The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-17
A Remarkable Detective.

eral superintendent of PiBkerion's Detec.
tive Agencies at Chicago, Philadelphia,
and New York, died suddenly at R0selle,
N. j., where he was spending the summer.
rhe career of NJ. Bangs is one of the mos
remarkable of American detectives. He
rose from the ranks to the highest position
IN Pinkerton's force, and for over a quarter
OF a century ne either Planned or personally
worked every important case entrusted to
the PinBerten agencies.
Among the work done by Mr.. Bangs was
the capture of Jules Imhert, the celebrated
French forger. The Frenchman obtained
four drafts, amounting to $l5, 900, from
August Belmont, and by forgeries secured
over 500, 900 from unsuspecting New York
bankers, after which he fed the country.
He was traced by Mr.. Bangs to Canada,
whittier the young officer started to capture
him. With no effort at suhterfuge he &C.
cused the forger directly of his guilt, and
by sheer pluck managed to ex'ort a comics
sion from him This once accomplished,
he started for home with his prisoner on
the cars, taking the precautIoa to fasten
the forger's right wrist to his W with
handouts. After travelling a hundred
miles, Imbert apparently fell into a doze,
and Bangs, who was completely tired out,
soon followed his example. When he
awakened, he found to his intense chagrln
that the Frenchman had picked the lock of
the handcuff aud escaped. The lat sta
ton was Fords, in New York State. He
felt sure that the prisoner had left the Car
at this point. He had the train stopped,
and retraced the distance on foot. 1t was
late at night and he went to the leading
hotel and asked for a bed. intending to
begin the search in the morning, The host
said the only bed he could have was the
one which was already occupied by a re-
cent arrival. Glad 10 sleep anywhere,
Banks accepted the offer. When he turned
down the coverist Of the be- he saw TO his
astonlshment and delight that his compan-
ION was his recent prisoner. He fastened
to secure him, and in the morning the par
landed sifely in New York, where Imberi
was convicted and sent to State prison,
where be died eight years later.
Another amous case was the first great
robbery of the Adams Express Company al
Montgomery, Ala. 1t was 10 1868. The
company missed $40, coo IN bills from one
of Its packages, There were no clues, No
suspicious. The Vice President, the late
E. s. Sanford, set a careful watch upon
the office at Montgomery, to ascertain VINO
of the employees could have committed
The crime. rs 1t could not have been done
outside. shortly after ward a sealed pouch
passed through Montgomery from a Sd
vanah bank TO New York containing $40,
700. When the pouch reached Montgon-
cry, which was a transfer office, Inc local
agent, Nathan Maroney, gave a receipt Tor
the money to the messenger. But when
the pouch reached New York the package |
OF money was gone, and a square hole as
clean cut as If made by a razor, was in the
side Of The bag, concealed fro IL the public
view by the outer pocket of the pouch. |
At first 1t was su opposed that this wa the
work of a messenger. Each of a dozeu
messengers were examined, questl med aGd
watched. But TO no purpose. Finally, Mr.. |
Bangs went to the Georgia bank aAd had
another parcel mace of exactly the SAINT
size as the missing one. The lag was
then produced and the package would Eot
pass through the hole. II must therefor |
nave been taken from the pouch before il
was sealed at Montgomery, The only man
that mad access to 1t was Msroney, who,
up to this time had borne an excellen
Cudt " oCOiiSst PAOpi ASbJ, III AIuN |
eallty. Nothing was SAID TO him of the
suspicious, but he was watched. A detec-
Tive secured employment In the office and
a female detective entered his house. as d
dressmaker. But IN spite OF all the watch
nothing important Was ascertained. IL Was
learned, however, that be had bet heavily
upon horse races, aud was a part owner in
d race horse; but there was nothing crimi-
mating in that. Fortunately, the bank hao
The denomination OF nearly all the bills IL
The forty thousand collar package, and Marc
ney's expenditures were carefully traced,
OuI none OF the stolen money was founu.
Finally, within a few months, he left the
employ OF the company and began travel
ing. A detective Kept Gloss watch of his
lie spent money freely, but
none OF the missing weslth could be dis
covered. In the mean while ne sent his
young wife to J~enkinvllle, Penna., where
she had relatives. The late Kate Warren, |
the chief of the female department OF The
agency, was sent to board at the sam,
house. Finding none OF tue stolen money,
Bangs became convinced that Maroney hac
stolen both packages, ami was o using
the proceeds OF the ten thousand dollaI
robbery, and was saving the $40, 900 foi
future use. Alter following him tor seve.
raj weeks, Mr.. Bangs thought it safe to
arrest him on a civil actiou 10 recover the
money which it was alleged had been lost
through his careiessness. TINS was done
N New York and he was lodged IN the
Ludl1w Street jan. A month before u de-
tectIve was also thrown INTO the prison OF
u charge OF debt. This officer 500 lngra
lated Aimself 10 M4roney's favor. and III
i've months succeeded in getting out Oh
him the statement that he had a large sum
of money. On a pea of being able TO as
sist him to a fortune through cotton specu-
latiuns, the detective obtained q note from
him 10 his wife telling her to give hun a
shook" which M4roney had previously
explained TO her meant the package OF
money. According TO The arrangements,
the detective met Mrs, Maroney on u lonely
road at night, but the wife had
consulted with her uncle wlo Was &C
qualnted with the theft, and refused TO
give up the book" The detective urg d
20 strongly, however, that she concluded
10 ask the advice OF her female friend.
This advice, 1t s needless 10 add, secured
he money to the officer, Only $500 had
been taken from the parcel. Maroney was
taken 10 Montgomery and
lie did not know, however, of
he evidence against him or the recovery
If the money until The officer walked into
he court room and toOk the witness chair.
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