The New York herald., 1871-01-05
BOLD BURGLARS.
Important Arrest of goes.
pcrate Thieves.
Geng Of Burglars Ravagirg The suburbs->
Westchester County and New Jersoy
Visited-Robbsries aad Murde-
Gus Assaults Committed

Quite extensive series OF burgla ! have oeA
cured OF late In the suburbs and neghsbring towns
or this city. and property TO tile amount of 900 or
thereabouts taken aud carried away. Within q few
days, however, clue has been discovered whCn
has ed to the OF OF the depredators AMI
the recovery or considerable share OF tho
stolen property. This latter fact IL is oly fair 70
state, Is due, first, to superintendent kelso, anu
next to the indeiatlgable eXertons Of detectives
King and Lyons, Of the Tenth precinct, 10 whom
superintendent Kelso entrusted The important mat.
ter OF uuearthipg the robbers. They have been
almost completely successful. The FIRST place wnere
the burglars began their operations was ia West.
chester, and here they
EANhGED WITH IHPUNirY
for some, time tlll at length the people became
aroused and the locality gettirg, In common par
lance, too not for them, the cracksmen bctook them
selves TO other fields and pastures new. They fed
to Newburg, having meantime, however, taken
to send their spoil 10 this city 10 one or
their gang, named Thomas Kennedy, alias
Cannaly, residing at l79 Elizabeth street Tearl,
who Of lost time In disposing OF it TO the
best advantage. Among the parties in yestchester
whose houses entered and ro<.ed were Mr..
Charles l.. Cannon and Captain +. Grote,
supervisor OF the county. The former lost
valuable music box aud clock or
costly Workmanship, and the latter two clocks ana
other property. Mr. Richard Hoe, the manufacturer
OF Hoes printing presses, was also among the vic
tins. This gentleman's house entered and
robbed Of magnificent clock, valued at S25O0,
and a music box worth $500. Mr.. Hoes properly
found by the detectives in pawn shop
In Spring street, where 1t had been pledged
for thiry-seven dollars. ans that OF the other
gentlemen has also been recovered. la Newburg
the burglars tarrie only few days,
BREAKING INTO A DWELLING HOUSE.
and carrying away gold watch ana a few diamond
rings Shortly after this burglary was committed
Hugh Prcndergast, well known to Lyons
and King, made his appearance IN the
Bowery, after somewhat protracteu absence
and was arrested on suspicion. In his coat pocket
they found note dated Newpurg, addressed TO him
by his wife, in much like the following words
DEAR HUGu Come up for the holidays, be very
full Tor the who rowed the river
identity you You are suspected for the burglary
Hugh was quickly sent back to Newburg where
nc i at present In custody. The gang next visited
the pleasant little town OF Englewood, " j. On the
night or tae Sun ot iasI month Mr D. II; andrews
IL was frosty. moonlight night, and the gas
burned brightly IN MS room. lt happened that
something tell on the ioor which awoKe him, and
opening his eyes ne beheld maa In tn. middle OF
the room, who stared At him with fixed aud muir
derous expression. Not word was spoken by
either for q moment. Mr.. Andrews was, to certain
extent, paralyzed by this Z I'm looking ana unex-
peced apparltion; but, quickly recovering himself
he called out to The Intruder stern tone OF voice.
'sWho are YOU" The words had not left his mouth
when he received
A TERRIBLE BLOW or A JIMMY
IN tne breast and arin which caused HIM to inter
piercing cry OF PAIN M wanS echoes sao N the nesh1Sr
burglar did not pause moment but fed lncOn-
uneutly down the stars, carrying away with hm,
however, several articles OF wearing apparel. The
same night the house or Mr.. J. Smlth norman
also entered and robbed OF about sl,0Jo worth oJ
Steel, sllYerWpre aud Quantity OF Gle thing.
THE Go01 QUIET PEOPLE OF ESGLEwo0D
were not little alarmed over these two occur.
rences, and offered $40 reward ior the arrest aud
CONVICTION OF the robbers. On sunday ngnt George
Hart, alas Dogberty, alias Adams was arrested IN
West Broadway by detectives IyOnS ana King, OF
the Tenth, and taken To the station From
Information tney haa received they believed him
to he one OF the parties engaged i'll the latter
burglaries, and they accordingly communicated with
Mr.. Andrews, who came 10 this city yesterday and
ldennfed him as the man he had seen III ms house
ON the Sth OF December, and VINO had struck him, as
stated, with Jimmy Hart was yes erday taken
before Justice Scott at the Essex Market Poiice
Court, but remanded to the station house TO await
o requistion from the Governor oi New Jersey.