, 1874-11-05
Tho Bryant Hurglnry - Arrest {
known Ehiovoa OH Suspicion q
Stealing the Stamp Nlun's t1UArde
Gold.

From the Nc,o York Herald, Nor. 5.
When tho apartments Of Luther Bryant. tho
old coin and postaga.stamp operator, wero rob-
bed, AZ he alleges, OF somo $4,000 in gold and
other treasure, while ho was locked up III the
Tombs for buying stolen postago-atamps from
ho ofllco boyR OF downtown f1rmB, Oh published
in tho Herald aomo days since, no Glow appeared
pointing to tho perpetrators Of tho robbery. Tho
case waH placed III tho hands of Williamson and
Riley, of tho Central Office, to work
up Tho task aoe1nod hopeless ono,
but they went to work with y will. They
soon after noticed Robert Murray, alias
the Koguo's Gallery. Eighlecn yeara ago Bobby
and Sharkey tho escaped 1nurdorer were con-
victed III tho speeial Sessions of pocket picking
and sentenced to the peuitentiary for Six
mouths. THO time when Murray came under
the surveillance Of tho officers was jus. Il dny or
two after the commission Of tho Bryant robbery.
Ho was then unusually lush OF 'nonoy, was
drinking and spending freely. In lily bar-roo,n
about the Bryant "stoal,' as 10 called t. and 70.
mark that tho 'knuoks bud good thing Of it..
Tie detectives also noticed that George alias
Pat Koilly. auother notorionH thief was constant
ly III company with tho Wolshmsn: They,
are known TO the police as "solld pals, IT
Tho lattor WAS also OIL the carouso
t aud 1lung greenlncks around with q freo
baud, It MA further discovered at this iuuctulo
TINT Annie, tho wife OF Bobby tho WelhhnAn,
Ind lett the Boulevard, naioou where sho was
employed and nlystoriously disappeared. Tho
trouble now was 10 lind out whore tho tliieyoa
lived. This WIS difficulty, but the indefatiga-
blo detectives did not flag nor full until this Was
| aBcortainet. On Friday last they piped Murray
to No. 81 Stanton street. where they arrested him.
On searching the promises thoy found an ivory
handled silk umbrella, IL pawn-ttcket For re-
| yolvcr, and a quantity Of postage. o.ntampB All
thoHo things woro subsequently ldensiliud by tho
| old nun bryant III part OF tho property stolDn
| from him. h1urravH wifo was also.nrlested tho
| same evening. On being taken to tic Con-
| tral Office, aud without having been told
| why aho lad beon arreRted she voluntarily re-
marked: II know nothing about 1t, officers" "
Banlo detectives ut No. 252 Won't Eighteenth
street. III ls possession thero WAS also found d
| gentlemans umbrella, which Bryant identifies as
| Ills. Yesterday the three prisoners wore raken
before Justice kasmire ut tue Tombs Police
| Court. The woman Annie, wllo Ia good-looli-
| lug person, was handsomely draaaod ii q brown
hoalskin sacqMe aud silk dress. Bl,o Is nbout q
| yours OF age. Roilly md Bobby tho Wo}Bi,mat,
| are each about 80 yearg old, sharp and hardened
| looking.
| Counsellor Sohwab, who appeared on bokalf
of the prisoners, Rstol for Tho discharge Of An
| nio on tho ground that inasul.lch ab Blo was tho
| wife OF 1lurray, aud II concerned at I'LL iu tic
n!logol robbery was acting under her husbands
| coercion. The Court conaontotl to lot Annie 70.
| Tho other prisoners wore held without bull rot
| further examination OH Thursday next.
| Tho dotootiyoa say that tho prospect Of rocov-
| oring 1noat OF the gold "awag" taken by the
| thi0YeA is good.