The New York herald., 1870-01-09

quaintan,e OF sailors on foreign vessels Wine Tho
vessels are drscnarginy snssc sailors WIN heAye over
board As Of lrsn, key OF nails, barrel or wnlte
pant, any heavy goods that VIII Bink In tho
evening Jack Tar walks INTO saloon with conf an-
ions, cabs for dHuks, and whispers To the pro-
prict0r:-
a have sunk q barrel OF paint close by the third
spie You wii tiud !. there Give me ilvc doliars"
jectlny 10 the sum demanded, AZ ne mas perfect
understanding with the salor When tbs vessel has
leit on her nomewaru vO age ne goes out with Crap
pllng irons and RECEIVERS Tie sunken property. In
some cases the regular gan,s OF thieves make similar
arrangements wan the nands OF the vessels ami
usually paw prety well for the property thus OBJ
talned. The lnnlan iine az pier 49, surers severely
from this mode OF robbery.
THE EAST RIv Ear DEsrERADOEs.
the roDDerles " the Inc OF tho East river piers,
nom the Battery 10 pier 80, more numerous
more numerous because they arc open piers ana
there - no necessity lor committing burglary to
secure their plumber. Tbey operate Oh the sneaS'
system generally when not in coluson with the
watcnmen. rhe prOceeds 0f lne ventures ars less
remuheratve, as he goods discharged on that SIDE
Of the city chieny OF domestic inaruia ure
or growth ami less valuable. Tae same system with
occasional aiati0us Is employed by the b0ntnen as
on Inc North river; but they are less associated with
watcnmen. The principal pirates who operate IN
boats are young scounore.s VINO graiuate there
neiore eniDarkins III More Hazardous Heds oi labor.
luD VI Du,ter bag Of iioar or otncr article easily
handleu, inb up ships side sseai sails or
rope cut away the hawsers enter canal ooats, steal
ctOtning IRON the cabn5ll tact, take any tnln9 OF
value from case knife 10 q fcatner bed. lnase
iehows ucna novices IN tine business are sometimes
detected aud captured Dg the precnct police. lney
rarely go armed with revovcrs but all carry knives
lucy dispose o tner piuner principals III the BaX
te Chathani and Water street Ieaces Duroccas.on-
My wnSh liiey Oobn more c,sty ariicie5 SEEK oter
m,rts burning lnc nonrs Vi Daylight they LOAF apolt
saloons aud aalee houses IN the fonsth, seventh,
as the shades ol ni9nt have iaea.
Tue wMAhe RATS
Is the name given TO another class OF East river
thieves, who principally work IN daylight lne gant
IL cnleiiy coulposed VI Old woaen, uLIe girls AMI
boys some as yourg as seven years oil age, who are
provided WIN bags or baskets anu capacluus
pockets. lney are IN the habit OF sLrayIn. aioug
Tie piers, sauuterinX up by u Dag OF woo Oh 0aie
0i cotton snatonlng haddiui aud hiding 1t away
All al Gces JaJ eau be Secrctad ao0uC their persons
or III the DAYS that tncy profess Lo carry 1or The
lection oI paper aud rags are seized upon occaslon-
aiiv they are ected: but aS the va ue of tue pro-
perty ~ trning the owners rarely spare the time 70
prosecute The t0.al OF these r0obefies by cAildren
however, Is BY no Iealis au lns.nincans iesn. one
oiu female repi0Date, VINO lives IN iois IN water
street has Lwevc ittle girls ami bows IN ner employ
ot tis work. ani sne Is reputel TO DC quite rcn
THE BROOKLYN AND JERSEY SHORES
are also tue stamping grouuos OF thieves Various
gangs are employed exclusively wong the docss on
the Jersey side. but their reward not large Iney
are principally thru rate thieves. The greater part
OF ihe sugar au colee imported Is dusr aurueI MT
llarDecx stores, Brooklyn, and they ome pOpu-
lar resort Tor operators. ihe Atlantic DOCKS Is an
other spot about which they lurk ana pick up val
periencei haDus who drive q thriving business.
QUARANTINE KoBGERIEs.
BuL, pcTndpS tn6 most lucrative roDOcrleS arc
those THAI occur ut Quarantine IN the sumner sea-
SOD. Mnen Oi the stun II imported goods. The
ntaith Oncer OF the port has u number or canal
boats employed IN disc1aran2 cargOes from
vessels II Is notorious that many M the
sseyedores employed are dishonest, and form
connections with Junkmen wno go down from
tnls city under cover OF night and purchase Inc
stealin-.s Oh tne previous day. great quantity OF
tue goods so purchased IS run into keo IL OK Point,
Wnere there are several ience5" ana TO the Attain
TIC DOCKS, Ir0uk yn where are located two notorious
ones. VINO purchase yearly thousands OF dJilars
worth OF stolen property me steyedores are iur-
goods are liequeatiy thrown oYeipoard by them and
pickcd up Nv the former.
KoJ5ER ES FROM GUARANTEED VESSELS.
The Junkmen find it very lucrative to form conncc.
tons WAN tue crews 0. foreign vessels arriving at
Quarantine. All the s.ur they purchase from taem
tIey Day Tor nero Dayatctc. the sailors iirely
know the value OF imported goods, and tne JuDxmen
realize az hlgn Us so per cent on their investments
ia tuiS line.
WORD ABOUT wArcuMEg.
II would. OF course be unjust 10 class all the
watchinen as accompiices oil the river thieves and
proving lunAnien. Inere are 4 few honorable eX-
ceptons, suCn ~ hayes, VINO was recently mur-
oered IN BrooKyn. Wneu the pirates nnd that val
liable prop rty u guaruel by vigilanG waterman
VINO reilSs All attempts 70 corrupL HIM. they usually
succeed IN securing ni5 discharge oy circulating
reports detrimental TO ms character BY despltcning
anonymous cttcrs Ia his employ etS or srcUrl1s TIE
ilnueace OF some ragged political bumner 10 ac.
compiioh 1t. Sometimes all enorts iai Wncn lney
vii, run Alongside ald fire upon bun, night AFTER
nght, and beat retreat. lue waLchnlan thus
threatened, II he be Llnid man. believes that there
Is u llot 70 assassinate him. ani not unlrequcnty
he tnrows up his employ Gnl seeks auotner
lie Il of operation. lns ID all the thieves desire.
They VIII inel, by the aid U. CONVENIENT po itlcian
secrre tne appointment TO the vacancy OF
ole o.. thc.r friendly watchmen. and sometimes
one OF tbeif own lu n0er, wno will ald them the
work am snare the Nonts. Most OI the waichmen
vi INC PeIs saPpoit ias ~ iahiies and pun money
m pink on salary OF one dollar aad nifty cents
OF two G0als per nlgnt
ms Co-orERArIvE PLAN.
IL may surprise the public but II - nevertheless
true Lat The RIVER thieves have regular organlZa-
tons with presidents secretaries treslsurers aud
executive Committees; taat they mold STATED meet.
lngs and work entirciy on The CO. operative plan.
Iiey nave large contingent iuld Tor the eeing OF
counsel III case one OF their number gets into trouble
Big Brew - gang, II IS known. numbers over thirty
members. including nearly dozen watchmen. wno
attend In these secret meetings their
% gr ro1ons pers ac aaa -
watcnmen at any important dock IL III promptly
reported aud meaDs taken to secure the apponi.
Inent or one OF thef ireads. ine arrival 0 vessels
OH the harbor containing valuable cargoeJ known
to ns gang almost as sooa as it Is to tue consenee
or owner aad plans are at once devised to secure
portion ol the cargo To De discharged.
Ths E&TE N or THE ROBBERIE5 YEARLY.
The vaue OF the property stolen IN the waters OF
PEI sons wn0 have given the su0Jecs considerable
aLention estimate IL at from $500 go to 500 per
ol the Junnnen and thieves anu OncLhlrd IL distr-
Luted among the watchmen aud sailors.
THE HARBoR POLICE
was especially orglnizel 10 prevent and detect
these roooerles but IL has proves failure rs ut
present administered. The Commissioners nave an
expensive steaGDoat called the Metropolitan seve-
raj small Doats. and about twenty men. under the
command OF Captain Iodd and two sergeanIs 10
palrol the bay and rivers. Tne force 80 small
that but eight ulen can Dc actively employed on
post. Published statistics snow that in the
past year they have recovered but slI,s7A
worth OF prupcrty-Only fractional part
OF the amount stolen-and have made sew
cnty-ninc arrests. Tue gangs sl flourish ana
grow rlcn Notwithstanding the efforts OF the ponce.
Ine thct e3 sue eed 30 well IN oteratn2 all traces
by wnIcn stolen goods can be recognized tniL con
vIctOn rarely lOiows. There nre several Instances
on record where junkmen nave been caught IN the
act o stealing from vessels and piers and prop.
erty found Ia Iher possession yet they have escaped
owing TO The TACT Ihat The owneroi the stoicn prop
erty could not swear mat was his. case Of THIS
KIND mat OF tue mate OF tine German bark Peer
Kaiser, who was arrested by Sergeant U'Brien In
the act OF selling two bags or wool 10 a Junkman.
Inc owners, Minneman Reyson, No. "a Piao
street, could not swear that It was their property
the mate was discharged AID the Justice gave the
junkman on order that enabled him 10 recover the
stolen property IIom tao Properly CLERK at the Cen
trAl ONCE
now THE BUSINESS CAN rE srorpED.
Let the force OF the iaroor Police be increased to
0fty men am regular posts eStab s.lcu FOR patrong
The rivers Mt ali hors VI the ngus aud tne docks IN
the daytime or assign additional men TO each pre-.
cncL having RIVER 'front.'. Let cacn post consist 81