Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-02
4 DETECTIVES STORY.
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SOnis years ago, at the rins that Capt
jordan rs chief Of police Of View York city,
there ucc1rrei che Of the most daring md
ss.ccgssfu. rosoeris5 ever Known IL waa 80
/ eosipl.siiei a;sder tho leadership Of . notori-
cas- burglar. who bore the coxnomen 20. x
! He bad recently comuittsi several robbertes
ia various places. ard had managed To get
into his posss-slon a Guns. eTsble sum Of
money Arriving In New York. be deter
I uli1e'i 70 establish br0xerasse business, and
Tor that purpose sscsIred rooms In the Same
block with the Ocszaa bank, the officers Of
which allosesi siD 70 keep his money and
/ Doniis Ia TIE bank safe. In this way he Oh
tanned Information which be determined 70
take advantage II for his own benefit He
/ decided 10 ROT tpe bank
He WIS acquainted with an expert burglar
then in Eagi mi. and, IN ordar 70 divert suS
/ ficion lroai niGlssif. he sent fos him, and the
expert came over. bringing With him two
| yognz men. rs nephews As soon as they ar
rived IN New York, they set a stool pigeon At
| work 70 fed out the best 3ay for carrying
out tine sch=ni. Of robbing tbs bank. At the
samy time party of Illinois burglars had a
! -t1o. p sson at work for the same purpose.
/ TIA two met aud Uncovered each others
plan- After some conversation it was deemed
/ 4..t o. report To hea.lquarters, and this was
/ la4e, tine rarties met aud decided to detail
/ ,hrre men from each party u perform the
/ sofk II robbiug the hank. Ia order 70 get
| The janitor our of the way they paid him
! go and then had no trouble IN committing
/ he robbery The r0bt-,rs secured over &c,
o1V in money. tesiass large amount in
! Cnit.t tates bnnds
When tn. two gang got together Id cnun-
cii Aady Mckay of Springfield. one OF the
most notorious bur glars, and great talker.
prortceisal - explan 10 the OBJ Englishman
! the manner IN whicA he opened tn. Lille
,afr Re said THE center pin Is loose. |
/ Juil u out aherut u nail inch, tneu strike it
/ bard with Il sl'-ige hammer it breaks iiks
| glass, then take prick punch that will not
/ get tAat IN the hole. one man holds the prick
| punch, sHd another strikes 1t hard With the
Gantner aul drives II thrpugh the lock, an
ther hard blow CAUSES It to spring the strap
nat ho.i- the lock on, then | take the
rocked tunnel poor IN the powder, insert
| t.l.. fl.e. -4.t 1t with match and get ont Of
lus sayr The Old Lug ilsbinan replied in a
/ no,-ii ar dranli ling way. That would make
| = nuls,i. wouldn't itF Yes" said Mckay.
| but WV throw a wet blanket over 1t, and
| bat prevents the nnis.r The Englishman
| rsrllei! Il don't mike any noise don't
/ -na.- hny more nos. than a mouse would
/ ...iing a cracker"
| The way the old Engli,tinian robbed safe
las tins. lie used n diamond drill, with
| winch he b. rad On one ,ia. of the center pin.
and in.. rie-l "A wire IN the hole Then all he
| i.Aa t. A... WI, 70 turn the knob once around.
! Ever, tun,,lt struck the wire il would raise
! .l, li. Guy ug the sIet, and then the door was
/ i.a.l
/ lur lil,uo!- burglar, persuaded the English
/ ...r lar, to ,.rino to Chicago The old gen
| .t,..iln aiii on. Of his nephews put UP at the
| -.arman House for xix weeks, the Others
| 3 .,A r., ms at the Revere house Nv stool
| tl-.un gave me "a spot on the old burglar
/ 40 oflcs. nni went with me to the hotel ~
many n. ten ar fifteen times to get spot ON
| rheDt.sr youn. ran; but never could sue
/ ..,.I in seeing him They got up "A site" on
| Ills, state treasury safe at Springfield, and
loYnn the state treasury safe OF Minnesota
! ,ud ou IA rrivate bank at St Paul
/ y,r,te "a better To the Hon. George II
/ !l..l,y,, recrctarv of state at Springfield
! .l.n. hun tI,. rni .h.rs OF the Ocean bank in
! ..p. York we're IN Chicago, and were pre-.
| earning to rob tuc state treasurer safe at the
.,t.,np!ia.. but would probably wait until the
| snptt treasurer, had made their annual re-
| .l.. Aft.rtiat hook ou, Tor quail tracks
! ,.it ;ar,4 w,--A, later | received letter
! r.ai tieu Bat.s. treasurer of Illinois, asking
g... t,,,.itt,. 10 s.iinsii.id by the first train
| rlti-frd iul the sherman house. and, finding
Gus mtn gone, took the late train, reaching
| Springfield at daylight the next morning.
! After lronsiast called upon Mr. Harlow
/ who won't nj one, uni gave NE an introduc-
/ tou to len Bates. The general told me his
,u.jle.ut,. and went out to look for my
I man Ntjnu talf an hour | ran across the
/ young man, and followed him all day.
IT.. would occasionally step INTO confec-
4 TONER aud bay candy and peanuts and
/ then he would visit a saloon and purchase q
! bottle Of POI, Finally he went down by the
/ capitol where the streets were not built up
mech and | was obliged to follow on a
I parailrl street and get a look at him occa-
l -ipualv through an opening among the scat
t.r,d iulliing, ami trees. At length re-
| traced my steps To the new capitol building,
/ rear which had my self in thick cluster Of
/ ,u.hp- s.uviue there uutil after shutdown
[ ,,,,o,, Ia. emma b,,k and | followed him IN
! -. - -. - -
'"7 - ON Wv " =, '"e
Wees "ut sa" h"ihihs iurtn"r Oh MN now
'f' how got beat lie mad his brother,
whom | had never seen, following me all day
! l...., had team and a wagon with a double
h..x Thur nl,n WINS to mt ths uona, ,bav
... -, a.. -, al an ~ - -,
"a TT "e upt"' cue ,
WI" "a 90 "aVS' ihey '"eh couiu uaVei
through the country without exciting sus-
pl"lpn
After they were frustrated at Springfield
- g.. fqi.... -, Ia, ,..ti;.. ..
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tue s.H'"aiA, "ne' "a" man coming 10
ward me "hom TOOK TO lie the one had
Swallowed MI day at Springfield As he came
up saw it was not the Que thought, but a
man bv the name of Reed. whom | knew
ysry we'll / had hired him a, an early dav