The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
BURGLARS ARRESTED.
The Police Clearing Out a Den OF
Thieves.
A Notorious Resort Of aCracksmen Emptied--
Booked for thsaIgland-More Work
for Judg6 Bowling.

Captain Mount, OF the F Fourteenth precinct made
another descent last night This time, however, 1t
was on different class of depredators TO what hes
cleared out on Broadway and on different side Oh
the town. For a long time past there has been q
most notorious den where thieves Of the lowest
and worst description congregated, on the corner
OF Hester street and the Bowerys The place has
become such
PLAGUE UPON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
that respectable people dared not 60 within blocks
Of the dangerous hole. Captain Mount determined
when he was sent into the Fourteenth ward to clear
the district OF all the dsreputable places In it, and
he has begun his work. When ne started from the
station house last night there were about
twenty-five thieves In the Hester street
den. These he expected to catch. but, UNI
fortunately, only two of them were to be-
foQnd when he arrived on the spot with his men.
Ever since the Captain went into that precinct the
thieves have kept up watch upon his actions, and
as soon as he stlrs out OF the station house the
direction In which no goes Is at once autographed to-
the Interested parties. When superintendent Kels0
gave him Instructions to make descent on this
place he cautioned the Captain that the men were
dangerous lot, and recommended him to 60 there
FORCE AND WELL ARMED.
The pulp was decided upon last night and
about nine O'Clock Captain Mount left the station
house alone. lie went down to the Bowery and
then dropped quietly along the street. He was
shortly followed by Sergeant Oates, who crossed tna
Bowery into the Tenth ward with ten men. Two
detectives had previously been sent on to Hester
street to watch the 'denn in the rear. This move
ment or the police threw the thieves completely Ofh
after their ashion wnen the CAPTAIN and ms men
bounced upon them. The Sergeant and the police
Joined the Captain at tho junction of the B0wery
and Hester street, and they dashed into the base
ment. with the Captain In advance, armed to tho
teeth, and ready for struggle The thieves were
completely surprised at the sudden appearance Of
the police, and several OF the
JUMPED TO TuR REAR
Bean and Dulop weres standing thera pistols In
hand, ready for any emergency. captain Mount put
tneaten rnians found 10 the place under arrest aud
proceeded TO search the saloon. lie found guam
THY OF burglars tools under the counter, which
he seized, ana then he marched the discom-
hted "crackSmen " to the station house. The
tools were all Of the latest cut and new
est design, suited to Ithat branch OF industry.
with them under the counter was paper OF red
pepper which used to throw into the eyes OF peo-
pie In the streets before their pockets are picked.
This den" is without any exception the viest and
most dangerous in New York, and Captain Mount
deserves well OF the entire community for the man.
ner IN which ne has executed this work. One rea-
son why so few OF the ordinary habiu6S OF this
place were
DISCOVERED BY THE POLICE
Is that they arc constantly moving in and out az
soon as the darkness sets In and sometimes there
are as many as forty OF them there at a time Su-
structlons to keep on at This work until ne mas
cleared the ward OF everything or the kind. IL Is
unuerStOOu In police CIRCLES Jnat the SuperntenuenC
has made the others understand that they must also
drive from their precincts all denso OF thieves and
other Infamous places, OF no matter what descrip-
ton. The names given by the men, arrested last
night were:-
Pat Knapp. twentyslx years OF age, saloon
keeper, and lives at % Ludlow street.
James Morgan, twenty-eight, plumber. living ar
% Hamilton street.
Thomas Eugene, twenty-one. weighmaster, liv.
ing at 81 King street.
Pat Connolly, twcntyseven. liquor saloon Keeper,
81 King street.
Thomas Jones, twenty-four blacksmith, living a.
"a Monroe street.
Frank Nilsson, twenty -four, plumber, living at 70
East Tenth street.
John Lynch, 40, blacksmith, living ut l16 Hester
street. This man Is OF the most notorious thieves
in America. his name Is Paisley Conroy and his
picture adOrns the ROgneS Gallery.
william Connolly, 23, works In a spice factory,
living at 81 Forsyth street.
Thomas Knsly, Fl, bartender, living at las Cherry
street.
william Thompson, 26. saloon keeper, living at 2S
Ludlow street.
Tney arc to be brought before Judge Bowling &C
the TOmbs this morning.