The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-29
ENGLISH MEEcHANrs COLLECTING suBscRIP-
TIoys.
THE BANK NOTE ROBBERY.
HISTORY OF TWO OF THE GANG THAT RoBBxD
THE RECEIVER GENERALS oFFIcE-cAPrURxD

HISTORY OF TWO OF The GANG THAT HoBB1U
THE RECEIVER GENERALS oFYIcE-oAPruRxD
IN ENGLAND.
Tho capture OF Thomas and Louisa BigsloW, alas
Jourdan, and the finding OF portion Of tho money
stolen from the ONCE OF the Recsver Gsneral IN
Toronto, to dispe the mystery, which, up to
tno present, has hung abourkthat Transaction. "rhs
facts concerning the affair." said msmbsr Of Pinker-
TORS Detective Agency HERALD reporter yesterday.
are that tour entered the ofiesof the RecsivsS
General and engaged the clerks attsutao,, while .
Gf,h man sneaked into the vaui, stole So, 400
BANK noses and some bonds wo seossved certain In
formation which led to believe Bigelow' wa the
man who got into tho vault
HISTORY rHR RoBBxKs.
sHs is extremely clever bank robosr 1ndpsneak
thief. Years ago he made hts appsAs.ncs IN the
Eighth ward, ana associated with the Allan family,
more especially with Mart ana Jessie Allen. He Was
then Known us "Prssiy Tom Biesiow. We next
and Duniap, The Northampton Bank robbers robbed
tho Fails Ci!y Tobacco Bank. OF Lou"viiis.
that he mad parehasod farm In Massachusetts, with
his share Of the piunder He turned up, however:
by walier Sheridan, alias stewart, who 10 nov IN
sing Sing. From hero he wont 10 Chicago, whore he
The robbery OF The Receiver Generals once was
planned In Chicago, and the party Of thisvss, some
OF whom Eastern men, lett that city and veat
direct 10 Toronto.
sBgcow's wife has tho most eveuuui history ofauy
woman IN the profession. she IL she famous Louisa
Jourdau, who known rs the "Queen OF the
Tbieve" She 10 about thrtysix years old. with blue
eyes. brown hair, oval face stands about hvo ices
three inches IN height Is extremely aiylike In hcr
appearance ana clover CONFERENCE.-The shs Wa
born al Chctsnhsm, IN Gsoucssssrshire Eneisno Ana
her iathcr now keeps sporting puoho
house In Manchester, England She served
released went 10 Brasil - compassion 70 spanish
lady Snc stole mmtress jewels. and tho Aicaids
h. IL wpph aI Of "a Ar
cut or which done She wears her hair long 70
conosai tho dsiornaity. BY some means she dristsd
TO this country, aud hrst made her appsaraoce .ne
Eighth wnrd OF this city rs tho companion Of Billy
Dsrrgau, the pickpockei. ohe was arrested ief roe
bine Ste warts store and sent to Backwell's Island
On being again arrested she jumped her Dali ana ned
to Boston.
rAIR, But IEcossrASr.
"she has been married dozen timeG Aihr leave
ing Derrigan she married Tom Mccormick, tho bur-
putting over the proceeds OF robbery, aud who wns
himself shot aud KILLED by Omcor Neheman While
attempting bank burglary In Albany. Alter hcCor-
IAN j. sharksy, tho muraerer, who 10
now hotel runner In Madrid. Spain, aud
then with Aleck Purple, an Eigh!h ward
NJ .ban tho Rio,er" OF Harlem, and aiter she greg
tired o. him msrrisd Barney Aaron, the pugiIm wish
whom she vent TO Chicago She procured divoroe
nor,rn,s rs numbered 4o2 In tho Rosuss gallery q
Police Hesdquartcrs. bat sns has greatly changso
in appearances since ss nsoo' sns
,sss sss a.us s .u .nis,s. .''I =,
country. We learned that Bissiow aod she hsd yeh
Quebec Tor England and autographed the English po-
leo 10 look out for them At Liverpool ana NJ Loussas
with a portion OF the stolen money IN thor posses-
sion. As the arrest OF 0ts IN this city no merely
acted the broker for the thieves he we1 known
to u.s. and In under indictment In the District Atior.
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