, 1881-10-17
The FA|RBANK ROBBERY,
Arrest OF Harry Duncan, Alias
lNu1doon, in St. Louis.
IIe II Completely identified by
L, Mrs. Enirbnnk AS Ono OF
tho Robbers.
The Career Of q Thief Who Has Given
the Police Much Trouble.

Harry duncan, alias Muldoon, Mcycra, and a
doxeu othor nAtncs, who was arrested Saturday
In VI. Louis upon a telegram frnn snpcrlnicnd-
cnt McuRrlglv, hns Dcen fully identified III
TINT city by Mrs. FairbRnk. whoso houss
nt Wayne, Du FaRu County, WINS rccutItly
robbed Of 1nrgc sum Of cash and Gov.
crnnent bonds. There is no possibility
Of Mrs. Fairhnnk being mistaken In tho man.
She hid a good 'upk ut him tha hight nr tho rob.
bcry, and was positive that he waa one Ut two
mGn who represented themselves hs horau-
traders, aud had tunur at tho Ilhuse abnut two
Wceks prior to tho robbery. She wa!ted i,pnn
tho tabo that t1ny, md distinctly noted nil
Of Mul'loons prcnj,nritlcs, such us tho contour
pf his faeo ana hIs manner OF sItecch, Nuitloon
hau bccn aca on tho strcuts In this city tho day
OF tho robbery, but could not be found In my Of
his us,ial haunts tho day after, md tnnly 1t wus
nsccrtninod that ho hnd left for sDtnu town In
tho West. Tclcgrar,s were sent 10 1T.
Louis, Otnat,a, KanaAs City. and nshor PROM
inent railroad centrcs. and Satnrsiny tho tnlicu
were Yrnt1tlcd to hear OF bis arrest ly Detective
UNcfl. OF st. Louis. DnDcnn's photograph, No.
II. In Volume u of the ItoHues' Album Mt Ccu-
traL Stnlon. wns tnken III ITO when he WIS nr.
rcstet' fnr tho linxio robnery III Hyde turk. lie
has changed considerably since then, arld Mrs.
Farbunk sns unnbto to positively Identity
tho nun from tho picture. Sbe, however,
Thought It locked like hin, HDd tho tlescrirtiou
tailed exactly. Tho police felt sure iin WIS tho
Innn, a,ll cnriy Saturday evening uetecttve
Wiley Rni tho Fairbanks want to 1t. Louis to
make tho Identification.
nuNcal. bulls originally from st. Louis. whoro
his Elushor And other relatives .ro still living
liu Inns haunted this city as criminal tor
nanrly ten yours, and is very we'll known
10 the police, and In fact they deserve tho
sovcrcst cr11suro for permitting 70 dnt,-
gnrous lnan rs hc to luy lille
nbout town as long as thny haze Anyactcctlyo
OH tho staff might know that n sllAu Ike him,
whan ont of legitimate employment, could not
fnil 10 bp doing or pnnninx MISCHIEF. it was In
1S75 that Duncnu first bccuino
KNOWN EXTENSIVELY IN TIE POLICE DE-
itRT3iEST.
III September Of that year tho rcsldcncc OF
JOHN II. iidxte, q wealthy stock dealer in fiyuc
masked aud hcuvtIy armed burylars, wlio
ss 49, rassssssa ~ 'a1ssi ios =, ,asss tss
nud bonds. Tho clse WINS slInllAr III every par-
lowing, tho Two Rrcnt principals In this n1nlr,
hnnfn mud Iona N1ysls VIM + % 'eSy!,'
Eo.t una "et FounFs. pen,, o'Sst'ses sfose.
very Troublesome prisoner. md WIS ct',.tinu-
s W w rs tee eGs t s cnta Ss
stat!o2 HntA tho night af.or ~ ha2 been l<'dxea
IN % TIE renitent!ary, where where b. settled dvwn into
T;nM Tgs;n,M J., tins ~ pn.slh!c. IN February q
tho County jail, but wMs recapturcu hftcr Il
shnrt time. ind OH April ~, after having ilr-
HlshGl ann,iEt, evidence, to Gshnrlct his ulensi-
nliecs. he plescd guilty, md wiz sentenced to
oF tho same year occurred the great Iai| delivery,
and several Of THO tloxlc rohttrs Mcre amuuH
THESE who u,atlo thoir oscape;;, Novels, BY 1onE
ois tho snlartost Of thom n!l. was cauRht nnd
htIltgslEG4 elsewhere. mud the NthCrs WGrg 4ytec.
iIy returned 10 jail ttlnd, arl1 sentenced. After
"tnn9 bis hit nnncan RETURNED to this city,
and hta been toatt,,H nit tho while. In August Of
lnSt yeRr hu turned up Mt one Of tt, stations with
ILLS fhee md llrnsl bnttcrt,'I completely out nt
ahnpe. Put Cnulol. a snloOnkecpGr mt tho
Stock Yarks. .lI.i It, e said. Win nj, iron bnr:
COnunn wns tho H1Nti whom tho tDllcg lllAuletl
for engIuesrlng Tho $l,a0 Ras-ta0,ise robbery,
and II wns said ut tho tt,ie thAt D0ncan was IL,
tho employ nf Tho police, and was acting
rs spy upon Con'.oa. l'anoan neither affirmed
nor denied this story, and eDotl recovered ttndet
treatment at tho County Hospital. Recently he
hAs n1atle bis htAdulihrtors III snloona In the
vicinity Of Polk aud [IatAtel Streets and his Ac-
completes In tho lli Pavo County robhcry car
no doubt be found nnInnEst the froqueaters ul
saloons In tint uc9fltorhUud.