New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-28
BIG FRANK CAUGHT AGAIN
DETECTIVES NET HIM AT THE BRIDGE.
NOT WARNED by FREycHY's ARREsr-cAREER oD
NOTORIOUS BANK BURGLAR


NOTORIOUS BANK BURGLAR.
Detective sergeants Williamson and Ferris
on Tuesday captured another notorious criminal Frank
Mccoy alias big Frank" When Gustave Kindt was
arrested last week he told Inspector Byrnes Mccoy
had proposed TO him they should rob the Butchers
and Drovers' Bank, No. 124 Bowery he also wanted
"Frenchy" to 80 In with him on q "stick'
up job" who the 14th
of each month draws S22 600 from city bank to pay
off the employees of large factory. The Of
working stick-up" is follows: A gang OF two or
more thieves spot" who is the habit of draw
ing at stated periods large from abank For
eral paydays they watch him closely find out the route
he takes, etc. Wnen the time comes to work the job
they him either in crowd where his pockets
rined, lonely place. where he is garroted
and robbed.
As soon as "Frenchys" confession was made ME
Byrnes instructed his TO keep sharp lookout for
Mccoy He had made appointment to meet Frenchy"
at the Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday morning. but aftes
the fact OF the atters had been printed was
thought extremely improbable that he would be on
hand However when Detectives Williamson and Ferrs
arrived at the Bridge they found Mccoy.
Big Frank is well-known skful bank
burglar. He was born in this city about forty
years ago. AS early 1865 he known pros
fessional thief. At that time he well-known o
truck thief" his particular field OF operations being in
the downtown business district when he would pick
of goods from the sidewalk put them truck
driven oy a confederate and disappear In company
with John Mahoney, alias Jack Sheppard, Big Frank
stole OF goods March Ia, 1865, from the store
of Moore & Co at worth-st ana Broadway Captain
Jordan caught Mahoney, who was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary Frank escaped In the
latter part of 1866 he returned to
New York, and becoming involved In with Charles
steiger accompice, in dive at Bowery and Rivng.
ton-st shot and killed him. He again made his escape
again heard OF until the summer of 1867,
he, al IN Rot hu nafa
For some unexplained Distrct-Attorney Garvin
declined to send for him. and he never brought to
trial for the murder. In 1867 Mccoy went to Phiiade
pha, where he associated himself with such men aa
Mysterious Jimmy" Big John Casey and Tommy"
Mccormack. The gang distinguished itself by
robbing the West Garden Savings Bank
Of large amount They cut through
brick wall and blew open the safe. Arrests followed,
but the evidence sufficient and the criminals es
capped punishment
In company with Mysterious Jimmy "Big Jim"
Brady and noted burglar named Chapman, Mccoy nexs
"cracked" bank in Baltimore. The robbery was COM
promised by the return Of large number OF bonds and
other securities which had been stolen. The next ex-
plot in which Big Frank was implicated the at
tempt to rob bank In Elmira, Ia company with
band Of leading 80 crooks" from CHI
cago. They were interrupted while at work and
all made their escape except johnny" Barry, who
was sentenced to five years imprisonment Mccoy,
John Carey and " Dick Moore committed a burg
larry on a store in Philadelphia. man sleeping on
the premises at the tme He aroused by the noise
and when he down stairs ne was struck on the
head with butt of revolver receiving injuries from
which he died. No arrests were ever made for this
crime.
After period Of activity Mccoy resolved to rest for
while and up to 1873 devoted himself mainly to gamb-
ling In the fall OF 1873 however, he
associated himself with Jimmy" Hope Charley"
King. Joe" Howard and "Jim" Brady and pus
up Job on the Bank OF Delaware In Wilmington. Tho
gang hired a small house next the bank and for some
weeks lived quietly On evening of November 1873.
they completed all their arrangements and stole up
10 the side door OF the dinin OF Cashier Samuel
Floyd who with his family lived In the bank building
They knocked the door and when t was opened the
whole gang rushed in MI Floyd ms wlIe ana daugnSer
were bound and gagged. but a young woman who was
visiting the family succeeded IN getting away, thOugh
she closely pursued by Big Frank.
The alarm was gwen Ont before
and the gang captured and locked up.
On December 10 they tried aud convicted. Tho
sentence was ten years Imprisonment one honr III tne
pory and forty ashes on the bare back Ogehef Win
300 and the cost OF prosecution. After Few
months imprisonment Frank made his escape. He was
reaTrested Philadelphia and again made his escape as
experience was a lesson TO him aud since that tme
he has been more OF an employing thlet tnan
active worker, his work consisting IN putting
up jobs and getting more adventurous men 20 40 tho
work. He has been implicated in all the butcher-cars
rOOberies IN TINS city.
Inspector Byrnes found he could not hold Mccoy
OF Freneley he sent DctecuFe-oergeans
Frnk Wilmington Del, TO arrange for his eXtradltion
so that out his Xpired term. The Della
ware officers will be after him to-day McCoys numoer
in the ROges Gallery Is 609 Mr.. Byrnes says that NO
the most treachefous and contemplate crook in the
His associates are all AFRAID OI hD as wheh NO
Is in liquor he Is ready to cut or shoot anyo0dy'