The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-25


GLAPs-THBIR OPERATIONS In NEW Yosx AND
BROOKLYN.
An extensive and well organized gang Of burglars hsA
been broken up through the psrumeDtay Of the sixth
precinct police The arrests effected By Inspector
Bowling and officers Jourdoa and Woodbridge The
of the parties In custody Thomas Kelly, Thomas
Hughes and John Y. Gordon. The latter We arrested
rome days ago, In company With a WOMB nAmed Eea
Grstjsp at No. "a Sullivan street, but Kely ADD 5ughes
were not caught until late hour 4ursday evening
Gordon vas quite communicative, ar freely gave the
police much vauab'- formation He did not eodeavor
10 shield himself b. neappg ali u ais compao
ions, but oily acknowledged his completely ia series
Of the o. daring roboeries aud borglsrles In To
month Of November last Kelly and Gordon broke into the
dwelling house No. ia Edride street, and abou,
carry ing of lot of valuable property when they
detected climbing the fence policeman DAVIS,
the Seventeenth precinct Ibe officer Immediately
orGard for the purpose Of securing the burglars
the latter concealed themselves in the sojoinos yard
and thus enoeavored 10 elude the vigilance of the Officer
Kelly hid himself in the privy. ana comma landed
out be drew pistol aud dsded the aemp, OF tbs
policeman 10 arrest him. Finally the officer brought out
bis club and aimed blow the rascals head but the
atter lodged, and "a quick ~ thought sent bae,
~hstng through the police mans hat Again the Officer
endesvored TO grasp hs ssssant when second pissoi
shot In adrnonshed MIN tina, the enemy vas 90
all sides Of him. Lacxiiy the shot od eff CO.
scarcely bad is echoes died away when the Officer
struck violent blow on the bead vim the butt eod OF
revolver, or some other heavy instrument lmmsdistsy
afterwards he was set upon ny Kelly and Gordon And
beaten IN severe msaner, unl hs was nearly psepbis
from loss Of blood. Finding that his lie danger
the policeman beat retreat from the yard and runnae
out to the street gave tue alarm rap Tns burglar.
were close upon his heels, but the alarm rap hao
the effect Of Frightening them of and hurrying
b,m up an alieyway 10 tns immmedate
Dtignoornood When assistance arrived scare
fuyit vp6 huL fr mt an.
cess Al the mouth Of the alley way the police found
pktol which had been dropped by one Of the burg
Of bundle OF goods which the fusnSes had left
hind them In .heir hurry 10 escape Ever since their
have been engaged more or less 10 the commission Of
burRlaries. Recently, however, Kelly took up With
Hughes and the pair have oeen doing brisk business in
breaking into private dwellings on tho wes sde of the
city. Among the number Of burg iares Committed by
these worthless within the past few months the fol-
Dwelling house No. ITO H,mersley street, occupied
by Mr. Waterman.
Dwelling house No. 70 Barrow street, occupied by Mr.
Dwelling house No. 80 Charles street, occupied by Mr.
Dwelling house No. "A King street, occupied by NJ
NORTON
Dwelling house No. SOC Canal street, occupied by Mr.
Dwelling house No. 10 Crosby street, occupied by Mr.
Cook.
Dwelling house No ios Hamersley street
Dwelling house in One Hundred and Twenty dsth street
Harlem, occupied by Mr.. Gregory
Numerous other dwellings entered, but the police
unable ut present 10 furnish the localities &c Tue pro
perty stolen il true, does no, arge sua but
10 each the perpetrators showed 1eves 70 DC
Of considerable darine and ingenuity AT Mr. watermans
house, No no HsmeraIey street, beng unable TO &c,
bod OF anytbng tbss would well repay them for their
trouble they SOLE the keys Of Mr. VS. store and safe,
and subsequently made the loss by levyn upon the
property Of Mr. Waterman at his store in the lower part Of
the city.
When arrested by Captain Bowling, Kelly remarked
with oath that the police mad caught him n.ppDg AID
ing that he had bis revolver about on be would have
blown their hrans out rather than submto imprisonment
Kelly ia native Of this city, apd If about twenty eight
years Of He commenced business at early by
selling newspapers but as he gres older his nieving pro
penstes began 70 deyelope themselves White quite
lad the Pentenary for stealing
papers from store in Chatham stree. BE figured
IN bnfg'o'y case sno sent the STATE prison
three years. HIS next exp oii the cuttiog pa
! ing Of o man at porter hoese IN west Broad a'ag
| and six months hardly had hs emerged from c,ofne.
nept vhea he again Was made u feel tne dspeaure OF
our laws AT the corner Of oadway and Leonard
ne attacked policeman with loaded revolver, aud
tried three several times him gor this ass.rt
De was gent 70 the Penifent,ary for one year but 4
managed 10 make his escape from acg~ells Island
fore the expiration OF term once NOR ref ned b.
ms o'c haunfs In this city On occasion OF Keiy-
las trial one OF the officers In the Court Of Sessions
upon the stand and tetided to the good OF
accused, saying that he had known him 70 be good
steady and industrious man; but this sogula cyl
depce do not the prisoner from punishment for the
jury con cted him without leaving ther seats.
GORDON 10 aiso well known 10 the suite prison author
tiles, hsvrg served out several terms Durgaries
mtsed in this city and on long Island. de is quite
Slender loos ne man, about "A years Of age,
what respectable 10 exterior.
Goroon says that Kelly and he who sho, the private
watchman IN Brooklyn some ns ago,
the wounded party swore positively the Gfipg ooue
BY two other men, now in the State offence
e wishes to be distinctly understood that pereous
now suffering imprisonment Tor the shooting o. nis
man are entirely innocent as ne and Kelly alone partci
pstd In the matter.
The prisoners brought before Justice Brennan yes
terday, who committed them for examination
CoRRBcnoN.-It was William wrign. who was arrested
cnp oliuoc ooId
lag, and not VIM. Foster publisher
IN issue Of yesterday. Mr. Foster was the complain
ant and owner Of the property