The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-29
Professor Panormo's Assassin
Caught at Last.
ONE OF BROOKL yNS BLACKLIST CRIMES.
Highwaymen Draining a Citizen
in a Public Street.
The story of n Self.COn.
fessed Thief.
A STARTLING RECORD OF CRIME.


The murder of Professor PanOrmo, the music
teacher in Brooklyn, which was committed by
highwaymen on the night Of the $50 Of January
last Is still fresh in the minds Of the readers OF the
HERALD. The Professor was waylaid about ten
O'Clock at night as he was returning to his hOme
after having given q music lesson to one Of his
pupils in Oxford street, near Park avenue. The
following day the police began to look about for the
perpetrators of the horrible crime. They arrested
q number Of parties but az there was no evidence
which was calculated to implcate them in the
murder one after another was discharged, and all
hope Of securing the guilty parties was given up.
THE ALLEGED MURDERER
Is now, however in the Kings county jail, one OF
his comrades having just "gven him away" The
man is Michael O'Bren, New York thief who,
with an organized gang, was in the habit Of max
ing frequent visits to Brooklyn for the purpose Of
robbing the dwellings Of citizens. O'Brien was
arrested in the apartments Of Mrs. Payers at 247
West Eleventh street, New York. where quantity
OF silyerware which he had stolen from residences
In Brooklyn was recovered, by Captain Ferry. 10
was not known at the time of his arrest that he
was at all implicated in the murder.
THE CLEw TO THB'GANa OF THIEVES
Some time since Ofiicer Roache, OF the Third pre-.
| cinct, arrested young man named william Hg-
| gins for sneak theving. He did not think ne had
made much OF q capture, for all that was found In
line. It was subsequently, ascertained that this
tape line was among some articles which had been
stolen from the residence OF Mr. John Gilbert, S67
| and told him that he was satisfied he could assist
him to discover some property which had been
| HIGGINS "GrvEs AWAY" HIS COMPANIONS
Higgins then told the Captain that there was an
organized gang which had been operating in
Brooklyn for some time past, but they belonged In
mitted ali these silver robberies in BrooklynS" re-
marked the Captain.
eyes, do, "replied Higgins.
"DO you know where any OF that silver Is fn
eyes What do you wantf
"Well, District Attorney Britton's house was rob-
were stoen"-here the Captain described the
pieces and satd-"Do you know where can get
eyes, I do; I've seen part Of them in Mrs.
Gagan's house In West Eleventh street and part IN
Mrs: steriings, In Greenwich street"
"Are these two boarding houses where these
th lyss = Ell stopS'
o." Just give me the address Of them and the
"Mrs. Gagan's house is No. 24s West Eleventh
ra MRS gyers rooms Ma are n s
witch street, Michael lannon's Is at ~ West street,
and Michael Keeley's is at No; 2A Norris street,
| then there's some places In Baxter street, too
| four Jews, three OF which are receivers"
THE ARREST OF THE THIEVES.
Captain Ferry visited the above places and sue.
ceeded in recovering nearly all the property which
| had been stolen in brooklyn for months past. Az
nSss SawaTa
arrested. The latter three are the parties who
committed most Of the robberies. Mrs. Sterling
was arrested as q receiver OF stolen goods At the
house OF Honora Gagan, 24o West Eleventh street,
New York, was found most OF the silverware stolen
O'Brien in the apartments Of Mrs. Payer,
PARTIES ns %ers al 0a arrested nd 6rs To-
Brooklyn. O'Bren was suffering from pistol shot
wound which he had received while making his
Brown, 1l3 West Eleventh street, New York.
ANOTHER REVELATION BY HIGGINS.
thieves and receivers lodged in the Raymond street
jail the Captain again visited Higgins and asked
omitted to tell hims He said, ayes, there is some
thing which never occurred to me BEFORE"
.why, do You remember some time ago Of a fellow
being Knocked down In the street one night and
dying the next morning ~
~ don't know what part Of the city it was In; ne
en saa tSat aSDt mean
Yes" said Higgins that's him.
and have not said anything"
"Well, 1t never occurred to me before.n
The Captain was incredulous, and said he could
"WelI now, look here" said Higgins, "you may
not believe IL, but it's so, and never thought any,
thing about the matter TIL lately; didn't read the
.'wen, go on with your story; never mind about
the forgetting business" said the Captain, who
was thoroughly alive to the Importance Of the
matter. - r
| Tombs in New York when that affair happenedy
| and came ont on the morning after the night on
which IL occurred. I'd been taken in for fighting.
| Well, was coming over to Brooklyn on the night
OF the day when was released (the night follow
ing the assault on and Was
he's an Engllshman. When we get together-any
Of rsLwe generally tell escn other r what sort Or
but we had q narrow escape last night with that
- in Brooklyn what's thatr said l. 'Ohp
says he, Cassidy and ! and Scotty and O'Brien
ing to rob some house,, and we didn't get q damned
thing SO OF the fellows said Oh, let's 60 back
Cassidy said, IT'S damned shame to go back
let's lay for somebody said another. Here you
are, them said OF the four. Let's go for this
man coming up, and see what he's got about him.
told me, Cap and then he went on to say how
they robbed Panormo.
NUMBERING POOR PANoRMo.
One OF them grabbed him by the collar and said
In a rough voice, 'What have you got about you
Come, pony up !" at the same time shaking Pa
nOrmO.
AS soon az he felt he was grasped he cried out, or
attempted to cry out for help and another OF the
four pulled out pistol and 'jabbed" him in the
neck with the muZzle and said, damn your dirty
soul; II you yell out again I'll blow your brains
Feeling the muzzle OF the pistol at his neck, Pa
normo stopped and third man proceeded ito go
through him." and was just on the point OF taking
pistol on him thinking Panormo would not dare
to cry Quit, replaced the pistol In his pocket.
Seeing the ,ns cSs
his life; for, with terrible OATH, 0Brlen struck
him on the temple with club, and as the unf0rtu-
nate victim was reeling backward from the effects
nf 10 In oUot afr