The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-04
DUTCH HARMON IN JAIL.

CAPTURE OF THE sPEnATE THIEF FOR ROB-
DING A FREIGHT CAR on THE HUDSON
RIVER RAILROAD A LONG CAREER OF CRIME.
PoUGnKEEPsfE. April 3, 1878.
A desperate fight occurred with thieves on The
Hudson River Railroad at Cold Spring at one O'Clock
this morning, resulting. alter stout resistance, in
tho capture OF tho most desperate character
known TO tho New York police and tho
leader OF gang OF cutthroats ana thieves
who have their headquarters and rendezvous
on Tenth avenue. New York, and known
as the "Tensh Avenue Gang" For years this gang
has tho OF the Hudson River Railroad
thoritiss and OF summer residents tue Hudson
far north Cold spr,og. they are in
TACT the highland brgands and they DO not
hesitate TO XIII II necessary to carry out
their plans. Tho desperate captured this morn
ing 10 none other than "Harmon Itendorn," alias
dutch HarmoD," whose very name indicates rob-
berry. theft and possibly murder. II Is believed that
he 1t who murdered tho watchman Of the Hudson
River Railroad Company ut tho Thrtesh street station
several years ago; fact tho detectives have strong
crcums,autia ovidcuce that such Is tho He has
led masked burglars elegantly furnished residences
time and again and bucked ana gagged inmates
and cleaned the houses Of their treasures He 10 also
known . pirate and has robbed vessels Of
every description at the docks while lying ant hoV
In tho stream. Since tho death OF Tracey, the no,o-
rious burglar who was killed month ago at lnwo q
whe trying TO escape from the officers, the railroad
detectives have maze 1t their SPECIAL duty TO track
"Hasu,on," having obtained important infor mstiou
In regard 10 him. They followed MIN night ana duy
Tor weeks and no never out OF their sight Ions
enough 10 escape their vgiluucc Finally u came u
them ,nat last n,ght he aud his gang were 10 rob =
freight train while It was under wsy.
THE PURSUIT.
The officers left Thriieth street depot nj nine
oyc I,stn y nj al rode In H.ca m
end OF tho highlands station bena
located there. whiic waiting there another reighs
along IRON tho SOUTH and the officers dis-
on to- OF tho ears putting on brakes and
them jump from the train. This was at ono a.
H. and they Swallowed them 10 Cold spring and saw
them enter house formerly occupied by Isaac Levy.
Tho officers surrounded the house and forced the
door just man was coming down stairs bareooted.
The ball was dark and tho man ci,nched the forward
officer who was Detective Scanian, and long tuste
snsuea Just non onicsrs fxS ,ad Lawrence ana
Harmon" for u was he WIS ironed. But no had 10
be dubbed before he would give In aud today
one eve ~ almost closed and his head 10 feariuIy
swollen. They found household goods and wearing
apparel In hts possession aud then followed tho
and ovcrhaoling II in Rensselaer, county found car
had been broken robbed. and tne goods found
Harmon werc the goods stolen. Another burglar
was with armon, but no managed TO get away lilo
viii. however, 10 captured.
Harmon was taken to Troy Jail, and, at court,
waived examination, and was sent pacs 10 await ins
action OF the Grand Jury. HIS criminal record
among tho worst In tho country.
HARnoS's HISTORY.
Mccullough, amor desperate struggle, ana taken
20 tho Twcntictn precinct station While his pcdi-
erce was being taken he escaped through a window,
taking sash and all with him aud falling Distance Of
thirty feet. lie was nftorward arrested by Offrcr
GILLESPIE and the Island, aud healed Q revolt
and again made an escape. In March. 1871, he IS
capped from Oncors scanion and Gillespie at Dobb'
Ferry. = car robbery ai'cr having exchanged shots
with the officers ~ WIS then that Bryan Cavanash,
Burglar, lost his hfc In 1873 Harmon captured a
tho FOURTH ward IN New York Tor six robbery IN
New Jersey. while escaping irom hack in Ceutro
street, which contained tho stolen goods. no mad
desperate struggle with several officers, bot
to ciudo their grasp aud ran into baxter street. where
he slipped anu falling. broke hrs log Iben lie
taken 10 Bellevue. where a plot was laid 10
him rho Jersey officers hearing Of took
him away tue same day, anu no tired
aud sentenced TO nvc years at Trenton.
lie escaped from there, ana soon after a watchmau
VAS killed al the Thrtictb street station. Huoson
RIVER Railroad. The police IN New York went 10 cap
tare him at house IN rbWuoth street, and Wine
doins ofccr ircd through tho door and killed
the man who hold u, aud Harmon escaped. lie
sfterwsrd arrested IN Tenth avenue 10y ofhc.s
from the rwcnty ninth precinct, but Harmon, w1iis
waking along uippcd tho officer und threw nim, and
took has revolver and shoi At the PROSTATE mau.
but did hi him The rcport of tho pistol brought
Otber ofccrs 10 tho spot. ana no wns again captured
aud sent 10 Bisck~eii's Island Then he got falso
keys aud let large number 81 prisoners out. himself
atnong tue number, but whie ne was swimmiag.
Eusrd snot him and ho surren dcrcd Tic thcn
served hts time anu was taken back 20 Trenton D
serve sncxprsi time there, which nc did. and was
"vorkln ma IN. NORTH RIVER snd docks aoout New Yers
. river thief snd pirate III. was with Tracey whcu
the auer ~ns Killed :. lnwood. Tho Grand Jury VII
consider hts Monday next Hc says " hc ever
gets oul ot tnis Le VIII live on ten cents day bus
vhst he .ili ba al honest man. lie looks very
SHABBY. haying aiapiiaici and destitute appear.
suce. liia resistance last night's encounter
brought biyss upon him OF sucn character us ! o
taG0 ali the hRbt out Of nm lie hsd broken the seal
tie car door aud threw tho goods OF rs tho tram
passed coia sprns ttaion, and tho evidence against
him - conclustve.