New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-09
TWO MORE ARRESTS AT ALBANY.
RUNNING DOWN THE wRECKERS OF TIE MON;
TEEAL EXPRESS-ALL KNIGHTS
AND STRlK Frs.

AND STRIKERS
Albany Sept s.-The mystery attending fh(
apprehension Of John Reed. who was detained ir
Superintendent Bsscll's office all day yesterday
on suspicion of being one Of the Central Railroad
train wreckcrs, was partially explained this morn
ing ny the arrest Of John Herman, West Albany
freight brakeman, living at No. 1856 Soeo,d-st., IA
Albany, and John Cordial. freight conductor,
living at No. 5s5 Livingson-ave. Both men are
married. and are striking Knights belonging to
Local Assembly No. 1870. These two men
were arrested at their homes at o'clock this
morning. after n thorough search Of the city for
them by dozen detectives. among whom were
CITY Detectives Dwycr. McCann, Connors,
Swecny and Nolan. Central road Detcc-
live, Jackson. Dcvne and Humphreys,
Cantain l;avisun ard Robert 4. Plnkrrton. All
these men were concerned in the arrest of tho two
men, and people who witnessed their entrance
To the station houses said ii was amusing Ia see
cordial brought to the Second Precinct station In
charge of six men. Herman wac in charge OF four
men when he was brought Ia the Fifth Precinct
station. The detectives cung to each other rs
though they we're afraid Ia prosecute tie srarch
for the men >ncly. evidently thinking that II the
men were arrested by the whole detail it would
be better for each one 10 share in the reward
offered than scatter and let each man take his
chances in cilrctine an arrest and thus capture
big reward for himself
4 rrpurtrr last night by accident cot into the
room ncN To where Reed was confined in the
Union Depot, and he overheard the questioning Of
K,ci by Plnkrrtnn and Detective Humphreys.
ore question asked Reed by Pnkcror
was: How did they get back Ia West Albany?
The answer given in subduc tone and was
unintclhgiblc 1t sc. HIS 10 bc apparent from this
that the arrests of Herman and Cordial were tho
RESULT of Information gwen by Reed.
The reporter then lett the room and awaited
Developments outside. lie had been there but lew
mlnrtc> when the rity detective, previously men-
~ ned came hurric,lIy into the depot and were
,.>c,rd with Mr. Pinkerion ior half an hoar.
when They strol.rd out ,inSly and went back ~
ne SECOND Precinct station as though nothing hal
happened. lhl, morning, however. followed thu
.tir>t "l two men by these same detectives. Both
III il,.ncis were taken to the Rensselaer, County
..dl AZ O'Clock.
Suspicion WAS attracted to Reed from ihe fact
HAT lie had been prominent in East Albany III ms
hostility 10 tie Plnkcrton men there. lie is said
10 nave stoned them night and day. and when
r.,i-ui on one occasion hy three Pinkcrton men
,nd severely rubro ne made dire threats against
:lp' lu1u. IhrS' three men At the time reported
ihr urrurIcnrc to Robert y. Pnkcrton, and when
Tie wreck occurred ol course Reeds name was
u. of t,.u>r on thc list when Pin,rrton had kept
"i the men most prominent IN hostility To the
opera, ion Of the road. \ detective who was puG
IN hi, track learned that Rect nal disappeared
rom his former haun,s in Fast Albany on Thurs
day aii:ri"on, where all trace al him was lost.
From Il charcr remark the detective vas led 70
ir'irvr that Reed was IN Hudson, and he tclo'
;. r. pird Ia Detective Bryant 10 that effect. Bry-
aut secured his man in Il house Ut doubtful char.
actrr at midnight saturday, ami 50 thoroughly
frightened Reed that he consrntc Ia come u
Albany without warrant and Explain matters.
Reed has not been arrested. hut WAS and still is
in the private custody of Robert \ PinkeIton in
the niun Depot his own volitinn.
District Master Workman Lee. when informed
of the arrest of Herman and Cordial. expressed
much surprise IT klrrnans arrest. lie said thas
on Thursday night his wife told him that hi"rnan
the way to their own home and had stopped to
chat with Mrs. Lee.
II is said that Cordial was packing his vase
at his home wien arrested!
who is thought TO have been party 10 the placing
If the Instructions on the Central Road whlcn
caused the wreck on Thursday night had left tho
town, and that the Pin kerton detectives had
hunted high and low for him in vain. The whole
story Of the movements Of the wrcckers after the
obstruct;ons were placed on the track as learned
tonight, is this:
There were Ave men concerned in the dastardy
work After they had completed their work
they took what is known as the river road for q
mile and a half as far as LORENZO Milers house.
into the woods in n nOrtheasterly direction, and
continuing on for four miles, struck the turnpike
which runs into the heart Of the farming regions
down this road into (;reenbush where II is known
as Columbia-st. Either on the river road or on the
turnpike the wreckers stopped at the house OF
drnS 1SnS Of water at This friend is1 s to
Lorenzo Miller, who lives on the river road. Mil
ler is knight Of Labor and went out on strike,