The New York herald., 1874-11-03
THE BRYANT BURGLARY.

Arrest OF Known Thieves on Suspicion
Of Stealing the Stamp Mans Hoarded
Gold.
When the apartments OF Luther Bryant, the old
coin and postage stamp OPERATOR were robbed as
he alleges, OF some $4,000 in gold and other treas.
ure, while he was locked up In the Tombs for buy
ing stolen postage stamps from the office boys Of
downt0 firms, as published in the HERALD some
days since, no clew appeared pointing to the per.
petrators OF the robbery. The case was placed IN
the hands OF Williamson and Riley, OF the Central
once, to work up. The task seemed q hopeless
one but they went to work with q will. They
soon after noticed Robert Murray. alias
Bobby the Welshman. The latter's picture
Is in the Rogue's gallery. Eighteen years ago
BOBBY and Sharkey the escaped murderer were
convicted In the Special Sessions Of pocket pick
ing and sentenced to the Penltentary for six
months. The time when Murray came under the
surveillance OF the of1cers was just q day or two
after the commission OF the Bryant robbery. He
was then unusually 1ush of money, was drinking
and spending freely. In his barroom converse
tions he was heard occasionally to talk about the
Bryant .steal," as he called It, and remark that
the "knucks had good thing OF It," The detec-
tives also noticed that George, alias Pat Reilly,
another notorious thief was constant tly in COM
pany with the Welsbman. They are known to the
police as solid pals" The latter was also on the
carouse and nung green5acks around with free
hand. 1t was fnr ther discovered at this juncture
that Annie the vile OIL BOBBY the Weshrnan, mad
LETT the Boulevard, q saloon where she was EN-.
ployed, and hysteriously disappeared. The trou-
Die now was to find out where rhe thieves lived.
THIS was dtfnculty, but the indefatgable detec-
tlves did not nag nor fail until this was ascer-
tained. On Friday last they piped Murray
to No. 50 stanton street. where they arrested him.
On searching the premises thev found an ivory
handled silk umbrella q pawn ticket for o re-
volver and quantity Of postage stamps. All these
things were subsequently identified by the old man
Bryant as q part OF the property stolen rom him.
MUrray's wife was also arrested the same evening.
on being taxed to the Central ONCE and without
having been told why she had been arrested, she
voluntarily remarked, ~ know nothing about IL,
oficersu On last Saturday Pat Reilly was arrested
by the same detectives at No 252 West Eighteenth
street. In his possession there was also found
gentleman's umbrella, which Bryant Identifies a.
his. Yesterday the three prisoners were taken
before Justice Kasmire at the Tombs Police Court.
The woman Annie, who Is good looking person,
was handsomely dressed In a brown sealskin
years OF age. Reilly and Bobby the Weishman are
each about thirty years old, sharp and hardened
looking.
Counsellor kchwab who appeared on behalf OF
the prtsoners Ssked for the discharge OF Annie on
the ground riatA inasmuch she was the wife OF
Murray and II c, lncerned at all In the alleged rob-
berry was acting under her husbands coercion.
The Court consent ed to let Annie 90. The other
prisoners were hell without bail for further exam
inati0n on Thursday next
The detectives SAY that the prospect of recover.
ing most OF the gola sswsg'' taken by the shievea
good.