The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
"JfCk SHEPP.IRD."
Adventures of Man who has B-en Arrested
In cNery NInte of the ninn.

About two months ago guOd-lUOiing.
wcll-drcssrd man took board in Clinton street.
Newark and vi-iieda number Oi business men,
"Nhihiting profcssrd letters of Introduction
from one firm to auothcr lie ordered several
hundred dollars worth of SILKS FROM Norris !
Doty. and said hc would pay the via when ,ln
goods were sen, To hs boarding huu.". lie
said his naiuc was Charles ilcr. Morris
Duiy sent Detective StainsiN N.th the goods.
III they were suS spurious at their sWo"ll- talking
customer. When the goods were left at Nillc'S
boarding lousr hr said hc was waiting for
money from Philadelphia. and Ii" uu'lt"d th'
house. Detective Staii.-by arr .drd hii pn sus-
piclou. and Justice Oto scn: him To- vail - await
the action OF the Graad Jury. \ wee as" last
Monday hc was discharged from custody On an
order from Prosecutor Abccl. who said Miller
could not De indicted. because he hid been ar
rested before he had committed amy offence.
After Miller was released. u detective from
this city went to Newark with warrant for his
arrest. He said that Miller wis born in this
city in lSll, and that his real namo is John
/ Mah9ny, well known in police circles here as
Jack Sheppard h"cau a. he has boon ARRESTED
in every State Of the Union. and has always
escaped from custody At years Of age
Mahouy csrrpcd from the CITY Prison. lie WIS
rrarrrsipd. and ait"rWurd escaped from Slug
! Sing aud from BMrkNrlf- Isinnd. In 1865 he
was arrested for an alleged burglary. Supcrln-
N'utf'Wl lfNftlui kNN' MN u : 'lit'' OF Effins
/ To Sing SIM. or entering the army lie en-
| listed. hut s0ln deserted. lie was soon alter
/ ward sent to Sing sing FOR burglary. hut he
! escaped In rontr,ctur's wagon under fire uf
| the prison srntinrls lie was next sent tn tii"
/ ChHrlestuwu lrnitputary fIr burglary In Dos
/ ton. II" -rrVed Ont his time.
subsequently he rented rooms nest 90 II. W.
/ Way 4 Sons. in Philadelphia. aud nue night
stole t5.uJu worth ~ lac"s from that FIRM. The
/ lacrs were sent To- this city 10y express. and ON
I Aprl :. 1872. Mahuurv was mr., -fsd In this city
while waiting fur me e,a,e of lace IT, arrive iir
| escaped from tine Police Headquarters, ia Mul-
/ berry street i"w hours after his arrest Tho
n AT year n" WIS sent Co. Joliet prs 30 ior bur
! Glary IN chicago. itr escaped IN thrFr months.
lie returned to this city. and WIS arrested for
the Philadelphia robbery. lie Wr~ ~eui to
| Philadrphin, mud served three years IN Moya-
| mrnsing PRISON,
/ lrturninr to this city. he piled his trndc once
more 4 truck loaded with wool stood ia South
street one day met lou.. agu. aud IN" driver WIS
! awaiting orders To l.p ahead. Presently Young
! man emerged from t'lr Store bhr"h"uded. with
! Il pru~turS l~hihd his ear. sprIug on Tia" wagon,
and told the driver 10 20 90 Washington street.
/ Arriving at certain HOUSE IA Washington
street. tn" supposed r,cra TODD the driver 90 80
/ and ~ tu the top H'ur after u lurkUEc lh"
/ driver did 50. hut d" found ~ package. When
| H.. returned tO the street the wa:D u MAS s''r.
/ The supposed clerk II was Uii"rward learned.
/ was Nuhuny. and br drove TO New jersey ana
so.d tnr wool. That Is what lie Is nov wanted
] for In this city.