New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-16
A BURGLAR IN THE POLICE FORCE

| A BUftLAR IN HE IOLICE FORCE,
AIDING TO ROB THE MANHATTAN BANK
PArRoLMAN NUGgNr ACCUSED OF COMPLETELY IN
THE GREAT BURGLARY--How THE CRIME WAS
TRACED HOME TO hin.
The fifth robber Of the Manhattan SaviupS
Institution, who arrested IN the Court General
Sessions Friday while he attending the triaI OF
the burglar John Hope, srraiglcd on Saturday at
the Jefferson Market Police Court. He Patrolmnn
John Nagcn of the Eighteenth Precinct. tall, we'll
built man OF thrtyhye, horid face. dark hair and
eyes and black moustache. He charge Of Cap
tam ByrDes and his officers, brought him into Jus
tice Murray's private room about p. In the room
were many other police officers and also President I'd
ward schel OF the bank Joseph Bird the paying teller
OF the bank Patrick Sheyeln the unlaIthful wschman
VINO had been brought from the TomDs; and Pair.k
Ryan. the bareeper OF No I0i AyenueC who had been
confined in the House Of Detention. Anidayits were
prepared and signed by Mr. Bird. snevelin and Ryan
They stated that In Hoyem&r, 1873 Kelly came TO the
Ayenue-C store with NugcRt, whom he introduced
police detective and safe man. kuge0t showed POI
lice badge and said he wanted 10 have talk with sheye-
lin. They met about two weeks later and Sugent said
he one Of the robbers and had carried away the
property stolen from the bank, He counseled sheyen
to keep his mouth shut about the robbery, de-
clarlBg that the bank would be made 10 settle
and that each OF the accomplices would have
enough TO make him com Portable for life. Kelly had
also said Sheyelin that Nugent the who had
carried away the plunder Justice Murray held Nugent
$780, 900 bail for examination Friday next aud be
sent to the Tombs. During his arrangement NJ.
gent bore the gaze Of his ellow-oiicers with
compOsure and affected 20 be little concerned He SAID
that ne knew nothing about the robbery and that his
innocence would be established when the proper time
came He has wife and three children living at No.
1913 East Twenty-thrdst. The police records show that
he was appointed a patrolman July 10, 1872. and
ha hal a4n dole of
His first services was IN the Fourteenth Precinct and lie
was transferred to the Twcuty-seycnth Precinct March
8. 1873 seventh Precinct, March 81 1873; Fifth Pre-
cnct. April 10, 1877 Eighteenth Precinct, February
49, 1878. While in the Twenty seventh Precinct he was
arrested BY Captain Sanders suspicion OF being
cernrf in burglary his post at No $50 Greenwich
ST. but Justice Klbreth afterward gave him an honor
able discharge In the Seventh Precinct be accused
Of r0bbing a the street, but not arrested
AfterwaTd he rescued several persons at fire in Diyi
sOn-st. showing much bravery that he received hon
orablc mention by the Police Board, and was made
roundsman While he was In the Fifth Precinct the
bonded warehouse at No. 80 Yestry-st robbed Of
silk valued 81 600 and Sugent suspected OF being
accomplish He reduced t. the ranks on February
49, 1873, In consequence OF having written some unony
letters TO the Police Commissioners attacking tie
Stn%iaY mat had been Suspected OF foIsTv
during his stay m the Eighteenth Precinct At the
OF the Manhattan Bank robb ~ Nugent vas on the SICK
lis' ant absent from duty.
The discovery that a policeman had been one OF the
robbers Of the Manhattan Bank caused great zeal u
astUHishmeDt in the Police Department on saturday.
Captain Byrnes and his associates hal been much
prised when Sneveun told them this when sheyclu and
Kelly examined by Justice Morgan. lie could not
remeIn Nugens name but he declared that the man
who carried away the booty wore policeman shield
and that he the coming ont Of the Police ttI-
tra Office few days before his arrest Justice Morgan
agreed TO suppress this para Of sheyeh9' confession
until the matter could be galed, ana the unknown
officer described IN The aindaUts AS "arerson
known as Biz Peter
Captain Byrnes fastened TO consult with superntend-
ent Waing From shcyelin's statements % wa- be-
lieyei at that the officer detective. HE SUI
peIntendeut summoned all the detectives DID, tLc city 10
his Office. They came with the idea thai thty were 10
identify Kelly, but while they We're looking az Kelly,
Ryan, the bdrkceper VINO AdI introduced NdLct4t 10
shcvclIn seated near the superintendent and was
scanning the face Of each officer as he passed through
tho room. He failed to recognize any Of tue men,
The discovery of Nugcnt was caused ~ ch-th by MS
own imprudcnce. He asked lat week for the customary
days leave OF absence allowed 10 HatIolAien, ana
went 10 the Court General sessions witness Hopes
trial His presence there Friday noticed by De-
tectIye DOlau, who called Captain ByueSs attention 10
Inn. Nugent was invited into another room where
Sheveliu waiting 20 testify. IS soon ~ he entered.
sbeVcn recognized hun and sprang 20 bis ieet cNcan,
ing. You're the detective that in the bank REX
w6ere he Was recognized by Ryan Afterward. when
Nugent the Mercer street station, he pointed
out by a genteman who had described big man with
black nous among others whom lie had seen eay.
lug the bank on the morning or the robbery.
While the police station Nngent declined 10 say
much until he had secured counsel lie claimed, how,
ever, that he SICK win DOds fever az TIE ume Of
the bank robbery and could prove IL ny his physician
lie had gone to witness the trial Of Hope IOm mere
curiosity he sd and after his arrest he had not been
identified fairly. Tie Police Commissioners said on sat
urday that action their part would be needed unj
tne Uficer's had been brought into court. Two
nave been discovered since the organization OF the De
partment. one OF The guilty officers deG IN sing sng
some ago, and the other, named Aiken Is nov 10
sing sing Tor being IMPLICATED IN a burglary