New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-14
THE WAR ON THIEVES.

But FEW ARREsTs-THE THIEVES KEEPING OUT OF
slGHT-SAMEs oP THOSE ARRESTED.
II would appear that the recent action OF the Police
has Of tightening away most Of the thieteso
their accustomed hannts On Saturday night Inspector Car
pente issued the police to keep brgAs lookout
on Sunday bat up 2 ociOk midnight not sip9is nsE
roSss bad ssfn s. 'iSy Davis in Blocker st car lie
stated that his TO witt bis mother who lived in
BroOkyn lie told that no pospocke would be allowed
stage under any Circumstances. and that fthey
n,ocr. cher mode, OF roomoon On being taken 20 Police
Headquarters the prisoner refused to nave his pere aAen
aud accordingly committed to cell. Yesterday he was
st Obstinate and finding determined sit for his
the officer conveyed him before Justice Bowling
Yesterday Ocer Mullen Of the Fourth Precinct arrested
tour de.peradoes named Patrick McDermott Richard smith
James Martin alias Shinney and Patrick Madden, alias
"Old Sow" These are known 20 be among the most
desperate Of the hardened wIeea. 70 be Ouaa in TIE
Their photographs were taken and they were then
Joha Nc Mann known thief yesterday arrested
by Officer NcGvney tho Eleventh Precinct He was taken
linn e1eep The general one OF being thief bis Likeness
taken and he Was then allowed to depart: IT,, .
Yesterday James johnson with half dozen aliases
notice Of whom appeared in THE TBUsE Of yesterday man
aged again get into trouble While riding d9wntowo on
wa, seen by apt Copeland and taken into custody On
being arragned before Inspector Leonard be protested that
hs was bis home When arrested In order to make ar
rsngenent for leaving tie city for Boston on the o'clock
D. o. train THIS being the second time he has been afesed
within three days he was cautioned again arrested he might
So s, on SO sssy johnson reiterated in the energetic
his intention remove to Boston with bis
wife and child aud commence al honest life lie was allowed
10 depart. -,
The following letter has been received from the above
named individual
10 ia Ls.for Of The n \. T'i1s.e - .,-. &.
SIR was In issue Of day tue manner III
which nv family spoken or do not mean to deny every
word OF IT, but shall defend my father mother sister and
myself You state that we are well known thieves who
aud upon grounds did obtain noratont III one OF
family Is arrested and prosecuted as thief that TO crimi.
nate the whole think, Mr.. Editor that you would not
yourself guilty for committing crime done by any
one else NY family with ons exception ! believe nave
worked hard aud obtained their living honestly ard you'd
ga refer yoV and :ae public to ssg Spo s0ui' my
honesty; A. l. Dodd Proprietor Dodas EIprcss Mr. Lamb
Yorks Jersey City NJ A Denver No 81 South Eghthst,
Jersey City John Beatty. No los Hudson st. Hoookep
would also request Of pubc opinion until 1t 10 de-
cded by the Court By publishing this letter you VIII confer
great has been eliminated falsely through
your columns Respectfully yours, HENRY JOHNSON
Nee lork August H. 1866. :.
ON the same with Johnson boy. aged about IL
years gave the OF Charles Wright who was also
arrested Both he aud johnson declared that they had no
acquaintance with each other As Wright was arrested on
Saturday under suspicious circumstances the Inspector
ordered that lis photograph be tken and he be then allowed
10 -,
From the above IL will b, that NewYork 10 smpes
DAILY no place for thieves at the present time.