The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-21
SIX DESPERAD0ES CAUGHT.
A HAND TO- HAND FIGHT WITH MOUNT
ED POLICE OFFICERS.
Mr.. stewards summer Residence on Bar-
rettos Point Ransacked by Men from
Hnriem-Thc Housekeeper Overpowered.

Hnriem-Thc Housekeeper Overpowered.
Six robbers were arrested by the mounted
police while they were plundcring Mr.. George
Stewards summer residence on Barretto's Point
on Wednesday afternoon. The point juts into
the East river opposite Flushing. L. l. Mr.
Stewart is a retired merchant, whose residence
Is repletc with tho elegancies OF modern life,
and whose grounds sloping to tho river are
filled with choice trees shrubs and statuary
The nearest house is on similar point OF land
called Hunts Point. half mile distant. Mr..
Stewart is now in Paris with his family, and
his house ia under the caro- OF Mrs. Barbara
Herring and her husband. and hired man.
At about o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Herring who was sitting alone on the
piazza. saw six men in boat landing at tho
little pier built for the accommodation Of Mr..
Stewards boating and yachting friends. She
was not alarmed Mt first, rs pleasure parties
often visit the grounds without invitrtion. Al
most before she could give an alarm even. the
men marched straight to the piazza seized her
roughly. throwing her clothes over her head.
and bore her. shrieking. into the house. where
she was thrown helpless ON the sofa. She soon
tainted. In the moan time the hired man had
seen the movements Of the gang, and. knowing
that Oflcor William II. Dakin Of the mounted
| police was near thnt part Of his bent, he ran M
.he roau' anu Wnlle almost prehth,,ss tolu MN
that the robbers were sacking Mr.. stewards
| house. The officer. before riding 10 the house
| took the precautiOn TO send for Officers y. i,
| Grant and Thomas b. Holland Of the mounted
police who were also near.
! by that time the robbers had been In possess
| sion Of the promises for about an hour. had
! ransacked the house. and lined the path to their
| boat with vHluahlcs. The officers took them
| completely by SURPRISE and although the rob
! bers werc superior IN numbers they proved no
/ match for the veteran cavarymen who con-
| lrouted them. A hcrce hand-to-hand fight fol-
| officers used their sticks To- advantage. Then
| the robhers separated and tried to drive the
! officers away with stones. But as they were
/ hemmed in by the narrow neck " ank which
constitutes the Point. their field Of action was
necessarily limited and one 10y one they yielded
! To- the scientific application Of tho baton, One
pointed n pistol Mt Onlrcr Dakin, but when
| boldly confronted ran 20 his boat and pulled out
| into the stream. leaving his companions he
| hind. The robber who stood guard over Mrs.
| Herring before She tainted was compelled To
| dress in his own clothes instead IT those II one
| of the gentlemen of the house that he had col
The 1--WE robbers were bound by the officers.
| assisted 10y the hired man Mrs. Herrings
husband then appeared. greatly bewildcrcd.
with baby in his arms. He harnessed a horse
to a wagon, and the prisoners were tumhled in.
p4rky Mrs. Herring driving to the Harlem
| police stntion, about i've miles distant. The
| prisoners cursed their cartors. and occasion.
subdued them. They were well known In the
| Harlem station rs members oi the 18th street
gas house gang. Late IN the afternoon the
| rohher who escaped in the bont WIS arrested by
| Roundsman Egnn ms he was landing with some
! OF the property that had been stolen.
The robbers were arraigncd in the Harlem
Police Court before Justice Kasmire. who com
mitied them. They gave their names as John
| Mccain. John Reilly. nlias Edward Delaney
| BERNARD Wilson. alias Barney Dunn: Thomas
Matthews. who has just come out Of Sing Sing
John Byrnes. alias John Meehun; and Law
renee Keurncy. The officers think that several
~ the gang were recently concerned in the
daring robbery OF Lafetia in a crowded Third
avenue car. Fortunately they had no fire arms.
Except few hard knocks the officers escaped
unhurt.
The mounted police Is composed Of twonty-
five men under the command OF Sergeant W. A.
Powell. They patrol tho principal avenues from
Eighty-siNth street To- the city line. aiding tn,
patrolmcn OF the upper wards except the Ire
mont lrilce' Will my u inNuhIsu ivrrt ~
rome avenue, II igh Bridge. and other points
this side OF the Bronx river in the day time
At night these localities arc protected by
double force Of police officers The residents
in these sparsely- settled districts 81 the city
welcome the mounted police ms their specia
guardians. Officer Dakin, who was first on tn,
ground on Wednesday, distinguished himsel
| heretofore by capturing u burglar on th'
| grounds Of Mr.. Ascot.