New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-06
THE COURTS.

now, PORRFRS SENT TO MASSACHUSETTS.
-.,cvoxr AND SPENCER DELIVERED To TIE Bos-
rox orFicrRs-sroRY OF THEIR ARREST AND
rur CRIME OF WHICH THEY ARE ACCUSED.
Tho Supreme Court, Chambers. was crowded
s,e,lsv morning by detectives, lawyers, and others
- we're attracted 10y the proceedings in the case Of the
-ol,-knoWn criminals. James waIgnont, alias Joseph
,allEiu alias Peppermint joe" and Joseph Spencer
=. Ioseph Adams, alias Joseph Butts. before Judge
r,o,ohuc on writ Of ha0eas corpus Among those
-, were Inspector Dilks. Deputy Chief OF the Bos
,n p,ree John +. Ham, Detective Currier OF Boston
roctives weIling Dks and Hea.ey Of the Second In-
+ion District Detectives Field and O'Connor OF the
,l.+rct Attorneys Office, Robert Pinkerton, and Will
,,sor nj The Police Central Office. The question
80 the prisoners could be Identified as the persons
ar,s3 IN the indictment found by the Grand Jury OF
, Sreolk COUNTY. Mass, for rohbing j. W. Farrar,
cashier of the First National Bank Of Ahing-
A.. Mss. of 5000 on Jan. 90 Judge Doao-
Re Instructed Mr. Sinclair. Clerk of the Court,
20 take the testimony adjoining room. to which the
.n,,rp Marty then retired wagrnost testified that he
,s NOT she man described in the Indictment and Tor
,,hom The reguisit0n was granted. Deputy Chief Ham
testified that OF the prisoners whom he pointed out,
- snepccr the man named III the Indictment He
sa.e that he him the street in Boston on Jan
1ost and that he OR HAM afterward went before the
nd Jurv and had him indicted for the robbery OF Mr..
ar Both OF the prisoners indicted for this rob
,sr, There was examination which did not
interfere with any the material facts as stated After
short nsaltat!on with the prisoners MI Howe SAID
that the Indictment complete that they would
make no frthe attempt oppose the taking OF the men
a. Roston They therefore consented 20 the dismissal
a, the writ These facts were laid before Judge
Dorobue and the sheriff instructed TO turn
The ursoners over 70 the officers from Boston They
accordingly took their prisoners IN charge, and, ac-
eompanied by Detectives Duks and Hcaley. who
were detailed to sssist them. started for Boston.
The story those prisoners was to'dby the detectyeson-
vseselv and was substantially as follows The prison
v "a W., vasnrreh belong to a somewhat rare class
% icves known as bank sneaS." The qualities neees-
~ for success IN this business are not found m many
ors hut in these three they very prominent They
40 rolc and renemanly under all circumstances and
IN an ulaccs generally keep sober and dress We'll Even
when Detective Healey snapped the handcuh upon
SINNERS wrist and adjusted it, the prisoner said That
Will do nicely thank YOU" Vosburgh has been al liberty
NJ very short time aud the other prisoners also have
sved the state recently. There is little doubt that this
Gang robbed J. G. Kings Sons and stole Mr. Van saehss
securities which he had deposited at the stationery STORE
AZ Pearl and Waists, hut the crime FOR which they are
Indicted was committed in Boston. Wal-mont and
srencer ara this lob. on the morning Of Jan 20 j. W.
"a en- fl!eriv gentleman. went 70 Boston to make
i Inn that CIV as the cashier OF the Abingdon iionai
HanE ABINGDON Is village few miles rom LoN.ol,
6 Gnsines and started FOR home, carrying in his hand
sachrl il which was 5000 IN grcen9aeks nc went
a.. restaurant aaG sat u tthc 10 esI some
i-ch placed the sachel carelessiy qRon ne nooI,
and soon became enoesed in his meal WHO'D ne arose
~ depar, ne missed the sacbeL He FASTENED to
C4rf OF Police savage and lold nm al Ine aC.S at
be could remember lie sa1 M, 20 , w "a a.
~, l, ~, nc Teeognizcd Pcpper1nut Joe ana Joe
Tutts Detec Ham ami CuTTeI were put Oh te case
AMI they .srcr-.incd that the robbery h40 DC catiY
riarTcd ana that the thieves had cscTeI 10 TINS city
lIr MN DO w. Information was sent TO Gen smith,
President Of the Board Of Dolce ana re mlfnseG tLe
case To- Inspector Diks Then the King robbery Of 500
D fUfE
Van Sdch, also Loaf large aEolhl OF N&t!o!t I@PeIs
rer-.etlrg over SIJOcO0. De ecves DIGS, waning,
ana ralry were ordered 70 10 work or TINS ease aCut
F-H j. inst after the KING robbery lh.| were C,tcn
c 10 arrest ~ the men. but never could catGn thcn
borb The criminals materially aided by William
VosIur.h and determined to arrest MIN Oh sus-
Vral Of the Central ONCE detectives. either by their
iccpetency BY eollusion, also were assisting tI.s
g8g and battling the other GetecuESs. A. en- "a .lo
two men were found Together mean the Union square
Taratcr They arrested and taken 10 the Mercer
Asf The arrest Can't Eyrns received strict orders
with the prisoners ana u Aytl me Ict Oi me
arrest 4 secret from evcrYhcGH On sunday inspector
Dks was Informed 10y telegraph that officers had been
Boston TO Albany WIN the heeeaIH iSS d
tiuu papers. The copies o. the Indictments oy We UI'u
s,Sier DUks ON Monday, and Tuesday were lad be-
fore Justice Oticrbourg, VINO drew up another "hdaNlt
sntfI forth the real charges against the prisoners 40
was found NO>bUrgh vas not Implicated aho ne "as
tier fore discharged FROM custody As the PRISONERS
coUld bot Dee identified the perpetrators of inc MIG
and the sachs rObberles, these complaints upon Nhch
Lad been previously held were 81 ASIDE Inc PIE
soe OF the Central Office detectives and swOre tat II
wa, found Out tue they could and "uuiG ltIl a
story that would greater CONJUNCTION there man
Tie breaking up OF the Od I!Lg. They refused 10 Stare
any furh=r particulars, but SAID that they would AnoW
AL about ID III tine Of fc1 weeks, ana tEeF Would
decide what course to take 10 then revenge As
No,huI-l liberty II is believed that he Is ~ WORK III
the interest NJ the prisoners, both To procure Tue brI
counsel possible and bring forward as much contra
dict0ry and mitigating testimony as possible. ms ar
ret regarded police circles a. one Oh Tue most I'M
portaut teen made for several years ana - one
that reflects great crdt upon Inspector Dllks ma De
tectves DilKs, WGilIn-,anO Heacy. -
The securities belonging TO Edgar H. h,chsrGs anu
hi WIFE which were stolen Oh FEB; 10, from tne
safe I'D thr cJuLt4ng-rOCm OF j. 9. kings sons, al
Ncs. 81 and IS Wiliam-s.. have been returned 70
J. bolt l. shepard AT. Kings counsel, IN an extra
ordinary manner. stranger Last week onSEed 70
restore these securities hut said that he knew nOtc OF
TIE robbers believed 10 be one of the haiidOzt
intermediate men. between the thieves and the counsel
and real.y know nothing about The robbery lie only
know where certain securities were 20 10 iouhd ana
could deliver them safely An hour appointed ahd
al agreed pastebOaFd box wrapped III
uevsIapcr was brought utO Mr. SAtpaida once ~ q
small i5y who said that man IN the street gave nm
It. cents tu deliver II there Mr. Richards and one OF MI
Kings CLERKS checked of the papers and securities, ana
FOND everything had been restored The properly Is
believed o. have restored account OF the critical
situation OF The suspected thieves and some OF the de-
tsCtiyes Il iius city.
A MORRIS ANA TRUSTEES LITTLE JOB.