The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-03
THE LONG ISLAND CHURCH BURGLARS.

InvestigatiOn at F1ushing-COnfessiOm OF ono
Of the Gang ne Made Ia Detective.
Yesterday afternoon the man knight, charged with
stealing horses and alleged TO have been connected
with the gang at the Episcopal church Little Neck,
brought up At Flushing before lodges sIIiiman and
Berry. District Attorney Downing conducted The sass
the part Of the people. KNIGHT At tina time OF his
arrest made confession TO Detective RoHor exposing
the many OF robbsres in which he had besn
gagged, and through him came to light the whole
mystery.
Detective Roller the principal witness In the investi
gaton yesterday, testified followsI reside in Now
Haven; am a detailed detective; on the 28h Of Octo-
ber about ten in tho forenoon, I arrested knight at
New Haven; took him 10 the station house and
searched his pockets and found watch. pockotbook,
leather. aud breastpin; also found letter. he said he
wrote the letter himse be said that the breaspin be-
opged 10 Onderionks daughter: about twelve O'Clock
l had some conversation with him; he told
where the horse belonged; no stole him from the lot
OF Hendrckson after O'Clock had converse,
ton with him. and he told me about this little Neck
church he told ms might md some silver there. It
was rendezvous for thieves; be tod me ! would end
ne broke into Mr.. Townsend's sousc at 3aynfc; rs
said he took some silver uaro for rowas,n6's
house; then he told me no s,5le different things
froma Iawrence's house; he told mo Of
four persons who were connected with him
at Iawrences he District attorney would not let him
mention the namcs he sd that they took the clothes
on the line he said he had pawued them over IN New
York under The name Of Lswrence fcnnd pawn tickets
In the church, he told me he had stolen horse belonging
TO jeffrey Hicks: no said II sold over In Brooklyn.
nj tho Central sacsroom he did not say 70 whom he
had sold the horse; the marc sold for thrty-hve
dollars; / found tho man over In williamsburg.
and knight pointed out the boy thai was
with ths man who bought tho horsr; officers
Smith and Stiltwell found the nan lockwood
who had bought tho horse; he said he knew where
We could iud the horse he said he horse dealer
no said he stole young colt over in Frecpot: no
state 10 whom no belonged: he took II 10 New.
aud left 1t at the National Hotel: no said he stole
set OF harness beionrng TO Andrew Tamberson at Bay
he stole two boats from Douglass he had other
ciates. two In number; he told OF breaking Into
house over In Wsstchester be said u was between
Westchestcr villae and Fort schuyler; he said they
took some siyerw and sold IL he sold some In
Chatham street and some in the Bowery he did say
whore they had sold Il; was cut up In pieces; be
said some OF II would BE- found in the church, three
others were connected with him. the parties were
concerned In ali these cases. he said he accused Of
breaking into STORE and that Why he ran away;
he told me there was ono other party nected h
him; u was the same person thai vas connected with
upon the table, except those fsuad IA the woods; he
said the articles belonged 70 Townsend he did not nut
them there, but knew whore they were the articles
found In the garnet; they vcrs strewn about Ia DIFF
ferent places; the pawn tickets were taken 10 New
York and the articles redeemed: found six towels
eight tabs cloths and three shssts; he told me the
linen goods pawned belonged 10 W. Lawrence; took
the prisoner 10 New York.
The following places visited By Knight in CON-
pany with others:-Little Neck, pooles store, Mr..
Kicks stable, j.. H Cutters house; Bayside. " A.
Lawrenee: A. n hckles \ Townsend; Manhassett, n.
q. Onderdonck. w. Y. Douglass: Springfield A. d. Hon.
erickson, and the church al Little Neck.
townsend has been released on bah. KNIGHT r..
mandcd 10 prison. He has remarked that the
Grand Jury would never have n chance to try him.
Whether he means 70 commit suicide the 1rs oppof-
tuntv or whether he thinks hIg acanmpces viii visit
the Court house and release him, n not known.