The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-14
OFFICER NUGENT ARRESTED.
ACCUSED or BEIN0 ONE OF THE MAN.
HAITIAN BlNK BURGL1RS.
A Police Onhcer who is Implicated by the
Confession OF Waterman sheveIin-A Re
mnrkabie Record-lIeid for Examination.


A Police Ohncer who 4. Implicated by the
Confession OF Waterman sheveIin-A Re
mnrkabie Reeord-lIeid for Examination.
A man alleged to be Manhattan Bank bur-
glar No. 8 was lodged in prison Yesterday. lie
is John Nugent. a patrolman Of Capt Clinchy's
command. tho Eighteenth Precinct. Ho was
arrested at noon. in the corridor OF tho Court
OF General Sessions. whilo the trial OF John
Hopo was going on. by Sergeant Meakim Of
Inspector Murrays command. and Detective
Dolnn OF the Fourteenth Precinct. They took
him before Inspector Murray at Police Head
quarters and thon arrnigned him in tho JEFF
ferson Market Police Court. Justice Morgan
romanded tho prisoner to tho caro- Of Capt.
Byrnes. and he was locked up In the Mercer
street police station.
When Patrick Shevelin the unfaithiul watch
man Of tho Manhattan Bank. made his confess
sion. he inculpated Nugent. From that time to
the minute OF his arrest NuRent was closely but
carefully shadowed He was not arrested. be-
cause 1t was believed that he wns link between
the burglars and tho stolen property. and that
II no were not alarmed he would sooner or later
point out whore 1t was hidden. Shevolin's
story was that Nugent did tho greater part OF
the preliminary Investigations to ascertain the
habits OF tho bank officials and the inmates Of
lho Dhuh hutI hilb WIS uOnt, ht It-
ported that everything was all right to William
Kelly. the bartender. and. on the morning Of
tho burglary. NuRent acted as a " lookout" and
carried the securities away.
On Monday last Nugent obtained the annual
six days leave OF absence from Capt Clinchy.
| and took great interest in the Hope trial. II
was remembered yesterday that Shevelin
would. in all probability be placed on the wit
ness stand to-day. In his testimony he would be
| compelled 10 name Nugent as aiding In the
| burglary. and 1t was decided. therefore. that II
would be prudent to arrest NuRent. He was In
court when tho trial was resumed yesterday
morning. and after consultation with
Shevein. Sergeant Meakim and Detective Dolan
| corridor message was sent to huRent
| that some one wanted to see him outside,
and as hequitted the court room he WAS accosted
| BY the officers and told that he WINS q prisoner.
| Although he had been followed for some tiDo
yeiiiance superintendcnt Waiipg' Inspector
| Murray and Capt, Byrnes refused 70 talk
| In the police court to- day.
Nugent's career as a police oflcer has been
nn extraordinary one. Before his anpoint-
was policy gambler. He was first as
| signed TO duty in tho Fourteenth Precinc'.
Six months after he WIS transferred to the
| Twenty seventh Precinct, and soon was consd-
| ered untrustworthv hy Capt Sanders. On tho
9th Of March; 1878 q safe in BENJAMIN Naihen's
| open. and 81 800 In money and coin was stolen.
| Nugent was suspected OF completely in tho rob
| bery. and the felony book OF the New Church
street station. under date March IL. 1875 has
| the following entry:
M%s T2o place e s.Tsla,y & cOTtaTS' street
Sa sh Rsps Of S9n Sff a,ue. 2 SsIeh
charged by Justice Kibreth. March o."
| Nugent was few days later transferred to
by one Barrett Of robbing him while he bar
| rettl was asleep on coal box. kugent got out of
this scrape. and month later behaved In such
| brave manner at a fire in Division street.
were in danger. that he was honorably men;;
and transferred ns roundsman TO the Fifth
| Precinct. When Capt Eakins took command
| Of this precinct he thought well OF Nugent. hut
three months after his opinion had changed.
| He discovered that NuRents freduentations
notorious oficor who had been watched for
months on suspicion OF being In league with
| thieves
In November. 1877. Myors's bonded warehouse
| at 80 and Al Vestry street was broken into by
| burglars and $1,000 worth OF silk was stolen.
| Nugents constant companion resigned n few
days after and went 10 California. Nugent was
| constantly watched after this. and in February.
1878, an official told him that 10 had no business
duced him 70 ask for his irsusfrr to the Egh +;
| teenth Precinct. The Police Commissioners had
| been informed that Nugcnt was suspected. and
| m investigation OF some anonymous letters
sent to Commissioner Erhnrdt showed TINT the
writer who sought To hacken Can't. Eak kins's
| chRrarier was Nugent On tho 18th OF Febru-
| nry. 1873 he WIS reduced to tho ranks and scnt
| to full patrol duty in the Eighteenth Precinct.
| Last might It wis said that another officer OF
| the force is suspected of being leagued with
| Nugent. and that he will soon be- arrested. The
| persons now in prison for the Manhattan Bank
| robbery Rre Johnny DOhhs, the friend OF George
| Leonidas Leslie. murdered by mis- comrades in
BROOKLYN; John Hope. Patrick Sheyolin. Will
| liam Kolly. and John Nugent