Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-22
SOME PLUCK AND MORE LUCK
An Officer From Pittsburg Visits
the Wild West.
TWO TouoHs GO BACK WITH HIM
To Prevent Accidents the Pair are
Chained Firmly In the Seat
and Fondly to Each
Other.
An omcer's Good Fortune.

DENVER, Colo, March 2l.-[Special Tele-
gram TO THE BEE. E.l-Superintendent Roger
O'Mara, of the Pittsburg police force,
passed through tho city this afternoon on
his way east with two of the most noted
burglars and all-around thieves in the world,
in his custody. They were "Hob Nail" Riley
and Fast" Malone, alias John Harte. The
latter Is almost giant in size and II is said
that he can whip any thief in the country n
q general bar room fight. He is known to
the police of the country as desperate
man who will stop at nothing to gain his
point. He is supposed to be the murderer Of
Officer Farnham, who was killed in the edge
of Fairmount park, Philadelphia, ten years
ago. Farnhams neck was broken by blow
from ponderous fist.
The other prisoner, who is almost dwarf
IN statue, makes up in low cum
Ming whaat at,,, he lacks in strength:
years old, but has already spent nine years
in reformatory institutions and penitentiar-
les, and still has term of five years TO put
in for the state Of Pennsylvania. 1t was
while waiting for transportation to the peni-
tentiary that Riley made his escape two
years ago. He had been convicted of q dia-
mond robbery, and during the day before his
escape had the nerve to tell the lailor that he
would never serve the term out. One night
Riley ratified the door of his cell and asked
guard was found locked up in Rilev's cell
stupidity drunk, and Hob Nail' was free.
Ever since this time Superintendent
OMara has been tracing Hob Nail" who
never came so far east rs Chicago. AT last
O'Mara got tip that was right and started
directly for little mountain town in Wyom-
ing known as Harney. He told the story of
the capture as follows: "When l reached
Harvey I went directly to the Check
cred front saloon, and walking up
to the bar called for 'Pittsburg tloater.'
Hob Nail' knew me in a minute, for it was
he tending bar. He laughed, took off his
white apron, came from behind the bar,
shook hands and told me to produce the
irons. Several loafers standing around Of
fered to do me up but Hob Nair volunteered
the information that it was quite contract
they were about to take, and 1 was not mo-
Tested. Riley consented to &C back without
papers and we started the next morning Be-
tween Harvey and Tie Siding, on the Union
Pacific, is a watering tank. The train stopped
there about fifteen minutes, and Judge my
Fast Malone on the platform. l have been
wanting Malone for about three and Il half
years, and made up my mind right there and
then to nip him. | left Hob Nail chained to
the seat and made rush for Malone. l
knew him to he dangerous man and pulled
my gun to make sure. You never
saw man in your life so surprised as Ma
hone when told him to cross his hands be-
hind him. He cursed like pirate when I
shackled him and refused to go aboard the
train. But persuaded him. and when he
walked inside and saw 'Hob-naip he wilted
like an old woman ana consented also to go
back without papers. So here they are, and
l am pretty well pleased too"
The prisoners were fastened to each end
of the car seat and were also locked together.
Malone isa villainous looking giant, and
looked US il he had not enjoyed a bath or
shave for months