Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-08
GAGGED CRACKSMEN
The Famous Robbery Of Netherby
Hall, England Conducted by
American Crooks.
An Account Of the Most Desperate Con
lest with Burglars the English
"Bobbies'' Ever Had.
chiongo and 81. Lonis Represented by IN.
pert sccond.story Operators Pressed
by Plnkerton's Men.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
BosToN, MASS, Jan. 5.--Chief lnspec.
tor Hanscom OF the police this evening
received lotter from his old friend MIR.
William Pinkerton, who Is now IN Lon.
don, aiving the particulars of the arrest
aud conviction OF gang of American
cracksmen, who are all well known IN this
country, on October 80 last. There was
q desperate hand-to-hand fight between Il
gang OF burglars aud the English "bob-
bies" us the former were escaping from
Netherby Hail. the country seat OF Sir
Frederick UhricE Graham IL was
one OF the most daring burg.
larles that has occurred In England
for years, imperillmg, as II did, ancient
plate, rare gems, and ieweiry of great
value, TO the amount Of $3.50, 900. The
free use OF reyolyers during the fight be-.
tween the burglars and police also gave
the affair greater interest than the ma
jority OF burglaries committed IN Eng
land.
This gang consisted of six men, includ.
ing an Anglo-American named Hodge,
formerly cowboy In Texas. They
left London the last week In October,
each having a complete set OF burglars
tools, and made their headquarters
ut Carlisle, but occupying sep
arate lodgings. Three were fashionably
dressed and lived In great style at the
hotel. The others remained In more OBJ
scure quarters. Four days were spent
In accommodating, and then Nolherby
Hall was selected.
Entrance was gained In the American
style through the second-story window.
They packed up $4,000 worth of plate
and 1ewelry In portmanteauS, ready to be
shipped to London as ordinary baggage
One OF the servants had seen the burglars
and ran to tell the police. The police
hastened out In force and pursued the
burglars, hnally overtaklng them.
The latter Immediately drew their
revolyers and fired, killing one
policeman and wouudng two. In
the confusion they rot away,
whereupon the whole village, armed vita
all sorts OF weapons, went in search OF
the desperate crimi0ais. They we're
brought 20 bay several times, aud 10 the
melee the burglars never hoaltatcd TO
use theil ESVclyn,s, thaFesu!t being that
several of the villagers were shot.
Finally tho men got on a railroad train,
and fur were afterward arrested at a
seaport town, concealed IN car. The
men were tried and sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment.
Last February jewelry salesman was
robbed OF his vallsc OF samples in Gov
ington, Ky, The plnkerton agency In
Chicago, which does all the work for
the Jewellers association, learned that the
men who did the job were Paddy Guerin
and Kid Nancy. They were pursued TO
Canada and were so closely pressed that
they sent back the goods, but the Plnker-
tons did not let up on che men, aud Ma
ney was arrested last summer In New
York by Bob Plnkerton. He was taken TO
Covington, Ky, and placed under $1,000
bail, which he jumped. The Pinkertons
started 10 search OF him again, and learned
that he had probably gone 10 England.
His picture was taken TO Scotland Yard,
and by its means one Of the burglars
OF Netherby Hall was identified
as Nancy, Nancy is Chicago thief and
Is a noted sccond.story worker
Plnkorton also took another picture TO
Scotland yard Of John Hartman, a 81.
Louis thief, and he was also Identified as
one OF the Netherby Hall burglars. Paddy
Guerin, Maney's "pnl," was arrested
recently in Syracuse, N. Y, and was
given q sentence OF five years.