The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-14
JAMES MCCOY OF H0BOKEN.
THE BURGLAR WHOSE PARDON 4 SIS
TER HAS JUST SECURED.
A weiI-Laid and succes.rui Plot 60 Get Hin
Out OF the OhiO state Prisou-His Recap
ture-The story OF Young Hsteh's FAN.

recalls history OF crime which is so full Of
interest that it will bear repeating.
James Mccoy was born in Hoboken. N j..
where his father. a very respectable man. kept
awe-known hotel. Young Mccoy was a pre-
cocious child and It needed only association
with evil companions to direct that precocity in
the line Of crime After run through Juvenile
depravity he left home and. joining gang Of
burglars. soon became an adept in that line.
In the course Of his wanderngs he located
temporarily at Cadiz. Ohio. where he was
Joined by his gang One night in 1866. night
long TO be remembered by the good people Of
Cadiz. the house OF the cashier OF the Bank Of
Cadiz was entered by four masked men. and
the affrghted family were reused rom deep
sleep to find at each OF their beds masked
man. who. with pistol at their heads. demand
cd perfect silence The cashier. seeing that re-
sistance was useless. lay still and asked their
object, only to DO told that he must give up the
keys Of tho bank vault. The keys were. after
some resistance delivered up. and after bind
Ing and eagging the family. the burglars with =
drew. and when daylight came II was noised
abroad that the Cadiz Bank had been robbed OF
large sum of money-ov 100000.
II is unnecessary to follow the pursuit and
trial OF the robbers suffice to say four OF the
five were after time captured. and sentenced
to the Ohio Penitontiarv for term OF years.
as Richard Roe, who was given ten years
term.
was recovered by the bank. and II was supposed
that the missing money was that given by the
gang TO Mccoy as his share. One Of the gang
police were unable 10 discover his whereabouts.
Early in July, 1869. nearly three years after
looking man arrived ut the leading hotel there
and secured rooms He was OF elegant appear
anre and was dressed in expensive. but modest
taste. He announced himself as the American
ngent Of an extensive English cloth house.
West.
The stranger spent money freely played an
hand. drank but little. but always the finest OF
liquors. His agreeable ways and gentlemaniy
appearance soon won him friends among some
OF the ultra las hlonable young men OF the city.
and 10 be the friend of the stranger was with
many a condition to be envied.,
Occasionally the stranger drove about the
city with bright-eyed little beauty. whose ele-
gance CT appearance and dainty garments at
iTacted general attention among the young men.
While the stranger WIS agreeable to all his new
friends. and was always ready to discount them
IN game 81 hill ards. or break the seal OF the
friend. whom he claimed to be his sister.
The pleasant agent OF the English cloth house
and his beautiful sister lived an easy life here
for about three weeks. and one day went out TO
drive. ostensibly 10 neighboring town on bus
mess; and by singular coincidence. when the
Mccoy. alias Richard Roe. was found to be
missing.
u
the prison authorities and offers OF reward for
the apprehension OF the fugitive were wired TO
m wns sspI 70 81 aT6
traced the iugtives to Delaware. and there lost
all trace OF them.
The next day the team hired by the stranger
was returned here by livery stable keeper
from Delaware. who stated that At about
o'clock that morning he had been awakened by
The calls OF a man asking Tor the care OF a team.
Upon coming 10 the front OF the stable he found
carriage drawn bya team ofhorses completely
: aak inc n CtaFnC 1f
haying been driven at great speed.
The carriage contained three men and a very
pretty woman, and the leader OF the party. a
large, handsome man, had said that his party
had come from Columbus on important bust
Rs Wien s3S EnS he r1 fST ss
said the stranger told him where the team be-
l9nged and had given him money to pay for
pay for tbs return OF the team TO Columbus.
The Story, Of this man was speedily communi:
Gated 70 Col, RAYMOND Burr. then Warden of
the penitentiary. which, with the knowledge he
had upon the subject. satisfied him that the
ested in. When the young men about town
learned that their handsome friend was charged
with assisting in the escape Of the convict Roe
they were at first indignant that any one should
charge such perfect gentleman with being the
friend OF a burglar. but after time they saw
the matter in a new light. and we're wisely ST.
lent rs 10 their acquaintance with the man,
What especially troubled the prison authori-
ties WIS to.learn who was the third man who had
been seen in the carriage at Delaware but II
was aiierward found that young man named
Frank Hatcn. a son OF a foreman Of one OF the
prison shops, was missing, and in time II was
discovered to n certainty that he was the third
man in the carriage.
Bya system best known 10 those who have
dealings with criminals, the plan Of the escape
came 70 the knowledge of the prison authorities
II appears thatthe handsome stranger. the sup
posed agent Of the English cloth house WAS the
burglar who had assisted in the robbery Of the
CadiS bank, and had escaped capture. After
his escape he went East. and mixed in various
criminal matters. but feeling the need OF the
shrewd head OF his pal Mccoy. conceived the
plan OF assisting in his escape
To ind an instrument TO assist him in his
plans was his first object. and In some way he
fastened upon young Hatch. Frank Hatch was
OF good Yankee stock. and came with his fathers
family e. this city PERHAPS twenty years ago
he was bright, good looking young fellow.
and when he first came here WIS n boy Of great
promise. His iqthers appointment as foreman
OF one 81 the prison shops also gave Frank EN-
poyment and the run Of the prison. As Hatch
grew 10 manhood lie became wild and some
what rockies and was never quite so happy as
when IN tne company Of depraved women, This
weakness the stranger was not long in dlscov-
erlng' an! as soon AS poss bic a beautiful fallen
woman WAS brought mere from the East and in
troduced 10 Hatch A. the sister of the stranger.
Inc bait took wei. and very soon Hatch was
completely under the control Of the frail one.
by easy stages the subject Of the escape OF a
convict waA mentioned 10 Hatch, but he, know
ln2 that 10 assist II sucn an escauade meant i'm
prisonmrnt ior himself. IL first refused 10 be a
party 10 II. Then the dark eyes uf the woman
and her winning ways were exrrted TO the full
and young Hatch consented 10 think OF the
matter. and was happy with the woman. his de-
Finding him piiable the stranger capped the
climax 10y Offering Hatch $1,000 IN money II he
succeeded in delivering Mccoy, alias Roe
safely outside the walls OF the prison and safe
conduct Tor himself and the woman 10 New
York city. TINS settled the siness. and Hatch
at once communicated with Mccoy
At O'Clock that even ne a wagon belonging
20 one Of the prison contractors Was about leav-
ing the prison yard with a load OF MERCHANDISE,
when the driver WIS accUsted by Hatch, and
requested 10 add barrel 10 his load. What
ye got there. Frank 2" asked the driver. - On.
nothing but barrel of shayngs Tom" was
the response and ia a trice the barrel and the
contents were nttnd on the wagon and Hatch
Seated safely on top OF II.
When opposite a large field Of corn Hatch
lifted the barrel IN tue wagon. thanking the
driver Tor his kindnrss, and went his way.
Once IN the cOrniirld.tA barrel head was kicked
IN. and ont stepped James Mccoy. clad in his
prison suit. = shrll whistle soon brought up
a carriage combining the stranger and the
hdndsome woman and. after giving Mccoy
tine 10 array himself IN n fashionable SUIT Of
Ciotnes the party all entered the carriage and
drove al br FAX me-" X speed to Delaware. from
wnrnce they took the train direct Tor New York
the conduct OF Hateh nearly broke his
fathers heart. aud brought sorrow upon the
whole family; hut after time his name was
not mentioned in The family, and he was looked
upon rs one dead 10 them.
- near az can Dee learned Mccoy became Il