The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-12
THE UPTOWN OUTRAGE.
What the Police Did and Have Not Done
Some Facts To Be Explained-Mrs.
GARDENERS Statement Of Her
Talk with Her Captor.

Some further very peculiar and interesting de-
velopments have come to light in reference to the
outrage committed one week ago tonight in the
residence Of Mr.. Gardiner, No. 224 West Fftieth
street, when three rufiians entered his bedroom,
and while two of them held Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner
in bed the third ransacked the house and appro-
priated all the available money and valuables to
the total value OF $780, The main particulars were
given in yesterdays HERALD. 1t now appears
that II, as Captain Ktalea asserts his
patroman was on the corner OF Eighth avenue
and pursued the runaway burglars after MIR. Gar
diner had given the alarm, the patrolman must
have been as Invisible as o theatrical harlequin.
for neither Mr. Gardiner, who was In the street,
nor workman who sleeps in a shop opposite,
saw the pursuer, though they saw the flying GRIM
inals. In the next place Captain Khlalea asserts
that he reported the case next day
| to Police Headquarters. On Monday Mr..
| Gardiner, accompanied by his maid serv-
ant, went to Headquarters to examine
the portraits in the Rogues' Gallery to II they
| recognized among them the features OF any OF the
robbers. Mr.. Moore, clerk in the detective office,
was first met and by inquiry derived from Mr.
Gardiner all the details OF the robbery, and ex-
pressed some surprise that he had not heard OF so
extraordinary case. He then left the apartment
to ascertain whether there had been any report
made Of the case. and upon his return stated to
Mr.. Gardiner that he could find no entry or report
OF any such affair.
very singular circumstance, however, is the
following AN hour after the robbery Captain Killa
lea was In the house and the scene OF the crime
Within an hour afterwards he brought three pris-
oners up to be identified by Mr.. or Mrs. Gardiner
Mr.. Gardiner had described the robbers as men,
one Of them quite heavily built and all full formed
and mature. The three CRITTERS" who were over
w m ore ri In hn had
been found by the Vidocq OF the Twenty second in
an eating house near the Seventh Avenue Railroad
TO use a crutch to hobbe about on-a
it was very likely that three thieves, who Knew
that an alarm had been given, would stop to eat
SO close to the scene Of their exploit
Mr.. Gardner also states, that the money, $3.50,
winch was taken, was In denominations OF $40,
$40 and g. and not in IS bills, as the money found
one Of the arrested parties said to be- Again,
Mr.. GARDENERS cries for assistance were heard by
persons IN the residences OF Messrs Wells and
horns family, in fiitieth street, near BROADWAY.
and by clerk In the Eighth Avenue Railroad
ONCE but not by any Of the police, and no police
man pursued the thieves as has been claimed.
Captain Killaea requested Mr.. Gardiner to say
nothing about the case when it was first reported
being worked up it was in fair way (and is now,
indeed) OF being "hugger-mugger." The captain
sxtyour men All tod Is too small to nroUerIy
patro. the precinct.
The following IL Mrs. Gardeners statement OF
some singular recolec.ions she has OF the AFFAIR."
While was held down Dy the who
top OF me he attempted to take my rings rom my
finger. said to him, ION. don't take that ring; 1t
is a keepsake from my dead auntie" and the man
who held Mr. Gardiner said, Don't touch that
ring" told him he might have the pearl ring
and I took it from my finger and gave it to him. he
said, ave want money!" l said, "Well, we don't
keep much money in the house but you can have
all there H." told them where to get II and they
got It; but afterwards remembered that there
was a little more money in a portmonnaie in my
told them they should have all the money there
was. ! said to the man while he was holding me
cannot make me afraid, but YOU should think Of
what you are doing. You know me. / have done
you no wrong; but, remember. we shall some day
meet
AT THE JUDGMENT SEAT
OF God, and II you Kill me you will have to answer
we shall meet hereafter" said, "If you want
money win leave check for You in the
BE mo- n aseea ABOUT we ave
no more in the house now" While they
were IN the house and as they were speaking
they used no bad language whatever, and by the
way they spoke and by their tone ana mode of
ignorant classes. Their clothing, too, so far as l
felt it, did not seem to be OF coarse or badly worn
rip bsd think I'M they all wore elt hats but
than the common SLOUGH hat. The portemonnaie
which they took was an old-fashioned silver
letters ~. ii. to p. M. e." The man
kept on asking me to make my husband
STOP HIS CRIES.
but told them could not as he had gone crazy,
believed, and the man who held me suggested
that they should gag him; but one OF them opposed
1t. They also searched a little desk at the other
end Of the bedroom. When the man put his knife
to my neck and asked me If l felt 1t l
did actually feel It; but don't think he
meant to cut me as he did When / opened
my eyes saw the three OF them, aud at that in
slant OF them put hrs left hand on the foot OF
the bed and sprung on to me and held me fast /
think they must have watched the house and
known that Mr.. Daniels was away and think 1t
Is q blessing that he was away for n he had been
in the house there would have been fight and
struggle, and perhaps murder would have been
committed by one OF the thieves. One OF the
thieves asked me where my husbands watch and
any heavy chain now Though he did wear such
chain about year agoI.
THE VICTIMS
Mr.. Gardiner is gentleman ab0ut fifty years OF
age, Of slight physique, and apparently has not
always enjoyed the most robust heal h. He Is
slightly gray, and when the HERALD reporter
called at the house Monday night he made his
q dog, which seemed to be disposed to ''give
mouth' to the late conner. After learning who his
visitor was Mr.. Gardiner admitted him and very
courteOusly gave him all the information In REFER
ence to the affair."
mrs. Gardiner is modest lady OF perhaps forty,
with a fresh complexion and so mpresses person
with her sincerity that 1t Is the belief OF the
porter that she would actually have left the check
In the vestibue as promised for the robber, though
Mr.. Gardiner, who evidently does not believe In
being "crowded down. might have checkmated
her move by having policeman there to hand the
check 10 the burglarious payee.