New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-27
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK.
OFFENDERS BETRAY THEMSELVES.
TWO SNEAK THIEVES AND A ToRGER ARREsTKD ~
DETECTIVES WHO WERE ON THE ALERT.

TWO SNEAK THIEVES AND A FoRGER ARREsTKD ~
DETECTIVES WHO WERE ON THE ALERT.
Detective-Sergeants Mangin and Mcguire, Of
Inspector Byrness sta generally work together They
were out early yesterday morning, and went into .
Bowery restaurant about o'clock to get breakfast ~
they were quietly slipping their coffee, they
became interested In conversation which wAs
being carried on by couple Of men immediately
behind thcm whom they recognized a. two we'll
known sneak thieves In the Of the conversation
ono Of them said: "That good rrck 'Frenchy'
turned OF down Broadway Saturday aftcrnoou.~
"Frenchy" is Of the aliases of Morris Kane we'll
known sneak thief and tho detectives resolved to Day
him visit and see they could find out about tho
"trick" He was not ut his home. No. 81 Avenue D.
They then went to the house of with whom no
is known to be intimate, ct No. 436 East
Fourth-st When they Knocked at the door
the at first refused to admit the detectives but
then reconsdered tho matter and "Frenchy" found
In bed.
"we want you for the little trick down on Broadway,
'Frenchy!'" said Mangin.
"How in thunder did you fellows tumble to that
racket" asked the astonished thief.
without entering into explanations the detectives
searched the and found among lot OF newspapers
pocket-book such as brokers and lawyers usually
carry which contained 600 shares the capital Of
the Tesaro Silver Mining Company Of Ida
cards Of ": N GrIswold broker of No. 81 Broadway.
No s2s West Fifty-sevent6st. He said that be left ns
office saturday afternoon for short time and when he
book had been stolen. when "Frenchys was
oas in cell hasars as ana Sa,rs9
went to No. 27 Deancey-st where the two confederates
smons alias % shseney Nike and Phnp siarf aias alias
Stern In Kane's possession was found lie isr from
claiming 10 be of the heirs Of Mrs Myra Clark Gaines
AT the request Of the Washington Police, Detect,ys-
day night arrested Henry H. Hull, age nineteen, on
charge of forgery In the jefferson Market Police Court
Saturday Justice German remanded the prisoner to the
custody Of the officers The letter sent from Washington
to Inspector Byrnes said that Hull recently forged two
bank The amounts aggregated several dollars
Detective Wooridge learned that fast set held forth
tective waited could learn anything beyond tho
fact that the gang knew where Hull He went on
changed his clothes and In few days marched boldly up
to the Of the theatre and applied for position
usher He did not succeed In getting place, but he
made the acquaintance OF Adams, an usher;
that crooked people TO aObreviate conver
sation The detective. too, had little money ana now
and then would treat Adams Yesterday OF the de-
teetyes In confidence told Adams that he was getting
short OF money but that easy to raise more With
cheek If an expert writer could be found 20 hx tne
check. Adams said that he knew a man who would
write Hull then brought forward and in
troduced He said that his were low and that he
would into any scheme unless IL was for large
amount The detective consented 70 make 1t largo
aud promised to get man to :" lay down
the check. Hull agreed and check for
him. Woodbridge furnished the bank check blanks AZ
O'Clock Friday evening Adams, Hull and the detective
a gTog-shOp in Sixth Hull was introduced 70
sheeny" Detective Heidelberg, who would pass the
check Heidelberg walked up the avenue with Hull and
Adams He asked Hull to send Adams away. tnat ne
desired to talk conndentally with him. Adams left
them. At Twenty -nnth-st and Broadway, Heidelberg
told Hull that he was detective. Inc forger turned
with will follow" Heidelberg took his prisoner
In q coupe 10 the Central Office Station.