The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-25

| w ron rom our nelgnboss In Jersey. This il the
0uiy point ~ which any measure Of retaliation Is
meted out 70 the natives OF the Camden ana Amboy
Pier 81 Is the termination of Laight street and 10
the headquarters OF second very respectable gang
Piers Is TO So are the headouarsers ana nor. -,
entry OF the Great Gangn the most thoroughly or
gained and powerful body OF river thieves In ex-
n Of unElss, employ twenty ve boats in the pHr
suit OF their. vilan0us profession and have capital
engaged aud In reserve OF more than
Their political qualifications, though wen known,
are such a. to awe not only the police, but all who
utterly impossible to convict any single member Of
| the ganA: Their trial IL postponed rom time to
justice Their services are no doubt very vainab 9
10 the ward politicians ut time when elections may
% aaa Ss Is s Se case
propristors Of Corner liquor stoies and gin mills
loalers and frequenters of these places. VINO from
natural aptitude for the profession or from the
| mems OF crime in The hands OF their snrewd en-
poyers. IL N estimated that the profits OF the Hous
III fact as es ssauar
eDers OF tns gang weFe ever convicted or SEN
CURED their dispieasure have been forced to spend
more or less Of the years Of their valuable hves in
The piers at the foot OF Thir;ieth street QIudson
River Railroad depot are the quarters OF nest OF
thieves who do large business In carrying or uea
which are deposited there IN cars awaiting transit
by the early trains over the Hudson River, New
York Central and northern and western roads En-
ployeS aboutthe yard are supposed to be
~ IN LEAGUE WITH TIE ROBBERS, .sr, II.
en@soliEg them TO obtain ready access to the cars
river and here IN 1884, s ,sass plsr -
made which throw great deal OF light upon the
system 81 wharf robberies. Immense quantities OF
dry goods and shoes In cases and packages Of vari
Gus descriptions, were stolen from the dock and
NUMBER Of detectives were employed BY the com
pay in their endeavOrs TO obtain traces OF the pro.
Rerty or some clue 70 the thieves After long time
the moas ope'andt OF removing the goods was dis.
covered and large amount OF property, including
very valuable shipment OF elephant tusks, was
ais9ysEsa b tas house in Ffaeth street Of the
MAG SHAiSON.-Mag, her husband, John Shan
non. and Captain Hammond were among those
sS wss was discharged on 5000 ball.
,jugal affinity went to London, where, as before
stated, the former fell in durance vie. Mag, who
he'd formerly been q clerk OF the great '.fencs.n
Sohg tie thieves, ana seems to have been Woman
Of ssTs Ma 81 W S apa IS
THIS transaction was the connection Of the watchmen
with the outside rogues. SIX OF the employees q the
company were arrested on this occasion from fnfuf
nation furnished by the detectives, but none Of
them were convicted. Enough was shown, however,
to prove 10 those Interested thorough understand
Ing aud completely on the part Of these men with
shannon and the redOubtable captain.
the East river thieves are only the small fry OF the
profession, though their profits are considerable
enough to pay them FOR mIestlng every part Of the
At Wall street ferry there has long been q sort OF
sfeebootng headquarters located under the bridge
Immediately Ia the rear Of tn ferry house. The
boa run III under tins bridge from the river, pass
Ing through well known channes among the piles
OF the dock. Here they deposit quantges Of sugar,
moiasses and cotton stolen from the wharves on the
Above Bridge street ferry another similar depot
anu opposite the junktes congregate who run to the
loot Of pier Gid Slip carrying on all knds OF mer.
| chandlse stolen under various circumstances from
foreign and coastins vessels.
ana here they also carry on smuggling operations
from the Vera Cruz steamships; while not u lew
| are thieves noIninaHy engaged In the
sold sLUsH BUSINESS"
or IN buying up fat, but really on the lookout for
more lucrative enterprises
Piers n TO 20, and those az the foot Of Catharine
and Market streets, furnish base OF operations to
| the largest Organized gang on the East river, who
engage In the theft OF sugar. moasses coffee, rope,
| &C. s
AT the Hook dock, foot Of Jackson street, and at
the foot Of stanton and hs streets are
board vessels and attack the watch, sometimes car.
rying on large sums Of money and vaIuables OF all
loyed an unenvlabe fame for their success in amass
Ing money from this business and from the HaG.R
character 81 their crimes were pts carry on the
operations principally in the neignborhood Of
CGsnte n sip where they were at last arrested
Sos m AND nars rrSsa they had "sa
Nova Scotia and canal boats from the upper lakes,
anu which were valued in the total at over ST. 900.
points along the river, and living nsssy ~ eSarH
locality OF the city, boys, who wandering idly about
afie character and concert saloons Of the 5les de-
| scriptiOn at night are on the river
.V JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK,
| picking up any stray walls that may come within
their reach without the exercise Of any great amount
What projection do We have against this reign Of
| crlmef t1a
Since the reorganization Of the police Of the city
OF New York many needed reforms have been intro
duced, which, while they have lett the original plan
OF organization nearly intact have added greatly to
the efficiency OF the service by improving those
trlning matters of detail which the soul OF al
Or anlzed forces from the employees OF factory
the rank and de OF grand army. Not only Is ever!
charge OF duty In every grade OF the polio
service, but the ranks are being sted OF those una
the property but lives of our citizens, ana whic
position has 0ften been disgraced In the past b
their political services to politicians NJ influence
and not their fitness for the post.
aacr By the new Doard an
superintendent to add TO the efficiency Q
department. ,s Of The Soa service very little
branch which operates among the characters WI
have been describing, and in the places we have
alluded to on the waters surrounding the city. In
citizens who have only confused notion or none q
all, OF the existence OF q regularly organized
HARBoR AND RIVER POLICE.
This force was organized February Is, 1858, wit
eoD anS a Tese weTs at
twenty-five patrOmen, divided into Ave boats
crews AT the time Of their organization they wer
supplied with barges, and each crew were upon til
river from six p. NJ 70 six A. NJ, with three nights
duty. and then twenty-four hours of. Two crew
| were out on the river at time. In the month Q
| April following the organization OF the force ftee
4 new men were added and the entire force wa
shortly ordered to Quarantine, where they remained
till the following August protecting the government
| property during the , tol
| STATEN ISLAND sEPOY WAR.
The first three years OF the organization, from 1856
| till 1861, when John A. Kennedy became Supernen
dent, was the period OF its greatest effectiveness
at this time I'm November, 1861 they were gwen thu
steamer Deer and IN 1896 received in her place the
| i AMPHIBl9US HERM APHR0DITE MONSTER,
| the Metropolitan, whose otherwise Clearly cut ant
| finely nodded hNll rests upon an immense isaut
OF iron, giving her The appearance OF rasin crown
| ing plum cake. ~ D44lit Lft t...-.
| The present force consists of Captain iformerly
| Sergeant) Todd, Sergeants WEIGH, OBrien and Rus
| sci; ROundsnan Jenrey and the following member