The Portland daily press., 1866-10-23

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DETECTION AND ARREST oE THE BURGLAR
lfi.f tlsrom the Boston Daily Advertiser,

D- tliai tFrom the Boston Daily Advertser.l il
David Bartlett, Edward Waston, alias Ed
ward Mcclure, alias Fairy" MCGUIRE and Or
en- Simms alias Rory" Simms, all of whom
are notorious burglars were arrested in New
York on Friday, on a charge of having robbed
the National Village bank OF Bowdoinham,
Me-, on the night of the I'D Of June last
They arrived in this city at one o'clock yester-
day morning, in charge of the officers, and will
start in the first train this morning tor Bath
When an investigation of the robbery was
made, it was ascertained that the previous af-
ternoon four men had hired conveyance at
Portland (which is thirty-five miles from Bow
dOinham) and returning the same night, hal
left the team ut the stable and taken the early
train for Boston. After three weeks had
elapsed, this was the only clew found to the
perpetrators of the outrage; Alderman Perkins
of Bath advised that an experienced detective
be employed, and be was Authorized to engage
one. He accordingly came to this city and Sc
cured the services of private detective Moses
Sargent. H.aa4 49, =, -. n
Mr.. Sargent after obtaining q thorough de.
scription of the parties, went to New York and
consulted with Superintendent Kennedy in
the matter. Mr.. Kennedy promised all the as
sistance his department. could furnish, and of
fered to call on any of his detectives for as
sistance. Mr.. Sargent laid his case ont before
+ detective Elder OF the Central Office and Cap
tain Jourdon Of the Sixth Precinct. and the
three went to work in the case with will,
their knowledge of desperadoes of that class
hn being SO extensive, and the description so ac-
tha me-, 't's ths,, .ney weie n1s long IN nxins ON
Bowdoinham and Portland to have such per
sons as could identify the burglars come on to
New York. The cashier was not able to come
in consequence OF the dangerous illness of his
wife, but stable keeper and several other
persons who had seen the suspected men, visi-
ted New York and were shown tho burglars
without the knowledge of the latter They
were positively identified as the men who had
been seen in the village in the carly part of the
evening, and who hired the team at Portland.
The witnesses went back to Maine, and made
atidavits in the local courts against Smms
Bartlett and Mcclure. The burglars were du-
ly indicted, and Gov. Cony issued requisition
on Gov Fenton of New York for their surren-
der. Ia E.. t..-...t..,
Armed with this document, Mr. Sargent re-
paired to New York, and Superintendent
Kennedy, aware of the desperate character of
the men with whom they had to deal, detailed
three OF his best men, officers Haggarty, Dolan
and Dunn, in addition to Jourdon and Elder.
The party sailed forth on Friday morning and
met Bartlett and Mcclure in Eighth avenue
The arrest was made in Abingdon square,
whittier they were followed. The burglars
made desperate resistance, and Mcclure
drew o dirk knife, with the intention OF stab
bing officer Dolan, but he was quickly disarm-
ed and secured. "a,
At about nine O'clock Friday evening, the
same officers met Simms at the corner of West
crowd of notorious thieves. Fearing that if
they delayed his arrest Simms would hear of
the arrest of his accomplices, and make his es-
cape from the city, the officers resolved to take
MIN into custody in the presence of his COM
rades. This was done, but desperate effort
was made to rescue him. Revolvers and
knives were drawn, and only the pluck of the
omcers OF the law prevented the escape of the
and finally surrendered He was taken into q
Sixth avenue car, when another dash was
made by his friends, and but for the aid of two
policemen of the precinct, he would probably
have got away. AS it was he was safely ia
ken to the nearest station house. as4A4- isel
n In order to avoid the trouble of answering to
writ OF hdbeas corpus. which was said to have
been issued, the prisoners were taken up to
Harlem in carriage and an arrangement made
for the Boston express train to stop for them
there. Thinking it quite possible that a rescue
might be again attempted, Messrs Elder, Jour
don, Dolon, and Dunn came on to this city with
Mr. Sargent. Eldera Jourdon will go HArough
and the other two New York officers will re.
turn home. ~.
All the prisoners are professional burglars
Bartlett is about fifty years of age, and was
born in the United States. He has served
twenty-one years and six months of his life in
State Prison, on convictions of burglary, as
follows: Clinton Prison, New York. six years;
Charlestown, Mass, six years; and two terms
One five and one four and half years-in
Sing Sing prison. Two years ago he was en-
gagged in a burglary at the corner Of McDougall
and Amity streets, New York, when Francis
w. Cooper was robbed of thirteen thousand
dollars worth of diamonds and silver ware.
Mcclure Is about twenty eight years of age,
and was born in the United States He served
four years and six months in Sing Sing in com
pany with Bartlett. He was recently arrested
on a charge of having robbed the Adams Ex-
press Company, and is now under heavy bail
for trial at Danbury, Conn. 1t is supposed that
the Bowdonham fund was drawn upon in this
case. M -.I4 ..t..Y. sl-e.f 80, 4-...n.
Simms is native of New York, and is about
thirty-two years of age. He has served three
years and six months in Sing Sing for burglary.
In February, 1866, he was convicted of having
shot at officer johnson of the Thirteenth pre-
cinct, while trying to arrest him. Simms plea
ded guilty of assault with intent to do bodily
harm, and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year. He served two months, when he
escaped. Mr.. Sargent describes him as the
most desperate ruffian he has ever met with
in long experience. % ol aisa I1JI1
These three gentlemen will probably create
a sensation on arriving at their Destination
The people of Bowdoinham were greatly excit-
ed by the robbery, and at first threats of lynch
law were made.
Mfr. Sargent desires to express his obligations
to Superintendent Kennedy for the facilities SO
readily Afforded him. ii70i ...-,.., liis4
1.-The three robbers in charge OF some half
dozen officers arrived in this city at IL O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, and were Immediately
taken to Bath in the Kennebec train--PREss.l