New-York tribune., 1873-03-19

ter and the greater precautions now taken to foil orm
nails those oucasts 10 adopt unusual measres
Tor prosecuting their precarious mode OF subsistence
Whether this prominence OF crime is due to Inefficient
police action may be said 20 be questioned. leading
English lawyer is said to have declared that extraordi
nary crimes are TO extraordinary police vigilance
and that thieves who have driven from their
TONED sv and cautious methods Of operation adopt new
and extraordinary schemes 30 their necessities
Recent occurrences have drawn especial attention TO
tLis subject, and for its better appreciation and for
confirmation of the assertion that unusual bodness
marks the criminal record the following cited
Early in January lady passing along Lexington ave-,
between Forty-Seventh and FOrty-eighth-sts., was
knocked down and robbed In this instance the THIEF
arrested by the police of the Nineteenth Precinct
and is now in the State Prison Another lady, while
walking in MadsOn.ave. near Thirty-nnh-st, early IN
the afternoon by boy who, rushing up to her,
struck smart blow on the back OF her hand She In
voluntarily let 40 pocketbOok which fell into the out
stretched Of the thief who disappeared with mar
vel0us cclerty and escaped capture Az p h' jan
Is, Dennis Shea snatched pOoketbook nom MIS-
Amelia Chatdeld, who walking IN FortS
near Lexington-ave. Shea caught and now awaits
trial On Feb Is two detectives crossing the square
formed ly the junction OF Third and FOurthaVes Win
the BOwery observed three thieves trying 10 se"i wv
from an express wagon As the eNpressman came w
the thieves were foed they continued TO toio" he
w On
,,oin, An Tventy-ninthst, near LeXlngton-aVe heie
,he ,hieves succeeded in obtaining a large box, WIN
which they escaped. Placing their plunder on Foui'
ave car aud compOsedly smoking their cigars 'he'
went down town as far BeeCkerst, where the detec
tyes who had closely followed. took them into custody
Early on the same day. John oConnor broke snow
window At iewelry store Thirdave and ran on win
two gold watches. When captured large dagger was
found ia his pocket.
About D. m on Feb. 70, two men entered the office
OF the Toledo. Canada Southern ana Deuo't
Railroad Company, at M. Is Wiliam-st, ana
asked the Secretary to show them map OF the line
ana a prospectus. The map laid upon table for
their inspection They shortly left and with them dis
appeared two hundred s. 900 first mortgage bonds OF the
Company. absolutely stolen, and in the presence OF he
Secretary of the Company The ewery store OF Herman
Iemicke at No 793 Broadway, entered on the night
OF February q by thieves. who ransacked the store
broke omen the safe and stole $1,000 worth Of diamonds
and ewelry. light burning brightly IN the STORE
nnd the windows exposed so as to admit OF Iuu
view OF the interior from the street. No arrests
were made. On March l, Kate Clifford entered
Keeping's jewery store, at No s4s Broadway. and
demanded a watch which she claimed TO have left for
repair. She was about depart with the property
when she was recognized by gentleman at whose place
OF business she had attempted fruitleSsy IKE opera
tion. The house of James Gardiner, at No. 22i west
Ffticthst was entered on the night of March o. by
three burglars who seized Mr. Gardiner and his wife,
1hiIe LIVING in bed and prevented them from rising.
Two OF the gang with drawn knives, threatened Mr.
Gardiner and his wife, while the third ransacked the
room MI Gardiner made great Outcry, which alarmed
the inmates Of the house and the residents OF
adjoining houses. The thieves got away, pursued by
Mr Gardiner who shouted for the police No pohceman
came and the thieves escaped In the direction 0i BrOaO
way As yet trace OF them has been found
The Tradcsman's Bank was robbed March by two
strangers who entered the Presidents room in company
With two gentlemen OF his acquaintance The President
went INTO the bank accompanied by his friends, ana re
Two of Lake Shoe stock, valued SlsOOO
Ca March Is George W. Young, passing Ann'st' ana
Broadway. observed man WHO came IN colSion Win Win
every one whom he lie unavaingly tried 70 AVOID
pressure Upon bis throat Of the mans left
became conscious that somebody was dragging ms watch
ont of MS waiscOat pOcket. Mr.. Young raised his arm,
aud huucing 1t down upon the plckpockets iaee,
knocked mm into the gutter The tnieI spGang 20 ms ms
at Dey-st The thief feeling Mr. Youngs hand upon ms
purSuer who then pulled revolver out of his
pocket aud compelled the thlet 10 SURRENDER
gentleman passing through hallway in FrankforSt
near Prntiug- -HouSesquare, aeoOsted by well
dressed man claimed acquaintance. The stranger
suddenly struck the gentleman "a we!,dlreeIea oio~,
snaichcd ms watch aud ran. The gentleman was Zoo
oonioundcd TO pursue IN time ana the thleI ESCAPED
ton ave. FOrtySeventh-St.. at p NJ. was mel Dy
boy, who seized her around the waist and brandlsh
ing knie. threatened her Win ueah. lug 'ed 'uo @
her pOoket-OOOk deliberately from her mum anu rah
teenth Precinct Police, aud now IN the Tombs Doy
who witnessed the thet lemaIseu ,aa' iI,S, nc % oI
simar occurrence at or near the same locauty only
the sne5k robbery Of bonds worth sl6SOOO in Broad
et. on Monday, reported exclusively in YESTERDAY
TBUNE Is too fresh incident 70 be repeated There
is only 10 be added a word OF warning TO people
aud particularly ladies, whose business may cal
them to the vicinity, or within several oioeks
OF the Grand Central depot. The police believe
that there are q number OF young thieves who lie In
wait for people going to coming from the depot Ihe
thieves assume that such people are provided with
money they adopt bold and hazardous, yet success
u means 70 obtain The Nineteenth Precinct Is very
large ana police force assigned 10 entirely lnad-
equatc to the district properly The sta u0nhOuse
Will not acCOmInO late greater number ana the elu'
gems in vicinity think that there should be DIVISION
vi the i,trc, with increase o the police Iorce