New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-17
CRIME IN NETWORK.


O'pRIEN TO RE DRIVEN "oUT OF THE PALE
OF TuE PARTY n-THE AssAssINs ON THE
TRACK OF THE LIoN-HEARTED BARNARD
g.. . Il.s IFrOm The New-YOrk Sun
THE MYSTERIOUS GATHERING.
Early in this month party of gentlemen
were seated about handicapped table in the paror OF
shionable club house the Fifthave. Sofdoofo"'e"
chairs plush setees and thick velvet carpet "oio
bathed in the melOO GIop Of softly saddea 9dS'y, "s
Heavy laced curtains dropped from gilt window corn'
and an elegant sdeboard stood IN one corner OF the r
Walters in tH dress answered the fa'eS "hE'e oi ~
bells The conversation OF the party was carried On
In lo,o p1urnmr The faces were sooeT, even Sau ~
was evident that the topic under discussion was
NJ extraordinary interest The evening lehgtneneu'
Tba room became blue with the fragrant smoke Oh "a
aoyan choice cigars And still SmlIes swept oyer tho
,obr faces at the table The tiny hands Of the clock
rrept 70 the hour Of midnight. but the DTntrg con-
yersaton still continued. Gestures were frequent ana
occasionally energetic sentence was spokenin ashap
business-like manner The walters hredded me group
,oisess and disappeared soon as their orders were
filled Occasionally diamond flashed from the bosom
of an ereed speaker pared from fingers when were
impatienAy drumming the marble before ther oWners'
One o'clock came. The business OF the coneare was ao
eomplshed. Walters brought in overcoats and canes
The party drd dopn stairs, cTept oiin the carriages
dripping in the rain at the door, and were driven 10 o
THE "PARTY" TO BE PURGED.
All his at the Manhattan Clubhouse All these were
who had determined 10 purge that party OF load Whch
threatened to srauge it in city where its majority was
numbered by tens thousands After an earnest de'oe
alton il was determined that the welfare OF the party
not OF the public, demanded change Under the tar en-
norcement Of the running rampant Noto-
rios there's aud burglars had grown more man ordt"lV
bold trusting 20 the secret springs OF pohueal aeoh ior
safety when detected. Vigilance Committees hau Deeh
organized and city officials had been threatened Win
the halter change Of policy Wos indispensable IL was
therefore deliberately res0e throw tcOdt the PaGe OF
the marty the county o9ciaI whose AFFILIATIONS with the
criminal portion Of community tcere The closest JUS
tice should be allowed take its course and robbers ana
murderers should be punished at all hazards
" TIE INCoRRUPTIBLE JUDGE"
Tuesday the 10th of February, came an" WIN IL IT,
narkable charge from ineOruptibe Judge-a charge
That recognized the fearful increase Of crime and that
evinced determination to battle with 1t maniuly anu
TO stamp with the strong foot OF the law 1he DIS
trct Attorney to be longer ettered ana
to longer wearled Trials were to DO no longer
delayed until public sentiment had been toheddoWn OF tue
pemory OF the crime had dwndled to forgetfulness
Retribuion ,cas be sgif aud sure. An old standlng
rule Of the Court which provided for the posponemen
of the arragnment Of prisoner was promptly
revoked to the surprise OF all the old Court officials
CRIME INCONSISTENCIES WONT READ"
This was the buge blast OF the against the scound
drels who had long robbed and murdered unonehdn8
citizens tclh inpuny The thieves laugheu III lheit
seeyes 1t was only the old dodge so they said ITO smut
q
cnd they would like the man that would go PACK
on .beynn Bold crimes increased In plumber. The plate
glass Of the Park Bank smashed in broad daylight
broker choked in his own office, and his money
carried of before his eyes, just before ngha wealthy
gambler was pnioned and gagged early in the evening"
in his room fronting Broadway thousands OF dollars
taken from pockets and precious gems torn from MS
fingers and his fred shirt bosom diamond merchant
was waylaid in FOurthst.; and hundred dallng petty
crimes cropped ont in various Iparts OF the CITY,
81. pf fhn
lowered, and haunted the public mind like mdeos
nightmare The thieves not read the signs OF the
coming storm.
At length Mr. Stephen Boyle, with dozen aliases was
seen lurking around squiress jewelry store in tho
Bowery The police successfully intercepted him. He
jumped into butcher wagon and drove for dear lie
The police pursued running fire of pistol shots was
scatered along Bowery The officer caught his prey
xnininred Mr. Boyle belonged to q gang who boaste(
of their political influence. He was caught on Monday
He was tried and convicted on Thursday The unfinch
ing Judge nstantaneousy sentenced him to the Stat
Prison for 40 years. On the day three thieves
political influence pleaded guilty OF burglary in the thr
degree The bait did not take Sentence was not sui
pended. They given the full term-fye years Il
Sing Sing In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer. at tn
same hour George JONES' thief. tried, convicted
burglary the first degree and sentenced to the Stat
Prison for 20 years. the whole proceeding occupying only
ne short space of fire minutes. Quick work was thi
by an earnest Judge, reelected last Fall And this is
Judge for whose impeachment THE TRIBUNE has clam
ored during the past year. Nor was this all On tn
same day the same Judge sentenced one McNamee,
highwaynan, to prison for ten years .
THUNDERBOLTs DRoPPING.
so much for one days work The thieves alarmed
ThunderbOlts dropping from apparently cloud
less sky. They caught in storm OF redhot coal
without their sheetiron umbrellas The public forgo
the Rogers mystery and showered encOmums upon tn
two Judges But argOn OF curses from the sun
or the Sixth Ward the fences" Of PrDcest. and thu
MquOrshops Of the Sixteenth and Twenty-frst Wards
Threats of assassination loud and deep Politicians
seen" but in vain. The magic word Primaries
had lost it's charm.
Failing in their schemes, tho thieves attempted by
open force what they could accomplish by strategy
The Of Centre-st. packed, and prisoner
were taken from custody Of deputies. The entire
and stairwaysOf the Courtroom flied with prOfes
sioDas and the itself crowded, with the inen
tiOn of overawng the Judges. But all of avail
Justice dealt out with memorable rigOr.
BARNARD GIN THE MIDNIGHT GAsLIGHT."
Then pet Of the thieves himselfa deputy sheriff,
brought to the dock He was a man who had prenedita
ted aud carried out in cold blood the murder of police
officer So confident he that his political strength
would secure him from the consequences of his
that he had proclaimed his intention OF murder in an
open The readers Of The Sun have perused
the history OF his trial The chamber Of the Court
thronged with the worst desperadoes Witnesses
threatened with death Tho jury dared to bring in
verdict Of gniy. Bets Of $50 to $40 made the
presence OF the jurors that tho murderer would
escape. The Judge the bench was cursed for
his precautions against an attempt to rescue the
murderer. In open Court he warned the villains
that their purposes known, and that they
would not be allOwedfo succeed SO great tho dan
ger, that the presence OF two hundred policemen
necessary TO prevent outbreak The witnesses gave