New-York tribune., 1872-01-30

tho thieves managed 10 escape The thrd inc one VINO
had fired at Doran was seized Wy the taen a 70 IN poeo
Headquarters and locked MP. , ,,,, l., a.,
Uo proved 10 be Washington Go0diicn hVinR ln ~ tw
Sixteenth ward, where he had wife ana cnllu inc IOr,
ner entirely unconscious of the fact that her husband
was so hnrdened criminal III was "JIi Lng n aboriR
while aiding confederate to escape from prison. y
ward 500 was offered by the Governor OF 'na,
iHpt H oodeh wond M % be Convicted and sentenced for life
given into the hands Of the Michigan H., he
Doran was congratulated on the haBdsOiDe reWau nc nc
would receive for bis merorous action Inc bV1 -, me m
Police made bin roundsman In aoknowieag,nsn ~, heinS
daring ie had displayed. Goodrich was aIiai" VI e '
sent Michigan and freely confessed that e @ 'fS For
the leader in all the "butcher cart roDsD"ted vas
sOrno uncxp xpaincd reason but which, II is assreu, VIZ
owing in part TO the nnwnsness OF the deccivJs 70
allow any clse ia the Police Department Gn"drns
plea Of robbery was accepted, ana on t"o @ 20
he sent to Sing Sing for 20 year, a nn of IVAN for
the great service he had rendered ana he IsA u" n
run.
within the past year or two there have been more
than dozen bank robberies in this and adjoining ees
and towns There not more than half dozen gangs
of bank thieves in this country, and scarce more ah
half that number can be considered hrstcass III II
comparatively easy matter after bank has been broken
into for the detectives to learn, with toerable certainty
what particular gang has done the job. Certain OF our
best detectives tell. from the manner In WHICH
the burglary committed. by whom u was uOr, aia
IN any little inquiry Will reveal whetner OF NJ NJ
nny OF the parties whom they suspect have been in me
nefghborlIood for a short time precedhhS tic tno
late superintendent Jourdan worked UP some ne
OF his best cases How many arrests OF
have detectives arrested ana securea uda ,, ~
eR within aS %st yer SaTs Ss
two three forgers but the remainder OF ,e "
done nGnS mn Senps rtr ee who hSvenot made
an arrest in ak months, and who barely arelaso nr %
yea tcx Vi 10 no p% their abtes and knowledge OF thieves
and their peculiar style OF eption asked by GOOD
nortion Of tho business public who are cohstaS D,nS
preyed on by these outlaws anu uPP'i0""' "i 49,
effort being made to prevent H.
A SUGGESTION TO bankers.
Several years ago, Inspector Carpenter revived the
pan OF having photographs OF professional thleVcs
taken and kept for reference in an album at Ponce
Headquarters. Copies were also sent to the station
houses in the Metropolitan District The album Is sun
10 be seen at Police Headquarters but the faces In us
pages are those Of piekpocket confidence dealers dis
honest servants and house thieves The collection, un-
fortunately, does not contain the portraits OF the no
torous bank aid Office thieves which have been men
toned in this article nor OF professional Dank DTgars
like Monk Shinborne, Dan Hnghe+ alias ci bicKsish n
Dan" Hughey DOugheTty, Johnny D0bbs, tharley istF
lard, Ike Marsh Johnny Gleason, Steve Maioney, Biy
Forester Ed Mccormick ana others M %elknoSnC % CT a.
Cross Spence Petus and Others r faces OF these ac
compshed rogues familiar 20 the detectives who III
OF robbery or theft ascertain the names OF
the professional thieves VINO were IN the vtlllS "hen
The tbeit was committed aud are TINS enabled to name
the gang TO which the thieves belong.
This sI ecests very simple device by which thieying
in Wal-s might be checked if not prevented Let che
professional thieves whose have been given be
arrested by the detectives and DC detained AT Ioucc
Headquarters for short time to enable PHOTOGRAPHER
TO reproduce their faces and then let copies OF their
photographs be distributed in the banks and brokers
whom the scheme will benefit The officers aud EN-
ployes in banking institutions would soon become "a
nar with the faces OF those whose depredatlons they
are constantly fearing, and wheneyera notorious
thief appeared in bank or Office he would De driven
ont Within month thieves would find their Occupa-
ton gone Each clerk would be detective, and nding
themselves recognized wherever they went tnG % EYES
has been recommended by several eXperencea detef
tyes Many officers would object to IT, howeyer Gsyy s ~
would uiure their business II there Were no no hy hnesy
robbercs there would be no corresponhsly heaVy
rewards offered for the recovery Of stolen properly
THE DETECTIVES DEMAND A REFORM
Many experienced detectives find fault with the organ
izaton of the force account OF the small salaries
which are received claim that chance OF promo
tion afOred Aside from the Captain, the detectives
attached to Central iOice rank and receive pay as
patromen. Their expenses are much greater han hOSe
of patrolmen and certainly higher grade of intelligence
1. expected in detective officer An able detective
must possess shrewdness in marked decree; an accu
rate and unfang memory for faces as the arrest Of an
innocent person would he very serious bunder an ex
tensye acquaintance with all classes OF men, anu iaH
iarity with the haunts Of the more prominent criminals
in regard to noted criminals VINO are con-
stantly landing at this port from the larger |
cities OF Europe and among other QUALITIES. |
ana thew e advance money for
penses on prospective rewards, which they never re
wear tbey are poorer than at the beginning Nearly all
of them favor the English system OF making promotions
Setecye officer Of long experience on the London. L
erpoo Manchester Police holds the rank OF Inspector
te%dents @ d' We're FORMERLY in the detective force
urged that American detectives after years OF faithful
service recognition OF special duties worthiy per
formed. should be given the rank OF seIgeant very
ths in pce Of the present system of rewards They nd
init that present system destroys the efficiency Of
the force, but claim that an increase Of pay is the only