad IN said ~ me, "Doyou think he took anything
told him did not know, but thought most likely
he had ne then said 10 mo you had better stay here
and viii go and arrest him and hand him 70 the pc
bce;' told him had better 20 myself, but he
started Oh in advance Of me; at this time the other
two were standing in the doorway; then started after
an he xgf had
Genl and whisper something in his ear, wbereupon they
both started on, and after them; pursued them
several blocks, and then Gemill throw piece of
noire antique into basement doorway got the piece Of
goods thus thrown away and then continued % pursue
Gem and got 70 him that struck at him and he
fell; when he goa up picked second piece Of MORE
antique from the place where had fallen; he then sue
ceeded in making his escape, and going back TO the
store with the two pieces Of goods the other two men had
left the two pieces OF goods identified by the clerks
3 the property Of the firm.
GeniD la his examination stated that he native Of
Poland, 81 years OF and, pedlor by occupa
ton. Justice Osborne Committed tse accused for trial 10
default Of bail