New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CApTJIRF OF A RANK ROBBER.

CAHlUhE VI n DAMN hODDEh'
,oHN DORIS ARRESTED IN PHILADELPHIA WITH
STOLEN MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION ST.
cuRrr1Es-rHE EvENIFUL LIFE OF AN ACCOM-
PIIsHED CRIMINAL
The arrest in Philadelphia Of man giving the
name of Henry Hall on Monday. while attempting
10 dispose Of $4,000 called bonds stolen from the
Manhattan Savings Institution, proves TO be I'M
portant and it is thought by the bank officers that
II NAV lead to o full exposure of all those engaged
In the bank robbery. 1t was learned yesterday
from gentleman interested i'll the Savings lnstltu
ton that on Monday man purchased 500 per
cent bond at the Philadelphia banking house of
Drexel BROTHERS In short time he returned with
$4,000 in called 800 bonds of 1865, which he
offered for sale The clerk noticed that the Janu-
airy coupons had been cut Off and as this was done
long after the bonds had been called, 1t
aroused his suspicious OBTAINING the man on
the plea of making up a statement he
compared the numbers with the list of stolen
securities kept file and he found that they were
portion of those stolen from the Manhattan Saw
inCs Institution. messenger was sent to the
Pinherton Agency, aud in a few moments Detective
GiIchrlst entered the banking house and arrested
Hail. lie resisted violently that the oiiceTs VINO
came to the aid of the detective were competed 70
throw him on the sidewalk and choke him into sub
mission, when they carried HIM bodily to the pohce
station. Information was ant TO this city, ana
Vice President nCl.aiu ana NaluO 4. Hultblhs,
counsel for the bank, Captain Byrnes, Detective
Dorsey and Robert PinkertOn went on to Philadel-
phia. When the prisoner was confronted by these
officials he gave the name of Henry Hall, and sald
that he divided his time between New-lOrk and 81.
Louis. lie claimed that the bonds were gwen to
ln IN this city to dispose of but he declined to say
by whom Captain Bynes and Detective Dorsey
identified him 9S John kcTrigan alias John Dobbs,
one of the most skllfu bank burglars IN the coun-
try.
The record of Dobbs shows that his father kept a
small and disreputable saloon at Dover aud Water
sts IN the Fourth Ward of this city. John Dobbs
has a brother named Matthew who is thief, and a
sister who married eX-Detective John Decrng.
1862 he shot officer Thomas Sweeney Tor when ne
was sent TO Sing Sing for four years and SIX months
After his release he married a respectable yOung
girl named O'Bren, who has faithfully chung TO
him in spite of his crimes. His first grave crime
was the breaking open of the safe of Cambrelng ~
pyne at No IL Wall-st., and the robbery of $780,
600 in bonds and securities. DObbs was atterWard
arrested and nearly all the securities were found
in his possession. He turned states evidence
against a clerk of the firm named King who was
sentenced and escaped from DepUty-Sherlh Moran.
DObbs next appeared III the robbery OF the Grafton
Bank. in Massachusetts. aud escaped About this
time DObbss younger brother Matthew shot ana
killed another thief in BaXter-st. and fled the
city. JOhu Dobbs also concerned in the Bridge
port bank robbery, when the robbers were sur
prised DObbs pursued and captured but not
until he had fired several times at the officers. lie
was sentenced for ten years to the Weathersield
State Prison, from which he escaped after a few
months service. He was also engaged IN the Ken
siugtou Savings Bank robbery at Philadelphia, and
in the masked burglaTieS on Staten lSlandand along
the Hudson. He is under Indictment for the masked
robbery at Judge Emmetts house at New Rochelle
and for the old robbery of CambTelInC ~ fyne.
An application for a T6quisltOn. based on these IN
dlctments, was forwarded yesterday TO Governor
Robinson.