The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-08
DISMAY OF THE SCOUNDRELS.
The Emmet Family and Two Westches-
ter BOatmen Swear Positively
TO Their Persons.
dan Kelly" LARRY Griffin" and "Patssy
Conroy" in White Plains Jail - Great
Joy and Excitement in West
chester County.

had with it from New York by the New Haven Rail-
road great many Of the residents are wealthy.
doing business or following profession in the city,
and have splendid residences at New Rochelle.
There is a quiet dignity about the place that i'm
presses one, and on ordinary occasions the village
is as dull as ditch water in summer time,
BRAzEN BAND OF BURGLARS.
But yesterday the m0nOtOny OF the dull old town
was suddenly relieved and the Inhabitants began to
take interest in life. Up the main street of the
village marched eight persons four of whom were
New York detectives and who were named re-
spectively Elder. Field Lyon and King. There
was also a New Rochelle policeman named
Devan-or the village boasts Of its
one Vidocq-and then came three of the
most desperate criminals known to the police
annals Of the United States. These three men
were named "Dan Kelly" 'Larry Griffin" and
"Patsey Conroy," and they have been fully iden-
titled to-day as part OF the band OF masked
robbers who have been depredating all
over the State. These three ruffians every
one of whose hands are stained with human
blood, and who all have served the
country for various onences in State
Prison., looked very suen, and glared at the
spectators who came out to have holiday
Jete. They were all manacled with the steel hand
cuffs of the same make that they have been so
fond of using the inmates Of the different houses
which they have plundered In Catskill, Staten
Island, New Rochelle and other places. "Dan
Kelly" the rascal implicated by the equally great
rascal Irving as an accomplish in the Nathan
murder, is stout, thick set and feshy fellow Of
about 33 years OF age, who wears q thick, coarse
but not very large black mustache, and
who is OF tremendous strength His
eyes, small and black and piercing. have
q dangerous glitter. Closely manaced to him was
LARRY Griffin" notorious river pirate, and
who, If the detectives are to be believed, was a
"pal" OF Saul and Hewlett, who were executed in
the Tombs some years ago. He is also suspected
OF having committed murder on the East River
some years since. Griffin Is blonde, while Dan
Kelly is brunette, and the former has one OF the
that were ever exhibited in a waxwork
show. His forehead and chin-the lor-
%ss Ssetn and his Whole
is that Of dastardly villain. Crime and despera-
tion sit enthroned IN his eye. Griffin Is about
culiar looking fellow OF the trio is "Patsey Con-
roy" who Is OF lighter build than either of his
eyes. He formerly kept thieves resort at the
corner Of Hester street and the BOwery, which
was rendezvous for the most desperate rufians
in New York.
NEW ROCHELLE LET LOOSE.
As the eight individuals passed up the main
seemed II half OF the inhabitants OF Westchester
county were in attendance to view the spectacle.
All the country DuIupkIuS CuTneu OUT uuu TIE eA-
element was really tremendous There is, let 1t
be stated, a "City Hall" In New Rochelle, built OF
brick and In 1t is the once OF Justice E. J. Porter
having robbed the house OF j. p Emmett OF New
Rochelle, on The early morning OF December %.
BOISTEROUs AUDIENCE
Into the little office OF Justice Porter were taken
the three desperadOes, who will probably, on con-
viction, receive Lie sentences OF imprisonment.
The rowdy crowd poured in after them, and
swamped the Judge, detectives and prisoners.
This crowd wanted to lynch the prisoners, who
xynr vel a N n forn maU
The detectives, tearing that their prisoners would
be taken from them and handled roughly, gathered
Justice Porter, who Is an old and venerable man,
with gray hair and voluminous whtskers, became
Getting larger and larger every minute and fearing
that all his furniture would be broken, suggested to
his unrully audience that they had all better
was ON the same floor OF the building, and
this suggestion Of HIS Honor was received with
shouts OF applause. There were no women in the
crowd, luckily, for its brutality was unequalled in
the history OF Westminster county.
HELP FOR THE BRIGANDS.
A lawyer named Roosevelt residing in New
Rochelle, appeared on behalf Of the people, and
suddenly the political orator, Colonel j. B.. Fellows
villains who have frightened the whole southern
part Of the State OF New York by their
into into his court room he imagined that he had lad
room enough, but the noise and the shouting and
crushing and gushing almost bereft him OF his
senses. The mob stood on chairs and benches,
which were broken down under the weight forced
upon them, and every man wore his hat in Court,
1 ness OF the place. detective Elder
had Just procured his warrant returning
benches broke down, and Justice Porter screamed
out. his voice scarcely reaching above the din:-
81 tell all you people here that these chairs and
benches belong TO the town OF New Rochelle, and
II you break or injure them you will have to pay
for them or else the town Of New Rochelle will
THIS speech was received with shout of laugh
ter by the unruly mob. The prisoners were at this
time so closely pressed upon, as well as the police
ofcer who had them in charge, that the Justice at
"Now to accommodate you all, I win go up
stairs in the big room, where you will all have q
chance to see and hear"
The whole crowd cheered at this good-natured
speech and as the Judge lett his seat there
big ballroom up stairs, 60 feet In length All round
the neighborhood in the vicinity OF Mr. Emmet's
since the attack and robbery. The villanous
treatment OF Mr.. Emmet's sister, who was then
with her brother and nephew, young Richard
Emmett, has struck dismay into all the women Tor
a radius OF 20 miles, and no person deems himself or
herself safe from maltreatment and robbery.
One man cried out in court, II have been robbed,
too. and ! have come "A miles to see the damned
The robbers, when they took their seats in the
big ballroom extemporized as court, seemed
gmtened a. ne moc Son o. n tne crowd so~sre
and stolid imperturbability and said not word.
The two others kept gancing over their shoulders
the crowd was so dense that no one could move
without muttered curse or imprecation from his
neighb0r.
DRIVEN TO BAY.
There was great sensation when the Emmett
family entered the court room, and the robbers
vlsiby recognized them and wanted to hide their
countenances. The examination lasted nearly
three hours and O half. Colonel Fellows on behalf
or his clients did not wish for an examination
as he said that he wanted to get his
witnesses In court. The elder Mr.. Emmett, VINO
by the way, Is OF the famous stock and de-
scendant OF Robert Emmett, testified so clearly
against the robbers that every one said they were
caught, and the applause was great at this
proof He stated In substance that
he saw seven masked men in his
bedroom at hall-past one O'Clock on the morning
Of the 23d OF December, and four OF them when he
awOke were pointing reviewers at his head. They
proceeded to put steel handouts on him and his
nephew, young Emmett, and asked II there were
| any other persons In the house. He SAID tnas
stairs. As soon as he said this two men
| went up stairs and brought Miss Emmett down ana