The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-01
THE WAITING WAGON.
ARREST OF POLLOCK" HILL, THE BURGLAR
HIS ALLEGED GRIMES.

ARREST OF POLLOCK" HILL, THE BURGLAR
HIS ALLEGED GRIMES.
An o1ncsr pasrohug Stone street on Saturday cven-
Ing discovered that the LOCKS attached TO The doors
Of the bonded warehouse OF Wallace & Co. had been
tempered with, aud, beng u prudent policeman, no
watched the premises and called on his brother officers
10 look alter the burglars Among those who under
took the latter duty Sergeant Oates and Dctec-
tive Hogan OF tho First precinct On Beaver street.
nearby, they an old acquaintancc-Robert, alias
"Pollock," HIl-whose face well known in police cir
cles Mr.. Hill was sitting wagon eagerly waiting the
approach OF some expected person He held tho
reins tightly IN his hands ready TO speed horse
= moments notice Tho officers took good look At
him and concluded to arrest him general prin-
cipes. Hc disavowed all knowledge OF any intended
burglary the warehouse could give satisfac-
tory explanation Of his presence the wagon near by
After locking him up the officers won't in search OF a
man named John sullivan, believed to be a friend OF
the prisoner. They arrested him some few hours
subsequently as he was driving in a carriage down
Whitehall street in company with Two women.
SUSPECTED OTHER CRIMES
On Sunday Tho police began to suspect that Hill was
also implicated IN the burglary OF West street
jcwery store. owned by Joseph weitinsr, which had
boon broken into the 21st ulI II that on tho
18Th ulI young man OF HIPS appearance called at
No lag est street and engaged OF Mrs. Shorter the
Iandlady, q lodging room. He mysterious!y disap-
psared tho night OF the burglary, but in his room
were found broken boxes which had contained knives
from the jewelry store next door, together with
watches, keys and watch cases, proceeds OF inc
burglary The entrance 10 the Jewelry store had
been effected by the burglar creeping along an avn
lug connecting his room With the second story window
OF tho pillered store.
The prisoners were yesterday arraigned at the
Tombs Police Court before Judge Flammer Sullivan
discharged Tor lack OF evidence, but i'll was held
In 1000 bail the charge OF attempted burglary IN
warehouse ana 900 Tor grand larceny IN having
stolen The horse and Wagon found with him whom he
was arrested No complaint was made against him
for burglary OF eewory sore Mrs. Shorter would
not swear that he was the ledger, although she ex-
pressed herself morally certain that such was tho
TACT
A Tucked YOUNG MAN.
HIPS career / leen rather remarkable one In
crime for persr 20 young, he being not more than
twenty seven years OF age. Three years ago he was
tried for fatally staDbing man named Shaushnessy,
but he was acquitted. Soon aiterward he was ar
rested for violently assaung officer kerns. OF the
Twenty seventh precinct. For this he received
sentence OF six months in the penitcntlary. On MS
way TO mis- island home he managed to break through
the root OF the "Back Maria" ana about cscap-
ing when the driver checked hts ignt by pointing
loaded pistol his mead. Since then tho police say
that he has been engaged in varous crimes They
speak Of him as incorrigible offender.