New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
EIGHTEEN REvoLvEIs, COLLECTION OF
u,yrNS Avn SIX PRISONERS CAPTURED.

EIGHIEtN KENOLN ElsS, OOLLL-~ AD-N VI
MAXIMs AND SIX PRISONERS CAPTURED.
Thomas O'Bricn alias PADDY the Pig and George
Evans, two members of gang of "greengOods" SWIM
dler-, were locked up at Police headquarters on
Wednesday evening. and they were renamed ~ the
jefferson Market Police Court yesterday TO permit
detectives to trace the recent business OF the gang
Detective Sergeants Hickey and Crowley arrested the
men on the slxth-ave elevated railroad and took from
them two bundles containing eighteen TevolverS Evans
had package Of new bank notes amounting TO So4o
In O'Bren's pockets were papers on which had been
written the names of persons who had been sWlnded
together with the sums Of money lost by the victims
and the names Of the men who had been employer u
help swindc them. The names OF several thieves ana
cxconvicts such as Big Jim Casey /" Big Walter
and Lummy Doo,7 were on the list AmonS tne
supposed victims and their losses were Andrew MILL
ken, Albion Mch $500; william King. Dallas, " Co
$3.50 A. sloane Hamilton. Ohio, 1900 George Deal
Concorda. KAN $3.50; l.. Hamilton, Homer, Ga F4oO
and James Campbell. Os,lpple y. H.. $50
\ slip Of paper in the pocket Of Evans told the'
detectives that the revOlvcrs found in the posses
sion If the prisoners had been loaned 10 heIpcIs
and kept track Of by number one record sho"eu lao
on u recent day there had been loaned to Big Jim
Casey. two guns" O'Brien is believed TO be the
swinder who was cOwed with revolvers by James liar
acy and Robert George Of Mooresville Ala, recently
and robbed of ~ 200 by the men he was trying 10
swindlc His experience with liailey ana "eorEe
probably led him to arm his helpers in the green
goods business.
The swindlcr also had reduced to writing several
precepr, which he intended 10 follow. Among 'hem
were the following: In these days honesty l. aihoI
lost art To-day there IS no consideration Dut az
vantage ITO be able to deceive Is .onslueIeu co
dence Of the greatest excellence "Nhen you SIe'i
steal what amount, to something Inc IOSuc =
experience with The from Alabama may HdSr
caused him 10 write the following senunehI, With
douhtlr,, was stolen: Experience Is ir0pIE, ~"
p1,cd of all weapons, have been W"lnuol Will 81,
II is doubtful II the police can hold tne p ',r ~ ~
Swindlcl, ON a charge Of ~wndllng, but ticS i'S s
punished for carrying concealed weapons -c'''i'' "
The prisoners would tell where he lived ,,
George Brown and EeNar Nally, TWO 49, -,
cond,T men, were arrested yesterday by pclc' %
sergeant, rpWlcy and McChs<cy some LUZ ~ H.
Iohn r. Robv of the firm Of Hardy - Rooy' u,ilciS III
stowe, AT Lorraine H.. received charactcrsuu hy
lar lie agreed 10 on To TN, city an" I yS
=, 600 wo,tb Of counterfeit money for $500; sc
fpr. leaving Lorraine he communication T Ill a., ~
hector Eyrur-. Eoby reached the city on ihe,u'S
and ou Wednesday met the CnuntericicrN IN i, ~
No 3O1 East Eleventh H.. where brown ann .'hlS
w.r, arrested. At jefferson Market Court Navy va,
d..cb,r-od for want Of identification. brown WIS
taken before Recorder ~myth and held IN F3'oo odI'
Two mon who had been swindcG by green Soou9
dealer. vcr, arrested ~ the Grand central Ninl WI
dav night ~ tho ~ nd cr' was WIN 'l,l.
iut bc c.rapcd. The men arrested sdd ny. We
~ II stone II Columbus. Kan, and 'cprGc Dclu' "a
tor scnt I'm the same state. 1lcN had come hrIt u
ip,c.t $50 and had already pad 500 Tor q lol III
il,ni n,ncr which they had In a >atclel lh"y Wcrc
discharged at the Nor>yiilc Police Court yc'tero"S'