The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-07
BURGLAR DOBBSs CAPTURE.
The Man who Planned the Manhattan Bank
Robbery In jan In PhIIadelphIn.


Tho name OF the man who tried to nego-
tiatc $1,000 worth of the $40 bonds stolen from
the Manhattan Bank at Drexcl's office. In Phil
adelphia. On Monday morning. is John Kerri-
gan. better known to the police Of this city as
John Dobbs. lie is bank burglar. and has a
record as remarkable as that OF any bank burg
lar in the country. Ho was suspected Of being
one OF the two mon who caused tho death OF
Cashier Barron at Dexter Me- and many per-
sons in this city believe he took part in the MUIR
der OF George L. Leslie alias Howard. whose
body was found concealed in the woods near
Yonkers.
Tho clerk in Drexel's banking house noticed
that two coupons due after tho date when the
bonds were called in had been cut of. The
customer explained that he had cut them Off
and sold them for less than their face value.
This excited the clerks suspicion. and II came
upon him like fash that the bonds had been
stolen. Without waiting to confirm his sus-
picion he stepped to IL telephone in the bank
ing house which connects 1t with Pinker-
toms Philadelphia detective Office across the
street. and called for an officer While the
officer was on his way to the Office the clerk
discovered that the number OF one OF the bonds
offered was on the list Of stolen bond numbers
kept in the bank. When the officer entered
Dobbs was pointed out to him. At first he
seemed about to resist arrest. but on the ap-
pearance Of another ofllcer he submitted Ho
said his name was Henry Hall. and that he had
got the bonds from n friend in New YORK. HIS
examinhtion before magistrate was set
| down for yesterday morning. On Monday
| evening Vice President Mclean OF tho Man
haitian Savings Bank, and W. =. Hutchins. the
banks lawyer. arrived In Philadelphia. accom-
panied by Detective Dorsey. The latter posi-
| lively Identified the prisoner a sight as John
| Dobbs. Soon afterward Capt. Byrnes OF this
| arrival a "A laO rpenOniyph Dplba
When the prisoner wns told II was u matter
| Of surprise To the officers that n man OF
@ stolen YSG bonds personSIy Hr he V% said well was
fool. but did IT, The question arose what
should be done with him. MIR. Robert tinker
ton, in whose office he yet was under guard.
| told Capt. Byrnes that he would give the pris-
| oner up TO him. aud Dobbs said he was willing
| 20 come 10 New YORK with Capt. Byrnes but the
| Pennsylvania aw will not. 1t is said. permit a
| man who has been under arrest to be taken out
Of the state even II he. is willing to 90. Dobhs
| he knew his battle WAS 10 be fought. Ii was de-
termined that Detective Dorsey should hurry to
against sp DoSa SnS an so
| once to Albany, and thence to Harrisburg. 10
| obtain requisition papers from the Governors
| Of New York and PENNSYLVANIA.
| Mr.. Pinkerton suggested that Dobbs should
| be- taken to police stationuor the night or. in
| lieu ot that. be left under the guard OF two men
in his office. Capt Byrnes. however, declared
| that neither he nor Pinkerton would ever be
s sRona escape SP f om tem
to me he suggested, and then you can set a
| watch and go to bed"
be manaced in my own office. Manacle him to
| me-"
| II wns finally arranged that Mr.. Pinkerton
| and Dobhs should 20 to bed in n room Ia the
| building. that their ankles should he manacled
| together, that Capt Byrnes should keep the
| Key. and that two men should DO placed on
guard. Byrnes lay down on sofa and he and
| the two manacled men slept soundly until
| morning.
Dobbs was taken before Police Justice Smith
| OF Philadelphia at IL o'clock yesterday morn
| ing. Mr.. Mclean testified that The bonds offered
| nj Drexels bank were among those stolen from
the Manhattan Savings Bank. The clerk tc
| whom they were offered identified the prisoner
| The magistrate was then informed that bench
| warrants for two or more burglares were in the
| hands OF New York Officers. and that an at
| tempt would be made 10 obtain an Indictment
against Dobhs for participation in the MGnhGt-
| tan Bank robbery. The charge against Dobbs
in Philadelphia is that he was a receiver Of
| stolen goods. The magistrate said he would
| hold the prisoner long enough 10 give an op-
| portunity to obtain reduisition for him from
| the Governor of New York.
| Dobbs said in reply 10 the usual questions
| that his name was Henry Hall that he lived
something's in san Francisco and sometimes In
| st. Louis. and that he was specuAtor.
| Dobbs wears good clothes. but in general APP
| peArance resembles river or sea captain. His
| rcd face is smoothly shaven. and he appears Il
| be about 40 years old. though he is said 10 be
| only SO. His father. John kerrgan used TO
| keep small oyster saloon on the corner OF Do
| yer and Water streets. He had younger
| brother. Matthew, who, during the last few
| years. has accompanied him in his wanderings
| and a sister who married John Deming. an tx.
! detective of the Fourth Ward. In the course OF
| his career he kept barroom a Slaughter
| House Point, nt the corner OF james and Water
| streets, and nitorward he kept another barroon
| at 100 Mott street.
Young John Hope. son Of Jimmy Hope. who
| Is confined in Tue Tombs charged with com
| pcty in the Manhattan Bank robbery. ON be-
| ing informed OF Dohb's arrest yesterday
| evinced no surprise. and said: " The more OF
them that are caught. the better 1t will be fol
| me-"