The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-12
BURGLAR D0BBS'S CAREER.
.iRRES FED rs ONE or THE ROBBERS
on THE MiNHITr.GN BINK
One Of tAc Bnnd ct Masked Burglars that
Terrnrt1rd the Isudsan River Towns Time
lie Owes the state Prison of Connecticut.

he owes the state Prison az Connecticut.
Manpclcd to Detective Slcyin. Dohhs, or
Korri.:an who was arrested in Philadeluhia rs
M Accomplish in the Manhattan Bank burglary
was ushcrcd into the presence Of Superintcud
cnt Wnlling. lie is u round faced. Jovial-look-
ing man. very much sunhurnt Hhd his huc
cyos twiuklcd humorously when Mr.. Walnr
expressed his regret that they had mot under
such depressing circumstances.
Il regret it moro than you. Mr.. Nalling,' ho
sa'l.
"YouU have plenty " time to get that tan OF
" 'hc time We meet again" the Sup"rintcnd-
cnt suggested mcieous,y. referring TO Dobbs's
rcd complexion.
polh- grow rotlcrns he replied that he uc'l-
rd confinement indoors TODD his beauty justice.
H. never l.hcd wells. although all his lady
friends worr thom.
you've maeod the rrze nght." hero inicr-
ruptcl Mr. Wuliin-. You either laid down
those bonds too soon. or the fight caiac of too
lnto."
We'll. You 500. wanted to go 10 California
and ran for Governor. md since K"nrn'y's
new Constitution Is adopted. n hoatcd hoad-
holder stands no chance. SO ] thought Ill get
ril ot thcm."
Tho prisoner then went on. in a frco and easy
way. 90 tell Of the jokes he had played on the
detective he had been chained TO. Taking adj
| vantage of his better dress and respectable APP
| pcarancc he had nctrd ~ II he we're the officer
/ and the other the pr. soncr. Como along no
/ would say fcrociously I'm tho hearing OF the by
ISLANDERS II the detective lotcrcd. and the lis
tcncrs would cxcla,m: "Wlat eallus looking
kid &C.. referring. of course. g. the myrmijon
Of tho law. Dctcrtvr dorsey. no'ihs said gould
| certainly hc arrested " be- over went e. lniln-
| dclpha nguiu. us everybody III the Quaker city
| D6hls AID not make liiusrif especially n0iori-
| ON. uufl 1869. whom the bounty jumpers aud
r.sab slJ A{. Sg "rRhccaaa" w1tncy EI
| nrrrs :ol A thicf named John Dovl for ruhhiu.
q son clISain AMI was taking n,m m l. o-,r-
| Welt street to the Oak street station. ana lo1ls
! tk""ftNS ,'l.orthrourf Mo m. ~ low mni
| street. AND cscHp,d. Dlhhr was onWurWi four
m.ith ad rNarlh y Detective Hcrhct. IT, VAe
| hH,i y'rf- IN SING Siu.. H. served his full
terra. wall ~ state .rr. "a De mad i'.
tmrrur named r.irc. WHO tauahth m the pro-
Icssi"n; After Lc WAS rclra-ni from state
became the asSo 'i4t' oi tIc most dufing hUrE,
| lHg~. u" wnrriod rrspr table Fil named
nBrcn who hus ssn.r eirndtastiy chung TO him
through his varying fortunes.
IT, frs. hur.;'ar5 q auy importanre IN whith
=" ,Yas enSaA,J Ins u" re-, IT, "l ~. Org ~ ~,
X lyn". the hnhkers. 20 II NHii street -
hai 70 alsh.rcst c nanp Is .a-, We - q, ~ e.
Slaughter Mouse Point. on ~. e0r"-, 6. Water
street AMI james -';t; rrI iound buf-, Niir
Was r'con'fl ndc! 20 him as man who could
op.a oc..;c u s.r-. Cpnutrc.iu. A lyuc's sale
W.. opened. and sls1oOo worth Of hvuis
and -'rur,ie, wore stolen. Tho late Superih.
t'ntgnt Jourd1n arrested Dolls. und found
session. ON iU'ing PROMISE. imuunltl. ur tt-
trrl,t tl.o Df'."r loads aud cav l..ul!uati.a
taai l"i 60 Ill" 0fr's' % KIM. who wa9 tr."I
toty oi DEPUTY Sheriff Moran whI.o on the way
% sing sing. Moran WIS convicted ~ conniv-
prison TOR his share ~ the TRANSACTION. Next
car tho robbery oi tho Grafton ltnS ot M"-sa,
ne gang u burglars who irrpuentcd BiH
Dunns barro9m in Crosby street. Detective
Slulres Of the Massachus It's State force arrest
ed Dunn and the others but Dobhs. being
warned. again escaped.
About this time D9obs's, younger brother
Matthew SHOT and killed another thief In liHx-
ter street basement and fed from the CITY. " TIA
the nrocccds Of his burglaries Dobhs bought
sey. When pursued by the police he alter
mated between this place and n farm owned by
conn. Tho next robbery was thni Of the Bridgs
port. Conn, Bank. The burglars were sur
pr's'd aud Dobas pursued. lie stopped short
oNl''ts. u w'~ captured and s'niou.'d Co ten
months. ana there is an existing reward IF $5DN
/, turning 90 ibis city. hc hccam' promincutly
George Mics. Frank Meow. Jimmy Hone.
Charles 'iam- jimmy irqly. G'ore' L.S.i'.
rrrevss' W,lhara'n. n 'Darall. nni the Ri-
capitol" saloon and faro l,sS iu Sixth ave-
M..'. ~ reN' .rrot,r Diary w.s tlol Of .t'o
t"ns ireion Savings Bank, in Philai 'lpl 3D..
guessed as police OH "rs gained admittnncr
o. the lurdins overpo"crcl tho night
Ihgn followed Ne -"r"1 OF masked bur
~ Hudson. IN T9,h holb- PIT Cogr2y
Hurley. EIdug tumIlH.I. uad George Willard
were cHurru..i. Mheu an Jan. 3. 1874. tA'
-nioou 1T Hudson ans Canal streets, Dobas and
Can rbei. escaped lu''S WIS nut recap
t.rtI. Campbell was found in Florida by d.
is Indicted flr having with lie others robbed
TIE house Of a brother OF eN-Jud-" Lmott
"a NrW h"'i' .!l@. nnd llrr" D. alao another NJ
dlctment against him ia the ll-trl Attorney :
/ oflre Tor the u,d CsWhrriinG pyne rohh.ry.
. When tnc burglars were arrested M hilard's
, i'uro tho5 Were about 10 20 20 Ntut"rtlrs To rot
occupants OF h6nsc n"xt door To the bank
. aul which mrG"d whenever auybody ap-
,,not, 'i, tf ,tt,5, MINI 'Wlin h. s onir.r ~
. were Watching ~ MlllHrd's barroom. Con
Roy siE amir IN ,r TiH nsT aEmy r,, on
paper, Among the lHr-" number OF burglar
/, | to0is found concealed az Milurd's WAS broker
r | lumN Wh "n' pi'r" Wiesing, Inc hr9k'r
I end ult"d pi'cr ~ q jimmy That had beer
. touud sticking ~ the lo.ior iron that forme,
Z thc d.or ~ ilr. Enui,s safe. Another Jimmy
, drawer lu Sir LHNls desk had boon co;l
pressed iu pryius T. open. nui ~ a p1int whcr,
the press are WAS grcuir,; Wae 'uuud "a reverse,
10 c"py "i the dint ia il" Jimmy. AnotGrr 10
. the limnirs found n Minri- was dauhr'
! Nus cuun. t.l witt thr tur.iUry %, i.i" h.u-'
/ " william Is. Nai'rr o. Nairn leland. IN
q lnd 90. ID tlal n hai u'ru used go pry .pen
- a9or, iu u" h"H-o Nn'p Tho gang leit Pr
, io.lru. oud tie Acayy boat IN which ihc} M,
a oniH" was louni hy tuc"l nearly am rlEnth Of