The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-21
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY ARgA. p, 1858

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Daring Burglary In Front strsst.
BLOwR0 OYnN An IRON BAYD-NUoUNrDB -
TWIN roLIcBNAN AID THE sUa0LAns-oAF.
| TUhS or THE NOTORIOUS JOHNNY MrLLHx-sx1r0a
or HIS LIY1
The particulars Of highly Interesting Of burglary.
together with the capture Of tho notorious Johnny Muller
were Impaired 10 reporter yesterday On ,nday
night our burglars managed effect 70 the
Wholesale grocery store Of DAter Co No. l6l Front
street. but In what manner il u not exactly known
whether he burglars seoresed themselves tho store In
the day time, whether they broke into tho promises
after the establishment closed for tho night has not
Jet TRANSFERRED large iron sAfe The front Office Of the
building rst attracted the attention Of the thevss They
were anxious 70 examine ~ Interior bat all their eortsto
pick the lock proved unsvag They determined n lass
70 resort 70 the hazardous expsdiento blowing up with
gunpo ~deF and accordingly due preparations we're msds
TO remove the stumbling block which between them
and the treasure. The safe first turned upon liz
back with it, TACO towards tho ceiling. and
then tho work Of drilling commenced While
two Of the burglars were engaged In boring, tho
others took the precsuton 10 s4 hs windo - doors
with old oothes bAgsng, co. t. prevent any noise
bong heard outside Of the building The work Of drilling
occupied about a hour, whom hole large enough 3D.
NIT the necessary quantity o( powder the
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In the hole and Glow match applied to the combusole
material An explosion soon followed, leaving the safe
shattered wreck. The burglars thm the oeu
teess the several drawers, about 500 baak
bills and iot OF vsusele papers The books and papers
Of tho establishment then abvus the door
where they found the folio wing morning Having
Ill the money and they could lay their
hands the burglars made preparations 10 quit the pre-
usss Luckily this moment policeman Hsyes Of thu
n a. he fna
csme IN contact With the burglars jast they ~sre
making tner exit. The policeman instantly geasped
t~o o. the feiows, whom desperate struggle ensued
the ocer Old his best rascas out the odds
we're against him He ie,ie1 to release his hold
retain hls grasp OF the other ohe about takog
him eli 10 the STATEN house a third burglar rau 40
TO .be Ieitr OF tbe prisoner and attacked the Pocem
cmb1 iii burglar No Inc nght between the pair
lated sr some m;nutes when the officer BY ~ell di
-sIth The other burglars then fed from tao scene OF
tee encounter leaving their compar Ia the haul Of
TIE policeman UPop being conveyed TO tue second pre-
house prisoner was identified az tue noo
I'ons Jchtey Millerthe hero or hundred burg,arss.
s,es vas not aware OF the importance Of the arrest until
&c arrived at the station house heu Go aoohed Ut
hs soot luck in having come acrss such notable cha
,aO,er Upon searching the prisoner large drill powder
upon Lin person Miller brought 70 the Tombs yes.
rday and fully committed for Efforts are no Do
soa Is hoped thu. they will be secured before many
Gays
PTtbablv no burglar, save Tommy Thompson Zoo " 10
the State PRISON., been The pursuit u
MS occupasen J,bnnY Miller For years he has kept
The Police Of New York and Philadelphia in wsssr
All the large oursaries committed In this city during the
ast twelve moDthA may be aatbded to the daring oee.
ruty OF ibis and although he police were constantly
Il h,s way" without fss. OF detection. He Always
boas.ed Of bis shrewdness In giving the police the
cns told e Deputy sS. he you'd
his business IN spite OF the police The prsoncr
Lew &C bail Ga charge Of burglary in breaking out OF
,he euela dn..k~s
cculd ever have been convicted. Miller Ia siy rascal;
but he caught AZ !sst Will MT likely ge out Of
Prison icr man; years 10 come
Jcs.sy Miller secot II years Of age and was born Ia
Pazey, scotland He TO this country whom quite
40, AID tevod bis Appr. 70 baker HIS aest
sssay ct csne as stealing nve Six barrels OF -four
His nstccate that occasion cheated him out OF his
snare Of the robbery and fed from the city. When they
nest met wss liz the State Prison sing Sing me drss
burglary CT any note committed by xiller on 4 dry
eoocs store IL albany when aboct COO worth Of stat
carried OF disposed OF In this for 81 500 His
associate who him that ccc aston wen, to
tpsand afterwards and was arrested This affair took
made another biz haul as Srcks into the s,o,s OF Gts
dell Pearson lake Ia this city stole S5 worth
Of goods consisting Of sks and snA~ No trace Of the
toat Miller was engaged in clothing establishment
In the sowery On that occasion be succeeded 10 making
clean sweep Of the etore and escaping The police failed
70 trace the act 70 him. and about 500 was sde by the
ope, aton.
eat thief for very brief to b. brought
TO sudden close. After ChAuncey johnson CON ntod
the bank roooery OF Miller several
LousaDd dollar bills 70 for him. In attempting -
pass Of these Bills, out West he arrested AMI
coz mi,ed prison Matters looked gloomy no e. and
he eetefmbed 10 break jail BE did but fortunately
Tor the ends Of justice he broke Of h legs and
recaptureS and brought 70 tina city johnson tried
berry Of the clothing stolen In the Bo~ery been
pjuacous enough TO Of tho oyercos, ins pro
ceeds OF this burglary and this procured hus ooovon,
sno ne sentenced to ave ears imprison uent While
In the Tombs he and another burger named D,unelly,
made an unsuccessful attempt 10 get GU OF the prison
III AZ Az as a nd
have get the walls but for the watch dog which
them and gave the alarm The keeper ordered them 10
10 their cells but they refused and the DOLLY he
could bring them 10 terms by shooting Of them
The bullet took eject Donnely and the prisoners
term In the state prison, but finally psdoued out by
Governor Clark. When he out OF the State PRISON
uonhr By Tia. tms he became tired Of living on credit
be and Gerard Hale into the bonded warehouse
in South street that operation was failure the thieves
disturbed in their operations and only made about
800 The next place they went into Wilson's store,
the corner OF Church and Duane streets, which
Miller gave up store breaking short went
Out West ashoplipg expedition, and cleared soout
process for Mier-be wanted something handso no. or
nothing q, all He thea turned hs attention 10 Phadel
phia and robbed the store Of Cortss Co. Of $1,000
lie vas arrested on suspicion q being concerned
in the robbery, but the proof was insufno'ent
10 convict him, and he was discharged Tho es
peDses attending this affair fell little short OF 81 500, and
small portion Of the ssme, Johnny says, found s way
TO the pockets OF officer In that city After the bur
gary VI fhsdeipna ne roopeo tne iur ttoe Oh hugbA,
in Haioen lane OF about 600. The last big burglary In
which Miller concerned the store OF Groves Fay
Tor Norhup in Cortlandt street. which robbed OF
$4,000. The goods were taxed TO Mner's boarding
house the same moi nns and then transferred 70 teue-
ment house up town, where they we're recovered by
officer Reach, Of the Sixteenth precinct His associate
that ball and sneak thief named sullivan,
alias Mccoy, whose likeness n ut the Deputys
Office. Miller also with the burglar Seymour In
that attempt 10 rob the bonded warehouse In the Fifh
ward but he succeeded escaping before the officers
went up stairs 10 search for the thieves
lie atm tod lQuO
street. month"; ago, which no int AIDED should be the
OF burglars OF the first water The Police
descent upon the premises Saturday night and
took the entire household into custody. The prisoners
mazda THAR from,