The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-08
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Light Thrown on the Mysterious Hank
Robbery At Last-An Interesting state-

Light Thrown on the Mysterious Hank
Robbery At Last-An Interesting state.
ment.
The police are at last convinced that robbery
did really take place at the jewelry store Of Adolph
Hank, No. 327 Ninth avenue, on the night Of the
10th OF January. Mr.. Hank, in reporting the case
at the time, said that on the evening In question
two men called upon him and represented that
they were detectives They wanted to see him in
reference to two watches that had been stolen
from him on Christmas Day. He invited them into
room behind the shop, and they we're no sooner
IN the place than one OF them struck him on the
head with piece Of lead pipe and Knocked him
down. The other then set about binding and
gagging him, and while this was going on three
Others entered the shop and all i've ransacked the
place. When Mr.. Hanks was able to disengage
himself from the cords he raised alarm, but the
assistance he obtained was unavailable, tor the
thieves had ned. Since then Captain McElwaine,
OF the Twentieth precinct, has been hunting the
robbers. He has arrested nearly all the members
OF the several gangs Of thieves that infest the up
town districts. No conclusive evidence Could be
procured against any OF them. and each was in
turn discharged Finally q hack driver named
Patrick J. Fallen, alias the Duke" got mixed up
IN the matter, and after weeks imprisonment he
made the following statement OF his movements on
the night Of the ROBBERY
On the night of January I was of the coupe
No. 4O; l was sober that evening" Between and
No. 2o9 West Forty first street, had cigar 'Johnny
sd d By @sS S Who S
the Enpe Ne told me to drive to street
liquor store on the northeast corner remaining there
three or four minutes he again into the coupe and
ss avenue " hr H1h .se sas
awe and opped in front Of mSGn
with three others whom did not know. We all
had drink after which remained there until about
= nj.
me to drive TO Thirty FIRST street, near Broadway which
did McGinn, Calvin and the others entered the coupe
at that place and told me to drive To Twenty
street and Ninth avenue. AS was crossing THIRTEEN
Twenty ninth street between Ninth and Tenth avenues
where they all got the right hand side and told
me TO drive up between Eighth and Ninth avenues anU
wait tor them which did. remained there about half
an hour. and the first one that came back told me 20
drive to the OF Twenynint street ana Eighth
avenue They came back one at Tune, ana al en-, en-,
seat with me and told me to drive quick
drove through Twenty ninth street 70 sixth avenue.
Eighth street we all went into the saloon and had
drink. McGinn gave me 80 ana PROMISED me 20 apiece
thought it strange that they should give me so much
fare. / left them in the saloon and drove to Nioios
where got a cal TO Twenty seventh street, between
Sixth and seventh avenues on the next evening met
Calvin and McGinn They told me there was nothing
the swag They told me 70 go down next night sunday
to Ryans liquor store IN Wooster near Bleecker street
which he said Calvin had left for make this state
me nj without any promise OF favor also believe that
will have to leave the city, as consider my lite In
da niger from gang 10 which these men belong
PATRICK j. FALLEN.
Fallen Is now in the House OF Detention await
ing the result OF the investigation. He will be
used as witness against the thieves when they
are discovered.