Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-11
From the Philadelphia Telegraph. of Monday.
important Arrest.
TWO DARING CRIMINALS IN DuRAEcE-THEY
ARE IDENTIFIED by A PHILADELPHIA DIX
TECTIVE-THEIR CAREER IN CRIME.


ARE IDENTIFIED ny A PHILADELPHIA DE-
TECTIVE-THEIR CAREER IN CRIME.
On Friday night last, a bold and daring at
tempt was made by five burglars to rob the
National Bank Of Delaware, located at Sixth
ana Market streets, Wilmington. The effort
to rob the institution failed, and four of the
rascals were captured. Detective Wood, of
the Philadelphia Detective Department, went
to Wilmington on Saturday to discover, IL pos
sible, who the robbers were, and was enabled
to identify two who have played conspicuous
parts in the commission Ofgrave crimes in va
riOus parts of the country.
One OF these men Is Big Frank. alias Frank
O'Donnel, who gave the name OF Francta M.
carter to the Wilmington officials. The first
known Of Big Frank was his association with
Philadelphia thieves long time since, but he
never was considered as having courage or
9exterlty enough to engage in any bold CRIME.
some time since, however, house in Trenton
was robbed.
1t was ascertained that Big Frank, Frank
Buck and Ned Magee had a hand in this affair
and that the bonds had been "fenced" in this
city and the proceeds divided Buek and Ma
gee were imprisoned, but Big Frank, who had
just been captured under the name of Carter,
getaway. From that time Big Frank became
a notorious manamOng the prescribed causes
ses, and demonstrated to his confrereS that he
had nerve and daring. He has been wanted
in the city long time.
In April, 1870, man by the name of Paddy
Williams was shot by him at Beams saloon al
Eleventh and Samson Streets and died Of his
| injuries. This quarrel was over a division o.
the spoils Of the Beneficial Savings Fund rob
berry, in which they had hand. 1t will be seer
that this capture Is an important one, Bis
Frank being wanted in this city for crimes tha
may send him to prison for life. He has beer
held in Wilmington authorities in $4,000 bail I,
answer the charge Of attempted robbery, and i,
$1,000 extra 10 answer for making deadly as
sault upon Officer CarberFy, when the latter a,
tempted his arrest
The second man Of note arrested gave hi
name as james Thomas of PhiladeIphia-hi
real name being Thomas Hope-who has beer
arrested a number oftimes, and has managed 1
secure no small reputation as a daring rascal
lie Is brother-in-law Of the once famous Jinim
HagRarty, who, it will be remembered, was she
, by Reddy the Blacksmith. About four hear
: ago he was arrested for robbing the safe of III
Minehill Railroad Company, in the Frankli
Institute Building, and was bailed. He jumpe
= his bail, and since that time, while he has bee
wanted, he has not been kind enough TO com
1 within the observation Of any of our PhIIade
Phia officers. Hope, under the name OF Jane
: Watson; and Ned Lyons, OF Navy Yard rsbbeT
nOtoriety, and a man by the name Of JOh
. Hughes, robb. Smiths banking house
/ Perry Nsw York They were all arrested 4
it., and sentenced each to three years imDriso,
j. menI in Sing Sing, on the 7th Of October, lS7
e They served until June, 1873, when Hugh
Q was pardoned and soon after died, aud NJ
Lyons and Hope escaped from the prso
; Nothing was seen OF Hope, until arrested
! Wilmington. Detective Wood has done Il
! the State some service in Identifying these Vi
q lains.