New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
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AN ORGANIZED GANG OF HOTEL AND COTTAGE
nrRNrRs ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ARRESTS MADE.
IFRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT "F TIE rnBuSE.l
Long BRANCH, March 1O.-The police au-
thores are possession o: evidence that VIII secure
the arrest and Il is hoped the conviction, OF tho band OF
incerdarics who have been destroying hotel and cot
age property OF Long Branch. Already three important
arrest. have bccn made and It Is confidently said by
Magistrate Pitcher that the entire gang VIII he IN the
hands OF police soon, ana inc"ndiar'sm at Long
Branch will be at end FOR the present at least since
1874 the torch iDccndary bas been applied here
more than dozen times. and tho Hrlmbod Block, the
ooutifl gcashorc block Of thirteen buildings. the Met
rooan and the Central Hotels were lately destroyed.
Each Of these fires traced to inccndiaiica. but
although ABUNDANT proof was on,rcd, tho author-
ties did not prosecute. The attempt to burn the
Mansion House, the Wcst End and tbs East
End Hotels this Winter and the destruction OF
Commissioner Charles Chambernn's residence at last
aroused the authorities, aud attempts were made To
f.s,cn the crime upon the right persons. The police
ayaiu we're slow to find The "hlc-buEs' ana MI John
IIocy who owns Hollywood Park. fearing that he might
he the next victim, employed the Pnkerton Detective
Company OF New-York TO ferret out The scoundrels
They had not long at work before evidence enough
was secured warrant the arrest 81 Charles KaYanaSh
tavern-kccpcr, for firing Nj Chambcrlains rcs!epcc
Kavanaugh denied his guilt but later. the detectives
found one Patrick Hines who worked for Mr. Hoey ns
gardener and who that kayanaugh told him that
he fred It, aud many other places in Monmouth
County Kayanaugh was then sent TO jail, and
Hines with a younger brother WAS. few days later
sent for by Mr.. Hocy to 90 10 NewYork and do some
painting In the Adams Express" Company on broadway
A!Ogse OF The elder Hines placed defective, IN
inc disguise ~ 4 tramp, who was employed at willie
Washing The pretended tramp soon got intimate win
the elder Hines, and they slept ate ana drank toEet'f
II - said that before many days the tramp got illness
story from him ard greatly Disguised Hines by an
uOuncing himself as detective. Hines, thus c0rncred
was taken To Mr. Ocys office and there confessed mat
hc had set Mr. Chambciain's place ON IRE, mt tnht
Kayanach told him 10 do n. Hines further sald tat
Kayauaugh had fired Mr. Chanbcflain's barn ana hta
mes ON January ., and that there was a ihnn
of men, with kayanaugh at their head, united
together TO destroy houses and cottages aI
Lang Branch. without seeing his brother the
Younger Hines made similar confession, disclosing inc
uemes Of many members OF the society az Long BIdlch
UisUatches were sent TO NewYOIk to-day instructng
inc police 20 look ont for certain suspicious persons VINO
icf Lone Branch Friday night The utmost secrecy ~
kent by Mr. Hocy and the police In the matter. II was
wen known that TWO important arrests were made e"
days ago. and one was made today. $500, .
In 1874 the police broke up gang OF youthful ihcgh
diaries who formed sort OF school OF crime, ana, VINO
nj the investigation of one Of the persons connected WIN
the late affair." fired buildings while the latter underei
them. Owing the respectable connection OF some on
the Youths aud although they confessed their crime 'c
affair was covered and no convictions made IL Is nov
hoped that this gang Of iuccndares VIII receive thcr
usL dues.