The New York herald., 1877-01-05
"Shadowing" the Gang-HoW
Detectives Work.
THE LIFE OF THE TRANSGRESSOR
Antscsdcnts Of Some of the Thieyts-Tary
towns Young Men.
WORKING UP THE CASE In PHILADELPHIA.

ment of tho Ave prisoners John Kelly John Defrees
Clinton Eadie, James Crawford and Mary J. Collins,
tor examination to-day by United States Commissioner
Shields under bail OF 1000 each The detective force
OF the Post ONCE Department. under Chief Special
Agent D. B. Parker Special Agent B. X Sharrets rs
we'll as the officers OF Pinkerons Agency, are actively
engaged in hunt ng tho confcderates OF tho prison
efs, with every prospect OF speedily arresng them
The made that Of the letters wero evi-
IDENTIFY opened, rcsealed and sent back to the Post
once was erroneous, such proceeding would only
the suspicion ofhe officials to institute inquiries
The bags being in the Of Dodds Express Company
when thcy were robbed Mr.. Dodd employed the Pink
crlon Detective Agency in unearthinR the thevcres,
and It is proposed now in the following statement 10
show the system OF "shadowing" adopted and by
which some of the guilty parties were brought to
justice.
John Kelly and James Crawford, who were suspected
worc followed by tho detectives On the 10th ut the
latter proceeded to tho vicinity Of No. q Albany
street. which said be the residence of Crawford
for the purpose Of examining the locality and engage
| room from which to watch the place. Not knowing
Crawford the detective went to the office OF the COM
pany and had Mr.. Chds point out the man. Together
they went to the Corandt street ferry, where they
| found the latter
| IN THE BAGGAGE ROOM
! On the 17th nothing was seen oil Crawford On the
18Th Mr. Childs and the detective found out that no
lived at No % Albany street, second floor. back room
That evening Crawford came to the Cortlandt street
| ferry and remained in the baggage room until half
past eight; left there and won't to saloon, No "a
| Cortiandt street, remaining fifteen minutes; went
back to the baggage room, staying ten minutes, ana
| finally went to his homo.
| ON the 18th Crawford again went into the baggage
room OF the Cortandt street depot, ut fifteen minutes
past seven p Nj, remaining fifteen minutes and then
| went to the saloon No "a Cortlandt street While
there Crawford met man about thirty. nve years OF
age five iect ten inches high dark compexloned and
stouty built Both entered tho saloon, and Crawford
halt an hour aiterward came out and went back
10 tho baggage Shortly after Crawford loft the
| saloon young man, apparently about twenty years
old nve feet six inches hgh smooth face, whom the
detective thinks was John Kelly, entered, and
| NAMED about fifteen minutes, convcrsng with Craw-
lords other friend returned 10 the onggage room
came back and joined the stout man at NO. ~ Cort-
landt street; The trio shortly after proceeded TO
and spent the night there
| GOING
At seven O'Clock T. N. on the 10th the detectives
| saw the whom they supposed to be Kelly enter
the saloon NO. "A cortlandt street, followed by Craw-
ford remain there minutes and then over to
Dodd's office where they stayed until eight
r. NJ. Crawford and his friend left then and
nroceeded 10 saloon at No. 1S Oliver street,
renamed fifteen minucs after which they went to n
notorious concert saloon, No. 10 Houston street, and
were lolned there by another associate Kelly sepa
rated from Crawford and with a .'pal'' went the
saloon under tho Olympic Theatre, remaining there
until hali-past nine P. A. Crawford, accompanied by
an intoxicated man, after joined them. From
here Kelly and his friend returned to No. 10 Houston
street, aud then visited tho notorious saloon of A.
Frank No. II West Houston street; thence they pro-
ceedod to Stree and easy" No 175 Greene street.
Kelly was joined by woman and before going homo
he returned to most OF the places named above, re-
naming but few moments at u time
THE LOVES OF THE LAwLEss.
On the 21st ulL Kelly and Crawford visited the sa-
loon, No "A Cortandt street, at hali-past seven
O'Clock p NJ, thence went to the baggage room at the
ferry staying there about half an hour. From there
tney went 10 No IS Oliver street, and left
proceeded to Franks saloon. NO II Houston street.
and then to Dudeh,s saloon corner oL b'secKer ana
to Schmidts saloon, No. Clinton place, where he
met man, and with him went to No l75 Greene
street. where they played cards until eeven O'Clock
Key's compan on eitthen and went over TO the SIN
clair House. Kelly went back TO schmdts, alter
which no went to No. IL Houston street, where he
met a woman TO whom he paid attentions Hc then
ran down No. 11S Prince street. where he remained
all night Crawford passed MS nlsht ~ NO. 100 1reehe
street.
on the 22d ut all these parties visited No 10 Hous.
ton street and No l75 Greene street. when Kelly met
Mary Jane Collins, his IN stress, with whom ne went
TO No. ll3 Prince street, remaining all night
December % Kelly. Crawford and tho two "fricnds''
paid their regular visits to No. Clinton place, NO.
i'll Prince aud No l72 Mercer street Al about
three r. NJ. Crawford entered the olce OF Mr.. Samuel
Carpenter, Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania Bail
road, corner Broadway and Spring street, and asked
the clerk the price Of excursion ticket TO some
place and was told II would be So. vhc clerk hanaed
him time table OF the Pennsylvania Ral'road, with
|
Wh,lo Crawford in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road once one OF the employees OF Dodd's
Express Company asked him why nc did not try 10 get
back Crawford turned red in The face, made some
reply and left rather hurredy. The same afternoon
Crawford and two others entered pawn ONCE al No;
173 Spring street. where they evidently transacted
some business Crawford, Kelly Callahan and two
others acrward went INTO salo NO. $50 Broadway,
where they joined by John Queen, dancer, but
the latter did not remain with the others Al No. lb5
Greene street Crawford met boy with whom he was
earnest conversation for some time (rhis Is sup
posed TO have been DO Freesc All the saloons known
to the tribe were visited that day and night
TUX ROUNDS AGAIN.
Christmas morning a female detective entered NO.
III Prince street, ascertain the character OF the
house. There she found man and woman, the lat
Ter IN deshabiRe. She pretended 10 look ior fur
nshed roon and was asked ii she desired TO receive
company in It," Tho detective answered in tho affirm
alive and promised to return alter hearing the terms
The appearance oil the apartments ana inmates assured
her that II was place OF ill-iame Crawford and
with boy AT half-past six +. ~ the lattor walked
down Canal street, entering NJ 36e Crawford, Kelly,
drinking place above mcntioned) to the othor beng
constantly watched by the detectives
WORK.
Doc 27--This day found the gang active and abro ad
at an early hour. Alter visiting their usual haunts
they turned up No. l6 Clinton place and uctuated
between this and No OF the same street, as also
coffee saloon No SO Bleecker Nos 10 and IL
Houston Nos. l65 and Ia Greene street, and No l12
Mercer street we're all visited In their rounds.
On Thursday, the 2Sth ult, ut ten minutes past one
p NJ, Kelly and Crawford emerged from No III
Prince street, went to No. LOB Blceckcr, remained
there half an hour, and after walking together TO
Bleeckcr and Greene separated. Crawford went into
Peter Ducdcn's saloon that corner rema ned d
short time, alter which he proceeded TO Smith Nc
Ee's Hotel In Washington street, staying twenty
minutes, Finally he went and spent an hour at
Dodd's olce the Cortland street ferry. Kelly met
him shorty after that, and No Is Oliver street and
No Ill Prince street were the next places honorcd by
their proseucc.
NET DRAWN
Friday, the Goth uL, the eliminating time for
these people give conclusive evidence oil their char
actcr. Tho detectives diligently watched Kelly and
Crawford day At twenty mnutcs past eleven A.
apn anna iron
Prince street. each carrying a package wrapped In
paper. They walked 10 the corner oil PrInce ana
greene streets and jumped INTO Broadway car. Al
the corner OF Greene ana Amty they ulghted walked
up express Once corner OF broadway anu Fourth
st-ect lcuyiuq packages there, and went to