New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NOTED CRININlLS CAPTURED.


IMPORTANCE OF ARRESTS IN ENGLASD-REMARK-
ABIE HISTORY OF WILLIAMSON AND HIS COM
PANIONs.
The news of the arrest in London of Charles
f. Perrlne alias Williamson, alias stevens,alia Frahkin
has attracted much attention in this country among
those who know the history OF this noted forger In con
yersation with Detective Robert PnkertOn, yesterday
be gave many interesting facts in regard to Williamson
remarkable career
"Wnliamson has been captured in London" said the
detective aud he Il likely to stay there. He has been
arrested in company with Dan Noble, Joe Chapman
and n man known as Clutcs DOnohue, all we!lEnown
American thieves. The charge ia forgery ana there arc
seven cases against Williamson I'm London. and many III
Paris. He had $4,000 IN his pocket when he was III
rested and has been Icapng rich harvest IN Eurp''
Tn, arrests were made by the on Jcwiy detective force
williamson was unknown to the London p" &C;
and they sent me description OF MN uhu
his photograph. When arrested lie ae 6S a1 tiat
they had the light man. He ls an eNtiho ,r,
% and DntoiInr resources II me only applied his
talents 10 an honest business ne Woitl nahc I''! ~
anV enuntry Aud his family good HIS real name IS
Prgyrinr and he vas born IN Malone. " y. His tdthel
was sheriff % the county aud his b'1thef-h IA" u
one OF the best known aud respected brokers on TIC
Williamson was first arrested in thc act Of commit
ting burglary IN lace store III Walkcrst with wei,
known criminal named Jack Strauss. He escaped
through political influence. We next ncad 81 hiu ~
February 1869. whcn with James G0flndn' he hroSc
mo Hugh McKqy's store, iu Howard ST., and STOLE SIX
worth II 400 Fol this be sent TO ate Prison fol
tour YEAR, by Recorder liackct Ia Slng sng h Decie
acqilnnt,d with the forseIs with wnulu re has scc
been connected. In septenber 1873 the great Bnhhio
discovered. We knew that Ouy one lors,r could 40
such fue WORK f'torse Engts, an We ""G hdrn |"
Rohsrts and Frank Gleason were arrested,
and although not convicted criinina,g, are ,i s,r
arrests we've made, but the men who neEotiated thc
forged bonds renaned ~ n6 , Vile e.
sheridan. alias william H. Ralst0u aud Stephen NV,
mond. Raymond robbed Of his plumber by Johl
Hocy and Red LeaIy ~ the tavern kept Dy e Ia,ei
near Fort Hamilton. We arrested kaymohl lt bpsol
on Derby Day, brother william following hirr from
London We caught sheridan at the Jersey city Depot
when be came from seeing his vile IN baihoe' Do"
these in State Prison -,
Williamson could not stay away and he came to ko
Inns Brothers with some of the old bonds that he had not
se ing them some more when Detective samps0n ol inc
Stock Exchange, arrested hiln lie ihch represChteu
lie was convicted before Judge sutherland on May s.
1876, aud his sentence WIS five years Imprisonment
stevens for the Rollins affair." and senienGSd 10y Judge
Gilderseeve to ten wears Imprisonment Tue sing siht
smart for them. one night he set the prison bkciouSG
on fire and escaped during the confusion. lneAt Eehu
"Of the men that were arrested with him. Dan
Mobile and Clutes Donohue are known as expert bank
robbers aud Chapman ia clever iorger WHO was con
neced with terrible crime. Chapnan, AFTER the roD
Frederick Elliott Howard Adams ard Joseph Reilly,
He'd to Europe. lie was accompanied DN aoans, heIlN
md an engraver named Becker Adams, whose real
name was Carlo sesOcovtch and who Russ ian by
birth formerly kept saloons under Booths and WaacR
Theatres here. He us expert fOrgcr IheN were
arrested in Smyrna ana sentenced tOtLrtc years I'M IS
Onment SesoCOWtch, Becker and Reilly ESCAPED AFTER
serving year and live with Chapmans wife at
No as Maude Grove Chelsea, London. they nulutfe'.
her vita chorofOrm to obtain ncr money. discovered
few days ago sesOcoviteh is in The stat Pcniicn
tary at Columbus OHIO. for forgery and ne Will be ca
traditel TO England next week. 49,,
Detective PinkcrtOn then signed the Glslatch when
was living before hin. IL read
"InspectOr, Oid Jewry, London: If you have rot
enough evidence 10 convict mold Charles ChefWOOd,
alias Williamson, for extiadltlOn here