Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-18
JIMMY HOPES MALr MILLION.
The Rich hank Burglar ON His Way q
New York for Trial.

To ANSWER EoR STEALING s2,17O.oo0 FROM
THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION
AFTER PASSING EIGHT YEARS IN A CALI
FoRSIA PRISON.
From the New York World Nov. Is
Jimmy Hopes eight-year sentence expires al
the San Quentin prison, California, at noon to-
day. and he will be Immediately handed ove1
10 Detective Silas Rogers, Of Inspector Byrne's
stan, who will bring him To this city. Hope
who Is one of the oldest, most daring and most
successful crooks in the United States, must
stand trial for robbing the Manhattan Savings
Institution. at Broadway and Bleecker street
ON October -, 1873. This audacious crime, By
which the institution was robbed OF 80, 17O, 900
produced a sensation which did not subside for
many months. Four well.known burglars
were convicted for the crime. Among them
was Johnny Hope, Jimmy's son. He was sem
fenced to twenty years imprisonment June 20
1879, and he Is now in Sing Sing.
Jimmy and his son-and there was no doubt
that the elder Hope was the leading spirit OF
the zang-had planned the robbery. Jimmy
disappeared "a completely as If the earth had
swallowed him Immediately after the robbery
anc nothing was heard OF him until June 2S
1881, when he was captured In San Francisco
for attempting to rob r. Burton q Co.'S bank.
He was tried, convicted and sentenced 20 eight
years in San Quentin. Inspector Byrnes COM
municated with the California authoritIes who
promised TO let him know when his sentence ex.
PRED Detective Rogers telegraphed yesterday
that he had made all arrangements for taking
Although thirty-five of Jimmy Hopes fifty
six years have been spent In crime compare
lively few OF them have been passed in expia-
ton. His deep-rooted love of liberty has led
him to break Jail twice. Always q hard man
to catch, he generally managed to get away
amer burglary His crimes have paid well.
and at the time of his arrest In san Francisco
his fortune was estimated at S5OOOOO, April
D, 1869. Hope and George Leslie, alias Howard.
near lonkers, robbed the Beneficent Savings
Institution Of Philadelphia OF 81 300, 900. The
next year the paymaster's office of the Phila-
delphia navy yard was robbed of large sum,
and Hope was strongly suspected, but no posi-
tive proof could be obtained against him. Soon
Afterwards he was heard from i'm the interior of
this state, where he robbed a little bank. Hope,
big Frank" Mccoy, Joe Howard. alias Kings
land. and Jim Brady opened the First National
bank of Wilmington, Del, soon afterwards.
They were all convicted, but in the prison
Mccoy organized bold revolt and the entire
gang escaped.
On the night of February q 1871, short,
muscular man in police uniform went to the
South kensington bank, Philadelphia, and
told the Waterman that he had been sent to
guard the bank. rs the officials had heard that
IL was to be robbed that night. Half O dozen
meE in uniform were soon at the door, which
was locked as soon US they were admitted. 1t
was long after business hours. The Waterman
was Knocked senSelesS by the short man. who
was jimmy Hope, and the policemen who
were members of the gang, rified the vault
Hope was convicted and sent to the Eastern
-penitentiary, whence he escaped in a short
time. Assisted by Abe Coakley, Hope made
m unsuccessful attempt upon the Deep River
Comm bank in 1873. Below is a partial list of
other robberies attributed to Jimmy. with the
amounts stolen: Weilsboro bank, 1874,
500, 1000; Milford, n. H., October, 1874,
100000; Saratoga County bank Waterford
y. Y, October. 1872, $50 900; Third National
bank, Baltimore, August, 1872, S14O,OOO.
HOPE TAKEN FROM THE NEW YORK OFFICER.
A telegram from San Francisco last night says
that Hope was taken from the eastern officers
by writ of habeas corpus Tuesday while en-
route east, and arrived in San Francisco from
Sacramento yesterday. The hearing of the writ
has been set for Monday next