Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-14
TIE HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
The Whole Racket Developed and Two o.
tho Gang Caught.

tho Gang OSoSA"'
Early yesterday morning Capt. clark
and Detective O'Conner ran across the
old time crook Hugh Kelly in company
with another suspicious character named
Tom Hines, at the corner OF Seventh ana
Cedar streets. They answered to she de-
scription of two Of the men who had
visited the saloon at the above named To-
cation in company with Chas. Derdoskl,
the man who was knocked down and
robbed of go Thursday evening and
they were put under arrest. Kelly was
recognized by Capt. Clark as the crook,
who in company with one Hickey, since
dead. knocked foreigner down
four wears ago at the corner
of Third and Resabel streets and
robbed hin Of $400 in gold.
They skipped out, and the whereabouts
of Kelly has been a mystery until the
time of his arrest Thursday evening.
On arriving at the station Kelly was
locked up, and as there was no definite
charge against Hines he was released on
the promise to make his appearance at y
O'Clock in the morning.
Before daylight yesterday mernlng
Hines was again arrested by Sergeant
Walsh and Officer Hanft, in company
with a character named Mike Murphy
They were both landed in the lookup.
AS Murphy was afterward exonerated,
he will be discharged this morning.
The sequel to the affair was developed
about noon Yesterday when dangerous
Young crook named Mickey Mccarthy
was arrested on suspicion by Capt. Clark.
Ho was brought to the city hall and when
taxed with having committed previous
robbery, about which the police had the
dead wood on him, he made a clean
breast of the robbery and assault on Der
doski.
He confessed that the assault and rob-
berry was made by Tom Hines. crook
named George Meyers and himself.
He states that Hines did the smuggling
and that Meyers went through Derdeski
and secured the pocket book and money.
Also that he took No part in the actnal
assault or robbery, and that after recov-
ering the booty, Meyers refused to whack
up and skipped cut.
That Nc Carthy is thorough hardened
Young customer Is apparent from the adj
ditional confession that he went through
the saloon, Fifth and Minnesota streets,
few nights since, his efforts only being
rewarded py the acquisition of few CT
CARS, there being no money in the till.
Also that on the same night he bur-
glarized the room occupied by James
Ahern, and "touched" that party for $2s
in cash, $40 Of which he lost in backing
Meyers in game of pool with the dar-
key, Ira Hart.
The trio, Kelly, Murphy and Hines
were before tne court yesterday and cem-
mitted to await hearing. Mccarthy is
what is called kid, not being over sew
enteen years of age. It is thought thai
Meyers has left this part of the country
They are hard crowd and it was gooc
time to get them Gagged.
Hines was identified by a resident O.
upper town named Kahlenr, who passed
up Eleventh street Immediately aftel
| Derdoski had been knocked down, an(
encountered Hines running away. Thu
same gang, according to a subsequent
confession Of Mccarthy, robbed a coun
tryman named Mike Hanlon of a valis'
containing S65 in money and quantity
of clothing. The latter was shaking
dice at the sheeney saloon, Seventh ant
Cedar streets, early Thursday evening
when Myers is said to have cabbaged thu
grip and sneaked out. Myers was re
Gently released from the county Jail.