The Evening critic., 1882-12-12
DETECTIVES DENY
CHARGES OF GREAT oRooKEDNEss

what SkivingtOn Snya About the
Charges.
Tho investigation Of the allegations against
tho local detective force, conducted at the jail
yesterday by the citizens committee, deyel-
oped some racy statements. Tho committee
consisted of Messrs. j. W. Thompson, W. w.
Durdottc, II. q. Fox, william Thompson aud j.
w. Magruder, all more or less victims of rob.
berries; They examined Charles o'Leary aud
John II. Murphy, who are serving out terms
for swindllng at "threc'card.montc." O'Loary
was examined first. He hesitatcd Bit and
thcn remarked that any business man could
see that he and his companions could not have
operated rs they did without police prOtec-
tion. 10 was flrst questioned as TO the
Burdcttc Robbery
that occurred last July lIo said that parties
wore brought on from New York for that work.
Every man In tho business has his specially
and Mart Aliens is locks. Tho detectives knew
10 was coming, and that no had done the Job,
but McDevltt, who is the only one who has the
gall to como up and try TO blum out OF those
things, stood up Shoeny Mike, who greatly
resembles Allen, for tho work.
Continuing his story Of the Durdette burg.
larry, o'Leary eald that there woro thrco
parties In It, Johnny Burnett, alias Little
silks remained hero for three or four days,
but the bulk OF the $1,000 worth stolen was
disposed Of In Now York. What was loft hero
was made up Into dresses.
lie added that tho money proceeds wore di.
yldcd among the parties engaged and tho de-
tectiyes, tho latter getting fifteen to twonty
per cent. TIC went with Inc thieves, put never
did amy work with them, combining his opera
lions TO monte and bunko. At the tlmc OF tho
Garfield funeral all the mon were In town.
Then 1t was that the Upton and Wood houses
on / street were robbed, sheeny Mike, Mart
Allen and Connolly being engaged. Thoy all
lodged in the large frame house on the
Southwest Corner OF Tenth and II
Streets.
five In all. Tho old man now In charge would
doubtless recollect them; they occupied two
second floor rooms, front ana back, when an
effort was made to get the Burdetto silks bnck.
~ offered one-half TO any detective who
would get them or any OF them for me-" put
IN Mr.. Burdette.
Tho 'fence" objected unless Miller and Nc
Elfresh were tho detectives to whom they wero
to be delivered, Charley Flinders, who was
conducting the negotiations, being then sat
outs" with these two.
After tho Wood robbery Sheeney Mike said
Miller had told him that they missed
SO,OoO which was In u washstand. This cha.
grined them great deal, as they had not got
much there, OLeary was walking about that
time with Mike and Allen on Eighth or Ninth
streets Che thought 1t was Ninth, between
street and New York avenue. Mike pointed
to house, saying,
''That's the Place Where I was stood
TO the landlord for the silk Job, but he did not
recognize me- Allen added, laughing, al
guess IL II had been me he would have known
mo quick enough" The house had steps.
Mike said, on passing Burdettes store, that
they could "beat that again." as they did not
send Tor his wife and take some rooms that
wero for rent above the store and work
through the sltyllght.
"They would meet with pretty warm re-
ceptlon, for / have Waterman inside now
who never sleeps" remarked Mr.. Durdottc.
slow do you know that McDevltt know all
about lt?' asked Mr.. Thompson of OLoary.
"Iecausc they all told mo he did" was the
reply.
gazed intently at o'LeHry, asked him whero
he went TO school. Hercplied at GonzaGa Col
leGe;
claimed the committeeman, with u wlstrul
look In his eyes.
The National Metropolitan Bank.
Aletter had been sent for men to come hore
TO rob the above bank. The witness tried to
mon III the job. Little Horace, Ned Rice and
"Buck" Miller, and McEltresh were at Hag.
gerty's saloon, situated In the same block,
when the robbery was committed. The same
| people robbed Fitch, Fox & Brown OF about
| $500, taking advantage of the passing OF II
circus procession to empty tho safe. H0r.
| self as Quaker.
stotrs Drug Store.
Ned Rice took a $50 bill to stott's before
| their safe was opened, and Horace was tempt
ed 10 leave his specially and go to safe work by
| the superstition that there was u largo sum
| kept In the store, judging from the change.
! This job was fixed up at the National, aud
| Flinders was In 1t. Horace asked there for
| 'the two Georges" Miller and McElfresh.
o'Leary loft them together, and tho next morn.
| ing the job was done.
The Government Printing Oaice.
The Government Printing Oflce robbery was
| committed by Horace and Buck. They did not
| get as much as they expected, and left without
dividing with the detectives. They were sent
| for to do tho National Metropolitan Bank go as
| to make 1t up with the officers.
| When Representative Ketcham's house was
| robbed, McDevitt sent for O'Leary, and tried
| to make him believe that he knew who ala It,
| ~
| the goods, and offered him 500 to negotiate
for the return of the silks, etc, stolen. oLeary
| latter said that McDevitt could not got the
goods. Mart Allen and little Johnny did this
The Christiancy Robbery.
The robbery of tho Christiancy jewels from
| the National Hotel was tho work OF Charles
Gay, alias Little Charley, and a local thief, the
latter fitting the key to the lock which secured
| them. The division OF the spoils took place
on the corner OF Sixth street and PennsYlya
mia avenue, Coomes and Miller drinking with
tho thieves there and receiving the detectives
share, and the man who fitted the key recelv
Ing only ten per cent, at which no grumblel
The jewels wero sold TO New York "fence'
keeper for $4,000, Miller and Gay receiving
| IL was understood, One-half.
| All OF the mon mentioned were now at largl
| except Ned Rice, who was arrested at Detroit
but witness believed no gave bail. When tn
| gang that robbed the bank were In the city h.
| was In New York, and received com mission
| from thieves there TO McElfresh and McDevlt
| 10 ask III tney would come down. lie was toll
that Horace was In the city, aud much excite
ment had been caused by. his operations, 8
tho others must walt while.
O'Leary's Operations.
Referring TO his own exploits as n confdenc
man, tho witness said that tho detectives re
ceiyed fifteen per cont. OF all no and his CON
rades made. In case outside mon assiste
they received forty-nve per cont. Ho ha
handed the percentage to the detectlv
every week himself. He made sometimes a
much as 5000 or 500. When a ylctir
clicked" the detectives notified them and the
had TO pay to get him out Of town. Tho ma
| whom Hambloton was convicted In Alex
andria for swindllng cost the monte mon SSt
which o'Leary paid to get him away Ho wen
into the "business" In 1876, during the Ger
tennial. Having overstaid his leave In Phil1
delphia from Deresford's printing office, wher
he had been employed, he took TO guldlna
| From that he
Got Into the Card Game and tho
Tried BunkO.
His Grst trial OF the work lasted nine month";
when he laid or, and so It was until no wa
arrested Mt the Instance OF Skivington. Tn
charge was the possession of y watch while
he had bought from the real culprit. Abou
two years since man named soap" Taylo
was arrested In the act OF leaving house o
street, between Sixth and Seventh streets
whore checks to the amount OF $i,70O ha
been "made" out Of wealthy countrymal
The next morning he heard that Taylor ha
been released because 'McEltresh had kno W
| him six years." The checks were returned
him by the clerk at Police Headquarters au
, | every cent OF the money collected on them,
i. He closed his testimony by stating that h
, was looking for release from Jail upon this Il
formation. He had hired Mr.. Wood as coul