The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

came to his notice: had for ten DAYS previous
been cautioning his men TO keep a careful
watch of the institution. The reserve was
called out at once, and Captain Cherry con-
Quoted the squad in person. All this time
the clank of the drill was heard, as regular in
its pulsations as the breathing OF a hydraulic
ram Roundsmen Burns and Atkins were
ordered to gain the roof of the house in
which the billiard room was located.
squad approached the front door, anda sar-
gesnt knocked for admission. Again the
suave Gilmore displayed his business tact;
for, as the second story front window was
slowly raised, his face was seen thereat, ana
without waiting to be asked to open he eN-
claimed, in the same old CHEEKY way, "hOld
on minute, sergeant; I'll be right down."
With such cordial reception what could any
officer do but wait? Then, too, it was the
genial Gilmore of the Sixteenth Ward. The
face of the popular again appeared, and again
he said, " All right M coming now" The otIl-
Ger was patience persOniied. he waited. A
tradesman in the neighborhood. Edward w.
Hughes, of No. 81 Eighth avenue, saw man
emerge from the scuttle on the roof OF the
| invested building, and make his way rap
| idly along the housetOps toward Fifteenth
street Then the door was broken in, and,
on ascending TO the second floor, thew found
| that Mr.. Gilmore had departed In some
haste as he had lef, mis- gold watch in his
vest on chair Meanwhile officers Burns
and Atkins had reached the loof from the
| Fourteenth street side just in time TO see
three men leap from a second story rear win
dow into the yard of q dwelling fronting on
| Fifteenth street. The fugitives scaled the
! division fences with the agility of cats, and
were seen RAPIDLY making their way in that
manner toward Ninth avenue. Officers
| Burns and Atkins reached The street in the
shortest possible time, and running around
Ninth avenue to Fifteenth street, secured
the men they emerged from the front
door OF No. 3l4. officer Burns captured two
of the men while Adkins took the third.
THE THREE FUGITIvEs
were completely "windsd," and could not
run. The successful Gilmore, however, was
not seen. The men were at once taken to
the sixteenth precinct station house, where
| they gave their names as William Morgan,
of Stafford, Conn.,; Charles Sanborn, who
refused to give his Address, and James Simp-
son. of the West Side Hotel Captain Cherry
at once recognized Morgan as the honorable
No. "a of the Rogue's Gallery''-a notori-
Gus desperado with the following descrlp-
ton: William Barnett, alias Bunker, pork
packer, five feet ten inches in height; aged
! % in 1861. He has served twice in Joliet,
! from whence he lately got free by feigning
| lunscy. Simpson is a third-class pick pocket,
and feels hOnored by the company in which
he finds himself. Regarding Sanborn 10th
| ing is. yet known. They were all locked up.
| 1t YVES subsequently asceriained by Herald
| private detective that Gilmore's real name
| is J. J. Glare, and that a Mr.. Montague, of
| No. Irving place, recognized him one day.
when he visited his restaurant, as the man
whom he as one of the Jurors had seen con-
victed of murder in Baltimore several years
! since. Gilmore was acquainted with great
many prominent men in Washington, az
well az in New York. Mr.. JONES' an at
tache of the bank, states that he remem bers
him as a very exemplary member of an
! Episcopal church in FifIieth street. De-
scending the ricketty stairs into the cellar,
with Captain Cherry leading, Herald rep
resentative began an exploration of the
burglars work. The darkness was intense
| until a candle was procured. After passing
the double partitions which were intended
| TO prevent the noise of the drill from being
| heard on the sire at, boiler capable of stand
ing strain OF 100 pounds 10 the square inch,
was seen in corner. The beams ofthe floor
were found cut away, and directly opposite
the large safe in he savings bank the wall
| was found to be entirely removed. hole
had also been drill Il through a solid block
of Granite into the fire. proof vault of the
bank. The men had evidently left every
thing In hurry, for the drills and the
heavy rrallet of lead and wood were close by.
The wall was heavily braced where the
brick had been removed, and everything had
perts. The room on the second floor, which
had been occupied by Gilmore, was found in
, q dreadful state OF confusion. This nool