The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-09


opportunity offered, the gang work ed day and
night cutting hole through the floor. ON sat
uryisy night the gang entered and broke open
| the bank was found open and the vault torn 70
pieces. Bonds and gold coin wers mingled with
worthless, and the coin was too heavy to carry
away.
| protege OF Mrs. Mandlebaum. Her mania for
stealing was so strong that, unknown 70 her
her OF the habit, alternately pleading, and
Of their oldest boy George, who Is graduate Of
the Elmire Refosmetory, lyons bought farm
while taking care Of her child and away from
the city. Six months after they moved To Long
1SG his nurse to a' ps S
She was finally convicted and sent to Black
Early in 1870 Lyons in connection with Hope.
Ssoss ss h eng Sa GnGTs ca ass
iss., in in wagon. His wife was in the female
five-year sentence. Two weeks after his escape
Lyons and an accomplice drove to the door Of
the R s fu to and he
When the door was opened. his wife at pre-
arranged signal rushed out. jumped into car
Lyons robbed pawnbrokers safe OF 100000 In
money and diamonds. and returned to New
n.
city when they were sent tn prison. George was
in school. while the younger ones were In an or
Pa.. bank o Was robbed Lyons WI. was Suspected
Lyons and his wife evaded arrest until October,
1875, when they were arrested while picking
worth OF good bonds in his pocket at the time Of
his arrest: He was sentenced by Judge Barnard
His wife was sent to Sing Sing to serve out her
time.
Lyons lost the upper part OF his left ear in a
street fight with Jimmie HaCRcrty of philadel-
phia In 1869 In 1880 he was shot twice in the
Star and Garter saloon in sixth avenue by Ham
ilton Brock. Boston sport. One shot struck
Lyons in the jaw. leaving a scar which is very
plain.
ing into the store OF j. Il. johnson at South
Windham. Conn. He was sent to Jail for
his body. When released, in 1884, he, was
Mass He e was n Sentenced p' three ~ years e to
state prison for this offence. Two nights be-
fore he was shot In South ne with I'm
safe. which they carried out Of town and broke
Since 1887 Lyons has been quiet. He had
grown old and was unable to do the active
work which was required in his profession.
blsckmailer. Her last episode was in Grand
Rapids Mich. where she made a daily practice
dence OF prominent man. lie turned the hose
on her aud thrashed man who took her part.
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brother-in-law OF McDermott. who la the leader
Of the gang. One OF his brothers was. and may
be at the present time. employed in the Post
ONCE. Peterson lives In BayOnne but his adj
dress there Is concealed.
"Corkey." who is the sneak for the gang. is
an old-tlme barkeeper. During the past sum-
mer he has worked in Long Branch and Asbury
Park He appears TO be about 35 years old. and
even In his own gang has the reputation OF be-
ing a bad man and 9 good shot. Al one time he
was barkeeper for BILLY" McGlory and
again in Irving Hall. His last employer was
Cary Welsh.
"lssy," or Israel, is q young Jew. Little or
nothing could be learned Of him.
McDcrmott has only about $4,000 In the
game. He Is a small operator. OF. at least, he
says he is. All of them recognize McNally rs
their king.
Six months ago George Apo and William
Applegate were members OF the gang. whose
present workings have been told. Lyons and
they parted for some reason or other and new
men were taken In.
Country people who drift into the saloon and
the workingInen In the neighboring brick works
gossip freely about the hotel and Its guests.
Few. II any knew what the men were doing.
but they knew that man could not live In New
Jersey on nothing year, Therefore they talked,
and because they talked Lyons and his men will
doubtless now have to seek new pastures.