New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-23
THE RECAPTURE OF PORTER.
ONCE MORE IN RAYMOND STREET JAII-DLIAIIS Oh
THE ARREST.

| ONCE MORE IN RAYMOND STREET JAII-DETAilS OF
THE ARREST.
The arrest of the burglar William Porter OF the
"Patchen-ave. gang by Detective Nau' carry
Yesterday morning IN Grand-st. car was 'ne SUI
iect of much favorable comment in police circles III
| both this city and BROOKLYN. Detective wade says
| he was searching for another man and enrcreu u
| cross.tovn "bobtailv car in Grahd-st. ABOUT l
| o'clock. Two other men came in soon after ana rs
they aunroached the fare-box lac thought he recog-
nized the smaller Porter. although MS peaIu
had grown and greatly altered his appearance AS
soon rs Porter became conscious ihat nc was
/ watched he became uneasy and In short ume NC
and his COMPANION started TO leave the car. This
WAS az Laight and Greenwich-sts., and tearing an
escape. Wade touched Porter on the shoulder ana
said: "Billv. you are my prisoner" Before Ior'er
coud draw ms pistol his hands were plnlOneu, anu
as they left the car patrolman took charge of the
other man. who did not prove To be Irving. for'er
was first taken to the Fifth Precinct Station ana
bandcu,,ed and then Detective Wade conveyed
him In he station in Eldridge-st. near GTand-s'.,
| wher. the detective belongs. On the wa! oi'..
complained at being taken through the sueelS AZ
the station he refused 10 give his name anu W"N.'l
tered ON the "blotter as John Ryan, an escaped
prisoner" A., o,,.or 10 n
| nearl-haudled siivcT-plated siX-shooter, hebNiiy
loaded with slugs One of the gold Watches IS pc
eyrd by the police TO have been carried by him l9i
/
by : Raymond. Locle, with nickle movement
From Porers artempt to conceal II whtn seaichyu,
il is supposed 10 be stolen property obtaheu ny inc
LATE robbery IN Providence or the lattt one III
delpha On the way TO the station Porter fenaIkeu
ON ihe stranceneSS Of his being LED Ike laWp
through tue streets He was placed IN cen ~ lle
Tenth Precinct Station fol the night anu Wnlu sent
To sheriff Riley. of BROOKLYN, To whom Lhe prisoner
was given IN due time b. Justice Duly. lie was
handcuiicd To Ocer Shandley and escorted by OH
GERS of the Tenth Precinct 10 the foot oi Erard-st
East River. A large crowd Of men ana bows iOi-
lowed. After crossing 10 Brooklyn, The ShrIiA &c
tcrmined not 10 take ear, ana the party Wakcu 10
the RAYMOND Street Jail On Myrtle-ave. near
Westinghouse. three men got on car ana APP
preached tue prison. As they looked suspicious
they We're warned by ShellH hlcy 10 HecP at d us
lance. -. .
AT the ian Porter was not put again in cell No. 2,
whence ne escaped He Is now III cell No. 10 IN me
middle tier one OF the strongest IN the whole oulld-
ing. No one was allowed TO speak 10 the burglar.
A. Porter has already been found guilty OF burglary
and WAS araigned for sentence Oh the day following
the one SUNDAY, June Il on which he and irving
escaped. he VIII be taken before The Court soon.
Unless the motion for new tIial, which has couh-
sci will make, Is granted he viii then become an
inmate of the Kings County Peni'enuary III rat
bush. 1t is understood that he VIII not be brought
III Court to-day. ,,..,, -,
Porter and his associates, William Irving,
Shang Draper and Gilbert lOSt alias John " IL
bur, are ell-known bank thieves. When
arrested in August. 1Sls' they 2ccupie4 a
| mond Street Jail one morning Porter and irving
were allowed to 20 INTO the kitchen Tor coffee, ana
SEEING the opportunity NNen "A puIlloh VI thc Naiu
wall was down for the construction of the wing OF
the new jail. now building, they walked out II Is
/ no, thought by the detectives that either OF the
| criminals has been in tins city before since that
time II Is reported that three wee Ks ago they were
| in Montreal. Recently they have been STAYING IN
/ Philadelphia whence Porter came on Tuesday.
| stormy II gut and the political excitement are
thought To have been considered as favorable Tor
/ Porter visiting his wife, VINO lives i'm tins city and
! for whom hc has much affection. He ON the way
10 the ferry of tie Pennsylvania Railroad when cap
| tuIel. Tie time allowed for the reward OF $4,000
for the capture OF Porter aud Irving has expired.