Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03

Saratoga bank was looked over, but no at
tempt was made upon II, and, during the
same year, Scott and Dunlap bad Edison
examine the Long Island bank, OF Brook
Ign. Preparations were made TO rob this
institution, and room was hired In the
Knox building, in which TO hold meetings.
"Billy" Maher, a partner of Mack Shin
burne, was secured by Scott and given
money to hire room near the bank. Az
ter receiving the money, Maher coolly
walked Off to a gambling house and lost 1t
all the faro table, and that broke up the
job. Another party led by Maher tried
this bank, later, and failed. Meanwhile
Bob Scott and George Mason had gone of
on the sly and without the knowledge Of
the pals TO rob a county safe in Des Moines,
Iowa. The result was a quarrel between
Scott and Dunlap, which came near break
ing up the gang. A GOODNESS followed for
long time. In February, 1876, Scott,
Conner, Mason, Red Leary and Tom Ora
per, took an air pump and tools, and went
to Covington, Ky. There they dug through
the vault of the First National bank, aud
forced glycerine into the safe with the air
pump. The explosion was fearful, blew
ing the windows oIt of the building, and
so frightened Corners, who was on the
watch, that he gave the signal TO run. Ev-
cry man left the spot like a shot, and not
thing was taken. Dunlap was not in this
job.
In June, 1875, Scott and Dunlap arranged
their dfere noes and became friends again,
and Edison was sent to Syracuse TO exam
mime the bank there, and obtained access
TO the safe by indu cling the president TO al
low him TO put rubber packing into the
cracks of the doors. He managed to find
time, however, to make diagrams of the
locks which he gave TO Dunlap, and these
were alterward found in Dunlap's trunk at
the Grand Central hotel by Detective Rob
ert A. Pinkerton. No attempt was made
on this bank though Dunlap and Scott both
went up and looked the job over. Edison
then went TO Bloomsbury and Wilkesbarre,
Pa, and looked over several banks, and a
week later was sent TO Northampton, with
what result everybody knows. About a
year previous Scott, Dunlap and Red Lea.
ny went TO Northampton with George Miles,
the Barre, VT, bank robber, and look ed
over the First National bank, but gave up
willie, but this job failed because Scott, for
| getful OF a warning from Edison that the
walls of the vault were thin, let heavy
| jimmy fall, knocking plastering Off the
ceiling, which led TO discovery, and the
robbers were obliged TO flee, leaving their
tools behind them. The gang then went TO
| Pittston, and, in blowing open a safe with
| dynamite, Conner, Scott, Dunlap and Lea
ry unfortunately had narrow escape from
be ing killed. Seventy-five thousand dol
lars in bonds and $500 in currency was the
amount of plumber secured. Afterwards
they started on a small sailing vessel TO
commit a robbery at Nantucket, but
squall coming up they were obliged 10 put
back 10 New York, Leary being badly hurt
by fil ling on the deck while trying TO fix
sail.
Leary will be remembered by many peo-
pie in this city as the powerful red-headed
English thief who was arrested by State
detectives Philbrick and brennan, for pick
ing t he pocket of a man named Allen, at a
boat IA &c in this city few years ago. His
gang was flush then, and raised $1,000,
which was given 10 a man here, who bailed
him out, and he never appeared for trial.
While in the station house he was taken to
a photographers by the officers who want
ed his picture taken, but he stubbornly re-
fused TO sit for IT, and they were obliged 10
| give it up.
As related above, his "friends" did not
keep their promises, and failed 10 make
fair division of the Quincy, Ill.,, plumber,
and when he found that he was to be cheat
ed out of his share in the NORTHAMPTON
| spolls, also, Edison decided TO be revenged
on the men who had ruined him, used him,
and then discarded him. How successful
he has been, the history of the recent tri-
ais of Scott and Dunlay shows, and il is
not un likely that Connors and other burg
lars will yet come 10 grief through the in
formation he has given. He has indeed
had his revenge, and, doubtless, it is sweet
| TO him. If so, he will do well to feast on
it, for he now finds himself in position in
which life cat have few other pleasant
things TO offer. Hated and scorned by the
rascals he has been assocating with for the
last fe W years, he is also despised and dis
trusted by the honest portion of the COM
munty, aud, his services as a witness no
longer demanded, he goes forth, like Cain,
fug tive and vaGabond in the earth,-
his h and against every man, and every
mans hand against him.
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