The New York herald., 1878-09-18

! being In the governmsnt employ q detective.
Tnis was not the fact. but Molloy was no. slow 10
| with man named Hughes. beth representing them
selves. said us detectives he went TO
house in Roosevelt street and pretended 10 arrest
two who knew had Jumped tho bounty" He
insisted that his prisoners should accompany him TO
General BaRers headquarters, but on the way thero
allowed them every opportunity TO make terms.
Finally in William street saIoon $500 was offered
and received, aud tbs Two prisoners wcre released
| NEW CHARACTER.
For some little time after this Molloy disappeared
Detective Farley arrested him a charge OF forgery
| and attempt at backmoL " was charged that he
aistter, which he sent to lady residing up town.
with tho intent TO levy .blackmail. He succeeded,
however, in obtaining IN acquiitai when brought 10
trial.
The greater part OF 1864 was spent by Malloy In
Washington. whero he engaged rs u private do
tccuve by. oncers OF tho recruiting service TO ur-
earth certain rresuar,cs alleged 10 exist 10 inc con.
appears TO have gwen satisfaction IN thus particular
for he was aitcrward rewarded with the appointment
to tho position OF detective OF tho New York Sub
Treasury. During the war ana Ia his capacity rs an
amateur detective aiterward ne ipado considerable
money but spent IL as fast as ho got 1t. Then ho
turned TO Tne AIon, his friend and taken care OF
by hlm From that time he was a constant friend OF
| Allen.
He always wanted to be, IL Is said, detective. and
! was constantly representing himself us SUCH He was
familiar many thieves and notorious characters,
ana would ottcn possess the secret OF robbery Tho
notorious dutch Heinrich'' was caught, IL is be-
lieved through Moloy's instrumentality, und he
OF tho principal witacssos against him. He very
frequently turned up IN robbery ana other cases as
witness on side tho other, asd 1t was SAID
amoug tho officials IL never matter OF con-
| Germ to him to which side 1t was Thus IL was
| that worry recently when no was called a witness
In tho highway robbery in Brooklyn. known MS IN"
"pianc! Mills robbery" his testimony IVA was I'm i'm,
| would not believe him under OATH
| THE ALIENS CAREER.
Tnoodo,e Allen has aur,og ns whole career @ @ Soen
H. lived In It and his idoas through ifc were
h;ch dalin N N n
| early days there was lane. part OF
which Is in existence still, known ns Pig alley The.
and he boys tho ncghborhood used play thcrc,
ana IL has oecn the subject OF remark that tho
characters Of several Of them who later In their
| manhood attained notoristy wcro forcshndowed by
their habits and predictions In those days Though
puny as boy and physically very insignificant
ness always won consideration. As bo grow up he
became tavorite with his associates and be lad
10 en56urace it. 0Bp' PooIo was then before tho
public, and no conceived an intense admiration
man, and sidea with bin, IN the stand he took
against Morrssey and tho rest HIS ambition seemed
joined plan--with ttlo persuasion and lot OF hard
knocks He had very slim chance, though. of in-
taooa ,ii he had brought himself ioro tho public
| IN less reputable connections.
THE BOUNTY scnExE.
| When Eighth ward faction an!mosities wore swept
aside by tho war, and every club member and IN.
employed citizen shousss ~ !, ms rish 70 capture as
ing business. Win Riley and Hughes he formed u
partnership wnich was certainly successful. hnan.
caiiy speaking. They had an oflco In New York aud
another in hoboKen. Public mopoy dealt out
hboraIiy then and the representatives of tho Eighth
| ward made up their minds that they would have an
entire lngcr IN the public treasury. All eligible
young mon who could DO dcponded on were
Aliens recruiting ollco was recommended as
the only door thnt led 70 the attainment of heroes'
well lined pockets Tho lai.or
nnving great weight had the eject OF bringn
10 tho oiflcc. This was tho way they d,a business
:-Ons set OF mon and were found in good
1po fOr ppi
wnch had be divided by the recruiting agents. and
tho enlisted patrio. was turned s1rt to TO repeat
ton colonel Lafayette Bakcr was scnt to investIga
bat somehow lhe !. is s said, managed to capture
with tho recruiting office. Then camo a crisis
at last. Discovery seemed imminent; So Allen
hat appeared and had every soul Of the
\ arrested at tho ferry.
Then came. pcace, aud The, with number OF dol.
lars hc had saved looked around ior suitable bust.
nna,oSs 10 ioT Hmm ana ho won AND lost
many. goodiy SUM before this; but no con.
s%s' 81 The nsa x y
ou'lding up "custom" for tho 81 Bernard Hotel
s Of IL p,ay ws yss
self into politics. 1t was patron'z,d by I
sot. Of people whom The: know well
when occasiou demanded. Through then
and his personal popularity he becamc tue leader o
republican faction in tho district About 1867 h,
secured tho nomination Tor Alderman. Petor Mitchell
was running for Assembly ut the time. with Nortor
at bis back and Christopher Johnson eau
.dtdateon another ticket. There much iactioui
animosiy and il was bitter hght on oil sdos. III
y Kept upa stout frop. did a little ponmelug here
and there and paraded tho precinct with broom
brigade who were to symboIize '.the sweep" ho had
defeated. About 1870 an attempt was made
TO oast him out Of tho republican
Who has held
In tho Custom House, mado their minds TO capture
the primaries and shut Allen out But Tho was not
| Ia Uu0aa n Mt wog nm
| foot and set ABOUT preventing u in q why that
moro positive than polite wintorboitOm and
were sure OF carrying the primary, when In came
The in towering ragc. and In spite OF his size be
day a%S' Allen en- was '' arrested on ~ warran. % snd
fclonous assault battery. Forty days and forty
nights Tho. abidod in the Tombs aud to tho present
irict as "Tne. Aliens Passover" II had tho eGec,
of handing over the temporary control OF tue Local
faction to Wiuerbottom and Butler. aud there was an
arrangement madc which sent Austin Leakc to the
Assembly that year
| The. next appeared u crimipal court, whore be
was arragned on charge oil perjury. II was ailegou
that occaslons tho prisoner had sworn that hc
was the owner OF tho ST. Bernard Hotel on going
surety for parties arrested, ana tha. az the s,mc
time Mr.. Peter Langley. HIS father r.in-law. had
mado solemn oath that he tho OF the
property On Friday, October 2s, 1870, writ Of
habsas corpus was issued by Judge Cordozo on
trouble ana was heard OF but lttlo I'll
1876. Ho kept q gambling place ut No.
y5 Beeckcr street, which tho police triod In 10
break up. Every approach was we'll guaraod cvory
door was so impregnabio that tho people who toyel
with fortune INSIDE wcro IN perfect security. Down
stairs was cigar store, kcp. by one XIques,
who, 1t is believed, was an intimate OF Thc's,
| and on tho lockout tor hts interests.
door led from this store into tho hall of
which the portal was mover oponed Three stops led
up To q hoavy oakcn door, several inches thick
cTcd iron bolts and rendered stroug Tough
material could make IT, II had mortisod lock mado
expressly Tor II, and communicating with the alarm
gong above. Once q coupls Of officers whom Captain
Van Duson had sent thcre TO pry around got In
SIDE and refused to leave The. uctod vory
summariiy. lie eos out himself aud bohod tho :
truders In. So there they stayed Till morning. when
ho furnished them banquet and liberated them.
About tcn days after that came tho big raid that
created such sensat ion IN the police force.
daEAr RAID.
IL was tho night OF September 10, and the whole
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