The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-18
CAPTURE OF A DESPERATE THIEF.

There was quite hu5z Of excitement at Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday morning, consequent
upon the appearance OF the notorious John fOgarty
In charge Of Oncels Bcnnett and Curry, OF the
1wenty.nlnlh rreclnc!, accused OF being posses.
sion OF bursiarious tools and also Of having feo-
ni.usly assaulted Johu Stetson and his brother
Charlie, at the KniCkcrbocker Cottage. in Sixth
/, avenue OF the 2eth Of last January.
A full account Of the affair appeared In the
HERALD at that time but the matter has probably
been forgotten may be well to Rve brief resume
OF the case.
Etetson ana his brother were playing billiards
at the KncEcrbocker Cottage, IN Sixth avenue.
, VIXEN John StetsOn was assaulted by 7. Lyons o
] man with whom ne nad some difficulty few days
before.
This was the signal for tho three runlars accom-.
panying Lyons to join in the melee Fogary drew
revolver and placed 1t In John Stetsons ear, but
nc lodged away and the bullet lodged In the wall
Eaton and WAX assisted bS pounding him and pre-
venting DIS Drotner comiax 70 MS asiistancs.
Police Court al the tune Tor the or the par
ties. and placed IN the hands oil Officer Grove OF tho
Cont squad. Lyons was arrested and Is now On
bail The others made their escape.
Some time In aarch Fogarty was arrested for dis
nue. Railroad Company and taken before Alderman
funkett. at the Tifyseyenth Street Police Court,
and Ivy Inn sent 10 the Island for ten days. He was
discharged from the Island oeiore those having the
warrant were no'lied his friends taking him to
/ Long .3Iauu IN SiHiu DOdts nc tot lNnc1Iat0y
! for Boston, where he has renamed up TO withia
! Short tune ago.
| About two O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Mull.-
gan, residing at No. los West Twentieth street, SAL
man running rapidly up the sia,rs In his stocking
lcct. He gave he alarm, and Oicer5 Bennett and
! Curry found fogarty IN q hall bedroom. When
searched he had n large dirk knife IN his POCKET.
In all Clubhouse they found bunch OF keys, and In
| the rear OF the next houc mo. le1 a vdise AMI
KIT OF burglars TOOLS viz:-a brace blt, crow and
two skeleton keys. Back o! the nOuacs mentioned
above - graveyard which runs through 10
4 Twenty
| Sixth avonuc, between twentieth and Twenty first
streets IS only separated from the graveyard by o
| low wall.
short time ago, when the clerk was closing the
the store OF Me-. ONelil At Nos. 327 ami 3l9
sixth enuc, he was fired NJ from tue graveyard,
g,ohcs In the Chandelier ami lodging In the ceiling
/ Not later than last friias IN attempt was made To
enter the store from the rear, Dut Captain Bur.
den had detailed TWO officers to watch the store and
two OF the clerks were sleeping there the burglars
were obliged to Il .sist
Yesterday morning q noise was heard, but the
clerk ATTACHED no Importance 70 It, and had 1t NOT
been Tor Mr. joan Michigan, who tectel Fogarty
! they might have succeeded. AT The time OF the ar
rest there were two others with the prisoner, but
they made their escape through the giavey ard Ia the
dark.
Fogarty. OF course, denied his guilt in both trans.
actions, hut Justice cox said 10 him when about
commit him:--'fOgarty, you lre bad man, and the
sooner thls community Is I'll or you the better.
shall hold you IN $i0o0, to answer at the Court Of
! General Sessions"
Young Mr. Stets0n renewed his complaint against
| the pr soner and the others VINO were with him at
! the tifnc OF the assault last January.
1 captain Burden and his officers are very much
pleased at having secured this fellow, as nc Is known
/ rs q most reckless and daring desperate.