The New York herald., 1873-11-21
Jack Sheppard and Edgeworth
Bess Eclipsed.
Finnan, i Think That Wo-
mans "a Man."
The Story Of the Escape by The Boy Who
Stole the Bad Cigars.
Maggie JOurdan, Sarah Allen and Keeper
Philips Committed to the TOmbs.


The Jack Sheppard business, which was done so
very vigorously and yet so quietly on the second
tier OF the Tombs on Wednesday morning has
come to crisis in a brief space of time than
was expected. And the discovery has been solely
made through the agency OF a lad who was con-
fined In o cell opposite to that occupied by
Sharkey on charge Of abstracting 600 bad
cigars. The boys name is Kessler, young Ger
man, sixteen years Of age who speaks English and
ne deliberately testified yesterday, before the Com
missioners OF Charities aud Correction, that he
the shorter woman OF the two, (he knew
neither OF them by name), Maggie Jourdan,
and Sarah Jane Allen, standing at Shar-
keys cell door. The short woman Kessler
| saw pass into Snarkey red ticket-red tickets
were used for admission aud egress on Wednes-
| day-and some parcels, and soon after an awkward
looking woman came ont Of the cell. This was the
blood-stained and cowardly assassin Sharkey,
and the sequel will be told below. or
all the runians who have infested
New York for years nore have attained sucn
an outrageous and contemplate notoriety for
treachery and rascality this fellow Sharkey. In
appearance he had all the features OF detestabe
thief-eyes like q rattlesnake ana mouth like a
| wolf. His lower jaw was the jaw OF an assassin,
and when he worked it he always boasted OF his
ability TO snatch diamond from q mans bosom
or watch chain from vest while an eye
twnkled. He would use knife or a pistol only
when his opponent was on his guard or unarmed,
and his special companion was a notorious and
brutal villain named Barney Aaron, well known to
the police. In that lazaretto OF New York,
the Eighth ward, Sharkey had some consequence
as loating politician, because he wore good
diamonds, and he was on certain occasions fra
ternally regarded by Senators and police Justices
And yet this villain, with no human attributes but
the worst could find woman with generous
but fallen instincts TO love him with love
as devoted, II not SO pure, as that offered
Gbeard sr the eoe no1er OF med@va o scoarshp
This poor, degraded wretch, who has often been
beaten by the fists and old boots OF her male COM
panion in crime, and who has had at the best or
! times only the kindness shown TO dog bestowed
on ner, on being brought before police Justice
yesterday had her lace wreathed with smiles and
expressed her gadness taat Sharkey had escaped
the haiter--f0r a time.
At one time Sharkey kept billiard saloon in
Broadway and here all the thieves were in the
habit OF collecting nightly 10 show the punder OF
each days work. The master spirit OF the place
| compelled each thief who came to place his plum
der in a pool, and a division was then made on the
spot.
for with such rascals as he, IL is always of
pride, and 1t begets feeling Of dignity 20 be
allowed to appear prominently at the most brutal
overcoat, richly trimmed with sable fur, and
diamond pin, glowing like Tweed bandit, in his
shirt bosom. Maggie Jordan has been heard TO
say to her acquaintan ces that "Blly was the most
crry' carry an enormous % navy W. pistol, with m a
would use on oosn People he thought that the
stake money was going the wrong way" His
man-stokes-was convicted, has become histor-
ical almost among his kind 1.-The boys are all go
| ing to take a bounce
| LET sHARKEY Coz
] reporter OF the HERALD called at the Tonbs
yesterday afternoon and took look around.
always Of a very Serious nature. 1t is usually the
custom at this place TO shut the stable door after
sioners all assemble, the District Attorney is
called in. and it would make an angel weep to see
how these of1cial beings perspire after the long
cobraike languor that has preceded this spell ol
hard work-that Is. II 1t be hard work.
On the left OF the entrance as you pass in there
are high desks and high raillngs, behind which are
kept records OF lngress and egress OF all the un-
lortunates who visit the place. And here is to be
seen good natured and kind hearted Mark Finley,
the Assistant Warden.
'.Iow are you this afternoon Mr.. Finley,n asks
al am we'll thanks be to God. sir HASN'T the
Lord given us fine weather this blessed November
day, to be sure ~
"les, Mark, he has indeed. Can you let me see
those two Keepers, Lawrence Phillips and Finnan,
who have been suspended for neglect OF duty ~
"Indeed and can: ! think they are within
stones throw OF this spotn
Here Mark FINLEY walked through the inclosure
ana toward the gate through which sharkey
swarm OF Keepers and young men who anxiously
desired to be Keepers Mark oeckoned to two OF
them and said:-
"Here, boys, come out; there is gentleman
wants to speak to you.-
Two men came out: a stout abe-boded
man, with heavy. black mnstache, and buttoned
up to the neck II IN close httlng overcoat. TINS
tier as Sharkey passed out
A man OF lighter frame, In an open sack coat,
and with a scarcely grown mustache-some one
said that he ought TO wear Sharkeys-came out in
jaunty way. This was Fnnan. They were both
asked II they knew how sharkey escaped In
stantly they both replied: -
"We don't know nothing about it.n
REPORTER TO PH1LLTPs-How long have you been
acting as keeper In the Tombs and who ap-
PmLLiPs--I served IN the army and came here
well recommended. l was appointed by Isaac Bell.
lett here on election day and did not get back
til three O'Clock. was not acting election day as
a United States Marshal and was not rec
Apollo Hall man. Commissioner Davenport did
not appoint me. Me and P1nnan live In the one
sct Of the @ "a dsrS IN
time Just to vote. suppose some one has been try
ing TO give me q back cap, and think know who
l don't want to know anything about this.
election district OF the Eighteenth Assembly dis
trlct, and won't say whether / was there all day
cam election asa an d1y Hpoo o man am ana pVS
recommended to tine position position Of keeper by the
flng or false registering, and don't belong 10 no
political clubs. nave been a keeper Tor four
months and l was appointed by Commissioner
Laimbeer. WHAT is all this cross-examination fors
Do you want TO find out my characters | suppose
so.u
Here Finnan walked away in disgust at being in
vestigated. and PAillips, who seemed to be good
natured, rough grained man, bade the reporter
good day.
THE POLICE WORK
The police authorities and detectives, under
Superintenden mt Matsell and Captain James Irving
are making all the exertions they can to find
Sharkey, who is quite well Enown to them. Cap-
has pledged his professional skill to effect his cap
ture, but VIII not say anything. 1t is believed that
he Is still in the city OF New York, and all his
haunts are pretty we'll known.
The Investig alton by the Com m lis stone RS
and the District Attorney.
Maggie Jourdan and Mrs. Wesley Allen were ar.
rairued before Judge Rixbv in the ToYnhs po,,c.