New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-26

throug the aid of the Rogues Gallery. in this city
Several minor burglares and thefts were brought
to notice.
THREE HIGHWAYMEN CAPTURED.
ARREST OF ALL BUT ONE or THE BROOKLYN ROB-
BERs-GooD USE or THE RasuEs GALLERY.
Three Of the four men who attacked Warren
r. Lane the bookkeeper, and Daniel McGnnis. an en-
ploye OF the Planet Mills Manufacturing Company. in
Brooklyn, OIL Saturday afternoon and -obbed them OF
$780, were arrested in saloons in this city yesterday
They are weknown to tho police as notorious crim.
nails and their portraits adorn the Rogues Gallery at
Police Headquarters.
The case was put into the hands OF Detectives Roche
and MalOney, by Captain Leavey OF the Third Brooklyn
Precinct. The detectives, accompanied by McGjnnis
Matthew gelford Janitor OF Public School No 49,
who the attack from the schoolhouse, and James
Welch. a carman who answering the descrip.
ton OF robbers In the vicinity of the factory Satur
day morning, visited Police Headquarters In this city,
Saturday night 20 examine the Rogues Gallery. They
continued their work during Sunday and identified tie
PORTRAITS of John Roberts ana Henry Carter those Of
two of the robbers Sergeant Kelley OF the Hcw-Yogx
Detective Squad, put his entire force upon the case
and Inspector Murray also detailed three detectives
from az many precincts 10 assist At 10 O'Clock
Yesterday morning Carter and Roberts were found By
Detectives O'Nie OF the Ninth Precinct and RadioFd,
Uils ana Handy, OF the Central Office, OF Michael Nor.
TOMS salOOn &C Blocker and Carnine-sts and taken 70
the Police Headquarters. Before this time. however
sutaiu Leavey and Lane the bOOkbeeper. had 10
tie New-York Central Office, and among photo
graphs not incnded the Rogues' Gallery picked
The portrait OF William Bartlett, as belonging TO VI
the men committed the robbery Bartlett was sub
sequently found by Detectives DIss ana Radiord IN
iS,Spa Hn'"A 80 ''D ''
The three prisoners were taken to Brooklyn by Cap.
tain LeaVey and the NewYork and Brooklyn detectives.
When taken before Superintendent Campbell. Carter
gave the name Of George w. M y ana b 5 dy Sasi
About thirty persons N all were collected u the roo
and witnesses Of the robbery were called IN 70 cen
ty tho prisoners bartlett was IDENTIFIED ny captain
Leayey Belfor McGnnls and Lane, ana carrier by Nc
Gnnls, WeIch and James Delahay clerk IN The drug
front OF which the wagon used " te robbers
stood for an hour on SATURDAY Kooefs was
lie asked the superintendent not 70 send them
to the statiou-hOuse, ana requested, al any
rate that he nsht have bed to S9sp Sa ie sap
had The prisoners were then Aallcuhed ana 1asen ~
desk Roberts said that he was thirty years 81 age IN
married. and bOokbnder by trade. lie gave ms resl
denee as No. 342 West FoIty-ee9nd-s+ ne - so"q,
feet 8 inches IN height with ishI eomMeA
ION and sandy hair AID mGistachs;, Hc wore
Carter, refused 10 give his residence he IS thirty:
eight years of age carpenter by trade and native OF
tne United states. Bartlett gave MS age as tiiriynine
and nis bus that OF batter lie said he was un
uaI ried, and lived in Newark. All the prisoners stse
srcenbacks aud two penkDiyos Martins pockets con.
tanned ~ In money, TWO pipes ani Two laeAasSo Oh
smoHing tobacco Martin AID Roberts We're placed ID
cell together. and Bartlett IN an adjoining cell
At the station house last evening, Bartlett vas sun
identified, and ROBERTS was lucHtll'U lLe
first time The SLOUGH hat iei behlnq py the ioDDels
was placed upon Roberts head. ANA BeIord Vas t1en
af Jarnes Eoark which was In tie collection OF crmi
nails photographs in the station-ouse was tAogAt 70
bear a close resemblance 10 Roberts. kOarA was sen
tencedl ia 1874 to I'VE years IN ts hIgs cou! ts.r
Tertiary for rUDbBg a Williamsburg oank OF %I,3Ch
James LarklD, keeper who bad charge OF I09IH IN
tie PententIary, from which he DISCHARGED Only
two weeks ago, was positive that Roafks picture was
that OF Roberts
SNATCHING BONDS FROM A MANS HAND.
JOHN P. MOORE ROBBED, ~ THTRrIETH-sT, OF
$4,000 IN DONps-pCRsUIT AND CAPTURE VI
THE THIEF, WITH THE PROPERTY.
A daring highway robbery was perpetnted,
yesterday afternoon, at o'clock In Thirheth-st, near
Ffth-ave when bold thief robbed an old gentleman Of
thiryve bonds OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany Of II 900 EACH valued az s175 500 About week
ago. John r Moore, retired merchant, seventynine
years DID, living at No 124 Madison-aye purchased the
five bonds which numbered FROM lOl to l55,
inclusive for $1,000 Yesterday morning be went to the
companys Office in the Bowling Green. 10 have the bonds
registered After this been DONE he started uptown
At veseyst. he took sixthave, car which he lett AZ
Thirtieih-st. Walking along the upper side Oh
he had proceeded few doors east Of Fifth
ave. when he felt tine bundle which he was carrying
Grmly In his lcst hand. snstched quickly away Know
ing what that meant, Mr. Moore turned and gave chas
10 The thie who fed rapidly along Tnrtlethst io~as
broadway. Mr. Moore was joined IN the eLdse py,
men who were, be thinks, c0nieGerates OF the uhei.
They pressed abopt him IN sucif manner as - mgoe
niS pursuit Tho thef crossed thc street ana Jumper
high wooden fence next east OF the apartment mousse
now being erected by Mr. Darling. There Mr Moore
lost sight Of the fugitive. who ef through the p1ssa,e
auGr private gardens, and climbing hSh non renee
reached Twenty -Diuih-st
An officer of The Bradway police AZ this moment Joined
yr Moore who related his story. Together they hur-
RED up TbrtietAst INTO Broadway hoping 70 eaten
sght OF the thief He meanwhile had run up twenty
inth-st and entered Broadway car, and was lus ct-
Ting himself comfortably in hs sest when Oncer kilg,
OF tie Broadway squad stepped into the and TOOK
him into custody. Officer King was walking slowly
along by Twenty -nnth-st., when his attention was ny
trfcted 10 the fugitive whom he arrested, and Win
whom he walked up toward Thirtiethst The! wefeisct
soon low Mr. Moore and the officer who. putting his
hand into the breast pocket OF the thes coat pulled ou
the package Of bonds. The prisoner was GahdeuHti
and taken 10 the jefferson Market Police CIu.,'
lie gave has name ~ George Mercer age twenhneo,
No 3l5 East SeyentyTourth-st. He IL also known az
George Never and is said he recently discharged
from MOyam2nsing PFisOn, felnstIFaha, HHesc 40
served term for burglary. Mr.. Moore saii 70 him
Young man. il is lucky thing for that did not
have my pistol with me when you robbed me. am
good shot, and would have shot you without TIE least
conjunction" Tue prisoner committed 10 the
roubs in default of s., 900 bail for trial.
Mr. Moore said that this not the rst time he had
been robbed. lie born in 1929 and Was In the Eun
trade Broadway near Fu!tonst, from ISL 10 1924
with "A package containing 100000 In GOvernncnt
bonds money and other securities lac was attacked ana
robbed OF he whole am9nnt by Two men Nance ,,@s
John A. KENNEDY Superintendent OF Police, ana
the robbers arrested aud sent 70 state Prison ho
OF property recovered bat Mr. Moore SAID est
nm GOO 10 have the thieves arrested and to recover
his property. The robbers served their terms, s'
about year ago Clarke committed suicide o. New
Maven sst,amer Abonf two Years ago Dennis vhlle
attempting TO commit burglary uptown, was tfyins 10
climb through secoudstnry window the c0llis hs.Np
way aud he fell 10 the ground ard Was instantly Ae''
the stone falling on him.
BURGLARIEs AND TAEFTS.
Mrs Isaac Couse, of Jerome-ave. and One