The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-27
INSPECTOR MURRAY'S WORK
SHIDOUJNG FROM SrNDtY MORNING
tSIfL MONDAY EyENING.
One Of the Worcester Trunk Check Hobbers
inCuod- Bo.ton Orncers In New York Look
Ing for the sambridgcport Bank V"bbcrs.

The police have been very rcticcnt as to
the manner in which the arrest oi the burglars
Adams and briggs and their putatiye wives
was Effected but it is believed that the true
story is us follows:
A telegram from Boston TO the New York Po-
lice Central Oncc on Saturday night gHvc notice
to the police that EliG.s and Adams were
wanted. Detectives THOMPSON and Cummings.
OF the New York Central Ofl"c. were thcrcupOn
detailed TO the wOri. and Inspector Murray
took the case under his control - II was asccr-
tanned that the men wrrJ in his district He
and his assistant. Ronnlsman Mcakln, and the
two detectives. after learning that the thieves
were ia the house at l2J East Twenty ninth
street. Swallowed ii without rest from Sunday
morning until Monday night They had to be
unusually careful and in., niuus in their work.
for 1t is bclicvcdthat tlcy in turn were watched
for b. friends of the criminals On Tuesday
night the arrests were made Charley Adams.
the veteran thief. and George Dri:cs the
younger came out Of the house together as has
been described. one walked toward the east
and The other in trr opposite dir" ton along
Tweniy-n.nih sit',. Inspector Murray and
Roundsman Mcnkiu captured BriE--. nnd the
dctc Tvs cuu..!t Adams. who. 1t ia ia. made
show of T., sisian,c 20. but was speedily brought
to ttrms
Inspector Murray then entered the house and
| arrested Mrs. Moore. the putative wife O.,
Adams. who is a sistor-in-aw Of the notorious
Bill Voshursh. and Elizabeth mn. who has been
! dcs rbcd n belonging to a respectable family
! in Boston. As Mrs Moore was i'll sh" was al
/ lowed to remain in the house und r guard.
| Briggs WI. taken to thc Thirty ifth street sta
tion. and aitorward to tho Eldridgc street sta
tion. Mrs. Hill went t. tie Twenty second
street station. and Charley Adams to the Fith
/ street station. ON W lnesdny uight and after
ward. Mrs. Alams tur np"rr' MAS locked up III
/ the Mulberry street station There wrrr i'm
/ poriant re- son, for tl!Ds' changes, and Tor the
secrecy that 'nN"lop ! Mo entire proceedings.
| Two crrrl - ~. oi Tie grade known to Oh"
| pUli % - first class. " e. yet 10 hc rnugilt.
AMI those already in durinrc were. Il poss ihl".
/ to br ut from law r. and friends before
] Tie uN.l nud been ai! 10 larry out ihnir pinfi-.
/ however ia" rr., On RS had obtained counsel.
ano iuo lawy"is hal sued oui wrs Of hUbed-
/ In obcdicn,e,, tn writ Moore alias Charles
Adams, aud hi- wilc. who are nccuscd nl com,
/ picity in thr robbery ~ TIC Camhrdgr National
/ Bank, W., taken t'f r. Judge Dunohue yrs-
; Ter ,ay. ilaiu-. relieved ui his handouts sat
/ Wy the -.N g. his wife ant a bright boy Of ten.
! Mr.. liuw'. idaus's LAWYER. moved for the dis.
charge ui .i4' Moore. us nothing could h" found
asain,! her. Ase istani District Attorney Lrary
| hold Aiaus ON" week lung"r-until Friday
ncN;-in order To- give the Boston detectives
/ time t. lrucur' and present a rruuiSitiru for
his delivery 10 the Alassachu-eits authorities.
Adams has been eohcetned IN many heavy
ffli' 'ii'iIN IN on Ntl. y. IL. ana tflts
liui rr .i' bank rouberi,s. but ha- -,rNrd
| GA; unl$ TWO sent'ngs. The fullest evidence
on wu'ch Adams is held now concerns his com
piici,y in thetheft oi 5000 worth Of bonds from
| Il trad"sman named Carey In Boston In April
briggs and Miss Hill wer, examined before
| Police Justice Smith in the fs-"X Market
Police Court yesterday morning and az
tcrnoqn. Briggs is only 90 years II AZ. was
attirrd very -lylshly. and has even less Of the
| nppcarantn Of a criminal than Adams. Adams
| looks like prosperous stOrr keeper. and Briggs
"A lam H.
| Eood-lo"k n@. hui is quiet and MODEST. ani
dr -- richly. tut n so1er c9or-.
Harding. Wood. and Ghrry Inspector Mur-
ray. ani tn" witnesses IN tho .NNins l,weiry
/ Brig. who at first called himself L. Roy, Was
:, lpt IA iron, III the s,.sc"nt'S ROOM with Miss
William l.. AlllnS who, with his hroihcrs
tort, an l-nas eonIae1Tr mn. iac iirn 81 Al,n#
on ue lin oi May. one Nm il. Kerr. a drum,
/ m'r. cho' sd n hln'k sample trunk from Wor-
! in an curli-rirliu than the trunk wus o. nfake.
Th. trint Contained $4,000 worth 81 ggld pins.
rings. brooches. and cameo lowclry. In linit-
! ford. WHEN krrr presented his hn.,gaer chr'k.
he was hand q black yali-'. which. NJ course.
hc refused To TAKE. Il WIS discovered thn,
| thence to altiWoro. and rmitiCd ON the why.
Mr.. Alng WAS shown cameo brooch found in
| the Twenty ninth street house. a pnir Of brace
lots taken from the wrists ,of Miss y in and en-,
! Other Inr found in the house He identified
y
could not sny they had been stolen.
Mr.. Gooren r Baker, day clerk Of the Putnam
| House. in Fourth avenue. rca,llly identified
Briggs tor IT, Roy n the man who. on thr l2ih
oi May, Engaged room y IN IN" Putnam HOuse,
stayed half an hour. and then went away. He
| came i'm hack and brought black trunk such
~ had b. on described. After he had gone away
| another hack came and took the trunk away.
| the hickman presenting card ~ which WINS
written. " plcuso deliver George II. Brrw~tcr's
trunk 10 bearer. aud 9,hlieg q; y. p. l29 East
los HnuNillt of tine lut n.
called IN. i" wicked np to Briggs 4ni. pointing
At a. him sniI; ihn' ~ inr nm mpn dfgYl lrom
" put your hand nn iim.' said tho Inspector.
The ha'kman did 80. and al his toueh Briggs
/ "Nuu -. you, as hc jumped. nnj would hn,r
+ kn1. him down. but Inspector Murray AMI
l".1 ,9, N"9kiW w'r' puiekA al h.0 side
nr4s was made to stand up nui hear the
testimony n-ain,i him. Among the nnduN!ts
I tuIol Worr -t'i wlO identified briggs l- the
man who .il.rk.l tine black lag TINT was after
h'a SAMPLE trunk Rn6wIion -Di that Bae-
I ElH" nn'ir Nirkh,N WHO relirN"d him ~
i,;nt W- & ,,4 N5n '> bliGis 'SlH nm get some,
briggs e. enter the hagguge room 'Nhiln Lr
Wa, supposed 10 be- looking over tl, contents OF
his vnli-". h" was r'nily chnngng tn checks
from tie trunk tu the yalisn.
Briggs hgnrl the test nlony in silence.
MI E'mb'th Mi Gs dis iHreti az a. lHcro '"1s IS
/ thcrcupou formally rolru9rd. She ran toward
briggs. ho met uerhull way and they embraced
/ and kissed each other pi-sipnnt'iy. Justice
Smith ordered the tlu7 and the gold watch aud
chain found on Briggs returned To- him. He at
once gave Miss HUI 800, ana bad" her 20 TO her
home
Tho Boston dotecivcs know Brggs n Bos-
ton-blrn boy. who Is 25 years of age. lie has
served tSo years in state Prison. and n year
and II hall in tho Boston House of CORRECTION.
The Boston detectives returned 20 Ma@~e-
chusrtts last might. 1hcy expected 10 iasten
upon either lrHry or dams proof Of compli-
cty in the robbery of the Cnnhridgrpor Ma
tionnl Bank, from which 100000 WAS stolen n
| September.
Thc burglar tools taken from henry's house
wrrr thirty skeleton keys. fuse, tlnsk Of Hazard
powder. a ratchet drl. II combination lork, Two
powerful sectional limmics, wrench, q small
Jimmy, II hammer II chisol. and peculiar up-
paratus snid Ia be- for rnislng saics
George w. McGiyrn's Health.
For several DAYS pnst rumors have been eur
INIT in political clroc, touching the mrui sondno.- NJ
Gcorso NoGlynn. until recently the TaminHny cauIi.
dau' Tor the S'nar nom uo scvcnth Di,lnot II va,
snld that Mr. Mcdynn had suddenly hrrrmc dcrnnr~i
and that his friends had taken him ~ nm asylum lila