The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-04
A BOLD sMUGGLER CAUGHT.

W. J. POLLOCK CAPTURED WITH THE AID OF
BOYS AFTER sHREwD ~ DETECTIVES HAVE
JAILED TO LRARN HIS WHEREABOUTS
Collector Arthur and United States District Attorney
Bliss are in great good spirits which is caused by their
having at Gagged the daring smugger and fugitive
from justice W. J. Pollock, who, although he knew a
warrant was out for his arrest openly visited Wall
street Pollock is at present an inmate of Ludlow
Street Jail In the whole history Of frauds the
enue there is perhaps man who carried on frauds
with greater impunity The total amount of his frauds
is estimated by competent authority at $500 600.
He is a OF great natural talent and considerable
reading He formerly a clerk in the house OF
Hovt Sprague 4 Co. and his intelligence was greatly
admired He prides himself on being an excellent
revenue lawyer On occasion he obtained $25, 900
from Drexel, Morgan Co. in bogus collaterais. He
arrested In 1871, but when tried the government
lost its case but IN 1874, when again arrested he
CURIOUS HISTORY OF HIS CAPTURE
Mr. Clark of Collector Arthurs Office tells the fol-
lowing story OF his three boys exploits in the matter
of Pollocks capture =" Last Wednesday Collector
Arthur said to me, District Attorney Bliss has asked
me TO excuse you for some days, as l hear that you
know how find w. j. Pollock, the smuggler. re-
piled that would do my best in the matter The first
Thing | did was TO obtain the service OF three boys
whom / set to watch Mrs. Pollock at the Stevens
House, and another boy to watch nephew OF hers
whose home is at No. As East Seventy ninth
street My boys thus you see, all at the Stevens
L
past one clock Thursday morning of my boys
started after the nephew and followed him foot TO
his home informed District Attorney Bliss Of this
movement of the nephew, who sent Deputy United
States marshas to wait round the house Meanwhile,
Mrs Stevens whom Pollock owes 81 600 for rentand
board, had pat the Sheriff in charge of the
furniture but tho deputy sheriff In charge
allowed the costly furniture to be removed.
Mrs Stevens holds the Sheriff responsible
for this loss II was removed on Friday night but n
boy Of mine followed II TO house belonging TO Pollock,
adjoining the chemical works at Greenpoint, which
also belong to Pollock, and are situated about three
miles nom the ferry The boy then found that Pollock
and his wife were living there On Sunday evening
Deputy Marshal Croly captured Pollock while walking
In the rain with his wife and friend, and locked him
up Ludlow Street Jail have since ascorained, sad
Clark ''that Pollock paid visit fortnight ago 10 his
lawyers, Mcssrs Clark Stanley Brown, No. 10 Wall
street Last week met Mr.. Lewis, Custom House
broker for Lord Taylor, who told me place where
could probably meet Pollock but he had left when
got there. However, my boys have worked we'll, and
may develop into FIRST rate detectives"
Officers have been searching for Pollock In Cuba and
Canada during the past year in vain He TO have
been brought before United States Commissioner
Shields yesterday but his arraignment and examina-
ton POSTPONED I'LL today