The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-13
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. +"

PORTER AND IRVING ''TEAcED" AGAIN-Ex'
ONE IN A STATION HOUSE.
Since the escape of the notorious "Billy" Porter
and Johnny" Irving from the Raymond Street Jail
Sheriff Riley, of Brooklyn, has been making siren
uous efforts to recapture them. Among the men in
his service with that object in view is one
named Morris. who wears the shield of deputy
sheriff of New York county. lie lives at No. s72
Third avenue. 1t was he who on the Esd of last
month conducted Sheriff Riley and army OF
deputies to a hotel in Passaic y. j., where it was
alleged Porter and Irving were stopping. The story
of how that hotel was surrounded and how the
alleged inmates escaped has already been told the
reports that the police of this city knew of the
of Porter and Irving in Passac week before
Sheriff Riley went there is emphaically denied by
Superintendent waling and by Captain Kealy 1t
was said at time they had Information of the
whereabouts of Porter and Irving, but withheld
it because of existing feud between the
the New York and brooklyn police authorities.
Both superintendent Walling and Captain Kealy say
their relations with the Brooklyn authorities
friendly possible and that the statements are ut
terly false They also say that the first intimation
they received of the alleged presence of Porter and
Irving in Passaic through reports, of
which connected both men with robbery in Maine
swhile they said to be III Passaic.
DEPUTY MORRIS DISCOVERY"
How much the men who are in pursuit of Porter
and Irving know about their movements is illus
trated in what occurred at Jones Wood Colosseum
Monday night. The Mandelbaum Association
gave picnic there that night. and Deputy
at the East sa street station
house, and said he had reason to know
that Porter and Irving would be present at the pic
and they could not resist the temptation of
being among them. The Captain was increduious.
eight O'CLOCK n the '0 evening" and 00 he
would send his special duty men around
with him to make survey OF the place. In the
evening the Captain, Detectives Wilson and Cornish
and Deputy Sheriff Morris visited the Colosseum in
citizens clothes Morris made tour of the place.
returned to Captain Gunner and said the men he
wanted were there
..Are you sure?' asked the Captain. go and look
again"
Morris made another tour, came back and reported
that there could be mistake about 1T. Porter and
Weish and johnny the Mick. Who. it is alleged.
aided them to break Jail. The Captain
still incredulous but sent to the station house
for five men, There was one man already on
duty at the picnic and another on patrol avenue
A. They. too, We're pressed into service The men
from the station houses alone and by different
routes to u rendezvous appointed by the captain.
There three staircases leading from the
Colosseum. Two policemen were stationed at the
head of each, with instructions from Captain Gun
to close in on him when they saw him make an
arrest. As he was in citizens clothes he agreed to
signal to them when they were wanted by holding
up his white hat.
Dancing was in progress when the Captain, Detec-
tives Cornish and Wilson and Deputy Sheriff Nor
ris stepped up to the bar At the conclusion of the
dance the thirsty terpsichoreans sought refreshment
ut the bar. Among them were the men Morris
wanted. He pointed them out and the Cap
tain seized the two who were supposed to
be Porter and Irving. Detectives Cornish and Will
took care OF the supposed Johnny the Mick"
and ''Mcky" Welsh. Captain Gunner says the
crowd pressed around as soon as the arrests
made, and fearing attempt ut rescue.
he drew his revolver and shouted, Stand back
or approach at your peril!' There further
disposition terfere and the prisoners taken
to the station house. There they described them
selves Harry Clark, age twenty -four, carpenter;
Richard Morris, age thrty-four saloon; Alfred
Tucker. age twenty five. clerk; William Walsh, age
twenty five, butcher.
NOT MEN.
They protested agains: their incarceration, but
Morris would not listen and insisted they the
desperadoes he in search Of He became
cited that he wanted to shoot of the prisoners.
A telegram sent to Captain Kealy at his
home and another to Sheriff Riley, of Brook
lyn. Captain Kealy. when he reached the station
house. looked at the men, smiled and departed. He
satisfied they not Porter and Irving. Nor
rs still protested, and they detained until two
o'clock in the morning, when Sheriff Riley
rived with photographs OF Porter and Irv
ing. Officer Hickey. of the Twentyeig
we'll. also summoned. The prisoners
brought out for inspection. Sheriff Riley looked
crestfallen and Hickey laughed. Morris still in
sisted, but to no purpose. Captain Gunner released
his prisoners and they rejoned their friends at the
picnic
SO ends the second fiasco of the attempted recap
ture of Porter and Irving.