St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27
NABBED IN NEW YORK.
Remaining Members OF the Bank
Robber Gang CAPTURED.

NABBED IN NEW YORK.
Remaining Members OF the Bank
Robber Gang Captured.
Pinkerton operatives caused the ar
rest in New York city yesterday morn
ing Of Henry Morris and Benjamin
Miller, two of the gang wanted for COM
plicity in the robbery of Messenger
Lares, of the Merchants National bank,
Oh Aug. IA. With the arrest of the
twain all of the five memberf of the
gang are now in custody. Meiggs,
Howard and Fleury are in the custody
of Sheriff Chapel awaiting preliminary
examination, which is set for Thursday
next in the municipal court, and by
that time it is expected the men arrest
ed in New York yesterday will have
been returned to this city. Supt.
Weber, of the Pinkerton agency in this
city, seen yesterday afternoon, said with
the arrest OF Morris and Miller the
agency had rounded up four of the five
men concerned in the robbery. Th
capture in New York, while made by
Inspector Byrnes' force, was ow-
ing to information furnished by
the Pinkertons. Morris, Miller,
Meigs and Fleury went to Chi
cago from st. Paul. Fleury was
arrested by w. A. Pinkerton IN Chicago,
and day later Meiggs was arrested by
an operative from the agency in the
same city. The operative who shadowed
Melggs saw meeting between Miller
and Meiggs, but as he was alone at the
time kept track of Meigg and let Mil
Ter go. The men while in Chicago kept
apart from each other, and stopped at
different places. After the arrest of
Fleury and Meiggs the other two, Nor
ris and Miller, went to boarding houses
in Hyde Park and laid low for several
days. Their baggage, which the Pink
erton detectives had traced from st.
Paul to Chicago, was kept watch of,
and, although the luggage was taken
from the baggage room by outside par
ties and transferred from. place to place,
the description was so minute that even
after the trace was lost for few days it
was found again. This time the detect
ives learned it had been shipped to New
York, and the agency at that point
was notified of the fact. Photographs
OF the two men were sent OH. and the
express company's Office was closely
watched. Yesterday morning the Pink
erton operative stationed at the express
Office in New York saw mau call at
the office and inquire for the baggage.
He followed the man, who gave his
name as John Tomlinson. until he con-
nected with Miller and Morris. Word
was at once sent to Inspector Byrnes,
and the arrest of the three men fol-
lowed. 1t is not supposed that Tom
llnson had anything to do with the rob.
berry, but was simply an acquaintance
VINO was sent for the baggage. Supt.
Weber put considerable stress on the
finding of the baggage, and from what
he intlmated rather than said, it is prob
able something which can be used with
telling effect in the trial of the case was
packed in the luggage.
Miller, it has always been claimed by
the officials, was the man in brown
suit who stalled in the door of the
bank at the time Messenger Lares at
tempted TO go out. Morris, while the
detectives will not admit or deny the
lifted the bag of gold from the window
ledge and carried it out of the bank.
While in st. Paul Morris roomed in
house in lower town, and did not mix
with the rest OF the gang. The woman
from whom he rented his room, how
ever, will testify that at the time he
made the arrangements he was accom-
panied by Fleury and Miller, both of
whom she had identified from their
photographs. On the day of the rob-
berry, few minutes before noon, Nor
ris came home walking very rapidly,
and carrying a small satchel. The
front door of the house was locked,
and Morris was in such a hurry that
| he would not wait for the door to be
| opened, but ran around to the rear door
and went up stairs. He changed his
| clothes and hat and Immediately left
the house. So excited did he seem to
| be that after he left the woman went
| up to the room and started to make
what the detectives call ''frisk' of the
bag. Fortunately for Morris there were
four satchels in the room, and before
the woman had time to examine them
| all Morris was heard coming up tho
stairs. To the officials the woman after
ward stated that the bag she did not
have time to examine seemed to be
empty, but was very heavy. From this
the detectives theOriZe that the satchel
contained the 5000 in gold. Morris.
after coming back to the room, re-
manned there until Wednesday morn
ing, when he left. Another witness
has been secured who will testify
that the five men met at
her house shortly after 12
o'clock the day the robbery occurred
and held a consultation. The quintette
she recognized by their photographs,
and since the arrest Of Meiggs Fleury
and Howard she has seen and identified
them as three of the five. Supt. Weber
in talking of the case last night said
there was not the least question but that
the right parties were now under arrest,
and at the trial of the case the prosecu-
tion would have some sensational testi-
mony which would clinch all doubts to
the guilt of the prisoners.
Requlsltlon papers were made out
yesterday afternoon by Assistant County
Attorney Donnelly, and it was the in
tentIon to have Chief of Detectives Nc
CHM and one of his men leave for New
York last evening to bring back the two
| men. At train time, however. the state
officials had not affixed their signatures
to the necessary papers, and in conse-
quence the local officers Will not start
until this evening.
Grover Still Fishing,