New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-02
Local Intelligence.

Coon Work OF METROPOLITAN DE
TECrIvEs-.i Raid on Ihieres.-Mr. Boyle,
secretary to Superintendent Badger, fur
nishes us with the following interesting re-
port:
On the twenty-fourth ultimo Captain
Gerard Malone, having secured clue to
the parties who robbed the residence OF MIR.
Shute, corner of Pitt and Milan streets,
Sixth District, on the fourth ultlmo, pro-
ceeded with Detectives PecOra and D0no-
van, on the twenty-seventh ultimo. to the
haunt of Matt Hogan, Rampant street, Just
below Canal and there found George
Wallace, alias Charles A. Williams, New
York thief, who, IN company with James
Mack, was identified by Mr.. Baquie as the
party who stole his bank box, pocketbook
and revenue stamps. For that case these
two men furnished straw ball. Mack leaving
the CITY. while Wallace remained to work
the town. This was a good arrest, and
fortune favored the officers, for in the same
room with Wallace they found Johnny
Hunt, alias Venables. an escaped convict
from Leaeenworth, Kansas, having term
of ten years to serve.
Not relishing return to hard labor,
he resisted desperately, endeavoring to
shoot the officers. The charges pending
against him are being an escaped convict
and attempting to shoot the officers.
CAPTAIN Malone started the ball, deter
mined to keep it moving. Having ascer-
tanned that a number Of thieves had their
headquarters in house on BIenvllle,
near Villere street, he, accompanied by De
tectiyes Pecora. Pearson and Donovan,
visited the den at daylight Friday morn
ing, and were rewarded by finding therein
the noted Ben Marshall. an escaped con-
yict from the LeavenwOrth penitentiary,
where he owes ten years service. Inc
Governor of Kansas has forwarded requi
sitions for him and for Venables, and they
will start on their pleasure trip. Marshall,
on seeing the officers, attempted to seize
his revolver, but Loaded pistol S:1 PERSUADED i
him out of that idea. Old Bill NanhOOk,
now quite played out, was in the room, but
he is too sick to perform hard work. In
the same den the officers found DIR. Wright,
who is charged with the killing OF Juiia
Perkins Charles JONES', alias Gus Smith.
was also there Four pistols were found
there, an outsider, some skeleton Keys, a
wig, and black mask and gold watch.
This batch of worthless was marched To
the first precinct stationhouse. While Oh
Baronne street, on the way to prison, Mar
shall broke from the officers; shot sent
after him did not cause a halt, but ne was
captured, slightly wounded. He SAID that
if only half a chance were given HIM ne
would kill the first man who laid hand on
him.
Captain Malone nearly lost his temper at
this, but taking the same officers made a
descent on Basin street den, near Perdldo
where they arrested James Stark, Iom
Kelly, alias Stanton, Thomas Brown, alias
Black, John Thompson, alias Clark, and
Charles Young, five OF the most dangerous
night working thieves in the country. They
are now secured in prison.
The city is crowded with thieves who are
iuin lni
through some defect, the police are nearly
poweress to nd this community of them
No sooner are the rascals arrested than they
are turned loose, sometimes on queer bond.
If the thieves who were arrested on the first
of March are turned loose our citizens had
better watch their premises at night with
firearms, prepared to shoot burglars and
thieves.
1t is believed that some 81 these men are
the garroters who have been operating
lately.