New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CLEVER WORK OF POLICE DETECTIVES.
THE CRIMINALS ARRESTED AND ALL THE PROPERTY
RECOVERED.

CLEVER WORK OF POLICE DETECTIVES.
THE CRIMINALS ARRESTED AND ALL THE PROPERTY
RECOVERED.
Jnsnector Bvrnes's men yesterday arrested the
thieves who on the night of December 20. io3i
stole an entire wagon load of trunks carried oy
Dodds Express and turned the team o%ise All Of
this was also recovered. and reward OF nz,uu po
was earned bv the detectives for very clever Pecc
of work Dodd's ESpresSs so w SaS been lett nn
watched in front of No. AIS ruth ave, wnLie ,.e
driver delivering package. mneh n NC
man found the wagon and horses at Hudson ana
Watt-sts., but the trunks were gone. lney con-
tanned il part very 1a a. @ JeTeis Donaldson
of Baltimore: two belonged TO I. A. Alien, anu one
TO w, NJ Postlethwaite of No. 20 west tiity-
seventhst large reward was offered oy tue a eN
the arrest of the thieves. INSPECTOR Byrnes Went
TO work the case systemaiicalS Hali q no1 zen
rorues were picked from among the CRIMINALS III the
CITY whose records furnished grounds for suspect,
inc them of this unusually bold robOery.ahd seVtIai
detectives set to watch all tnelr movements
For two weeks Detectives King OConnor, Hickey,
Maloney and Reilly were thus oceuplen Withou1
result Then the first indication was gwen that Tue
police on the right trall by TWO OF ile sns'
pected men disappearing This was last MONDAY
The news having been carried to Inspector byrnes;
vigilance in the case of these two was rea0uo i
onietly but with such effect that before night tne
Inspector knew that the missing men had gone 10
Philadelphia. They were Marcus RAYMOND ah1
Henry Hart alias Brown alias " Suffering zoe ),
both professional thieves and OLD prison plruS'
Hart especially being Il desperate and dangerous
man. Detectives were sent alter them 10 ha.'eI-
phis and Tuesday afternoon the oihGers g9t Oh
The track of Raymonds mistress, and Followed tler
TO her home at No. l06 South tlith-aVc. thls Guy.
Prom carpenter snop opposite the mouse Iney
movement of its occupants They saw her go out al
night to balls and plays, dressed III cOStly SINS
and rustng skirts which theS fnSw W WV
closed hy day and concluded that the ST oen trunks
were i'm the building. They guessed rightly. c-o.r
When on Sunday night message was sent nun
PHILADELPHIA that Marcus Raymond was coming
back on the following day. preparations were intue
for descent on the house. IL was eHectGu 3usS
after Mrs Raymond had reentered 1t with II basket
on her arm upon her return IRON an carry mo- ulhs
excursion. The front door was broken III Dy Delec-
tives Reilly and Hickey. and the woman was
arrested In the house were found six OF the mss
ing trunks; vaise and large quantity OF ms
cellaneous goods, silks jewels etc, Whlch hau eeeh
taken ont OF them-al the stolen property III 1act,
with the exception OF q single trunk, the contents
of which NAV be found among the mass OF loose
articles At the same time Detective King arrested
MaTcns RAYMOND in the BOwery, as he was gong
bomeward and Detectives Lyons and y Connor
caught Henry Hart at No. 10 Deiancey.St: me tn9
arrests were made quickly and quietly thaG
before anyone at Police Headquarters was aware Oh
what was going on. both the thieves, tne woman
their confederate and the trunks were safely III Vn9
detectives Office Once there the woman, anu
RAYMOND made q full confession. Raymond toid
how he had followed the express wagon on the
night 1t was stolen, until the driver absence gave
him the opportunity to carry out his design as he
had found hat only man accompanied the
wagon. He drove 1t to his house, unloaded II ana
let The horses 60 from a safe distance where they
wonIeA The notice have a witness in negro who
can identify Raymond as the man who drove the
horses from No. 473 Fifth-ave. Hart assisted IN
unloading the plumber joining his accomphce near
the scene of the theft.
Hart was arrested the last time only year ago
for stealing a case of goods from IN front OF a
Church ST. dry goods house, but escaped WIN u
sentence of six months Imprisonment on charge
OF petty larceny. He is forty years old while
10 thirtV-piUnt. Their CAPTURE, IN the ell
tire absence OF any clew, and the recovery of the
property. are considered of the best OF recent
policc exploits. Some OF the stolen Jewels, winch
were displayed yesterday IN the detectives oinee,
were exceedingly handsome and valuable. The
owners will be called upon to-day to identity their
property.