The New York herald., 1877-01-05

and IFS Gresu. street. No 172 Mercer street,
Houston street. No IL West Houston, No Is oliver
street. No l94 Bowery Peter Dudens saloon. corner Of
Bleecker and Greene Streets D. O'Connors, Of
Greene and Prince streets, and No. Ill Prince
THE GANG AT rARRYTowS.
Two, and possibly three, OF the parties implicated in
gang that has it's headquarters rarrytown. Kelly,
who was the rngleader apparently in the whole Job,
honest and hard working people. Kelly appears 80
have been the who organized the Tarrytown gang,
which, curiously enough is composed in every in-
stance of young men whose antcccdents were con-
spcuously good. There were six OF them originally,
and all but one have served Prison
or the Pcntentiary repeatedly, for burglary and
pocket picking. One OF their iavorite practices has
been TO follow up drunken men, whom no. content
Matthew Callahan was, next 70 Kelly the
posed to be the only important Of
tho mail robbers still unarrcsted One Of PINK
Tarrytown yesterday afternoon with United States
warrant him. He was reported to have been
tho gang on Tuesday, the 3D. The ofncers on finding
OF him ms usual haunts during the evening"
went to his home His parents are respectable labor.
ing people who have saved competency. The visit
caused them much tribuatlon aud the mothers tears
and mentations were heartrendng. But no Mat was
forthcoming The father stated that he had not been
at the house New Years Day. when thoy had had
q quarrel because Mat displayed more money than
Mr. Callahan thought he could honestly come Ly Nat
has been IN ,ssed around town for some i've or s1
weeks 30th OF December, when lie arrived ON
an evening train New York, very snowly dressed
and carrying dandyisn little satcheI and umbrella.
He went into saloon near the station, and therc,
when paying tor the drinks TO which he treated all
hands, took from his pocket largo roll OF bills con-
tainng nothing less than ftics Kelly also was IN
Tarrytown New Years Day, but left In the evening
II is not known, however, when or how Callahan got
out oil town.
Tom o'Mara was Caliahan's particular 'pal. J" and
the officers hoped In finding him to get Mat TOO.
O'Mara is the only one Of The gang who has never
been laid by the heels but he Is suspected oi compl-
in thus aiair and II Is alleged WIN DC arrested
have useful in making some OF the Endorsements
oil the cashed checks His father Is justice OF the
peace shot through tho lungs not long ago ny
a younger brother Of Toms, who was committed to the
House OF Refuge BackwcIl's Island, but ho eluded
the keepers light the river and through tho
assistance Of friends escaped West Yesterday Tom
received telegram, supposed to have come from Gala
han, but its contents were not KNOWN
ABOUT FIFTEEN THOUSAND DoLLAEs' WORTH OF
CHECKS STOLEN FROM PHILADELPHIA-RE-
T1cENcE OF THE BANK oFFIcERs-D
ENDORSEMENTS.
PHILADELPHIA, JAM 4, 1871
But little Is known in this city by any Of the au-
thorities as to the recent mail robberes, the bags
having been opened aiIer the mails had been made up
here and the having been worked up and the
arrests made in New York. The first effect OF the news
contained In this mornings New York papers as TO the
capture of the robbers witnessed bv the HxRALD
correspondent to-day upon calling at tho Post Office
to ascertain II anything relation to
tho case was known in Philadelphia. Sew
eral scared and anxous-lookng merchants and
business found in earnest consultation with
Chief Clerk wunder as tho fato Of certain checks
which lad boon mailed TO New York, Boston and in
tcrmcdiate points In many cases investigation
showed that the checks had reached their destination
that il was premature expect Acknowledgements, but
in many instances there reason to believe thai
tho drafts mad stolen. All day sender
Of paper by mall called at tho Post Office
to report losses and there will, doubtless,
bc others tomorrow. So far ascertained
about $4,000 worth Of checks Philadelphia
banks seem ID have been stolen from the mail IN New
thieves or their accompces, and pad or course time
will snow that this does not cover tho entire loss.
These presentations commenced ABOUT TWO weeks ago,
and the last payment was made by tha
Commercial National Bank on Saturday last All the
forged payer appears TO have been negotiated within
weeks time. II Is known that the following banke
have cashed the stolen chccks--The Commercial, the
FIRST National the Glrard. the Union, the Aanufac-
turers, and the Corn Exchange.
The method employed by the thieves In obtaining
the money the checks was as follows:-
vSs IN TO York
house IL would DO payable at q Philadelphia bank.
The Endorsement of, of tho pSyeo 'S ,n would .as be
beneath the signature Of the payer would be
well counterfeited. to give the bank evidence
that tho drawers the check indorscd the inuorse.
ment of the drawee Thus fortified 1t was sale for
OF the 10 present the check nj the proper
bank hcrc where would be cashcd. The real number
of these stolen checks will not be known Tor somo
time because II will be time before many houses
will write to know about balances which they may
suppose to have been neglected. when the deuor has
before sent check in settlement. II Is sup
posed that the checks IN this city were all presented
by two persons, the poiice looking for them,
having pretty full personal descriptions Tor cew.
All tho banks we're yesterday morning furnished wi tn
these descr ions, and sharp lookout is being kcpt
for men who are doubtless tar away
visit to the banks known to have paid some OF the
stolen checks developed u general reticence, from
mistaken Idea OF caution The cashier OF the First
National Bank said that only check had been paid
| by them and the amount 'only trling'
! The cas- her OF the Corn Exchange Bank was more
communicative He knew OF seven checks that had
been presented and paid They were drawn by Phila-
dclphans IN favor OF firms Boston and Providence,
and their total value about So, 500 Tho CONNER
cia Bank had discovered that check for 81 900, IN
favor OF Boston house, one OF the stolen ones.
The Girard Bank paid check Tor similar amount
drawn BY q drug hrm OF PHILADELPHIA Al the Union
and the Manufacturers National Bank all Information
on the subject refused.
One oil the first stolen checks presented refused
by paying teller Of bank because he did not know
the genuneness OF the ndOrsement, which the person
who presented IL claimed TO be his
ali should get the signature OF the firm drawing
the check IN my favor beneath my signature would
that be sulhcient?" the presenter asked.
Yes" was the answer, and the check was returned
with what purpor,ed to be the desired Endorsement
way.