New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-23
IN ISIQUiroCs BUSINESS BROKEN Or.

TIE CHIEF OF TIE ENIGRANT RoBBERS TO
re SENTENCED TO-pAT-WHO CHANGED
THE PRESCRIPTION 1T HUDNrrs?-A DTS
PERATE DEVICE or MOORE AND His fHiENn9
TIE EsIGRANT THIEVES ~ 4 NEW BUel-
NESS.
The Jury in the case OF Charles Moore, after
mature GcIiberatlon though the evidence world have
warranted them In coming to conclusion without e"V-
inc their seats found verdict Of guilty The sentence
of the Court Will be pronounced today ana there are
good reasons for thinking Recorder Hacaett VIII give
the cuprt the full extent Of the law such sentence -
necessary to complete the work Of breaking up the bust
meas OF the grant robbers in every branch Moore
must be severely punished In order to ntmite ms IO
lowers The further fact that he cndcdyored to COM
pcc his defense by the additional crimes of forgery ana
the falsacation of the books OF druggist VIII Justify
his incarceration NJ hard labor for many years re-
porter OF THE TRIBUNE has collected the evidence
thrown by the Court and It exposes fully the dos
peate device Of Moore 20 escape the con ouences Of
his crime
II will he remembered that ono Of the main points in
trOGuccd by The d,cnse IN MloTc' case was that pre-
scrption dlcd at Iudnus drug store would prove that
on June D. ISL the date Of the robbery he was sick in
bed Tho counsel for tho defense snbpcnacd Alfred
Jacobs the rrc.crption clerk, to certify TINS effect
For some unknown reason lie was not called b. that
rdc and Mr. Jacobs called the attention or the District
Attorney to the book. AMI offered TO swear that the ddo
OF the prescription had been altered last Sunday nj ht,
from June G to June The counsel 'or The defense very
earnestly objected, and Recorder Hdckett ruled the eY
"A clpycrIE
thus averted ar tho trial Bit MI Jacobs profnsed him
self ready to swear that Woman whom he harycs 10
pe MIVr' co,r VINO villa M G"" M sirJ
called twice Huduut's Sunday, and rcu1caet 10
She examined Ills book cyefnlly AID Tie clerk made for
Ler exact copy II prescription dated june lG Late
In the sore called Tor the ptJu book
and had possession OF wlo the clcrA attended 70
iug morning Il discovered that the .crpon dated
Jdhe 6 had zen iorn rom IT.; page an rastea among
.0-p Of Il.
erased. and the words. "Ddtc June G. 1911" written
across III strange hand Tue space tine page from
which IL was tom was covered b spurious plcscrp-
tion issued by DR. Finncll, TIC writing OF which, how
ever Is not even an imitation OF the genuine hand
writing NJ that ply scian, ana which he has since dc
carrd to be forgery. or course this fraud was exc
cutc1 with the expectation that wouli miss the clerks
eye and that when produced la court the book would
con ain that proof which the ciASrant rJObcr SO much
needed.
Tie persistent prosecution OF Moore has had the effect
Of terrifying The emgIani,robber5. conway and Levi
who some tune alnfe robbed an od sodlr0t SLIGO I'M
ncdatcy He'd the city, and pursued, Conway being
Francisco where II supposed he now s ana the prose
cution against him has been abandoned Levi however.
i%Gfts H. uudr doteriiye snrveiIance The vie Of
Conway called on Mr.. Willy Waach, and nterceded for
hcrhusband hut ce Moores trial began she apparently
has been afraid Of again presenting herself Thomas
McCarron, alias Jimmy Express" Mooro's former
partner, who l. now IN tho city, recently thanked Mr.
Wailach for not prosecuting him, but as lie s again
engaged in some rwindng operation, the time OF his
Immunity from punishment may be considered expired.
With the tievish instinct strong within them, the
emgrant robbers, having been driven from one field,
nave thOotu uloutl, III WHICH llty are HON ItUplg
rch harvest within month or two several vacant
stores Broadway aut other leading thOroughfaros
have been temporarily teGantcd by the managers of
new envelope swinde. This is but phase of the
-phascd lottery scheme The store Is stocked with
gaudy chrOmOs cheap watches and flash jewery, while
Ia few are some really valuable articles which
are OF COURSE displayed 20 best advantage ticket ia
"A scaled envelope sold for % cents aud, on presenting
IL at the department. A. u. G. or s., with of when
initials 1t is marked the purchaser Is Informed that he
can choose article on payment of one dollar OF
course, the deIuded purchaser invariably finds the
particular "dopar,ment" his ticket represents contains
nothing III greater value than rumpcry articles brass
icwcr The former emgant robbers the
tins very profitable device IOr relieving the
wcguty pockets OF the foolish. The police make NO
Efforts to break up these vile concerns