The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-04
A HAPPY DISCOVERY.

JIM BRApY's IDENTIFICATION YESTERDAY IN
THE PERSON OF 80. d. PETERSON -dIs
LONG CAREER OF CRIME.
When ofhccr Paddock, OF the Broadway squad Of
police, amer the exciting ana desperate pursuit Of
Oscar d. Peterson on Thursday succeeded 10 arrest
Ing him, he little knew what prize he had secured.
Peterson. IS has already been detailed In the HERALD,
WIS sent to tho Tombs under $22 bail to answer to
the charges OF theft and OF two ielonlous assaults
From certain circumstances which not revealed
Superintendent walling suspected That Peterson was
not 80 highly respectable Southern gentleman afflicted
wish klcptomanis." but person who had been for
some time past wanted by tho police. The Supcrn-
tendcnt at once teiegrapbod for Deputy Jackson OF
Sing Sing, who yesterday morning went to tho Tombs
and fully denuncd Peterson as tho notorious bank
roGbcr 'Jm" Brady. who has escaped from
three prisons aud this State several years. SER
avail him.
Brady arrested moro than four years ago by
burglary ana the larceny OF $1,000 worth oil optical
instruments. He was tried, convicted and sent TO
Auburn Prison, IRON which. however. lie soon made
hts escape. Hc was rcarrested on May 27, 1873, by
Detective Dks, VINO caught him IN the act OF nogo-
tiang 5000 worth Of stolen bonds the procecds OF
burt aries Gienns Fails and Port Jcrvls. Dks
found him in a secondstory room In Carmlne street,
between Bleecker aud Bedford. Brady jumped out Of
tho window aud down the street. Dilks followed
and shot him IN the leg just as he was jumping into
basement window. He was again tried and convicted
and sent 10 Sing Sing Tor three aud half years.
at the expiration OF which he was to go TO Auburn
i've years, the uncxpircd tmo OF
his former sentence. Hardly month had elapsed be-
fore no again escaped. He was next arrested IN Will
mngton Del, for a burglary there together with
Frank Mccoy, alias Big frank. Jimmie Hope and
another They were sentenced TO puy 81. 600 ine
fifty ashes and spend ton years In Newcastle
jail The lashes were received and tho prisoners were
sent to JAIL but tho ane was paid While he was
In that jail Deputy Jackson OF Sing Sing, went alter
him, but the authorities there refused to release him.
They had better have done shortly after all tour
escaped and. Brady was not heard OF again until he
arrested thursday under tho name OF Peterson
by Ofncer Paddock.
LONG CAREER OF CRIME.
AS early AS 1865 Brady Was arrested by Sergeant
Kcaly for highway robbery and taken to Cohoes,
where he belonged; hut tho matter was compromised
with the complainant, who Withdrew the Charge
cerned bank robbery IN Philadelphia, which was
dOue in q very artistic manner. policeman in uni
went to the bank and Informed the officials that
suspicious characters had been seen lurking In the VI
entity, and II was supposed that they intended
to rob the bank. Tue warning was thankfully
received After ths bank had closed three officers
in uniform knocked At the door, ana told the
two private watchmen who answered that they
had been sent by the Sergeant OF that district to assist
giving protection against the supposed SUSPICIOUS
wrong gaa OF such efficient AID, gladly admitted
the three supposed officers. Shortly after their adj
mission one of them, ookn: out Of the window, said
quickly, "rhere they now" and he and one oil the
watchmen ran out IN pursuit During their absence
the two others bound aud gagged the remaining watch
gagged him aso and then the three robbed the bank
and escaped
Brady IS also suspected of being concerned In the
Northampton Bank and Keesvillc Bank robberies