Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-12
A NOTED BURGLAR.
Big Rebberies in which Geo. white In
Said To Have been Implicated.

Geo. E. White alias Miles, alias Bliss, whose
term OF fourteen years In the Windsor vt. peni-
Tertiary, has just expired as stated in yesterdays
STAR appears TO have been a successful safe bur-
gar. He Is charged with committing burglaries
In various places, and Is also said TO be an escaped
convict from Sing Sing. The crime for which he
mas Just served the penalty was committed in the
summer of 1s75, when he, with three companions,
robbed the First National Bank at Barre, VT. on
the night or July q, 1875, the residence Of the
cashier OF the bank was visited by four masked
men, They wore hite masks and acted with a
| great deal OF GOODNESS. Having first fastened
three screw hooks into the bedroom floor, they
gagged Kings wife and daughter and tied them 70
the rings on the floor. Then taking the cashier
between them the quintet took up the march to
the Dank- King, was induced at the muzzle OF a
couple OF revOlvers TO open the door and also to
unlock The outer safe door, but the inner safe was
PROVIDED With a time-Uck and could not be
Openeu- Inc deSpera0OeS were nOf prepared to
OOW open the safe, 80 they had To content them
selves with what the outer safe contained-sl0 in
cash and 81, 800 la unsigned bank bills. Return
Ing King TO his house they tied him also as they
hau MS wife and daughter and made their escape.
| WHITES ARREST.
| The following day White was followed from
Barre by local officers. The robbers recognized
| the officers on the train, and two OF them jumped
| from the train. The train was stopped and one
/ OF the men, whose ley was broken when he
| jumped, was captured He turned out TO be Pete
| Curley. lie had left on the train a yalse which
contained the white mask, burglar tools and other
| articles. He aiterward turn states evidence
/ and was set at liberty. White received the SEN
| tence which he has just finished. As stated in
| yesterdays STAR, White was suspected OF being
| one OF the principals In the famous Harrington
| safe burglary, which was committed here in 1874.
White, or Niles, was IL Is stated, Tor many years
/ an associate OF some OF the noted criminals in
America, and at times was the leader of gangs
composed OF such men as Macmillan Shruburne,
JIMMY Hope, who Is now in Auburn; VIM. j.
/ Sharkey, who murdered man named Dunn in
New York, and subsequently escap d from the
I0InhS. 0A i-tf A1nhnp.n a
/ Curiey, the noted burglar, and others. White
! was always hard man 10 capture, and the pO-
lice have found IL difficult TO keep him even after
capturing him. Several times he has escaped
from prison.
MILLIONS OF PLUMBER.
Among the long list of burglar1e5 with which he
is supposed TO have been connected and got large
| part OF the proceeds may be mentioned the fol-
| lowing:
The robbery OF the ocean National Bank In New
York, June 2S, 1863, when the gang got away with
sI,2oo.ooo In money and bonus. Ia April OF the
same ye. the gang robbed the Catholic Beneficial
Fund OF Philadelphia Of nearly 81, 900, 900, and O.
tO0er IL 1896. White had a hand in the robbery OF
the Bowdonham Bank, OF BowdOinhaIn, Me-, out
OF s75, 900 Cash. Prior TO that on september %
1866, his gang got $500, 900 In money and bonds
from the National Bank OF Concord, n. H., and on
April %, 1866, they robbed the Walpole Bank, at
Wapoie, y. H., OF $4,000. For that crime White
was arrested but wnIle awaiting a second trial he
broke jail and escaped. On February 4, 1871, the
kensington Savings Bank, OF Philadelphia, was
robbed Dy the gang OF and In 1870 just prior
TO tne Barre W., robbery, Whlte took a hand In
rooDlng the First National Bank Of WellSbOrOush,
Pa, out OF s215,OOO. On November z, 1873, White
and his gang-compOsed OF Jimmy Hope, Frank
mccoy, rom Mccormick and Big Jim Brady
First National Bank OF " iimington, bel, but got
nothing III The shape OF money. The culprits were
captured and sentenced TO receive forty iaSheS
each and ten years In the penitentiary. They got
the lashes on November 81, but shortly afterward
all made their escape from JAIL Early in the win
Ter OF 1870 White, with Hope, KillOran, Ed Lyons
and Curiey, alias AlphonsO robbed the Waterford
IN. ~ Bank of $lJ0,0O0. Lyons Killoran and
White were arrested ana sent TO Sing sing but In
1872 the three escaped through the cOnnivance OF
woman. audit Is Tor that unexplred term that
White may now have TO go back up the Hudson.
conspiracy was found April Ii, 1876, and included
Miles, alias Bliss, alias Albert Williams. The rec
ords show that no nnal disposition was made Of
the Indictment as regards him.
Real Estate sales.
May A. MARI has bought OF +. j. Hannah half
the corner OF 10th and q streets southeast. A NJ
Judson has bought Ior $500, OF w. +. e. HaZen,
SUB LOT Is, square SD, 1s.osx1Oo.Os feet on 9TH,
between 4 and streets north, asst.
Theophile Felter has bought OF r. W. Tyler,
trustee. for $500, lot IL, square .2 fronting %
ieet by 127 east side OF 18th street. between
New YORK avenue and Ii street northwest.
The Stabbing OF William TwOmey.
THOMAS HAssETT SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR SIX MONTHS.
Thomas Hassett was arraigned In the Police
Twomey about l. O'Clock on the night OF March
81. Mr.. Gloss, for the defendant, pleaded not
/ guilty. TwOmey testified that on the night men
toned while passing along street northeast he
/ saw several young men. One OF them said
Let" LES see who the con,d Is" and anot Their
| defendant Officer SkidmOre testified that
he was station-keeper on the night OF
brought into the station he sent Tor doctor, and
afterward sent him 10 the hospital When the
deiendent was brought in and searched witness
found on him knife, on one OF the blades OF which
were blood stains and dirt. After he was locked
/ mp the defendant engaged in conversation with
one OF the prisoners. They were talking about
| 'rve got a pad SNOW OF getting out on COL
lateral" Another prisoner asked him why
| and he replied 'that d--n SkfdmOre found blood
| on my knife; wish had left the - knife at
home; ran IL In the DIRT and thought l got the
blood OF, but did not
Officer Hagan testified to the arrest. While
| locked up witness overheard conversation be-
/ tween Hassett and another prisoner, ana he heard
Hassett say that he did the cutting. He Was talk
| Tine defense called VIM. Cross, and he denied the
| testimony given by the Officers.
| the defendant denied the charge, and he also
denied the conversation detailed by the officers
Twomey was recalled. and the judge asked:
| SHOW long have you been here?'
| six weeks, he answered.
| .Slx months" said The Judge
NO." said Mr.. shepherd ''ne said six weeks
~ mean the Defendant, said the judge, ''he can
| have six months In jail"
| Mr.. shepperd begged the courts pardon for the
interruption, as he thought the court had misun-
derstOOd the witness.
Mr. C.oss noted an appeal.
| The Streets Dangerous for Pedestrjans.
| TWO MORE PERSONS RUN OVER By BUGGIEs
| Last night about 7:I5 o'clock MIS- Anna David
son while crossing Pennsylvania avenue, between
9TH and 9Th streets, was knocked down by buggy
| driven by Two unknown men and was injured
| about the head. The men drove OF I'D the Avenue
| very last and escaped. Mrs Davidson was taken
| 10 her nome, No. 1877 30tn street, In a cab.
| This morning about $50 O'Clock Mr.. L. L. Davis.
freight agent for the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
| ROAD, was Knocked down and slightly injured on
Pennsylvania avenue, near 9Th street, by buggy
urlSen oy Geo. Tanner, who Is employed by Mr.
| weaver, the saloon keeper. Mr.. Davis was cross
| Ing the Avenue at the time and the driver called
10 nlin. but instead OF getting out OF the way he
| stepped In front OF the vehicle and was Knocked
! down. In falling Mr.. Davis threw up his arm and
prevented the wheel from passing over his NECK
| or head His hip was bruised, however, and he
received several scratches on his neck the driver
was arrested by Sergeant Boyle.
sudden Death Of q Young Lady.
SHE DROPS DEAD AT THE B AND p. DEPOT WHEN ADOLF
| TO TAKE THE TRAIN FOR HER home IN ST. PAUL
| MINI.
Among the passengers in waiting at the BaltI-
| more and Potomac depot last evening, were Mrs
Thomas Fitzpatrick and her twenty year old