The New York herald., 1869-12-16
TGE BURGLAR OF THE PERIOD.
FROM GREEM.a .aND TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
The Arab and the Indian C0mbined-ShOt
Twice, but Never Hunted DOwn-An
Expert Climber and Successful
Thief-Caged at Last In Jer.
sey-Wants to Go Home.

~ mSy oUOIu bOme COnSOatOn 10 tuOSe WHOs0
property was carried away in the witchmg hour Of
night BY prowlers known In the law courts as bur-
glars TO learn something Of the individuals who
break doors aud windows climb, plunder md occa-
sionally shoot, should pursuer get too near. The
following case will show what deeds Of daring can
be planned ana successfully executed, even by one
VINO has not yet attained his eighteenth year,
Three years ago the church at the corner OF PAIL
sade avenue and the Paterson plank road, in
Hudson City, was robbed during the night OF me-
lodeon and carpet but the thieves were not
caught. year later it robbed of several arti-
cles OF furniture, and the burglars again es-
capped. Later still the Catholic church at Union
iill was robbed, and no arrest was made.
The authorities gave up oil expectation Of ever
catching the perpetrators. The scene changes TO
New York, and we nnd detectives OF the scent In
that city for thieves who pundered the grocery
OF Mr.. Cropsy. In Fort Hamilton, six weeks ago.
The officers at length made raid on house
In Thomas street ana arrested a youth OF
eighteen" half Arab, half Indlan,n as he ex.
pressed 1t. giving his name as william Ed
ward Robinson Jones, with decidedly strong
Indian cast features and two individuals OF noe
turnal hue, named Edward Tilman and Edward
Johnson, aged thirtytwo and twenty respectively.
The trio were marched on to Fort Hamilton
and there detained from day to day till case could
be made out against them. The evidence, however
was or 30 flimsy character that ,he case was
abandoned, and the prisoners were about to be
discharged, when confession was extorted from
the young Aran-Indian that he ana the other
prisoners had robbed church In Hudson City OF a
mclodeon and sofa. The gang was accordingly
conveyed 10 Hudson City, and yesterday morning
they were brought before Recorder Adrldge. Tllman
was recognized as the nephew of woman residing
napr ha Nrgt had
TIL very recently employed at the Pavonia ferry.
They denied the charge made against them, while
their companion, on the other hand, became quite
communicative, and seemed comfortable In his new
quarters. He has remarkably fine. expressive
ligence and cunning and which betrayed him when
he made snow OF simplicity and candor.
STORY OF THE ARAB-iNDIAN BOY.
The Recorder having tod the prisoners that he
was prepared to hear any remarks they desired to
oner Jones squared himself with the utmost cool
ness and indifference, and delivered himself or the
following story. He grew somewhat excited when
he alluded TO his fatner, and demanded, with an
Justify. TO be sent back TO the Rocky Mountains.
he reminded the Judge, by way OF preface,
that matter OF course the other prisoners would
oeny the charges made against them IN MS state
ment. He then stated that lie was born In Green
land, his ather being an Arab his mother an INDIAN
ana that he s now approaching his cgnteentn year.
When he.was six years Old his father took him TO
tine ROCKY Mountains, aud here they made their
home How he made his way from the Rocky Noun
tans 10 New York and why he left his fathers
house he did not expan satisfactorily, and this is
the more strange as ne frequently broke The thread
OF his narrative by calling on the Recorder to send
HIM home:-''i want to- 20 home TO the Rocky
Mountains but I.or' don'l lock me up; don't want
10 get locked up; you know never was locked up.n
AND he became restless IA ne repeated this.
REooRpER-Neyer mind now about the Rocky
Mountains; teis US what you have To say for your
SELF or concerning these men.
.Weli.n he continued. ''you know was shot twice
when running away. once by an olfcer, who came
mp IA jumped out OF a window. the pah striking
here (snowng the mark on ms hlpl, but ran very
these fellows The other shot | received IN
my right loot from man who fired out
Of window above me wlie l was getting
in through window the first noof
and one night they ran away when they heard
1ootsep and left Inc above. renamed inside the
room; heard tue i0ot5ep up to the house. then a
pause Tor some time, after winch the person walked
on. ! looked out and listened, then Jumped out
followed by an ollcer, but ran fast tnat he
lost sight OF me. We robbed Il great many
houses IN tins way and one church here III Hudson
Clty.n
lie unravellcd this yarn with as much ease as a
lawyer who has a neap OF evidence before him. but
hc could not specify dates loca ties. He did not
understand our system OF reckoning with regard TO
time and space. lie told the truth
the wounds were concerned: but as he has
hot been IN thus section OF the country for
more than four months bis confe0erates
not be held the charge or robong the
churches above mentioned. The Recorder regarded
his statement In relation 10 the other prisoners
most unreliable. Jones was seized with ITS twice
during the night in the CELL and he declared that
after these dts he could not recoect time place.
Sweeny, all consistent with the hrst one put after
mature consideration the Recorder discharged III
man ana Johnson aud detained the Greenander TIL
some further inquiries be made regarding him.