The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-22
JOHS HOPE. BURGLAR
Found Guilty of Completely In the Manhattan
Savings Rank Robbery.

Tho trial of Johnny" Hope, son OF
Jimmy" Hope the supposed leader OF tho
gang Of seven masked burglars who broke into
the nuli of the Manhattan Savings Institution
on the 9Th VI October lust. and stole about
s3OO00OO. ended yesterday in u conviction
Hope was tried upon an indictment charging
him with robbery. The indictment alleged
that hc stole the key TO the vault OF the bank
valued at 81. with violence from Jnuitor Were
kle. on the morning of the 9th Of October. SO
the conviction makes Hope guilty. technically
OF completely IN the robbery Of the bank. The
jury quilted the court room at O'Clock on Fri
day afternoon. At o'clock they stood II TO l.
1t is understood. for conviction. The out
standing Juror it IS said was smnriing
under what he regards as n severe reflection
upon his native city. Philadelphia. in the sum
ming ~ for the prosecution. and declared that
he would not concur in u conviction. After
dinner he continued TO be determined and at
l o'clock the jury was locked up for the night
They fled. haggard and unshaven. into tho
court room NJ ! o'clock yesterday Hope. who
had had a coed nights rest. and was smoothly
shaver and fresh-colored. was a contrast TO
Thorn rs he sat smiling. at the bar. He expected
an Rcqulttal. He seemed dazed when he heard
the lury's verdict. guilty. Then he tried to as-
sum" a carelfss mir. and drummed with his fin
gers upon me table n-nr him. Judge Cowing re-
must BE- Imprisonment In State prison for
twenty years. Hope is about 81 years OF age.
PWrofnHn John Nugent. VINO ~ accused OF be-
rug ,hll Hchtrl IN me ROBBERY, wns nrrnigned IN
theJ"nrr-on Market Police Court yesterlHy. His
counsel pressed Tor an immediate eXnmluntion.
Ju~tlr" Murray replied Tint Assistant u strict
Attorney Russell WAS unaVoidHhly absent and
u" ca@r would hnvc 20 10 over. The examine
ton was ST down peremUtorily for Monday
morning. Nugrnt appeared pale and showed
traces OF his COT hurmrnt. Patrick Shrvrlin,
tho jan tor who betrayed the bank and Patrick
wei lnnk mo rail
and seemed In the best Of spirits,
jimmy Hone is generally credited with the
into the Manhattan Savings Institution. lie
was once sentenced to the Auburn Stat. prison
County, In 1871. while he YET had about two
aud half yenrs 70 serve. hs made his escape
oiher hrst-cihss cracksmen. A stream that runs
,u9hS me wal ol ihe prison yard turns
the wheel, crossed the yard in mn under
ground passage and entered the prison.
Were Vas made to turn certnln. ma;
rhnrry. Hope and his companions found
means 10 get into tho apartment where the
machinery WIS. They crawled along beside
ia" shan through the underground passage
until they came 10 a. wall Of tie prison yard.
Here they w"r" obliged Ia spend considerable
uma IN "nnrsinR the passages 10y digging out
through the wall they found themselves In
small house huilt over the turbine wheel
WHITTIER a confederate had taken suits OF
clothes, Exchanging their prison garb for
these clothes. they successfully es"nped across
INV NNb ~ lllF lflil Lust lHIl AlltTt llnkertNn
went 10 Connecticut 10 see 4 nun who was ar
rested on the charge OF completely in thu robbery
OF a bank al Deep River. He discovered that the
prisoner was Jimmy Hope. aud NJ once tee-
Graphed the iniOrmn,ion 10 l. II. Welles who
WIS nj thnt time Warden Of Auburn prison.
Nnrd-n Wrlrs sent an officer tn Hartford by
way ot Albany. whore the officer stopped to get
q r"quisuon from the Governor Of New York
After he had waited a week in Deep River and
IN Hartford N WIS found that Hone could not he
held un the charge for which he Ind been ar
rested. When, however, the New York officer
an lraf ~ nT ~ la fll
the wording Of the eNlradition paper was in
accurate. The officer returned 10 lhAny and
had Il corrected When this had been done IL
must be mndr sure that Hone had been con-
v'ted o. a felony in New York. The officer
iregraphed to Warden Mehs. and Warden
Mrllrs tel"graphed 10 the County Clerk n
wyoming County Tor a certified copy of Hopes
couNl ctlOn. Ia the mean time h" sent proof to
the Governor OF Connecticut TINT HOpe whs nm
escaped convict, but without effect The New
\ nrk oinrrr remained in Connecticut Hhnut
me cost OF the entire expedition, OF about 5000
when AT last IN" certified copy Of the cOnVic-
ton IN Wyoming County arriyed, Hops hnd
been gwen M 10 officers from Maine. who took
him To tnat SWte on the charge TINT he was nm
ur'oWull'r IN the DEXTER bank robbery. II Is
claimed by tie New York officials M the time
mat there WIS very little opportunity 10 bold
hop" Tor IN" Dexter robbery. and rs Il matter
ol ilct, he WIS not held. Alter he had hrpn in
Maine l"w .tays. u despatch was sent To The
Nhrirnoi Aun4rn prison asking, him whut he
TINT he would give $50 tthc standing reward Tor
any escaped convict. and would pny the pN-
leu-"s Of tn officer the next day lac received
a despatch from the Sheriff, who had Hone in
cust0 49, % the effect that Hop" had been re-
leuA"d. Thus IL happened thnt Hop" came TO
New York nlone, and not in custody ~ nm on
GER, 0ni That he met Sheyeln in an enst-sde
oarroom' Instead OF Warden Wees in Auburn
prison.