New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

BURGLARS WAYLAID AND CAUGHT.
POLICE OFFICERS BEHIND THE TREES IN "AshiNo
ToN-sQUaRE-Two wELL-KNowN THIEVES IAhhN
AFTER "A STRUGGLE.
Captain Byrnes asd Detective Slevin were walk
ing in West Fourth-st. near WoosIer-st. about MD
night on Friday. when they saw Joseph harty'
weliknown thief, Standing IN front of the taiior
shop of Fox Brothers. at No. 49, and acting I'D
O suspicious manner. Accompanied bV the
detective. the captain crossed into washington
Square, aud the two concealed themselves behind
Ierue tree. Hartly soon Joined by James
Casey, alias Harrison man we'll known 10 the
police. and stout, heavily built man wearing
slouched hat that prevented his face from being
SEEM After some conversation they entered the
beer shop at No CO. where they remained for hitech
minutes when they came again into the street
and walked slowly toward WoOster-st During
their stay in the saloon Captain Byrnes had sent 10
the Fifteenth Precinct for three men 10 come 10 nls
assistance, and on their arrival mad statoheu lnohi
behind trees in the Square. ;
At O'clock the saloon closed. At twenty MIN
ntes past Hartly and his two companions sp,
peared. After looking carefully up ana uo"h
Fourth-st Hartly and Casey descended the Steps
LEADING into the basement of the liquor shop, Whle
the man with the slouched hal walked up ana down
In front of the door. Captain Byrnos then turned
out the gas lights IN that portion of the Square
where he and his men were stationed. enec,ua,y
concealing them while the lamp III 'front.' OF tue
liqnor store threw its light full on the saloon
and Fox Brothers shop. few moments
later the man, who appeared to be On
che lookout. raped twice on The railway near ed,
the steps man then hurrediy wainngd ~ Syntb
parenty frightened hini. for he went toward oouth
Flfth-aye.. and did not return. .,.
Al half-past three the sound Of iron striking
iron reused the watchers in the Square
second later Hartly and Casey emerged
not from the basement of the liquor-sore. but IRON
that of Fox Brothers tailoT-shop. They ran rapidly
toward the Square. The tree behind which were
Captain Byrucs and Detective Slevin was directly
In their way The two burglars had now approached
within ten feet of the tree. when they saw they
were watched. They attempted TO separate out De-
fore they could do 80 the two officers were upon
them. Detective Slcvin caught Casey by the throat
who. quick as Il flash produced Jimmy ana
struck at the officer Warding oil the blow. the
Diet sctiye threw him to the ground. Meanwhhe
Captain Byrnes mad seized Hartly by the arms ana
had thrown him down. lie blew lis whistle snd
the officers concealed behind the trees hurried TO the
spot The two men were taken to the Fitteentn
Precinct Station. Captain Byrnes then examined
the tailor shop, On going INTO the oase-
ment it was discovered that ooth the
rear and front doors had been broken open: Nothing
had been stolen the burglars having evidently eX-
pected 10 return. They had passed through the
basement of the beer shop and, scaling the ience'
had thus entered the taiOr-shop. .
Hartly is an Engllshman iifty-three years old.
and has passed the greatest portion OF his lie INSIDE
of prison walls Casey returned from the peniten-
tiary a few months ago.