New-York tribune., 1890-05-30
BREAKING UP A BAD GANG
TWO OF IT'S MEMBERS SENTENCED.
THEY LIVE By THIEvING AND ROBBERY AM
OFTEN ESCAPE PUNISHMENT BY IN
TIMIDATING WITNESSES.

OFTEN ESCAPE PUNISHMENT b1 ~
TIMIDATING WITNESSES.
Edward Doan and James Reilly, age weh'' o"e
.rucaI necmcn of the genus tough" were arraisned
before Recorder SMITH Yesterday for sentence uoei
pleas Of guilty of robbery in the hrst uosIe'.
H. CORDIALLY, an aged pcdler. VINO mas H'o'A Avn
thhty wears in that neghborhood was eoiis "io"s
Thirty ghtllst. near Second ave. on 'ic o'o,e
AnrI - having a heavy sack OF clothing Oh Ills Daoh
VIII, Do,,n and Reilly ran against him. Poia
Lnoc,,ed him down and Reilly robbed him OF SO Az
an. rnoney he possessed The old man pursued HIS
s,sailants but they separated lie 1oIo"eN h.iAiS' ;
who had taken his money, ana "lth 'e d''''"
NJ Policeman John II. Repper. captured MN. As
pepoer WAS taking his prisoner to the station he W."
essultcd by a crowd Of ru1ianS who threw Stones
Of the officer and attempted to rescuc Kelly hct,%r
raped for assistance and several omcerS rap"''N
They charged the crowd ana used ue" 'i
freely. Among the young men VINO "erc 'i"'u
vss Dolan. who was arrested and taken 10 Iio Pon'
ststion Reilly was arlagncd for the ropDerS' anu
1.orhoIIv ubo had followed at distance. made inc
charge against him. He then happened 10 Iooh
around and saw Dolsn. lie Immediately laeh'nioi
Dolsn as his other assailaut, and caused MS arrest
Dolan and Reilly were indicted on May ., ana on
May were arraigned before the Recorder ror Una"
A. H. Purdy said that he had been requested to act
&C Doau,s counsel and he asked for Adjournment
ot the ria The Recorder refused and another lawyer
WAS assigned to Try the case Reilly deciueo 10 ple"
cujltv and Doan placed on trial. BEFORE Ihe
evidence had all been gwen Doian also ueoi"'u "
plead guilty. go ,o
Mr. Purdy was on hand yesterday with largo
number of aiidavits to support motion tlia' Doia"
he allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty ana 10
placed on trial. He said that Doan was lhnooen"
and Reilly made similar statement Among 'c
signcrs of the afidavitS which Mr.. furu! rciu "'
John FAY John Gafney. James Reed ana ii'n">
Keane They did not give in the ahdav1s 'ne"
addresses or their occupations. They SAID thdV o''
were with Dolan in the liquor store, NO. 900 i-"''
Thirty -sixth-st. when Cordially was robbed
Assistant District Attorney Parker had pepare'
himself with strong afidavits against the mouon i
had caused to be made an investigation OF tle WIZ
nesses relied Oh by Dolan. fohoe'hen 'o 50
Rcpper F1ancis Creamer James McCafrey and Charles
Lott made affidavit that they knew Dolah' hcilS a''
the witnesses Fay, Garney. Reed and keane' None
of them except Gafney, they said, had any regular
occupaton Gaffney Is bartender al the liquor store
No 53s East Thirty -siXth-st, kept by mrs faIieS
The officers that the liquor store n l1soTa RIv tp
disreputabls persons among whom were Doiai M Me'Ly
and the witnesses, who beiohs 10 & Mna. - o. con o.
The Rag gang This gang the 1Ge and Sa burcsrT iot
fhey assault citizens. and when any nleinber OF we
rang is arrested they assault the officers VINO tahe
hem In custody and sometimes succeed IN reseun!
Them They are dreaded by the reputable citizens
f the neghborhood The members OF the gang arc
heoneny arrested but usually succeed IN lntnndauh9
Inc witnesses The officers say that they wonid not
believe under oath the statement OF any ncnber OF
the gang made 10 relieve another member from punish
ment. ,., a., ,,..sr,e ,,o.ior
and sentenced each of the young men TO Twelve years
,eceivcd several days ago letter from resident OF
Thirty sixth 81. implong him not 70 let the young
men free as they were menace no TO 'e n
behalf of Henry Finnegen, who was convicted monui
ago of burglary, but was released when ms nro,her,
Daniel Finnegan, Acknowledged that he committed 'he