The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-18
MANHATTAN BANK ROBBERS
d. FLfANf1L- I tAtif EltI
Patrolman John Nugent Arrested as One
of Them.
Charged with Acting as the Gangs Co.
Between. AMI Carrying Off the
Stolen Securities in q Sachel.
New York Times. |

The arrest of a policeman on suspicion of
being concerned in a bank robbery Is start
ling novelty in the criminal annals of this
city, but this anomaly was developed yester-
day by the arrest of Patrolman John Nugent,
OF the Eighteenth precinct, charged with
having been concerned in the robbery of the
Manhattan Savings institution. This rob-
berry has, since its discovery
until the present day, been fruitful of sur
prises, but no phase of the case is calculated to
arouse the wonder ofthe general public more
than this new one presented yesterday. The
manner in which the robbery was commit.
ed sfor long time puzzled the detectives.
1t was apparent that the robbers had the as
sistance of some person connected with the
institution, but it was not for moment sup
posed that they were aided in their move.
ments by a member OF the police force. The
arrest of Patrick Shevelin, the night watch
man employed in the bank, and his comics.
sion made to Captain Byraes, have already
been referred to. This confession has not
yet been made public, as a whole, for the
obvious reason that the Waterman implicat-
ed in his statement a number OF persons
who have not yet been arrested. Therefore,
only such portions of the confession were
made public as would not interfere with
the ends of justice. In his confession,
Shevelin implicated the policeman, Nugent,
as one of the men who was privy to the job
from its inception to its successful accom-
pllshment. and acted as a go-between for
Kelly, Ryan, and other members of the gang
who were concerned in robbing the bank.
The precise part played by the policeman as
testified to by Snevelin is not yet fully
known as the police officers interested
In the case are as dumb as oysters, but it is
admitted that Nugent is accused by the
night Waterman of having acted as "crow."
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the robbery was being perpetrated, and it is
he who, it is claimed, carried off the secur-
tiles in a sachel after they had been alb
stracted from the bank vault. The police
officers who are prominent in the
case therefore hope through this
arrest to secure the missing bonds.
| Nugent has been under strict surveillance
| ever since the confession of Shevelin impli-
| Gated him, but it was not deemed prudent
| to arrest him until yesterday. On two occa.
ions Nugent was placed in such position
that he was seen and identified by Shevelin
and Kelly as their accomplice. On one oc-
cssion Nugent, with a number of other Off
| GERS, was summoned to the Mercer street
police station ostensibly to identity Kelly.
The latter was placed in the sitting room at
the station house. and Nugent and the other
officers were marched in before him so that
he could see them all. Afterward Nugent
| told Captain Byrnes that he had never seen
Kelly before. but Kelly on returning to his
| cell, informed the captain that Nugent was
the policeman who had been in COLLISION
with them in the robbery. The arrest OF
Nugent would not have been made yester-
day but for the fact that he was in the court
of general sessions during the trial OF Johnny
Hope, apparently much interested specta-
tor. 1t was feared by Captain Byrnes that dur
ing the progress of the trial some testimony
might be given that would alarm him by
giving him q hint that he was suspected A
hurried consultation followed, and it was
determined to place him in custody.
Nugent is on his summer vacation, and his
leave of absence does not expire until p
m. on Sunday. He was In citizens dress
and did not appear at all surprised when
Sergeant Meakim, OF Inspector Murray's
staff. tapped him on the shoulder and asked
him to step into the corridor for a moment.
In the corridor Sergeant Maxim was joined
by Detective Dolan, of the Fourteenth pre-
cinct, and Nugent was placed under arrest
He was at once taken to police headqHarters
and arraigned before Inspector Murray. A
short time afterward Captain Byrnes arrived
and the whole party went to the Jefferson
Market police court. The prisoner was ar
raigned before Justice Morgan, in his private
office. What transpired there is not known
as the exporters were excluded from the
room, but it was subsequently announced
that the prisoner had been remanded unit
to-day. The party left the court room, an(
the prisoner was spirited away to one of tn,
station houses in this city, but his place o
confinement is concealed.