The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-12
THE BURGLAR FAMILY.
Eliza Ellis Allowed to Go-The Mcnamara
Carecr-A Resume Of their Kecent Acts.

Eliza Ellis Allowed TO Go-The Mcnamara
Carecr-A Resume OF their Recent Acts.
On the 10th Of September last year the estab
ishment OF Guitermsn Bros, 63 Leonard street,
forcibly opened and robbed. Al 8 O'Clock on that
day George Allen was arrested for the burglary
On the c3d Frank McNamara, alias Redmon, George
Whitney, and Riiss Ellis also arrested for par
tcipatiou In the crime. Al the house OF the latter
it5 Hester street, large portion OF the property
was found, which had been hrst taken 70 81 Market
street, where the thieves had rented room few
current year Bi1by 4 Cos bonded warehouse, ali
Greenwich street. WAS broken open. For this yio-
laton Of law, John Mcnamara, Thomas Smith, alias
scullon, and Annie Conners, sister OF Frank Nc e
Namars, were arrested.
All these promising citizens were promptly in.
dicted. Yesterday Mrs McNamara, the mother OF
the majority Of tie burglars. attempted TO prove
oi,ti for seullon. who was arrested ten or twelve
days ago nj n Mott street The claim for diibi
was founded upon statement made In writing by
John McNamsra himself; but the force o the claim
was Weakened by the fact that the document was
very time he captured Scullou This was the
occasion when the handsome ofheer had the funny
When Eliza Ellis, another Of the prisoners, was
called up Yesterday before Recorder Hackett. she
Influenced by the following kind letter from Capt.
Ielty OF the Fifh Precinct. suspended judgment,
and let the wretehed woman goi
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Mcnamara the property OF Guiterman A Bros., and
stolen from their store on Sunday Sept 49, 1883 has
been In prison. with but short interval since Sept 2S
OF last AT the time OF her arrest she far sd
vanccd IN pregnancy. She was admitted 20 ball about
the lat Of Jsnuary, 1870. and while at liberty was
months old. She has two other children, the eldest
last February she WAS reafrested bench warrant
and committed, since which time she and her babe
have bee confined In the TomSs Prison. Her husband
who appears ~ be a hard working man (hut who has
control over his vayward wifc and the three chill
dreD have ex tied my sympA'hy think that am not
commitUne error Ia Appcaling TO you. II not ncon
stcnt with the proper discharge OF your public duties.
TO cxtcud to her such clrmency as the law will allow
m restore her. possible, 10 the family which the has
dsgTaced but whose innocence and plessness mos
earnestly apUeils for a mothers care aud support
ment already nncted may be warning, and the cause
OF reformation. the more desirable account OF the
three little ones and their unhappy father. -
Very respectfully, JEREMIAH PEITf.
Aher dscaarging the woman, Recorder Hacket,
paid high compliment to Capt Petty and Detective
Field for the careful ard successful manner In which
they had managed these cases, ,and to Assistant Dis
tfict Attorucy Col Fellows for the ability he had
manifested in prosecuting thom.
OF the captured burglars aad their nders and
abettors all In durance vile except Eliza Kills
Imprisonment, however, they accustomed to
John Mcnamara has served term In Sing Sing for
forgery Frank has.ser,ed term IN Trenton Geo
whitney was once inmate OF Clinton, n. Y. and
james, not concerned In these burgiares, Is doing
the state service In Sing sing.