The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

whose name exactly ntted his character.
Several robberies had already been traced TO
lay hands upon him. MIR. RUSSELL President 81
the Fir-t National Bank Of Saugerties after
many futile tempts. procured the necessary
evidence 20 convict the outlaw. In addition to
his burrlaripus exploits he had been guilty ot
had also robbed m old lady. he came down to
Nv York one dav. and Detectives Elder and
LsOn having heard NV telegraph that he was
coming. took him into cuslodv after a shrp
tusslc In front OF tho liowerv hcatre AZ o'clock
III the evening. He was tried and convicted.
and Is now serving a term of twenty-five years In
state PRISON.
A. IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
This ono piece Of work the capture Of the
masked turriars ~ neatly and promptly xc-
passing notice. Directly and indirectly 1t re.
suited m riddiug the community Of ten men OF
most yiIlniunus character. and although the alb
sence OF two of them VIII be comparatively
short, the terms which they must serve IN eX.
pidiOn Of their crimes aggregate l5s years AMI
each. At least seven Of the ten can never he
expected To- prcy upon society again i9r our-
glars aud thieNc. rarely live to green old age.
On the 9Th Of June. 1874, the country rest !ence
Of the great dry goods dealer, Il. Ridley. at
Eravcsend l.. l., w,s entered ana robbed u
large quantity Of silycrwaro and clothing De-
tectives King and Lyon we're chosen to work
the case up. The detectives visited the house.
returned to the city and In i've days had the
robbers in custody. They were four men whom
King and LYON had studied to some purpose.
Ii had been noticed that they travelled together,
thieves were John Green, William Reed, Thomas
Angcrly. and John Jones. Ihey were tired be.
fore Judge Moore OF Brooklyn toward the last
Of July. and were all convicted. Green was sent
up for two years, Reed for four wears and six
months, Angerly for fifteen years, and Jones for
seventeen years and six months.
tue VANDERBILT ROBBERY.
On the 2eth OF June, 1s,4 Oficer Doyle OF the
First Precinct noticed suspicious looking man
arrested thu man, who gave his name Ms John
Short. but could give no satisfactory explanation
OF the manner in which the silver came into his
possession. Two DAYS aftclward Detectives
KIM ana Lyon, while walking along the liowerY,
also saw suspicious looking siverware mer-
chant Offering his stock at prices which seemed
ridiculously small. They arrested short, for he
/ was the man, aud took him to the station house.
Then. ut his suggestion, tu,y went to beer sa-
loon ON Canal street, near Mott, where they ar
rested two Others, who turned out 70 oe LOUIS
Forsyth aud john Durkin. FORSYTH, on being
been stolen. ana thai IL belonged To capt. jacob
vanderbilt OF staten Island, brother OF the
Commodore. The three men were then taken
to the Richmond county jail where fnsyth eN-
planned how the robbery, planned uv short. was
effected, and showed where some Of tue stolen
property was buried. he three men were tried
ana convicted ON the 1ttn Of October FORSYTH
was sentenced To hve YEAR, ana Darkin anu
Short to twenty years each.
James Williams is noted thief VINO has spent
some years IN prison. Detective Lyon mas sent
him up three times, once Tor one year. once for
i've, ami once for ten. lie IL serving bis third
term now. Ills little game WIS to hire a horse
aud wagon. drive up to PHYSICIANS ONCE, just
Il
tence of waiting for the doctors return Ike n
seat In the office ana look al thu papers. When
the attendant Withdrew Mr.. Williams would
hasten to possess himsci OF whateNet property
| ne fancied. ana make OF with II. lie was ar
rested on the 18th Of June last year by Detectives
King and Lyon. VINO had become much Inter-
ested In his movements.
An AMUSING CASE.
There IL sometimes an element Of fun In the
| cases which the detectives are called upon TO
| work up. On the 2lst Of September last year
| Henry Milmot, whose other name u Lester,
| broke into Mr.. j. 4. Browns unOccupied house,
! II West IGth street, and stole quantity OF
! clothing. In making his way out lie saw the
! key ON the inside OF the front door. and over
ting that he had seen the figures reversed he
| went down town aud ordered an eNpressinan To
| drive to No l., West l}Jth street and re-.
! move the furniture. The cXpressInan found
| no No. II. and returned. NilmOt rode
! to the right place, loaded the wagon With furni
ture, took IL down town, and sol It To a sec
! ond- hand dealer on the Bowerv. lie t.cn wrote
/ to Mr.. Brown and TO Mr. Ballard, Of ll5sh street
! whose house he had previously robbed, send
me So ana will put you In the way "i rccov
| eriug your furniture. Nou necdn waste time
and money In searching for me The snartesl
police in the world are puweiless afainst me.
lila note TO Mr.. Br wn was sigGed " \. IL
II mmil,' ana that u Mr.. Ballard. " VIM. III
Howard" II address in caru case Wa to,
Jersey Cltv Post once. Drte lives King. Lyon
day rfter the notes were received. and ate
waiting at the Jersey cay Post thce Anita
while tncN were gratlhei II herring a ple san
voice inquirng for .ettrr- Tor " Hammill am
est police IN the world were 'werltss WIS ikel
back to New York much against hi VIII, nu'
the magistrate who tried MIN scut him to stu
sing for iye years.