The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02
THE LIST or the MOSHER GANG.
The sentence of Two Burglars who had
OnrrnIel In Monmonth C0mniy.

The sentence Of Two Burglars who had
Operated in Monmouth County.
Five or six months ago the Mosher gang
wers carrying on active operations on the Ne"
Jersey coast in the region OF Red Bank. Mat
avian. and adjoining VILLAGES. Gil Mosher was
arrested and convicted Of robbng n store in
Red Bank. but he escaped from the Freehold
iail. 1t Is well known In the vicinity that about
the time OF tho Charley Ross abduction, and for
some time afterward, Mosher and Douglas kept
their boat at Sandy Hook and travelled to New
York and back by the New Jersey southern
Pailroad and the ste ifnerS. Ropberies occur
ring occasionally since tia, Time strengthened
were still opcratin1 IN the anne vicinity. A
ye ago a church n ar Red Bank was rohbed 4
its communion sCrvi'e, and several other bur
Piaries have occurred since 10 me hu19ining
town4htps of NatAwan, NiddletnWn and Holm
del, the robber' getting away safely w'th their
booty every time. In October last GsorEe
Hendrickson's house at MiddletoNn was rob
led, and the officers could md no clle Hem
dtick kson had roticed wagon with two str 'ng-
crs driving past his place and upon several other
roads IA the township tn I week. He set to
work 70 do his own detective business. and soon
ascartaned tn ( one OF the men called himself
a rented house At Mat1wnn without anv
was cnled Charles Brown, hoarded with Beck.
Both were Germans. liendrickson got a sea ch
plunder In Beck's house. Nobody being In III"
house Ht the time but ljrck's wife. Hendric kson
o. tanned "A warrant ana ittrncu WIN ''u'"t
Dlshrow, who being week from recent illness,
took hi- son with him. Back aud Brown shortly
drove to Tho house. The constable remained
inside until they I'D got ont OF the wagon, and
then proceeded to arrest them. Heck. who Is an
elderly IN n, surrendered: but Is own took to
the hdilccnt timber. Ofhcer Disbrow and his
son followed. Tho latter speedily overlook the
fugitive. who turned Il bay with pistol drawn.
This gave Dshruw, the elder tine To- catch up,
and before his levelied pistol brown threw up
his hands ut the word of command. Both men
were committed To the jan ~ Freehold.
Among other proceeds Of recent hurglaries-
| most Of which were identified, the offifer found
| In tho house portion of the silver communion
| service ken from the church.
The men were tried last week In the Mon
mouth Sessions. Beck tuIned states evidence
and confessed that they Were guilty OF all the
| moro recent burglarea, Including that OF tbs
| church. the communion service OF which they
| had at irst conce led under hays'ack on tn,
| farm OF william IeOrard, In Middletown, and
afterward removed t. lieck's house. Mrs. Beck
| corrOnorated her husbands testimony so Tar az
! their bringing the stolen goods to the house III
| tho wagon was concerned. lrOwn denied hi
| guilt. but was convicted and sentenced 20 J.
| We r. in the Stale prison. Beck, Who though
to save himself by impli'aling his companion
| WAS sentenced to nine Near,' imprisonment.
Roth men, on being questioned, deny tha
| they ever were associated win Nosher; hu
| Can't IOnnnfd Seely, who used to r1n "A stealne
between New York and Red Bank, SAYS no ha
| frequently seen Brown and Mosher In compAn'
| on MS boat 1t t. probable, therefore, that thei
| denial proceeds from tender regard Tor thel
| reputation.
| was tried In the same court several years az
| FOR similar offence, and sentenced TO two an
| "A half years in : ate prison under tho name q
| Julius &. Drescher. lie was recognized oy I'll
State prison officials. II rs said that there ar
three indictments pending against him IN III
| adj inininu II MiuulPs0X.