New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
THE RoBBERIES At LAUREL. MARYLAND.
BROOKS IDENTIFIED AS WILLIAM HARRISON,
HORsErHfRF AND DIGAMIsT
Try TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE

| LAUREL, Nd, July 6.-The robbery which
got the young man Brooks. alias Harrison. into the
hands Of the detectives after his long and successful
career In crime one In which Charles Dawlng. a
resident OF LAUREL had the safe In his dry goods store
| broken open and rihed OF 800. Nr. Dawlng said
nothing it, but went to Washington and secured
the services OF detectives About this time the house
| OF the uncle OF Brooks's wife, Thomas DennsoD. at
Gooseberry Point was entered by burglars. The de-
| tectives went there and incidentally heard
of Mr. Brooks When informed that the lat
ter was newcomer Of remarkable good
looks the detective seized with an idea He went
back to Washington and fom the rogue's gallery pro-
cured picture OF william Harrison. Io showed the
picture TO Mr.. Dennison. who at once exclaimed
"why. that Is Brooke"
"That settles It," said the detective. your neices
husband Harrison. professional burglar and horse.
thief and bigamst. lie is wanted In half dozen cities
In the East Satisfied that he the right track
the left Gooseberry Point Laurel where he
held n consultation with Sheriff p. A. spraggs.
lie learned that tho day preceding the robbery at
Thomas Dennison's house, Brooks and his wife had
gone to Washington on an excursion In the afternoon
Brooks left his wife at her aunts house In that city,
telling her that he compelled to 20 to Baltimore on
bus and that he would return the next day IL Is
supposed instead of going TO Baltimore Brooks re-
maincd about Washington and went to Gooseberry
Point Mt night and commted.the robbery He returned
the next day and took his wife home Abont 10 o'clock
morning the officers decided To make the
arrest and the sheriff. r. A. spraggs ordered his deputy
TO serve a bench warrant for horse stealing issued
AZ inst Brooks last summer. On saturday afternoon
OF the Laurel Cotton Mills and the deputy, followed by
the sheriff and the detective In carriage. went To the
scene. Just in front OF the Catholic Church, Deputy
Rody came up Brooks, who was on his way To The
grove with his wife. The deputy tapped him on the
shoulder aud said he wanted to speak 10 HIN. Tie two
from the wife and Brooks was told what
he was for He turned deadly pale aud staggered
but soon lie told his wife that lie going
down with Hody and that he would return IN the
afternoon Rody his prisoner down the road TO the
place where the shcrirs carriage was standing aud
driven to the depot. Before boarding the train
the detective secured one cum to his wrist
and one to tho prisoners, determined not
to give him opportunity to escape. That
ini Mrs Dennison, his moher.inlaw. told OF the
arrest aid the circumstances In the afternoon aud
that t would bc TO search the house Brookss
room above searched, but nothing was found.
Brooks evidently made considerable money In some way
as he Away" ush dressed neatly ana about Two
weeks ago rented OF the pretest cottages on the
main avenue and furnished II with costly furniture from
cellar to garrett lie and his wife intended TO occupy the
house In 1t stated that his young bride
will for divorce. Brooks. who has been
fully Identified, arrested In washington
more who took him to that city. On the way from Bal
tmore Marlboro. while III charge OF Ocer Talbot OF
Prince Georges County. he leaped handcuted from
train running thirty miles an hour. He then walked on
a farmhouse yard. He gave colorcd man. Payne. tho
axe In payment for taking of his fetters and was not
again until he appeared ut Gooseberry Creek HIS
wife that he has been absent fom nome on every
night that robbery has been committed In the neigh
borhood .,. =. l., a.,
e denies that he Harrison. and that he Ia tho
son OF bricklayer who lives In the northern mock OF
Virginia, the line OF King George and Richmond