The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-23
O'HALES ARMY ON AF0RAY.
ARREST or THE RETURNING DEMOC-
RICY IN JFRSER CITY.

Bank Set Fire ana two Nhoie country
P,uaeed-Reported Arrest of the Hon.
Alexander Fycar--Richurd OGormnn's,
| Tildeu'-, and "a Mayors Pockets Picked.
Yesterday afternoon o Sun reporter visited
Sheriff o'Brion In his oelce in the Court House
Tho Sheriff was seated IN his easy CHAIR talking ~
| Judge Hogan and other leaders Of the Young
Democracy, TIE following conversation ocouredi
| Reporter-What kind Of 4 time did you anvs In
| Rochester, Sheriff.
Sheriff o'8ren-very good. indeed. Our delegs-
ton went up on the Central road Monday night,
| and arrived IN Rochester on Tuesday forenoon.
| The Mayor OF Rochester, . whole-souled German
| Democrat received US very cordially Throngh his
courtesy We enjoyed ride about the city, and were
| treated with dlsting nguished consideration.
Reporter-Do you know anything about the dele
| gaHcn that went up on the Erie roadf
TIM OPERATIONS oy THE rmsvrs
| Sheriff o'Bricn-oh, yes. Those were the Tam.
| many strikers. They were the incest crowd Of
thieves and cutthroas that travelled OF New
| York city. On Thursday night last, II you romem-
| Der, Tweed announced In the Tsmmany Convention
that free tickets would be given to all who wanted
| TO 70 to the Rochester Convention. by train which
| would leave the Erie depot on Tuesday morning.
All the thieves In the city accepted the mvitgtion.
Tweed didn't have time to pick out the strikers that
he wanted, and tho whole gang got In. 1t was
| nice plrty. 1hey Clehhtu oub tNtly nAtio toWu
along the line OF the Eric road Iobbng and punder
| ing everybody whom they met. The trouble seemed
| to be that Tweed didEt give them anything to eat
| They lad to shift Tor themselves. But Tweed has
| done what he could TO make things STRAIGHT. He
has sent an army Of paymestcrs along the Erie road
| to pay all the damages caused By his gang. It's
| really good Of Tweed, aln't ~
| the ALARM IN ROCHESTER,.
| Beporter-How did the citzeas Of Rochester treat
| the thieyosi
Sheriff oBrien 1aurhing)-wcll. tL,y heard what
was coming, and bean to shake some Of them
rus he'd FOR O'Hal ard began to beg. o'IIal, lie
scared, and didn't know what % DO lie knew tlat
they were the lungticst gang OF thieves Shat ever
| ran ou, Of New y rk. You see, O'llall hli been
District Attorney agt he knew the -any ike BOOK.
| llo Lad Ii-eon.l olcd many indictment az inst
! them. lie knew It tusy rot into Rochester alter
dark that they would dean out the whole city So
| lie went 10 Tweed, and got Tweed 20 telegraph TO
keep tie train dtas..ne along, so that the L.,hs
woalnt get into Rochester before daylight.
o'GoRNAN's POCKET PICKED.
| Roporiei-Who accompanied the theycs'
| sheriff O'Bren-A gJod many fellows who vishoi
they wasn't with them. Bradley engaged gans
from tue E.ghtceu,l Ward. Hc went with thea.
lie was the sckcsi man when he got TO Roc 'stsr
that you ever saw. lie diiat sot ,ny sleep, you sec
Tho gang kept ar using thcus,lyes by bling one
snothcrs ucses and ears oG when they weren't ro..
bins honest people along tue rosd, aud That kept
Bradley av axe. On, they had lovely time. aLl
then there was jack enin, with every thief in tie
Eighth Ward at his b,cl and Rocky Moore, and
! gangs OF rOughs from the NlnOtsenth and segen-
teonth wards, and Nilk Muer's crowd aud pile
OF the low est villains nat dsgraced the earth
| Richard O'Gorman had his pocket picked and
Rcporter-wns his packet picked in Rochester,
Sheriff O'Bricn-NO on tho train.
| Repouer-pd they ttko his watch
The SheriC-No, they got his money. He was
lucky to get away VIII bis watch and his gold tooth
| pick.
| THE rIcKPocEgrs 90 rnRorGu THE u,YoR.
Rcporer-Hov dId the gang act in Roch e,tert
| The Shern-Mcl, they were light on Rochester,
The, began operations by clclniug out tho sn mills
c S't e S Sal S oH s tGS dS GaSd SS
| the Mayor aud picked lis pockets, robbing him Of
s,srS eI,iHea t5ey met. They Stole the ticket. Of
| admission to the Convention, nd when the dee
| like pack Of wolves. ihen they amused them.
sc.ycs With ro'n- through the delegates When
then showed him in. Tney lad perfect hsCyesi
Wen, oliali he got scared again Ie Was afraid II
at night that the devil would be let loose, aud the
city would b. guued. You SEQ there were nigh on
TO ill,e,n hundred OF NE thieves. olla.l was Wild
rsn, on before night 30 the order went round. II
announced that the tr.in would cave !l', nisht
II si1 O'Clock. The rougla were ordered TO ~ Gnd
the most Of them got, and Rochester was saved.
rHB YOUNG DEHocRAcI's FIGHT
Rcrcrer-Nhy didn't your delegation Sttcnd the
| Convention. Steiihs
with US, and We didn't care about losing tnem.
Henri C.inton he went down but he len his watch
with u. before starring When we got to Rochester
We asked Tilion tor tickets, and lie sail he would
Giye, ua spectators tleHets Tor the galleries. We
Kcpt ont. The whole thing was cut and dried. you
see There wasn't a.sOing TO be my slow lOr
us-we knew that before We start !, aud 50 We
disaplOlnie1 Hut
words. Wen lave fh"TinG IN III, city tnis tail,
Mn Ss S r'9a %sansa T'y the Ike p.G,I ons
tlicks.er, and found him wanting
TIE DITFYEEScF.
ROportcr-sO the roughs on TIE EIie train acted
as! tHsy we, going to bsy Trfra ai5a ai' rD,, .
wnere you're arong. II the thieves laG been gong
TO prize fght thcy would havs Delayal sait. Say
nobody to IA back upon but themselves. But
those fellows robbed everybody by lhe wholesale
his crowd to back them up unl lct them ant Of
trouble lf they should be arrested. 1t made Al. tie
dinsTe nee In the world.
THE ARREST or ALEcK FRgAn
Reporicr-wel good day, slcrT
The shorn-loll on. iou haynt head .he best
part OF tie story. Scores OF The gan yc I. on ar
rsme O,s' oS o "a ; n my sy roSa H.. & ps
| 5sngers on tho train, and picked the conductor's
pOcket OF a gold watch. The detectives, eaulht
Sere a' f' Hell foys that Aisck Fear rom could md
half-dOzen other hukes were arrested On, they lot
| Alock 20 "a soon ~ they found cut VINO he vas.
| Tus closed the interview.
| THB ARRESTS IN JERSEY CITY.
| The account Of TIC deprela,ons of u. ronghs
thieves, pickpockets, murlercfs and iepo,tors WHO
accompanied tho Iammany dclera ion TO tao
| Ruci ester Convention, pubshed In luE sun ycster.
| day had the eject Of waking up Chiei Fowler and
| the Jersey Cry police to a sense cf their duty.
Early in the morning. the Cdiel OF Police was notified
| BY telegraph that gang were Iohhing the lady pas
scnecrs and knocking down and dragging out their
| male protectors.
| Tao Superintendent Of the Elo Railroad immeai-
atelS s,nt Ciief Fowler f go passes ior seven Of
GERS WHO, dressed In citz ms clohes Wcro at cnce
| dispatched 10 Paterson. l"e rams wee also =, n.
10 The POI ce at the several towns along tho route.
| 20 ne are a rccc3 c3tiuu tor the mob In case they
sLCud attempt a repetition of the ed on
their journey westward, but the Gang did not leave
the ears un the arrival OF the train At Jts,y CltI
| ut 1880 A. NJ,
Cuci Fowler CAN'T Mann, and The whole reserve
force allowed aU the uasfeng0rs to 20 On board tho
ferry boat, wtcn Detective Puillil- ana NJ John
Oallord Informed tie Chic. Of Police that thoy with
other Ben,leinen nud b3en compelled 10
HIDR THEIR JEwgLRY
to save II from the ueyes, and 10 organize them