New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
A BATTERY PARK MYSTERY.
SUSPICIOUS OF ROBBERY AND MURDER.
THREE THIEVES APPARENTLY RopBiNG DRUNKEN
MAINTAINING HIM TO THE SEA WALL

THREE THIEVES APPARENTLY ROBBtNG DRUNKEN
MAINTAINING HIM TO THE SEA WALL
A group of four men making their way ncroas
Battcry-place from the direction of Westinghouse.
attracted the attention of William Cleary,a watch
man stationed mt Pier No. /. North RIVER
nj a few minutes after midnight yesterday morn
ing. ON closely scrutiuizug the group Cieary be
came convinced that three of the men we're iohhihg
the fourth one The victim was young man about
twenty-five years old well dressed IN q dark SUIT
and wore Derby hat The sight ot thieves
rohhinq drunken man M night Is not an nnconi-
mon one m the Battery Park, and Waterman
Clcary did not pay much attention to TINS epS"ne'
The three thieves and their victim disappeared
They went m the direction OF the sea
wall. next to Codya boat stand. north oi ,h'-
tie Garden half hour after they
had ponr tho thteo thirVps appeared arnin -
CIeat, = eight FROM the ahadow oi the riet he nh-
aortrd then actions narrowly Ihov came non INC
direction oi Cudv's hnai stand nhd turned MY Wet
a. thot sronrd tu ht uupitrllinE uN'i t' ulNlAl"h
OF the mnnpN "A they disappeared ~ fAiaulnhl
ni No t. NrAi-sl, Policeman timothy jordan
walked ieiHutrlN down llh,iei} rlh'' iowa." tlI
No, ! Clraiy had told the officer Whhi v" hhh
sren, Jordan suggested that before theN dil my
thing they should hnd Tho drunken man hhd lohih
If hr had been robbed, Accordingly the Two men
went across the park toward todNh hohl- sihhu
They searched IN every spot along the Sra-"all nut
found no victim. A..
the thieves, after robbing their drunken cospah-
ion, threw him into the water. week ago thieves
robbed man at Pier No. 3, North RIVER, ia nIodu
daylight. surrounded by number OF people thIeW
their victim INTO the river and escaped
The nan was rescued ny n "a P fcnnd
Recollecting this incident, Jordan concluded that
it would be we'll To secure the three thieves. A.
companied by Clearv ne went To 10 - Ne So;
jordan strolled IN lesuTely, and calling Tor BASIN
Of water washed his hands, watching the actions 81
the three men in the mean time. They were seated
at a table eating a supper Al the sight Oh JOrddh
the three began to simulate drunkenness
Come, none of that SAID jordan Where : 'hat
man YOU rohbedF
man. Jordan went out on the sid 'walk and raped
for assistance and was Joined by Ofucers GTogan'
Cochran and Perry. The three thieves We're ar
rested and taken to the Liberty street Ionce ota-
ton Waterman Cleary charged them with loo-
hing and probably doing away with q man.
The prisoners described themselves as Jonh
RYAN age eighteen, of No. 20 NaShlng'oh-Sl.i
Abraham Brown, age nineteen. oil Br@oAIy IL anu
John Burns age nineteen. of No. 70 NaSnlhs ,oh-''
They were all recognized rs member ~ q I5nE ~
thieves known as the Stable Gang In Ryans
possession was found $50, and Burns had = o..
The three men had paid hity-hye cents e"ch Ior
in the Police station tine three men reiterated
their denial OF any knowcd OF drunken man
They We're taken 60 the Iumbs Police t"uIt ln 'He
morning and reMauCcd by JNsilce W me in "'ucl
TO give the police ume TO investigate the case
Captain Bcrghoid had his detectives hnSty az
work Yesterday irving 10 find some trace ol inc
drunken victim. If he had been thrown overheard
no trace would have been att of HIM. rs the tide
was running swiftly around that part ~ the sea
Just outside OF tie gates o. Ca-.le Haluf" 81 .T
time said that they Knew h"IH-
ING of the AFFAIR but one hungarian
aid that ir had had his uockct cat open ~ the
night aud J. "A been robbed Of So. Captain Berg
hold Said that hc thought the victim bad 2mp'r
time TO cross some of the ferries 10 Brogk}h"I
10 wander back into the city between the tune
when he was first seen Joy (.carv ANA when the
tlrec thieves entered the restaurant IN Nes!-.I