Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-12
Bogus Detectives.

MAN SUPPOSED TO DE CONFEDERATE OF THE
woULD-BE BANK ROBBERS OBJ BrArNs AN INTERVIEW
WITH "BIa FRANK"-HIs TELL.TALE DBMEANoR
AND HIS WANT OF OFFICIAL RECOGNITION.
About now look out for Detectives. 1t is aspec-
ious guise in which to gain admission to the four
men incarcerated at New Castle, charged with
attempted burglary, aud thus furnish them with
the means of escape. Already two men have
been admitted into the New Castle Jail by rea-
of the plarsbity with which they have played
the detective role, and we have the best reasons
for supposiug that they are both impostors. We
are also glad to know that Sheriff Armstrong
shares in this opinion.
Early on Monday morning, man represent
ing himself to be Detective PInckney Amarr
OF 43l Gold street, Brooklyn, N. y, appeared at
Police Headquarters and by his easy address,
fluent tongue, and bundle of references salts
fed our officials of his genuineness He then
went over to New Castle and without difficulty
made similar Impression upon Deputy sheriff
Giffin, who admitted him within the Prison and
escorted him to the cells where the supposed
burglars were confined. He failed to recognize
any Of them, OF course but at the same time
thought that one of them, who very naturally
was"Hg Frank, "coincided in many respects with
description which he had among many others
in big book, and whom he was looking up for
completely in a late bond robbery. In order to
satisfy himself he asked that private interview
might be afforded him in another cell. he alleg
ing that il he had him alone where Thomas, alias
E1upo pIOHlpl III Eopuub uo
could get out of him all he wanted.
And 80 the private interview was allowed and
the two retired within the cell, where of course,
no one knows what tranapired. But Court
officer, who happened at that time to be strolling
around the prison. cast his eyes obliquely into
the cell, and there he beheld the two men talk
ing very earnestly, and ae soon as they saw him
they confusody changed their conversation.
The interview finally ended, and the repnted de-
tective left leaving word, however, that anoth'
q dafanfiva whom ha thOupht WOuld TagOpniZA
them, or some OF them would call the next day.
So, yesterday morning, MIR. Amarr appeared
a second time at New Castle, and with him
man who represented himself to be the Deputy
Sheriff OF Tioga county N. Y. In the mean
time Chief OF Police Brady had received a letter
which purported to have been written by o. @.
Brooks, Sheriff Of that county, making inquiries
about the men arrested here, and volunteering
the information that several notorious charao-
tiers were missing from Waverly Sheriff Arm
atrong was at the prison when the two men pre-
sented themselves, and fatly refused, as be
should have done, the entry of the men to the
cells He informed Mr. Amarr that he regard
ed him as an impostor, but said that his friend
might walk into the prison with him (Arm-
strong) but that he could not go in alone. This
man also failed to identify either of the prison.
ers. OF course
The two men returned to this city by the af-
ternoon train on the Delaware r. r., and on
their way were especially severe in their denun-
citation Of Delaware justice and Delaware CUE
toms. offering also to bet largely that the sheriff
would be unable to hold his prisoners. These
facts with other things, being communicated TO
us, at once excited our suspicious that all was
not right, so we teiegraphed Hon s Powell,
Mayor of Brooklyn, to know il detective Amarr
was in Brooklyn, il not where was he The
Mayor replied this morning by telegraph, that
he did not know of any detective by that name
All the regular detectives are, of course, known
to the authorities, and the failure Of the Mayor
to know anything about MIR. Amarr confirms our
suspicious that our authorities have been impo5-
ed upon
But there are also other things which conf m
our first impressions of Mr.. Amarr, afterthat we
had seen him When he returned to Whining
ton, yesterday, he stopped at the United States
Hotel registering as ID Jones. New York. He
was specially anxious to impress upon the minds
of the people about the hotel that he a de.
tectlve, to make them familiar with his business.
etc. To a clerk he qnletly whispered that he
was not signing his real name, aud pulled from
his pocket q newspaper In which he pointed out
the name of Detective Amarr, claiming it to be
his own. The man who with him seemed
also anxious that the guests of the hotel should
know that he was a deputy sheriff and as he
let drop the information OF his residence gem
tenan who WIS stopping at the hotel from Wes
tern New York. and well acquainted at Elmira,
Waverly, &c where this man seem to be so well
acquainted, began to question him concerning
a number of important personages there, In his
replies 10 which he showed a lamentable ignor-
anoe, until Mr. Amarr thought he was get
ting himself into close quarters and called upon
him to leave. The two left v3ry abruptly and
without bidding good bye, although they had
seemed very socially inc iued. up to that time.
With this inform ton in our pOss ss,on
cannot resist the conclusion both men arc con-
federates of the mon in prison. II is very nat
utal at thoy shou be. and most opportune
that they have been founh out. We hope the
revelation may have its due weight with the
Sheriff, and that he will issue strict orders for
the admttance of no stranger within the jail
walls. He IL very cautious with the prisoners,
and il they have no out side aid they will not be
able to escape. A double guard is kept over
them, day and night.