The New York herald., 1879-02-12
MANHATTAN BANK BURGLARY.
Arrest CT John Hope in the
Theatre Comique.
HOW HE WAS TRACKED.

bfyy 10 rfyiyrd. Captain ByrDes has arrested an
other person whom he has long suspcsed OF having
bern connecsd with n. The prisoner is yonn Hope.
she son of Jimmy Hope" who. according to the po-
iire records. has bern idcntihed with many great
robbery. N sprcsr@ from Captain Byrncs' statement
that he has. ever ocsobcr a. ISIS. the day on
whirh the burglary was committed. suspected
botA the Hopes os having had something to do
with "a. 0n that SUNDAY he informed by per-
son Who had overheard the man In the bank
hailding doorway Tell the mlkmsn ''thst the folks
hal gone 10 the country thst this informant
strongly rcssmised Johnny Hope. In other words
the description given OF ''thc man I'm the doorway
wss tia, a sohnny Hope. and convinced Captain
Dsrnes that he the person who kept watch
the outraa of the hank while hts comrades worked
pziie. Prom that aay to this the police of the Fir
secnth prcsincs have been quietly working mp the
care without ever breathing snght that might give
rise % a suspicion ~ what they looking for.
nYESr's THEORY.
The Msnhstfan Dznk burglary was committed on
sunday morning. October ~. isss. and so far as
could ~ harmed from the story ~ the janitor Louis
wcrtis. there were per~ engaged In it.
Five of them operated the vault while two looked
after TIE jaDifor sndhis wfs prevent them giving
an alarm. Outside the building In the doorway
Captain nsrnes beiiesrs that the whole ioh
planned by oid Hope. who was snspecsed
Of being conrernsa IN ne robbery OF the
22d of February. fnss, and during the execution OF
which tho cashier, Mr.. Barron. believed have
been murfcred Hope was arrested for his alleged
'compiiciiy in this crime and acquitted hut he has
been connected with several other crimes OF tho
same character and IL now fugitive from Justice IN
this state 10 which he OWES eight year OF PENAL serv
tude. The police are very ANXIOUS ~ lay their
hands upon him. iIe is the husband Of tho relic, Of
Haggcrty. who shot by Residy the Blscksrnith q
few years ago. Captain Byrnes thinks that Jimmy
Hope, finding his son Johnny. who IL not more than
become. like his father craeksinan put him into
training securing for him the be-f tuflage of noto
rious 'srooked men m the country. Johnny had
on the night Of tho great bond street Gre when he
convicted. He had returned from the island. where
he had served year and half. short time before
tho Manhattan Bank burglary. ms father took
him in hand and as Il is bcicved prepared him for
his part in that job Father and son. bcsng concerned
in the transaction got the lions share OF the spoils
HOW THE ARREST MADE.
Ever since the day of the burglary Captain Iyrncs
has been using every means in HIS power TO locate
willy 10 uncover his trail. but the was not -
secret in his movements. For some time hack he
tcn was received by the police here that young
Hope coming 10 New York to visit his
sister. Just when and how he was coming
was not clearly understood: but IL was
shrowdly surmiscd that. being fully aware of
the rick he taking he would select 60 q rvn
Captain Byrnes was sstisficd that the n~sing would
be had in Of the theatres. anal therefore posted
detectives In all of them On Monday evening.
enough. Detective Dolan posted In the vcssibulc
of tho Theatre comquc carefully scrutnizing every
body who passed through the doorway. Just before
dressed ias r' young 'V fellow % With far Ss,r sa
whskcrs and clerkly afr, answering in every
police captain. brushed BY III. csecsiSe % who glanced
curiously ut the newcomer. The latter In turn
looked nquisitively st the ofhsrr, and their eyes
met Each knew that the other hid recognized him
but neither gave any evidence that such was the
Dolan wanted to make sure Of hts man. and
young Hope dared not attempt to retreat sud
denly TO Disclose his identity and fear. He went
into the theatre with his sister md Dossn ssw hn
speeor Of IN
Dolan Immediately pointed ont Hope 70 him. and
requested that be be arrested IL he attempted
to leave the theatre before Dolan returned with the
help he was going to the station house to obtain
Meakim remained quietly leaning the back railing
Dolan started away tell Captain Byrnes that the
fox in the and ready to be taken. Hone
who had furtivcly watched every movement Of Dolsn
saw him leave the theatre, aud made up his mind
that now was his only chance OF escape. shortly
after the officers disappearance he left his and
strobe silently mp the aisle TO the door. out into
the vcstbulc. and. after a careful rcconnoissance
buttoncd up his coat and seeing the clear hur.
from the doorSeeper az he passed him lie s.;,ss =
stage and had his foot the step when Mcski laid
his hand on his shoulder. Hope turned quickly and
as he did SO he was confronted by his old friends
Captain Byrnes. Detectives Dolan and Slevin who
had arrived just in the nick Of time prevent the
Meakim. "Well. John" said Captain Byrncs 1--WE
have got you; let's go round t. the house."
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED ny THREE rrofsE.
As the story is related by tho police Of the FIT
teenth precinct John Hope arraigned before the
sergeant at the desk according to custom. and
down stairs. Then the three persons who had so
accurately described him 70 the captain sent for
and brought into room In the station house. These
people a colored woman. a hackman and
another man. all Of whom had seen Hopc.
on the morning OF the burglary. ncar tho bank.
The prisoner was summoned up stairs and
fha
men in citizens drcss. lie had not been there two
minutes before the colorcd woman walked up 10 him
and identified him the man she had seen around
the bank on the day in question The hackman also
recognized him at once as the party hc had driven
The third man said without hesitation that John
Hope the individual who had told the miIkman
that 'the folks We're gone to the couatry." The
colored woman requested that the prisoner take OF
his coat as the man she had seen wore
none the occasion referred to. Captain
Byrncs so ordered, and the woman then positively
identified the prisoner. Yesterday morning. TO make
assurance douby sure the police captain tried the
Identification ever again by daylight. with the same
result as on the previous night. This much is all
that could be cleaned last night the police refusing
to disclose the names OF the three people who idcnt
time
AT JEFFERSON MARKET COURT
At the close OF the business at Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday. Detective scvin. OF the
Fifteenth precinct. quietly approached the desk and
in an undcrtone. told Jurtice F1ammer that he had
prisoner whom he desired to have rcmandcd untn
to-day. Just what charge preferred or cause
assigned which this request was based did not
transpire, it is not customary TO make pubic the
particulars in such until the chain of evidence
is completed or the supicions proved to be un-
founded. II was whispered. however. that another
man had been arrested accomplicc OF the Man
haitian Bank burglars. Nothing more could be as
ceraincd in the court Slcvin left having had his
prisoner remandcd
Tho facts, as given above were related by Captain
Byrncs to the HERALD reporter in the evening. Mr.
Alvord. Secretary of the Manhattan Bank, was also
seon relation to the matter and said that he be-
lieved an important arrest had been made. He like
wise remarked that the committee who had charge Of
the negotiations for the recovery of the stolen bonds
positively refused to compromise with the burglars
He added that he believed that clcw had been found
which would be of vast Importance in unrayclng
the mystery in which the crime was veiled.
SKETCH or JIMMY HorT's CAREER.
Jimmy Hope. father OF Johnny. came originally.
according to Mr.. Robert Pinkcrton. from Philadcl-
phia He was first heard of about nine years ago in
connection with the robbery of the Paymastcrs
in the Philadelphia Navy Yard He arrested.
convicted and sent TO prison, but subsequently,
capped. In this msttcr OF escaping from the various
prisons in which he confined ne appears to have