Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-20
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FROM the Neto Y3r& dNrHdl.
The portals OF the prison of san Quentin,
California, will be flung open at noon to-
day 10 giyo freedom TO one of the most ac-
complished artists who ever cracked q
safe--Mr. "JlmmN'' Hope, the master
MIND Of the ismous Manhattan Bank
burglary. Short-liveG. however, Will De
Mr.. Hope's hardly-earned freedom, for at
the prison caUe he VIII n met by Detec-
tive 'Si'' Rogers, of Inspector Byrues'
staff. with vNo tickets for New York in
ms pocket.
The great robbery, on account OF which
Nj. Hopes presence in New YORK Is
earnestly desired, TOOK place the nie hit OF
Oct. y, 1878, when the Manhattan
Savings Institution, corner Of Broadway
and Blocker street, was entered by a
band Of desperate craftsmen who got
away with money and securities TO the
value OF no less than 81, ITO, 800.
Capt. Byrnes, the present Inspector
then in command OF the Mercer Street
Station, was asleep when the news OF the
burglary arrived, but Instantly set to
work and ordered bis whole force on
DUTY. II was soon learned That the no.
toriOts '',timnlY" Hope and mis- promising
son Johnny had been seen on a Bleecker
street car shortly ueiore the bank was
entered. The robbery created the most
intense excitement and every detective
in che city was soon on the watch for the
robbers.
On Feb. 10, of the next year.
Sergeant Meakin and Detective Dolan of
the Mulberry Street Station, arrested
Johnny at the old Theatre Comique. They
were on their way with the prisoner,
when they met Capt. Byrnes at the cor
ner Of Bleecker street, and, curiOuslv
enough surrendered Hope to him directly
in front OF the bank which he had helped
to rob. Johnny" was duly convicted
and sentenced to spend twenty years In
Sing Sing.
His distinguished parents superior
sagacity enabled him TO elude the police
till 1881, when he was arrested in san
Francisco for trying to rob Burton d Co.,
and sentenced to eight years in the Peni-
Tertiary. Inspector Byrnes, who has been
longing for an interview with Mr.. Hope
ever since the Manhattan operation, sent
Detective Rogers to California last week
with authority to rearrest him on his re-
lease and escort him to New York.
Yesterday Detective Rogers telegraphed
that all his preparations had been made
for the return trip.
Jimmy Hope stands at the head OF his
profession and has given the authorities
more trouble in the way of catching him
and keeping him after he was caught tnan
any gentleman IN his line of business In
the country. The fruit OF his industry
which he has managed to save from all
his robberies In the space OF about 30
years-he is now only hfty-siX-Is sup
posed to represent the respectable sum Of
a round million Of dollars. Among the
institutions which have contributed TO
his wealth are the Saratoga County Bank,
on whose books Mr.. Hopes name figures
to the amount of 5000 the Wellsboro
Bank, 800 900; the Milford { N. Il. Bank,
100000; and the Third National OF Balti-
more, $4,000.
These amounts are, however, mere
trifies beside the account OF $l.300,00O
opened on the night of April 3, 1859, with
the BeDefcent Institution of Philadelphia
by Mr.. Hope and his friend George Leslie,
alias Howard, who was not long after
ward murdered near Yonkers.
For AN operation connected with the
First National Bank OF Wilmington, Del,
Hope and his partners, big Frank''
Mccoy, Joe Howard and Jim Brady,
were lodged in the Delaware Penitentiary
from which stronghold they escaped by
the very simple expedient Of opening a
window and getting out. With "Abe''
Coakley Hope cracked the South Kensing-
ton Bank, OF Philadelphia, in I'll, and wss
arrested and confined 10 Essto1, bUt soon
made nls escsps.
Inspector Byrnes expects to have he
pleasure OF meeting Mir. Hope next NJ o0-
day.