New-York tribune., 1879-06-02
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over again. in mortal terror lest the burglars forgetting
the numbers and believing they had been deceived,
should return and kill him.
LONG SEARCH FOR THE CRIMINALS.
The robbers left no clue behind but In the mind Of
Captain Byes whose precinct the robbery had been
perperated and who instantly set 10 work 70 study 10
IN all its details devOting himself the task early and
late impression had been quickly formed.
unsupported az first by evidence, thae
Jimmy" Hope had been in the crime. AS
he searched into tho motives and methods Of the work,
he gradually convinced also OF the guilt Of the
watohman slevin, though word OF suspicion had been
breathed against him. With his detectives Sleyin and
DOaD and Central Office Detective DOrcy, all picked
men, he began search that led them through Phia~
dephia Wilmington, Del and nearly every neighbor-
ing city. Though 1t long fruitess. IL was pursued
with the utmost persstcncy, aud was finally rewarded
with the capture Of the younger Hope and John Dobbs,
both OF whom are now IN prison. OF the watchman
Slevin sight not lost by day or night for seven
months; a detective followed every footstep Little
by little his true character was unveiled.
Before the robbery he had been poor and struggling
but he seldom worked, having left the employ OF
the bank drank hard and spent avishy. In his
idleness he frequented saloon Tenh-s and Avenue
@, and again and again found cOnycrsng apDar-
emily the most confidential terms with the barkeeper.
At times the officers caught these two in very earnest
and anxious talk. ard redoubled their vigilance.
"A
relations OF these Two to trace apparent UNDER
standing between seyin and william Kelly, tie burglar,
who had been pardOned out of State prison. where he
serving term Of twenty years Kelly was a night
bartender in Floods saloon at Elghth-aye and
ThIrty-fourth-st. His duties required him 10 be
at work at @ o'clock the morning.
but the Captain feTeed out the fact thar two
sundG mornings previous to the robbery Kelly had been
the of Bleeckerst and Broadway in front OK
the bank that hour, and the morning OF the rob-
berry had left his work at o'clock and not returned un-
I'll nearly noon After that day he had left work and
become a sporting with plenty Of money. Between
this man. Watchman sloyin and the barkeeper III tho
Avenne saloon most intimate connection was found
to exist
ARREST or THE wATCHMAS.
Evidence having been accumulated which in his opin-
ion warranted the step, Captain Byrnes ~ last arrested
the watchman on Wednesday afternoon. The difficulty
OF keeping the from the reporters coupled with
the necessity Of taking his prisoner to court in obe.
dienco to the law, suggested TO Captain Byrnes
an effective plan, which he carried out. Every day
sevn taken before Justice Morgan, at the Jefferson
Market Court BY officer VINO marched him to the bar.
a an ordinary of drunk and dsOrderly" and at
nod from the magistrate, who was IN tho secret took
him again past the newspaper men. with an appear
ancc utter indifference. This pantOmime was kept up
til Saturday. On the night OF that day the eX-Wateman
feeling the net of the law closing In upon him. made
full confession TO Captain byrnes. The same night De
tectyes Dorcy, slen, and Doian and onicer Ogar ar
TRYING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION
watchman seyin's confession, the police authors
ties say, justified each step taken by Captain
Byrnes and his men in the case. week after
the robbery Kelly had intrusted the barkeeper
at Avenue c and Seventhst., Patrick Ryan by
uame with 81 639 Watchman sevn's share Of the plum
der He sent message to sleyin TO the effect that az
soon as the bonds had been negotiated more would fol-
low But shortly aferward Kelly made the barkeepei
return OF this money $780, to be put up TO clear away
trouble" he said. 10 slevn himself Kelly told the real
of the assessment which fell upon each member of the
band alike The money. he said, had been given To-
introduced In congress to duplicate the stolen bonds
Were the oi to pass, he explained the ne dIIeaity
Sion OF the thieves, would be greatly increased
70 bear at the National Capital which backed up with
| money would they hoped, defeat The BILL
progress. and While tie bill was delayed to the aston
shment of the bank people and the chan OF depos
the leader throughout the transaction. sent eneourag
ing messages TO seyin assuring him that all would soon
Eastchester and Westchester and Yonkers securite,
that among the punder were meanwhile con
brought seyin from time TO time in small sums, 400
encouraging him TO beyery cautious, as az depended On
him. These interviews led 10 the arrest OF BOTH
SOME or THE BURGLARS STILL AT LARGE.
OF the burglars who robbed the bank two three yet
remain at large. Their capture, now that they are
known, t., however, only q question OF time. Mean
While OF course the police withhold their names. Kelly
when arrested denied all. but when taken TO sleyln
in his cell and locked up with him, gave
way to a violent dit OF swearing directed al
CAPTAIN Byrnes But him. he said, all would yet
baSe been Z" fixed" " The bank had To pay dividend
ON June l. and to do IL would have 10 come to terms
with us II wonld have had to sette he said cursins
his Ili-fortune. 49,,
Jimmy" Hope for alleged cOmphcty In the
robbery, for which he has been indicted, VIII
take place probably Wednesday. In that trial
developments are eexpcced that will give TO the public
tbe name Of the man who worked for the thieves IN
Washington TO defeat the banks bill.
About 10 O'clock yesterday morning Captain Byfnesf
with few OF his officers appeared IN the Jefferson
Market Police Court with three men in their custody
The Captain requested Justice Morgan 10 remand tha
men, who gave their names as Henry GlenD, PatrcA
slevln and william kc!E 20 his custody until
he could obtain sufficient Cvdence to mpcIte them IN
the Manhattan Bank burglary. Justice Morgan granted
Captains request, ana the men were taken 10 ihe
Fifteenth PrecIuct Station House, where they were
locked up
The prisoner, whose appears In the court report
as Henry Glenn and who is Ia the Mercer street Station
house was arrested saturday night by officer Graham
and CHARGED with completely In the robbery. or him
Captain Byes viii nothing save that he II OF nc
special importance. He gave MS busnessas specuatOh