The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-01

responsibility Of the .persops named.
They are gentlemen e high standing.
and the proof is irresistible.
OFFICER NU0kHT ARRESTED
Accused Of Being ono Of the Man
haitian Bank isurglsrs.
A man alleged to be Manhattan
Bank burglar No. 5 Was kslgsd in
prison yesterday. He Is John kueent.
a patrolman Of Capt. Clinchys com.
nland. the Eighteenth Preciuct. He
was arrested Mt noon in the crridor Of
the Court ot General Sessions. while
the trial If John Hope wss going cn.
by Sergeant Meakim M Inspector
Murray's command. and Detective
Dolan of the Fourteesth Precinct
They took him before Inspector
Murray, at Police Headquarters. aud
then arraigned him 10 the Jefferson
Market Police Court. Justice
Morgan remansled the prssner To the
care Of Capt. Byrnes. and he was
locked up in the Mercer street. Police
station.
When Patrick Shevelin. the faith.
full Waterman If the Manhattan Bank.
made his confession, he incnlpated
Nugent. From that time tn the
minute Of his arrest Nugent was
closely but carefully Swallowed. He
was not arrested, because it was he.
lieved that he was . link between
the burglars and the stolen property.
and that If he were not alarme.l he
would sooner or later pint out where
it was hidden. Shevelin's story was
that Nugent did the greater part If
the preliminary investigations t.
ascertain the habits Of the hank
officials and the inmates Of the hank
building. When this was done. he
reported that everything WAS all
right to William Kelly. the bartender.
and. on the morning of the burglary.
Nugent acted a. q "Iookout" and
carried the securities away.
On Monday lest Nugent obtained
the annual six days leave Of ahsence
from Capt. CIinchy. and took great
interest in the Hope trial. It was
remembered yestenlay that Shevelin
would. in all probability. he placed on
the witness stand today. In his
testimony he would ~ compelled tn
name Nugent as aiding in the bur
glary, and it was decided. therefore,
that it would lie prudent 70 arrest
Nugent. He was in court when the
trial was resumed yesterday morning,
and after consultation With Shevelin.
Sergeant Meakim and Detective
Dolan left the court room and went
into the corridor. A message was
sent to Nugent that some one wanted
to see him outside. and as he Quilted
the court room he was accosted By the
officers and told he was . prisoner,
HIS emotion was great. but he said
nothing. Although he had been
followed for some time he had not
suspected that he was under surveil-
lance. Superintendent Mailing. In
spector Murray. and Capt. Byrues
refused to talk alboat the case, but all
the acts will be ELECTED IN p"lice
court today.
Nugentis career as police officer
has been an extraordinary one. Before
his appointment ~ patrolman on July
10. 1872. he was . policy gambler.
He WAS first assigned To duty in the
Fourteenth Precinct. Six months
after he was transferred u the
Twenty-seventh Precinct, and coon
was considered untrust worthy by Capt,
Sanders. On the 9th Of March. 1876,
a safe in BENJAMIN Nathan's exchange
Office. at 3 Cortlandt street, Was blown
open. and 81 500 in money and coin
was stolen. Nugent was Suspected Of
completely 10 the Mulberry. and the
felony book If the New Church
street station, under the date March
II. 1875. has the following entry:
Time. 7:20 p. A.; place Of burglary.
3 Cortlandt street; complainant. Ben.
famine Nathan; officer making arrest,
Capt. Sanders; prisoner. John NJ,
gent. $50 Greenwich street disposi.
ton Of case. $1,000 bail Justice
Kilbreth.
Under this l. the entry: Honor.
ably discharged BY Justice Kabseth.
March g."
Nugent Vas Q few days later Trans.
ferred to the Seventh Precinct 10
1865 be Vas scc,sed By one Barrett
Of robhing him while be (Banets) vas
asleep on . coal box. Nseent not
out Of shis scr.pe and Q month lster
behaved In. such Q bsave manner q n
FIRE in Division street, when b,
rescued several per,pns whose ives
were in danger. that 10 NJ hosossbly
mentinnel n the reoon6e AZ IT, Pnlics