The sun., 1873-07-02
TIP MURPHY ABROAD.
signsiizins bis Retvrs 60 bis Former FtTd
of Labor BY Kobbing an Old Man aud
wife Of . atfetirne'~ s-pvtsrs.

Of Labor BY kobbiuu Old Man aud
wifr Of . atfetirne'- r-wvs~rs.
During the hast week several daring and
suceessfL burelsries have been perpetratsd In
Union Hill, N.J Midnight mas been the rob-
tiers fa,orite hour. The victims agree that the
gang numbers four and that they operated with
unususl boldness. After forcing adoor from its
hinges they tramp tcarlesslv through house TO
the sleeping apartment Of the tcmant, and q, the
point of a pistol order him or her to hand over
whatever there l. uf value in the house.
Tho police Of the townSnip Is represented in
the person Of u sirglc constable whose tino Ia
taken up with holding n stan IN the county
courts at 81 per day. lie has failed 10 obtain a
clue to the robbers. but IL Is thought that while
! the gang were rinng the premises of George
! Helm, AN aged German, on SUNDAY night, the
| identity of the leader was betrayed. Some time
/ ago n. notorious band OF Tenth avenue dspprra-
locs lived In a cayo at the foot OF the mountain
| spot ot which Bufr aud Hamilton fought. An
/ lrishnau about - years Of aye. almost six feet
Know" G a. Ty s I,Vsr %n 'SR t6e ted
! leader ~ the baud. They worked In squids, and
iaru timc 40 clcyery that the police were baflC d.
! terror, and wCsnen were never out after night
Iall: finall, hishway t.bLery, committed m
led to tho discovery Of the cave, and vigilance
committee drove the thieves over the mountain.
| Murphy WIS 50 closely pursued that escape was
| impossible. aud IN desperation
ur THRnw pfMsrLr FROM Tnr CLtrF
| to the foot path below. n fail of over hundred
! leeR where rs YA; i9Hnd sYPn silSri and ytfn
! gang wetc rcntehced to lvc y a. in the stso
I Prison at Trenton, hut after serving about 4
ss; hS hMT a1 rS9d e. tnn f 4Ss seIsyed ss
the ciif along the shore line offers many lurking
I places for outlaws aud Tip h. soiposcd to he
| concealed Ia one of the natural vaults abound
| ing In TINT locality.
the .robhers' last venture wss on SUNDAY even
msr @ hrrSoTv m S "n tIs Tie rorner D wv" ~ w"chswS"n @
! avenue and the Buli's ferry rusd live Gcorrc
! The old couple cannot speak RnglIsh. and they
! had In soule way acquired the reputation of
always having money In their house. They do
not Keep servants, and ~ the house Is somewhat
! isolated they are without protection. On tho
/ previous Monday night. about. 10 O'Clock.
one-egGed tramp begged place to slceu
! in. and WIS permitted 10 remstn In an un-
/ occupied room close Z" where the Helms
larry. and the habits NJ the Rcms have he
I come well known 70 him. On sunday night he
was l,iqg upon the door. underneath awindow
overlooking the vard. At II o'clock Mr.. Helm
/ Wd- aw akencd bN voice. In the yartl, and going
into thr nutcr room lie heard the cripple talking
window the front door was violently broken.
ana lpUr men entered the room.
oNH nrLp MN nv ruE THROAT
pnd rriorcd him tn keen Sll,ncc. The burglars
/ faces were concealed h, red kV Vrrhiefs bbunu d-
asnnalN from the chin over the left eye. No
| attention was rnd 60 the cripple. The. party
! terutn l"ii l,'n WiNU 'h' h"u@e' hhu WINE one
{ held the old man the uthers went 10 the bed
room and dragged old Mrs. Hcim into the XII
. chen. where she was guarded hy another of tue
puu'"ttr. Every dollar owned hN the Helms
/ was in their bed, and without tho least search
! the apparent leader tuEncd up the cuvctlid. aud
| took the slul and the h'nd for t5D that the old
couple had 80 carefully huaried to protect them
In their age. They searched the old IN IN. ani
robbed him ~ g. that he had concealed on his
j person. After leaving the house they were seeu
gning in the direction uf Highwuud, and tho
! uiNriling after the rihbery Helm pockethooA
was fuuni on the beach In the ne si,hprAoNd uf
3 'he cave made notorious NV Murphy.
THE town authorities have made no efprt u
/ arrest the thieves, pnd Il Is dnuhtful whether
hey know them. Capt. Donovan of the Hohnkcn
police, however, bellows that a portion of hur-
& phys nlnd hn, returned. John Bngar,ius sud
Harry Thorp, two ~ the men scnten cd with
Murphy nre at largo, and the Captain think a
q they lave organized e. work Union nm. rhcy
T. circulate between Tenth avenue and the ~nore
line of Union liill, but ~ HI district doos not
Include that township he does not feel crlird
upon TO attempt their capture.