New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
THE NORTHAMPTON ROBBERY
AN IMPORTANT ARREST IN THIS CITY.
A PRISONER OF INSPECTOR BYRNEs's ARRAIGNED FOR
COMPLETELY IN THE CRIME.

A PRISONER OF INSPECTOR BYRNEs's ARRAIGNED FOR
COMPLETELY IN THE CRIME.
A prisoner was taken in carriage from Police
Headquarters yesterday afternoon. by
Inspector Byrnes. to the Jefferson
Market Police Court He arraigned
before Justice Duffy at $3.50 O'clock. The prisoner
on being placed before the bar was charged with
completely in the bank robbery at Northampton.
Mass, in January. 1876. Inspector Byrnes re-
quested that the prisoner be remanded. Turning to
the prisoner Justice Duffy asked
What have you to say why You should not be
remanded as the Inspector deslresp
IL have nothing to say, Judge, for / know Pll
have to be remanded, anyhow," was the reply And
he was accordingly remanded. On leaving the
courtroom he was driven back to Headquarters,
where he was locked up for the night.
This mysterious prisoner who gave an alias, is
q rather stout. we-built man, with rough beard
ofrecent growth He was fairly well dressed, and in
his manner and language showed himself u man OF
some education and accustomed to associate with
gentlemen. lie was perfectly cool and entirely
sef-possessed while before Justice Duffy. and, as
one of the detectives in the case expressed it.
"If he's guilty it was xperlence for him
to be arraigned; if he's innocent he knows he's got
good case"
terday Inspector Byrnes refused to give any infor-
nation the subject, and the Inspector on duty at
headquarters last night fairly revelled in the density
of his Ignorance on the subject. TO far he knew,
he said, there was no such prisoner at Headquar-
ters because there was no record tho blotter of
such an arrest or of such prisoners being re-
manded.
HOW THE ROBBERY WAS COMMITTED.
The Northampton National Bank robbery occur
red on the night Of January 26, 1876. and nearly
$2.o00,000 in money and bonds was
secured. Seven men were engaged In
the crime. They gagged Cashier Whlttlesy
and his family, and compelled that official to d.
vuge the combination of the lock. The men engaged
in the burglary were Thomas Dunlap, William
Scott, "Shang" Draper James Burns, Robert
Howard and Billy" Connor. Red" Leary was
believed to have been associated with them.
William ID. Edison. who had been travelling
agent for Herring IL Co., and indl-
Gated places where bank burgaries would
be possible turned States evidence because the
spos were not shared with him satisfactorily.
Leo Scott and Dunlap were sentenced TO twenty
1877 howard is dead. BILLY" COnnOrs re-
captured on February A. lssl, as as he was going out
OF ans aTam sSOp NoTthampdn for tra 9nr
ConnOrs was first sentenced in 1877 and was con-
fined in the Ludlow street Jail. Pending his ex-
tradition he secured the impression of the key of
the jail and walked ont at meal time. John, ahas
Red" Leary escaped from the LunlOw street
Jail IN 1870 by the aid of friends who
TOOK out the bricks of the wall and escaped on
learning that his extradtIon had been granted.
lie was recaptured in Brooklyn on February 4,
1851. Leary was first arrested IN 1873 on civll
SUIT 10 recover the proceeds of the robbery, part
Of which no was known 10 have. although there
was no evidence Of his participation IN tue crime.