The New York herald., 1873-09-10
would aid MS. why don't you write Irving's ope-

a lew hundred dollars TO bring Irving here
and verify his confession or explode It lest
they could not secure his conviction for term
exceeding Ave years. the reporter will give
list OF some of the burglaries committed in this
obtained from well known detective, who claims
that Kelly. Cunning, George Carr now IN Sing
sing, James alias s skinner Clarke alias Clarkey.
pretty George), were accOmplices OF Irving in
nearly ali or the robberes ana attempts
seems to have been the directing mind OF the gang,
and sometimes one or more Of the above cracks
Among the many jobs attempted or carried to o
successful termination were rs uI
A candle factory in Christie street. near Grand,
where they worked on four sales and partially sue
ceeded. t,.-r
candle factory IN Elizabeth street. near Grand.
The Ocean Bank robbery, where they got nearly
81, 0,0O0.
A Brooklyn bank, where the proceeds we're an
oid umbrella, gold medal presented 10 the pres-
dent, upon which there was an earle and a hat.
burglary on safes in South street, where they
An umbrella factory in Pearl street, where they
carried on large amount OF goods.
Ihe safes Of aour mill and ship carpenters
The safes OF a sectional dock company, on the
at Eass kiver near Rutgers street, where they got
A safe oil william B. Stafford & Co.. druggists,
Beekman street. where the proceeds were about
A glove establishment in Lspenard street. where
they made large haul OF booty
drug store opposite ST. Johns Park which
Tor finding nothing valuable in the safe
A safe in rag store, No. - Pearl street. which
they removed to the lower fioor. worked into. and
found only three large oldIashiOned copper cents.
store in Broadway, between Duane and Reade
streets, where they carried or large number OF
safe In Washington street butter establish
ment. ~
The sales Of 1our mill in Brooklyn, where they
secured about So, ,000 30
The store OF Richard A. Boast, No. Q Barclay
street, under the Astor House, where, 1t Is said,
they got $4,000. llH
six store in Williamsburg was robbed by
them one night, and spool silk and other valuable
articles OF small bulk removed. they could not
easily convey II across the ferry without attracting
attention, 80 Irving dressed skinner" % Clark IN IN
goods under Sklnner's skirts, and, taking lrvtngs
arm, they boldly passed the police at South Seventh
Soon alter this job they secured large amount
Of stock in Philadelphia house, and disposed ofit
They robbed a place in the swamp, on Frankfort
street, and got a large amount IN gold bonds.
Fearing Irving would, ON account OF the large
booty, play them rreacner0us Tor the reward, they
goods away, went back to XIII him. it is said, but
The above are not a fourth OF the robberies that
this gang the detective says, participated in and
which ns ss ana m
Matsel and the Police Commissioners are afraid to
bring this 'beat" here lest he may know nothing
street, and they may be laughed ut.
him here and convict him OF the last burglary the
money would be wen spent to rid the community
Of desperate man, and NO citizen would complain.
come to by hundreds, that some OF the detectives
do not wish the murder cleared up, will be very
robbed will naturally come to the conclusion that
there Is no safety ntrusting their property to the
Under Hank Smith, nit V Chsrlick and B Duryea's regime
THE TESTIMONY OF THE DEAD WITNESS MADE TO
vi THE DEAD SUPERINTENDENT
Mr5. Ninifreid Johnston was an old woman who
for many years supported herself by keeping
lodging mouse at No. "a Park street. 1t was her
and DSS' where nes 'Irs irving % had gang roo% d and
often met woman (other than his wife), who
used to materially assist him In laying out & Of work
but cautious enough to mind her own business and
tney paid their rent weekly or monthly In advance
Less than a week alter the murder she
on sens thai ss ss wsned Ss to
see Jourdan to give him very important informa-
ton. A message took Mr.. yourdan to an interview
with her in a location down town. In that inter.
view she informed him that on the morning OF the
murder John +. Irving, who then occupied room
in her house. in the presence OF another witness
(the one whose testimony was gwen in yesterdays
HERALD, who had temporarily sojourned therel.
ad nitted his participation in the murder, and,
speaking Of Dan Kelly, regretted that
HE HAD ''sTRUCK rHE OLD 'CovEY so HARD"
she stated that having placed in her bands certain
request to hide them till the storm blew over,
she placed them in
AN OLD PEWTER TEAPOT
on a shelf where they remained five or six days,
when Irving asked lor and received them: Mrs.
to where she believed these bonds were
deposited, with the shares held by other members
the w ses who e
failed to see owing to the inability OF Warden
AuDbell's officers last Monday to locate him.
NATHAN's BONDS WERE IN HER TEAPOT
one day, she smelied smoke like burning paper,
sa0 to the sal"s rooms e Ouss her odgsrs was IL
July, when no fires were In the rooms,
ana when she traced the smoke to Nathan's room
she was refused admittance by him. Another per-
son, the man who counted the bonds, subsequently
saw Irving burning papers in that room Tnis In
and has ever since been in his possession. 1t is
not all given by her, but enough to enable the new
already done So Although Mrs. Johnson died about
eight months ago. the testimony OF the other
witness still living, who was met yesterday by the
reporter after leaving Police Headquarters, con-
firms that Of the dead woman. In future articles
more details Will be given bearing especially upon
their knowledge Of the memorandum book being IN
Irvings possession the morning OF the murder.
The above is enough Tor the present to put MI.
Matsell's of1lcers at work, and Keep them there.
"Cale' Cunning Interviewed.
Caleb Cunning, at present confined in the Peni.
Tertiary on Blackwells Island on charge Of petit
larceny, and one of the men whom irving the San
francisco jail bird, is at present trying to
climb to fame by accusing OF being one Of the
murderers Of Nathan, was visited by q
HERALD reporter yesterday, and closely aues-
toned in regard to the affair. He stated
that at the time OF the murder he was not In the
state Prison, but was employed by Mr. John Boss
the horse jockey In Thrty-fourth street, in whose
company he was day and night. He further stated
that Irving was well known among his 'palls as
A TREACHEROUs LIAR
and would stop at nothing to shield himself when
caught in tight place. Cunning said he was will
ing to take his oath that he had not spoken to
Irving for three years. and the reason why he had
not being that Irving tried to have him to the
State Prison for the burglary committed on the
premises OF
SIMPSON THE PAwNBRoKER
in the Bowery. Irving sw0re that Cunning bought
the furniture that was used as a blind to furnish
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