The New York herald., 1869-01-27

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Capture Of Tom DTcGibncy Yesterday "a
Patterson, N. J.
On Sunday detectives Hebbert and In Rue, Of the
Eighteenth precinct, New York, having traced Tom
AcGibney supposed to have been Implicated in the
murder OF Mr.. Rogers) to Paterson, N. j., gave
full description OF the man to detectives
Graul and Rice, OF that city, and these
officers Immediately instituted Q search. II
being discovered that Tom had a brother working
In VIM. s. Kinche's soda water mandatory. in Pros
pect street, sharp lookout was kept in that
vicinity, and after patient watch OF two days a
man was discovered about one O'Clock yesterday
afternoon answering In every respect to the descrip
ton given, and just entering the engine house OF
Company No. 3, which ls situated but few doors
from the soda water establishment.
The Officers Immediately walked IN and arrested
McGibney and, securing an order from the city Re-
corder, had him safely lodged in the county jail.
The prisoner acknowledges that he is an escaped
convict from Sing Sing, whence he had forced his
way after serving eleven months OF q two and one
half years. term for felonious assault He said he
cared nothing for that 30 long as he was not i'm
plcated in the Rogers murder, which seemed to
trouble him greatly, Notwithstanding no reference
had been made to the affair by the detectives. He
claims to have been tried and imprisoned under the
name Of John Rice, and was very anx ious that he
might again be treated by that name instead OF
"Tom McGibney." Although apparently endeavor-
ing to treat the matter cody was plain to be
that he was much troubled, and occasionally gave
vent to the exclamation that he supposed they
thought he was the Tom on the envelope"
The description by which he was arrested was that
OF the escaped convict. Any completely his part
with the Rogers murder Of course remains to be
developed, but the officers confidently believe he
knows something about 1t and that they have made
an important arrest. The detectives in New York
were Immediately teegraphed for to come ana take
the prisoner into their custody McGibney is rather
short in stature, has dark hair and complexion and
looks like pretty hard customer.
The fact OF the arrest was telegraphed by detec-
tive Money Of the Central Oice, to Inspector Wal
ling last night. At late hour in the evening Nc
Gbney arrived IN this city in charge Of detectives
Hibberd, Young, Lakere and Nichols. OF the
Eighteenth precinct and officers Rice and Graul, OF
Paterson He was at once conveyed to the Eighteenth
precinct and locked up, and will this morning pro-
badly appear at the inquest
He Is believed to know something about the party
to whom the letter was addressed. 1t is now said
that the statements made about Mayor Hall and the
A1sy ala nU Dys S he eress
for the purpose OF ullng Tom into sense Of secu-
rty and unconcern the better to enect his capture.
The circumstances that led to his arrest are
these:-Some time ago Captain Cameron, OF the
Eighteenth precinct, was privately Informed that
once despatched to Waterbury only to find that Tom
and his brother had left for New York, as already
published. The detectives at once returned, and dis
covered that McGibney arrived on Tuesday night
OF last week. He remained secreted In this city
beyond the reach Of the officers until the next even
ing when he and his brother Stephen Of Pater-
son, covertly left their hiding places. crossed
over to Jersey and took the Erie Railroad
for Paterson They were both Intoxicated
and the route got into alteration with OF
the breaksmen that came near resulting In their ex-
pulson from the train.
1t is understood that the Coroner stin has hopes
that Tom may know something that Will lead to the
Identification OF the murderer, and this is probably
one OF the reasons why the inquest Is to be resumed
to-day.
The escaped convict who for so long period has
euded the vigilance Of the detectives, was playing
for heavy stake-immunity from imprlsonment-
and 1t must be confessed has displayed most remark
able acuteness In maintaining his prvicy, while his
friends were negotiating for his pardon,
1t ia believed that before the rising OF
another sun he will be safely ensconced In his old
quarters and his old con yict garb. The fellow has
unfortunately attained more notoriety in this case
than was necessary and the sooner he is buried
within the stone walls OF Sing Sing the better for the
community upon whom he has preyed ever since he
learned to Green and suck his fingers.