The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09

10 aid In protecting It, The overjoyed watch
men invited them to enter They seemed to
think that it would DO better to remain outside.
but. as tho weather was cold. they finally ac-
ceptcd tho invitation. Once in the bank. officers
mud watchmcn talked over TIA" situation, One
o. tM9 Inncem'n s3,igi ..lrnlu very Iny' l. WISH
replied one Of ~, watehmen and went back 10
get H. Inc remaining officer told the OTTER
Waterman that he had better look around out
stde to see IL everything was al right No
sooner was the door closed upon him than tho
officer Joined his cOmradc, aud iound him with
man was drawing water from cooler. In
trlcc the officers gagged and bound him
They were no longer IN crs, hut burglars. The
absent waichman WAS admitted and treated in
IL" sumc manner. Tho door was thrown
open to pals. aud. 10y the aid oi wedges mufllcd
hammers. aud Iimmies. the vault was opened
worked until 5 4. VI, and di'i not succeed in
opening the safe containing the most money.
They had becn gone two hours when ono Of the
aonnieG hs s4 alarm. Nobody was VAR arrssSd Ud
Josh Taggart, through means known only to
turned to- the bauk, hut the burglars krpt the
money. Is now SHOWN THAT lanes Ne
Casey James Brady. JOHNNY Dobbs, Jim Will
mott alias Mysterious Jimmy. Harry Glenn, lko
In" ro''b"Tv rhn proa,,aIs wrr,, not divided to
the saIsiaHion OF the G9 , ana S2S9 al,Gg
ward jim Casey Yns hl,'cw ny Mr.SrmI'cS ~
completely in this burglary he was not mo-
lest,d. H. made his mother in-law's house his
headquarters during the spring and summer,
frequently disappearing and returning with the
usutl EXCUSES. His wife had no suspicion OF his
como guests to many houses. That fall tho
family moved to Clrisiian street near Twelfth;
North Sixth street Philadelphia. was robbed Of
$1,000 worth OF jrwciry. No arrests were made,
now no secret that Howard was al the bottom OF
the robbery. and secured lair share.
VI.
Howard remained in Philadelphia two years
In the summer OF 1873 Mrs. Coath removed to
s3s Federal street and her son-n-laws name
appears In the Philadelphia directory OF the
ensuing yeara George l.. Howard. salesman.
1913 Federal street He WIS absent much
OF the time. and was doubtless concerned
in the robbery OF the Lycoming Insur-
ance Fire Company at Muncy. Pa, in
April. 1872 Two men. well known as
his nssociAtcs were arrested. and the bulk OF
The stolen securities. amounting TO $4,000.
recovered. In August following the Third
National Bank Of Baltimore was robbed OF
tf40.0Oo Towards peculiar handiwork in this
affair has since been recognized In October
Pete Curley's gang robbed the Saratoga County
Bank at WaterloId; n. 4, Of s3oOOOO IN money
Mt the robbery. he was in tue plot. and resolved
share OF the spoils. Only the unneRotabie se-
curiues were recovered. i nese ana many similar
~ - AIM mv""r1 arn''i no.ne wGcnS ~
1873 He went West. and must have done q
good business, for he returned with plenty OF
money. II - certain that he and Shang Draper
and four others robbed the Quincy I'LL, Bank Of
t5OO.OO0. Ia February. 1874. John Brennan's
store. IS South Eighth street Philadelphia. WAS
robbed OF jewelry and silyerware yalued at
$50 900. much Of which was traced to New York
reeeiycrs doing bus ness with Howard. One OF
the receivers was arrested but the burglars cs-
capped Over 800 OOO was stolen from tho Wells
hDrOi Pm. bunk the l1tl of Sautnnher lSI4.
Ike Marsh, one of Towards associates. was ar
rested and Is still serving u term in Cherry
Hill prison. 1t il known that Howard had
something To do with This robbery but no effort
10 bring him H. 'us,iis, WIS ever made Ne
seemed 10 live n charmed life. When at home
however he began to seclude himself AMI went
out very little.
VII
Tn tho fall ~ 1874 n ha rber told old Josh Tag
CART that stolen goods were secreted at sss Fed
era street. He denounced Howard as a burglar.
and old TagSart made one OF his careful inyesti-
gauohs' ne 'i'scoVeseu 'hnt inc oaroer WIS nc
tua'eu ny malice anu 'ii" ho""ru reputation
was rs good as 'hat oil any o'her salesman ABOUT
uis tune howaru chiu WHO began 10 suspect
ner "uso"hu uuo enafae'e'' ouo gives NJ
CAUSE iol her susp'cioh' ou. says 'n~ Ncp'
over me- fhNaueiphla ue'fcuNes say 'hal sue
ono 81 ,ho EnSin,n wv, nann ntHrsOhu W h
bod ,otn.1 ,ha Na,hodis, Chnrch sore, in
al Eaf
r. uou.ari La', go LTD -, h,. h,si
ness and u,b,r nor ,iriisb c,rt,si,,, Iod nor -
ask questions She was rebuficd. She did not
inform her husband OF her suspicious. Her love
fo'lcty his fSr1ns sithmmt N r,, M i
thai winter her husband took her To- New York.
Ihey stopped at the Coleman House, and
NJ, ~ nm, yc 'e r i I 49, ".,V, IL
Marrh following Howard bade Josh Taggart
anu Philnd'i phla g2od-by. aud tG9k his vile TO
Brootvn irh"v r,.,,''nin,b iierc Two wei
and made the acquaintance OF ths we'll known
minstrel. sam DeNere. and his attractive vile.
Believing Howard "A detective and entirely IN
suspicious of his real character. the minstrel
went 10 housekeeping with him and his wife
al 47s Fulton street. The landlord WIS Edward
Smith, l5t Greenwich street, y. Y. Dcyerc oc-
cupird the second floor and Howard tho third.
Their apartments were luXuriously furnished.
The Towards lived like persons of nmple
means. Towards name appears in Lain S
brooSyn DrsHnry for 1878 rs George l..
Howard, detective, AIS Fulton street.
VIII.
George Leonidas Leslie, alias Western
roor,a ai,as &C. 7 u.arorI aIi.s 60
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