The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15
pATROLMAN JOHN NUGENT.
iRRIIGNED FOR COMPLETELY IN THE
MtNHATT1N BANK ROBBERY.

,ov Omcer.-How Nusent was Thoroughly
Tdeuttaed by Ryan and shevelin-Capt.
Byrne.s story-NuEenfs Police Record.
patrolman John Nugent Of the Twenty
ea,opd street police was taken to the Jefferson
Market Police Court, yesterday afternoon. and
formally accused OF being concerned In the rob-
borv OF the Manhattan Savings Bank on the 9th
NJ Osober. 1873 He was In the custody OF
Cant. Thomas Byrnes. Roundsman Graham.
and sergt Keller Of the Mercer street police.
and Detective Dorsey OF the Central ONCE JUS |
tce Murray when he arrived from the Special |
Sessions went at once into his private room |
with Mr. Edward Schell. the President. and Mr., |
Joseph Bird. the paying teller OF tho bank. |
Patrick Sheven. the watchman OF the bank. |
who is implicated in the robbery. was brought |
from his cell in tho City Prison. and Patrick |
Ryan the Avenue c barkeeper. was brought
from the House OF Detention and both were
taken into the Justices office. The afldavts
Of Mr.. Bird. Of Shevelin. and OF Ryan
had already been prepared by Clerk
John Linden. NuRent was taken Into
the private room. He is fully six feet high and
broad in proportion. His face 10 nord his hair
dark. and he wears n dark moustache. Hc
was handsomely dressed in black diagonal
suit with spotess shirt bosom. silk tie and jet
scarf pin His manner was very composed.
The affidavit Of Mr.. Bird was FIRST read JUS
and he signed his name. Tho Same was done
with Sheveln and Ryan. Capt Byrnes then
saI that he was prepared to 20 on with the ex-
animation at once Nugent said he was not
prepared as he had not yet employed counsel
An adjournment was made to Friday next.
Justice Murray then went out and took his seat
on tho bench. and Nugent was formally ar
raigned before him The Justice said he would
hold Nugent for examination In default OF
l.n a 1 ,,.,f f,tt. Nboth
could furnish the bail. and was duly committed
10 the Jefferson Market Prison. Warden Nc
Dermott placed him one OF the ground tiers
in the mems department. Within an hour
Warden Finn arrived and removed him 10 the
City Prison.
Tue affidavit Of Joseph Bird described the
burglary. and gave a complete list OF the prop
erty stolen. amounting in all to So 79l 400. The
AFFIDAVIT then went on to say that Mr.. Bird hHs
cause 10 believe that the burglary was commit
ted and the property carried away by John Nu-
gent and several other persons who have here
toiore been held to answer for said offence He
Is informed by Patrick Sheveln that Nugent
has admitted and confessed to him that he was
one Of the persons who committed the burglary
and carried away the property. ,.-
j says that on Nov. /. 1878. he was employed MS
g, bartender in liquor store kept by fdyard
Hare Ht lUi Avenue q; that IN that month Kelly
went to the store with John Nugent Kelly in
troduccd Nugent. and said that Nugent was n
friend of his was police officer, and was con-
nectcd with Police Headquarters. and knew
everything going on there. Nugent said he do
An appointment was then agreed upon
for the pair TO meet at the store, and in
pursuance Of such arrangement. about two
weeks after Nugent and Shevelin met and
were introduced They drank together. and
remained in company for about twenty
minutes. About one or two weeks later they
met again II the store and went into room in
Nugenta
Hr-t visit he exhibited TO deponent police oni-
made by Kelly. Nugeni said he wanted 70 see
hneyelin, to get him to keep straight and Keep
Patrick sheven's afidavit said:
lam acquainted with John Nugent Twas nrsi intro
eqcd 70 hun BY fsi LEX E'sa at e hq1GT store orr Of
Vcmer iS7S Al the time nothing occurred. other than
sTd 6ayy anai knowledge circumstances connect
weeks atcr the ume OF lie injrodaeon NSssn and NY
80 met esain srt went t,gcihSr into back room com com
1nry wee manly about the robbery Eugent "a. upon
s Sessn io ,Tesk Of ts ro6Ssr$ lie ssid Easry lsas
& % S G The s ans an We We, St the 0S one S wRS S
sa-neG away al tho sun He then sr9se .s,a s9aa
ana holding up, The skirts Of HI; g, coat he
baTos DE tsnycisSuen INV he ssq 6a, Would teeP my
mouth CLOSED everything would be al rsht and We
.,k io al '5S o Is. Which Would DO Us f' ioi ali our
Hsa sni ,owSG me ii; shield aud arsGef tRSi hg
ofe,cf,uIns that was gong on there. lie said that
wA,nh lcli Tie hank with the "beode he went to
Wari Broadway lie told me that HOPE was all right,
AMI te bans Would be settle am acquainted
Ss{ d e Is o f9'sd ne a m Sac1i Ss
sisted al Sascni was darling and got ali the ne IS
from Poic, Headquarters
ASUN reporter talked with Nugent while he
WIS ia tie Jefferson Market prison. He said
know nothing whatever about the robbery
o. ihe M'nhatian Savings Bank. When the
time c0nios will establish my innocence"
How about this crooked record the police
ders's precinct. found out tho ways OF mum
Dor OF on rrs who were doing crooked work.
These men were afraid Of me, rs they knew |
could make trouble for them. They prejudced
Snpt saunders against me; was accused OF
burglary and was h9nora9ly discharged.
ders turned them against me. II WAS the same
IN yet other precincts. Whenever burglary
ways said: on, Nugent did II; whereas
never commtted any robbery. or did anything
wnerr nave you been the pOst week ?"
on saturday last | began my elghtcdays'
Island, anil Manhattan Beach. On Thursday /
Tas at Iona Island with my wlie ana children;
met met d. drte.tiyes % everywhere and often came
o~nH.ooT HoT dd you CoRe to b b in the Court OF
was going to Coney Island with my fam
lily. dropped In there for a few moments to
l,T see h,oT ne case was eating d along Hnd s was was
they refused to tell me. Al the Mercer street
P9ilee station Sergeant Keller M also ais refused to
me until Capt Byrnes Informed me In the
evening"
Have you anything further to say1"
Yes. about what they claim was an identih-
l cation Of me this morning by man who says
he saw me around the bank on the morning OF
4 the robbery. This morning about O'Clock
was placed among dozen men. man came
IN and looked carefully over u.s. and picked out
police officer ns the man he had seen. In or
dor to show YOU how ready Capt Byrnes is t1
1 trump up evidence about tho bank robbery.
will tell you what followed. The Captain took
the man away, and | being suspicious. shifted
ny place In tho line. The man returned eat
down and looked at us for fullXhye minutes,
but did not identity any one. We were then
taken into the yard. stood third In the line
The man came out and went along the line. He
looked ai me and hesitated. Capt Byrnes then
gave him hint by saying:
i iS the third man. isn't II.
Yes. said the man. and after that he was
quite positive"
Nusents family live at 1913 East Twenty-third
s'r"et His children arc young, boy ana two
glri-
THE Sun reporter found Capt. Byrnes In his
prNht" oni e later IN the afternoon. he told the
following story:
"A month after the robbery. heard that a
Il ppcomnu WAS connected with II, / Jailed 10
If.I t,r.U HNatu npfH in n