The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-20
THE COUNTY TREASURY ROE
RERS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS,

The Advertiser of last evening contains suo-
stantially the following version OF the county
treasury robbery:
The Portland man is the notorious Mouse
Hayes. The New York men are two well known
professionals. named Thompson and Craw-
ford. and known to the police in that city by
many aliases. These men came to this city the
second week in December. and fell IN with
HAYES. The three planned the robbery of the
county treasury. Hayes was put upon the
watch. and soon found out Mr.. Pencils Office
habits, the best time of day to surprise him,
and the best methods of escaping from the
bui lding after the robbery should be accom-
plished Nearly three weeks were devoted to
perfecting plans for the speedy and safe execu-
ton of the "job." The rascals reasoned that
money on hand on the closing day of the year,
and SO concluded to undertake the robbery that
day.
Thompson was the short, thick man who struck
Mr.. Pencil, and Crawford the tall man in a
light coat who stepped into the Office just as Mr..
Pencil fell to the floor, Immediately after Sc
curing the money the men fastened to Hayes
house and passed the night there. Next morning
they engaged hackman, and the three men
were driven out to Saccarappa. From there
they took the Portland & Rochester train to
New York.
On the day of the robbery there was detec.
tive at Saco in pursuit of Thompson and Craw-
ford, who were suspected of the big jewelry
obbery of the Deering store in Boston. He at
once thought that the two robberes might be
the work of the same hands, and so fastened
to this city. By good luck he fell in with fell
low named Hammond, who is an old comrade
of the New York rascals, who was moving to
the facts of the Boston robbery, and who knew
something in relation to the treasury robbery,
which made him valuable acquaintance to a
detective.
What Hammond had to tell strengthened the
suspicious of the detective. He at once went
to work on the clue he had and going to New
York he found Thompson, Crawford and Hayes
there. The men appeared to have plenty of
money andwe spending it royalty Measures
were then taken to secure requsition from
Gov. Dingley for their arrest. AS has been
stated the requistion was sent on to New York
Saturday. The necessary papers were obtained
from Gov. Tilden of New York, Monday and
the detective proceeded at once to New York
city to arrest his men. they being under sur
VIGILANCE.
There are elements of improbabiity IN this
story, and certain facts which have come to
light initiate against it. Considering the stu
alton, however, we are not disposed to COM
ment on the version. "Mouse' Hayes may be
a delusion and snare, and the other men may
change places.
Last Saturday "Mouse' Hayes came on to
this city, and has been here ever since. Yester.
day afternoon he was seen twice on Fore street
and once lounging about the wharf of the AL
len steamers. The man who saw him on Fore
street had quite a conversation with him, but
did not touch upon the delicate subject" of
the robbery. Hayes appears very cool and I'M
concerned, and does not make any attempt to
conceal himself. He has been here much dur
ing this month, and was a witness before the
grand jury in liquor cases during it's last ses-
sion.
Besides the requision from Gov. Dngley
there is also requisition for the rascals from
Gov. CASTOR of Massachusetts, on the charge
of the ljewelry robbery. Very likely there will
Ut d COulcSb UcIWetu Vic bWO StdtcS lOI tuC pUo
session of the scoundrels, who richly deserve
conviction and imprisonment in both.
THE MUsEUM.-There was a large house at
the Museum last evening to witness 1.-THE
Streets of New York" The play is not of that
high order of excellence which calls for ex-
tended laudatory criticism, but it is sufficiently
entertaining and affords scope for some start
ling scenic effects. That it will prove popular
and will have long and successful run is indi
Gated by the temper of the audience last even
ing, the house being very prodigal of applause.
Mr.. Richards, the scene painter, has acquitted
himself we'll in the Union Square and fire
scenes, and has put some scenery upon the
boards which people will crowd the theatre to
see.
Mr. Little carried off the honors of the even.
ing, and his impersouation of the returned CAL
iforniau and victim of the Vigilance Commit
tee was an excellent one, sufficiently marked
in it's outlines to command the enthusiastic APP
prevail of the audience, who called him before
the curtain. Mr.. Calders appearance, the first
since his illness, was the signal for loud APP
plause. As Dan he was very happy, Miss Isa-
adora Cameron's Interpretation of the charac-
ter of Aida Bloodgood was characterized by
her usual ease and finish of acting. Miss Vic.
toria Cameron did excellently well as the poor
sewing girl. Mrs Puffey lost nothing in the
hands of Mrs. GrattaD.
THE THOMAS CoNcERT.-Arrangemen have
been made for special trains on roads running
ont Of this city on the evening of the Theodore
Thomas concert This will afford out-of-town
people an opportunity to hear this admirable
orchestra not to be missed. The appearance of
Mics Crapch is an event of no ordinary inter-