The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-04
The Arrest OF slack shep rd. ''..psls -.
vious Career.


From the Boston Traveller, March ~
Last Hendsy ass:oen 10 bale. Of goods, valued a
land No ia nsTonsrs ssrcss xcrs stolen rom IL
sidewalk In front Of their store The police were i'm
wilson, wsps detailed IN cnu ma wS
comb 70 investigate the matter They learned that ht
goods had bssn placed on team aud taken away Th'
nine different bales and shipped board the propeller
asceraned that the goods had been delivered ON We'd
nesday at pier ~ North river but what had become Of
Detective John W. Baker, OF Boston, happened TO be
10 New York. and Chief Of Police Kurs Immediately in
formed him him By telegraph what had occurred and
the pier and after difficulty found tho teams.er
whs had taken the bales away from the steamer No
railroad station In Thrtieth street. where they had been
remarked for Tcnkcrs, N. Y, and put ON board the
eleven train for that place The detective took the
depot no one having calied for them. Arrangements
were made with the station agent that when any person
called for them he she as case might bel would
be asked TO step inside the Office and sign the recept
About twenty minutes afterwards stepped into
the depot and asked 4 any goods had arrived Tor H.
Ford" He was told that niuc bales were In the depot
for that man. and at once entered the Office sign stat
ing that he desired TO pay the freight Detective Baker
cautiously stepped between him and the door and waited
until no had paid the BILL whom he seized and asked him
u he claimed the goods 10 which tho replied that
ne did and the officer remarked that u such the case
Ire claimed him. Tho visitor manifested considerable
surprise seemed TO DO indignant &c. but was roned and
,.c--cmvaaed M Baker 10 New York city IN the even
n Ing ,a. whore Is vas zen. y iron: ss.s, over
The goods wee ssn; back 10 Tie owners n Boston by
express The detective, from description given, was
we'll satisfied that he had secured the celebrated thief
jas and gave him no opportunity 10 escape REMAINING
BY his dc until yesterday morning. when they took tho
cars for this city. The willing 10 come pro-
his cspor Just before reaching spnsed he asked the
ocer to change the handcu by placing ono on his the
his own, rcmarking that this would be much safer Mr.
Baker replied that they were safe enough and did not de-
Several schemes we're then resoed Ia by the thief 70
then made fu confession admitted that he was shs ro-
sdsas and sSpp Ssm :Ssss sbsSs That nom
New York he went 70 Ycnkers In private team, broke
ribued hts capture and believed that had Il not &C.
CURED the ocer would mot have boon able 70 secure
the ocer has no doubt bat that the thief had madc
arrangements 70 dhpose Of tho gDods - de-
% the Tombs ana Van probably be brought up IN the
Police Court this afternoon for examination.
The real name q this .cccTp'.ssed thief John
simple larceny in New Yor, and was sentenced 70 two
serving this srusrscs he was .ssn srresed for grand
larceny, and again sent 10 his Old quarters for four
on ss ny @ s ss r. p Ss ' %
escape was made about . month since. Knowing his
disposition the ofcep he'd attached ball and chain 10
HE feet and used unusual exerous prevent another
escape He Succeeded In removing these got OF his
coll stole suit OF clsthing that belonged 70 Of the
pcers passed out Of the building 70 tho yard where he
hsrnssscd horse and put into team and drove out
by the guard through the gate
Hts escape discovered soon after several officers
started In pursuit but unable 70 catch him After
driving several miles slack" lon his team. and turned
The horse back towards Sing Sing and proceeded foot
iAss July he stole goods valued at between $4,000 and
from the front OF the store OF Amy Patterson
90, NO ~ Franklin -tIeet In this city. He attempted
. throw the officers ~ the scent by changing the goods
rom team 70 team, but they were npsiy traced TO a
oom hired by him uEot street whore he had rcpacked
yerr recovered In Boston, and by the instructions Of
Boston detectives clerk of the rm visited New York.
,u himself IN communication with the officers OF thai
NY, and subsequently, the eooda were recovered and
he thief taken bnck 70 Sing Sing where he remained tn
month ago, when he made the escAp shove spoken o.
within month past about sid thousand dollars
iorh OF goods have been stolen from sidewalks In this
n.y. and there IL but little doubt that tho work ~
sis thief ON one OCCASION after he had been rcacsfed
mother thcffor Sing Sing, three guarding him He
sedcd In knocking Of them down. jumked from The
ain while was In motion, and before tho cars could
? stopped be had made good his escape Ne is about
fentytwo years Of age, 10 native Of New FORK city
nd one Of the most accomplished sidewalk tfAtevee u
% United States bsded billy wns found upon him
hen arrested We apprehsnd ~ win pot ana 4 such
easy natter 70 escape from the Chsriestovn STATE
a,son a. he dS from Sins Sing Detective Baker and
noe,s watts and Wilson arc deserving OF much crcdK
y we stihal manner IN which they conducted this