New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
YOUTH EXPERT IN CRIME.
ROBBING WHEREVER HE SAW A DOOR OPEN
TORONTO STATEN ISLAND, NEw-YoRK AND WASH
lNGroN THE SCENES OF HIS THEFTs.

TORONTO. STATEN ISLAND, NEw-YoRK AND WASH
INGroN THE SCENES OF HIS THEFTs.
INSPECTOR Byrnes sent kilograms to the police
OF cities ON the line OF the Erie Railroad Sunday, ask
ing assistance in the capture OF Herbert hepworth
alias Bunes age seventeen, who had left this city on
Saturday night after committing robDery' IL was
known that Hepworth had gone westward on an Erie
train and the Inspector hoped that he would try 10
pawn some stolen ewery in one of the cities through
which he would pass on his way 10 Cahaua. outo
enough Hepworh tried to pawn some eweiry III hunao
on Tuesday and arrested there As the news
reached Inspector Byrnes he sent Detectlve-Sergeane
Heidelberg to Buffalo to get the prisoner Information
of the arrest was published In THE TRIBUNE on Wednes
day. but the details of Hepworth's recent crimes
we're withheld until the prisoner was locked up at Poce
Headquarers yesterday and had made confession 10
Inspector Byrnes.
uepworth was born In Leeds England and his parents
took him to Toronto Canada about four years ago. Ills
father clerk. respectable and trusted py MS eii
poyers Herbert's Imagination was excited oy reaaihg
fash publications and time he began to thirst for
adventures An Acquaintance with the son OF thiel'
named McWain, hastened his steps In the wrong oeo
tion He engaged in several robberies In toronto anu
a length arrested and convicted but MS youth anu
consideration his family led to suspension OF SEN
tence on condition that he should leave the country
His parents removed Brooklyn Herbert promised 70
reform and employment was obtained for him In aprnt
ing office at No. IL Frankfortst In October ofast year
his parents learned that he was going In Dsd company
and was spending more money tnan Nc earheu'
Then he from home and did not return w 0m
November he entered the house OF MI Marley " al
street broker. at NewBrighton B. l., ana soie eWery
worth from front room on he secUno oa oo hs
the house Mrs Marley was SICK III TUT roo O @
floor. but he escaped her notice AFTER pr aispo,S
OF the jewery IN this city ana 10 broono o. pd stos
property valued ~, 100 from the house OF
Williams The r!66eTy was conmL'eG nd 9orRmen were
engaged on the grounds when he climbed INTO one Vi
the paror Windows; yot he managed 10 escape "e-
or December Hepworth committed arobbery at the
house OF J. j. Burchell, No. LAB Park-aye Inc ser
vo"is had left the open and IN tho
kitchen when he walked In and stole up stairs 10 inc sec
M Ropcb.s son entered the house Hepworh saw she
young man hang his Oyercoat IN tue nan HUNG hS
curtain until young Burchell had gone up toine tu
floor the thief walked down stairs put on 1npcIe n a
oyercoat and passed out by the front DOOR Inc next
ns rnSbr He started for washington and reached
tnat city on the morning OF December o. went 70 tne
stole property worth 5000 His success had turned
hi. head and. after selling OF most OF tne stvo @
rimesen Cieorgetown d. c., at hour when the ser
wants active He was caught ana sehtencou W 'o
While detectives Of this city his track
and after his arrest In GsorseIS|bb; ssSEcbsrs house.
Inspector Byrnes was trying yc,red 70 ,rom %a'y the Re
his bedcothes into rope aud lowering n-eit W d %
ground from an upper story he walked anu stoe @ ue
| on the railroads until he got TO Wilmington, Del lhen
he rot into a house stole some money and poeket,
fn NJ ewelry Reaching this city on February 49, ne
nawneI me iewery in Brooklyn and bought new cloth
ng Last Saturday afternoon he found the basement
door OF Mrs Nc Brides house. No. 40 West fty,ourtn
~ nnlocksl Gnd 10 a few minutes had stolen 1ewelry
w"rth 81 600 from an upper story. He started Tor Can.
ala that syening Inspector Byrnes had been informed
OF Hepworth's escape from Georgetown ana wheh ne m
Gc learned OF the robbery Mrs McBrides nOuse ne
sus speced the thief It was sooh leatno" n"
| Hrpw Ith had left town by the Er1o road ., .
Mr. Bvrnes says that most OF the JeWelry s.1ien to
rested on the indictment for the Burchel ROBBERY Du
NAV be easter to convict him on the complant OK ps
WcRrIte II IA expected, however, that he Will plead
| guilty