New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
NEW-JERSEY OUTLAWS.
ATALK WITH DEFECTIVE BROWN.


and dropping blonde monstsche stood near the
entrance of the passenger rooms OF the Erie depot
i'll Jersey City recently apparently lndinerent 10
his surroundings Occasionally he raised his head
and looked sharply ct the door. Then he would
relapse into his former appearance OF absolute IN
difference again.
That's detective Brown said gateman in a
whisper looking at the broad -shouldered man with
admiration. He's been here on the lookout Tor
thieves thirteen years. It's mighty smart thief
tell you that gets through these gates without his
getting his eye on HIM"
Tho detective, when the train drew out OF tho
depot sat down n box in the sun and began 10
whittle stick. He very modest wl:en IN
formed of the nigh estimation in which he was held
bat admitted that he had many acquaIntances OF
the slippery" sort
"You may not think it," he said, "but New
Jersey is almost as wild as bit oil western c9uh-
try and full of outlaws. Men and women VINO I'VE
by thieving camp in tue woods ana ia the caves III
the mountains where they cat, drink ana sleep,
and seem to enjoy life after their fashion. They
scorn the thriitess, begging tramp, ana are prouu
"Tho worst of the lot are the traln-robbers
They are of the same stamp as the California
spcct. If they could make anything by wrecKlng
train. they would do It, They are desperaDo
enough. But their method is different. Ihe leader
there's always a leader and his word Is implicitly
obeyed) takes gang TO some railroad station pretty
well up on the road, where the country Is Iltlio
wild When a freight train passes they wrench
open the doors in the dark and crawl into the cars
You see a few brakemen can't guard long traln
The train gets under Roadway again, and then the
chapdse OF value they can get at with their DARK
anterns drop it into the bitches at the SIDE Oh the
track aud then jump out themselves. YOU'D thlnk
that they would break their necks, but they DON'T
They drop of safely when the train Is running at
good speed. If it is going too last Tor them, they
take out coupling pin, and when the engine anu a
part of the train goes booming ahead and the Tall
comes to n standsti they jump oil at their leisure.
Then they collect their plumber and carry IL 10
their dens in the woods The engineer has 10 come
back and make up his train. III the. rear ughts
are out the train following Is in danger OF being
wrecked. Usually the robbers have coniederates
ready with wagons to haul the plumber to their
Are they ever surprised before getting away
with their bootyp
fore they could do more than pick themselves up.
What do you think We found in the mud ana water
OF the bitches Cases of boots. cheeses LottIes Of
medicine tobacco ladies hats, sardnes, dried beer,
brooms pickles. fruits old rye-everythlng"
What do they do with their plunderm
"They dispose of it easily enough. There are a
number of Jew tradesmen in Newark ana Jersey
City who buy everything and ask no questions
@The most notorious outlaw we have ever had in
tough and looks 1t. He has closely cropped halr
small eyes, lantern jaws and sullen look and has
the nerve of LION" m
Yes several times. He began his adventures
twelve years ago. The first time we got the law on
HIM he was sent to prison for five years As soon
as he got out he went at it again. But we recap
tured him and he sent back. with his brother
Tom As soon the brothers were set at liberty
they went back 10 the Olu lie, lOui Sooh LaillHS
into orr hands. but jim slipping through our
fingers time after time. jim is very clever.
"There was another gang that gave Us lot OF
trouble. A Swede was the captain ana Ola man
Cole and his two sons Pete and Billy were IN
it. They put their work in on the railroad stations
a. guess we had better go through Coles said
" To NV surprise found them all at home. We
put Pete in the Hackensack Jail. He broke from
this and in attempting to evade ms pursuers ne
Jumped into the Hackensack River and was
drowned.
"The king of the outlaws organized another
hand after This" continued the detective. " He
Committed his depredations along the line of the
Newburg branch Finally Dagged inc captain
again. But it was no use"
Did he hunt up his old fOllowersT
He and his brother Tom got new gang at
their heels Country John was in the lot. They
tains. This band was terror at Alendale, Mahwah,
Ramsey's and other towns in that neighborhood.
Constable Ten Eyck (which sounds like the
name OF a horse once made rad on the band. irst
screwing up his courage To high pitch. The usual
result. lie was worsted TIE robbers turned on
him and his men without the least show OF lear
and fred That country up there is a wilderness
When this country became too not f0r them
they moved their headquarters To Greenwood Lake
Do you know where Coon ices Hotel Is IL Is
near Pompton Junction. Well, that place was a
favoritc resort for Jim Storms ana his men wneh
not at hard service The people of the neighbor
hood determined to drive them ont They sur
rounded the house where Captain Storms was
sleeping one night and declared by the light OF the
moon that they would hang him on the limb of
tree and put an end TO him."
aid they do It r "
"Did thew The desperate put on his clothes
lcisurely took down his rifle and cody walked
ont. and the crowd parted him right and left to
Alter a time = jim Storms told his companions
that he intended to abandon New-Jersey ana Try 10
work New York Az "A sort of a farewell exploit he
and Country jim took a calf from farmers shed
and sold it to Il Jersey City butcher whom had
been trying to catch in trap for long time. but
he was always 100 sly for me- got him thus time
though. Sheriff Pel Ten Eyck and Sheriff Odell
all brought charges against that butcher when
a.. jim Storms had his whims. If he found
horse and carriage at the roadside, he would Jump
INTO the carriage and drive OF at a high speed;
When he had gone as far as he wished, he would
turn the horse back to be picked up by the owner:
Storms came of bad stock, as | know Once L
went to his mothers house to look Tor stolen goods.
Hearing footsteps behind me, while IN the act OF
looking through chest, turned around just IN
time TO snatch pistol from the lean old hags
hand. She going 10 shoot me IN the back
: jim afterward murdered a brakeman by shooting
him in the head moral certainty he dId i, but
there wasn't evidence enough 10 convict hlh
"What has become OF HIM J.
He's serving out sentence. But as soon as
he's out he'll 90 to work alter the old fashion.
Your car thief IS usually rough, llliterate man.
The men who work inside are entirely different
have known em all-three-card monte men. brass,
bound banco men. oily confidence men, steerers.
card sharpers and the light fingered gentry mae
and female The only way to deal with this class
of thieves is TO know EN-. They are generally
wcll-mannered and dress we'll. Sometimes they
end we find 'em out. They seldom pass through the
depot now, but go to small way stations, ana get
train there. Their victims are usually foreigners,
and they go for them numerically Not long ago
two English tourists were swlnded on train near
Binghampton. The only clew that they could give
was that one of the sharpers was minus finger. l
spotted that hand tho next day and captured the
man. lie still had most of the money III bis
pockets. ,,,. -
Have YOU ever head Of Canada Bit He was
o sly one an almost famous. lie mad line hgure,
wore gold trimmed eye-gl asses, elegant clothes and
had a quiet, gontlemanly air.: You would set hir
down for a retired banker. Well, he was the man
who made Coney Island famous In the three-card
monte way, years ago.
You have never heard of Ned Adams either
He was the king of confidence men. lie was
mild. respectabe looking man. WIN caIolulIy