New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-01
GARROTIYG ASA PROFESSION.
SOME NOTED GRIM annals IN THIS LINE.

INSPECTOR BfRNES iNClDENIS
ING THE aES NOW IN PRISON.
Since several members Of West Side band
OF rufians, known as the Rotten Row Gang" were
arrested for garrotng and robbing Hugh McGiny, OF
No I3 Sullivan and Christian Rost. OF No 229 West
Thrteenthst fresh OF garroting have been
reported by victims who could not give descriptions OF
their brutal assaants The police have been put the
alert prevent va OF that Of robbery. which
horishea alarming extent In This city in 1882 and
subsequent years. prevailing belief that garroters
killed OF their victims and sold their bodies 10
medical students led riot at Broad way and Pearl
when the old New York Hospital stood in that part OF
the city About the time several riots occurred in
the neighborooa OF the Five Points where garroting
had frequent IN other parts OF tho city women
and children afraid TO g out Of doors after night
fall
At later period beginning with tho OF the draft
riots In 1863 ga roting became common 10 the city
streets that extraordinary measures were taken 10
suppress It. The police active In tracking and
arresng the criminals and the judges imposed sentences
OF twenty years Imprisonment In most cases Inspector
Byrncs recently has been stu lying the records n that
PERIOD in order to get information about the garroters
sent TO prison for long terms II Is part OF
the Inspectors detective system to keep track OF the
rogues In prison AMI 10 have hand considerable IN
formation about them soon n they arc Mt liberty
Like policemen OF experience he has little faith In
the rerormatory effect OF prison life. His private
cyclopsia OF proiession thieves contains tbs names or
many rascals who have occupied their leisure time In
plotting crimes while they have been serving on
sentences OF imprisonment To repO ter OF The TRIB-
USE Inspector Byrncs said:
Garroting Is Kind OF highway robbery or robbery
in the first degree who Is garroted usually Is
attacked from behind. An arm IA thrown about his
neck TO choke him and prevent him from making
an outcry whlo the garroer by dextorous turn holds
him up from the slc walk aii confederate robs NM
When man has been hall stranged In that way and
let fall tho sidewalk perhaps with stunning
blow his head In the bargain he usually Is In no con
dition tn pursue his assaants give goo descriptions
Of them the lolce Garroters ~ rule are desperate
criminals A smart THIEF will seldom aitemp, sach n
crime unless he feels OF getting away WITH large
suin OF money The men who The risk OF being sent
prison for twenty years by stealing lei dollars from
stranger Ia ruans in desperate strae.
they ignorant Of the penalty for the crime which
they commit Most professional thieves are well M
formed matters OF criminal law and they not only
avoid garrotlng OF earning liviug but they
also try TO keep IA closely possible 10 those forms OF
larceny for which the pcnsltia- are light
In 1854 Ju gs Ru. sell ssntencea william Henncssey
to Twenty years 10 prison for garrotns. an III Toe noA
Atwcll Johu O'ConnOr sai Emil Garratini His
example was followed 1867 BY Recorder Hackett wbo
James simpson. Henry Sharp. Joseph Johnson and
George Murray all garrotcrs prison for twenty
The and prompt panishIne1t OF tue raua1s tha'
ing year Joseph Murphy convicted OF tue same
Recorder ackett gave him similar sentence
McGnnis caught after garrOtlng mAn ana thcv
received the saao punishment oy on.r oi iseorues
offensive knd. Patrick Kelly ThOnaa Jone- Th"ias
Brennan and Charles Lnnou were sent 10 prison lor
fifteen years each by the masIstratcs Sot"ith.
standing severity Of these sentences many cases O
garrotng and robbery in tho 1870 and
1hr n,a;strates scntanoed Thomas Mcdonald. Patrick
brennan. Dennis O'Neil. John Riley. Daniel Whi'her,
Thomas Moore, Alfred Williams Thomas Mci,ohuei hnd
James Johnson to prison for terms rams ns from hecn
TO twenty years Caarss Mmoy: Charles bfoox. a t
carrotlns In ls7l. aud "a tue following year Judge
Bedford and Recorder Hackeu dealt the ne pdn
lshinent To- Hugh Began john COnkn. George Reilly,
william wilson. JOhu Warrea aud James Mclaughlin
The Recorders record during 1873 1874 aul 1879 wuen
he attended to the cases Of convicted garroirrs hs mol
been eiualls In every case no dedlt out sentence o
criminals were ElwarI Murphy, Michael Aahoney
Michael Cannon. William Carroll. William Drgau PAT
Moore Patrick FAilon. Isaac Haten william Kelly.
Charles Williamson. Patrick Co nor and George Reed
fenced about dozen u prison for hfccn years each
for robocry The result was general aversion ON the
part OF tiryes indulge IN robbery accompanied ~
,aulI aud for years the city has boeL cO'npdra
lively Tree from tins form Of rubbery:
rue assault upon Mss lsherwool IN tue tourth.
tunnel by In glsh tibet DubOse. and ho attacN on
Mrs. DO Barry fith-aye. several years aso. were
called upon look after The latter case was bad
enough {, he called gnrtoting Mr,. ne harry was
Lady freud her costly diamond earrings attracted
tao attention OF flynn aul fcnder two professional
thieves. who we're hanging about one OF the street
corner Suddenly one OF the rliians stolo up beind
nor hold ~ both her ears Hang her TO tue side
yak placed his knee acainst her back ana tore the
earrings from hor such brutal manner as Ia
ujnrr her seriously The robbery accomplished IN
lees ue than II takes TO tell Of IT, and TIE robbers nade
their escape although they pla MY by several
par,ons evening Of that day, before had heard
OF the robbery Flynn ana Fender IN the Bowery AT
Rond. At was 10 command of the Fft-euth Precinct
Than and Detective Sic gtn~ was with We knew
FLYNN gs an OK convict but Ponder stranger To Us
M the time We TO IL notice 81 him because he was ia
Flvnu's company. When the accounts OF tbc robbery
were published tina descriptions ri Mrs. DE Bary's
oss ants Tailed closely with the appesran OF Flynn
and his companion tat decided 20 arrest the men u
nos,bIe We knew whore to nnd Flynn. aud Sevn
NgIiaa afafin
dsurd All knnwledge VI the lie Barry robbery a. snp-
posed he would. and made him believe that Mas sat
i.ned let him after POSTING Detectives Sievt Rud
Dnan whore they conld shadow him. Just We
and we bageed them both that night Fender tiled 10
shoot me when arrested hin. Both ruiians are now In
nr.on serving out twenty year terms. DubOisc who
rahh.d Miss sbrrwsOd was seht up for twelve years
n rnrroiIng Ia revived any extent again think thu
police aud the magistrates VIII 10 all W put stop u
a.