Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-26
"A BANDIT KING CAUGHT.
His Haunt Was In Garret Moun-
 tain, New Jersey.
HE AND HIS GANG LIVED IN CAVES
At Night These Jersey Outlaws Robbed Stores and Houses-A Detective Waited For Gibbons With a RevOIver-A Three Months Sentence.

PATTERSON, \. J., Aug. 26.-The king of the Garret mountain gang of bandits, who make life uncom fortable for residents of the southern section of the city, was brought to bay by a revolver in the hands of Detective Mclnerney. He made no re sistance, but quietly took a seat between two other officers, who took him in the patrol wagon to the station house, where he gave his name as Patrick Gibbons and his age as 24. He is of medium height, stout and as fleet of foot as deer.
 The kings clothes are worn and his hair unkempt. He has spent the entire sum- mer in his secret mountain huts and caves. except occasional nocturnal visits to the city to plunder. His gang, however, has usually done the work while he has awaited them.
 A Lair In the Woods.
 The chief rendezvous for the gang is a thick cluster of cedar trees behind the peak of rock where stands the liberty pole placed on Garret mountain by the centen- nial committee last July. The officers knew it was foolish to attempt to capture the outlaws in their own lair. The last time Gibbons is known to have left his mountain home on a thieviug expedition was on Sunday.
 From the high rock he saw several young men preparing to swim in the canal. He came from his hiding place by way of a secret path, and when the bathers were in the water he rifled their pockets, taking money and jewelry. He had no difficulty in making his way back to the edge of the mountain, where he was safe. It was this robbery that cost him his freedom. De tective McInerney was instructed to be on the lookout for him.
 For several nights the officer had secreted himself behind a large powder at the base of the mountain.
 He was there until after midnight enjoy ing smoke, when his attention was ar rested by the sound of rolling stones and footsteps on the mountain side. In the distance he beheld the mountain king walking cautiously along a narrow path on his way to the city
 The officer waited until Gibbons was within a few feet of him. Then he sprang from behind the powder and commanded him to hold up his hands. Gibbons was at first disposed to draw his own revolver,
 but the stern voice of the officer warning him that if he moved hand or foot he
 would be shot convinced him that the
 best policy was to submit.
 The King In Jail. Justice Van Cleve committed the king | to the county jail for three months. In l the meantime his record will be investi- | gated by the police authorities, and it is | believed that before his term expires he will be called upon to answer a number | of charges for burglary and highway rob bery.
 It was the custom of the gang to way | lay farmers who were on their way to mar
 ket with produce and help themselves tc l the contents of the wagons. At night they broke into stores and ' Ar>,, h.a rifr \ faxKr aE-S afrn q l large quantity of jewelry was found in ono of the mountain huts. The jewelry wa:
 the proceeds of robbery in Bloomfield
 and the property was identified and re | turned to the owner. Gibbons gang, it is
 thought. had some share in this robbery Hereafter the police will make a deter
 mined effort to break up the gang, even i
 it becomes necessary to search the hut! | and caves in the mountain.