New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-24
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TWO OF THE GANG CAPTURED
IMPLICATED IN AN OUTRAGE IN PENN
SYLVANIA.

AN EX-CONVICT, CAUGHT HERE AND
THE OTHER. WHO HAD ELoPED
WITH FIFTEEN-YEAR-oLD
GIRL. RUN DOWN IN
PATERSON ~ J.
jeremiah Casey. twenty-fcur years old. ana
John O'Connell forty years old have been ar.
rested for a brutal robbery committed on an old
couple in Erie County Penn, on December Is.
Casey had been traced by detectives and was
arrested in Paterson. n. j., Saturday morning, in
company with young girl. Katie hatcher, with
whom he had eloped from Bnghamton. n. 7.
Casey confessed 1t is said. and implicated
O'Connell. The latter, who was living with his
sister. Mrs. Frank Barn. ycot, and her husband.
at Worth-ave and e-hundred-and-seventy.
fourth-st., was arrested early yesterday morning.
He was held In Morrisania Police Court yester-
day to await requistion papers from the Cover
nor Of Pennsylvania. Casey Is being held In
Paterson on charges from both Binghamton and
Erie County The Governor will have to de-
eide which State has the prior claim to him.
On Saturday December l5 a gang assaulted
David Socum and his wife. both Of whom are
past seventy years OF age, or their farm In
Washington township. Erie County, Penn. The
robbery most brutal affair, but netted the
perpetrators between $4,000 and 10000 which the
an old treasure-box. 1t consisted for the most
part OF gold and silver. the few bills in the hoard
being musty with age. To this fact, and the
nfa tuation of Casey for the girl. can be traced
the arrest of at least two Of the alleged perpe-
traitors of the outrage.
All Of the men except one who engaged in the
robbery masked. OF this one the OLD
couple were able to give good description. be-
cause he active during the whole
their feet to make them tell the hiding place OF
their treasure. From the description furnished
the man was traced to Binghamon. where trey
learned his name was Casey. Before the arrivai
Of the detectives he had eloped with the Butcher
girl. but he left trail of 81. $40 ana $50 goio
pieces which led the detectives 10 Paterson.
CASEY'S ARREST IN PATERSON
Early Friday morning Casey and the girl
aghted at Paterson from train and asked
Patrolman Halstead. who was doing duty at the
railroad station, to direct them to hotel. Hal
stead referred them to the Bellevue Hotel near
by Friday night telegram reached police head
quarters in Paterson stating that Casey and the
girl had eloped from Bnghamton and had de-
parted for Paterson The telegram asked the
police TO look for them.
Halstead. accompanied oy Chief Of Police
Ciraul. went 10 the Bellevue Hotel. They asked
the clerk II the young couple were there. and
receiving answer in the affirmative. Halstead
went TO their room They were placed under
arrest and taken TO police headquarters and
locked up
Casey is boer-maker and is considered
tough character. He was employed In one OF
the boiler fJundres in Bnghamton. Katie met
him some time ago and became infatuated win
him. Her mother learnec Of the affair ana
warned her daughter OF the cnara'ssr srn,S o, sns
punished II she insisted upon Casey paying at
tention TO her.
warning. and clandestne meetings were held on
the outskirts OF Binghamton. Mrs. Batcher
learned of her daughters waywardness and de-
cided To put stop to the meetings by locking
Katie up in her room. Katie. who Is well de-
veloped for her age and rather good looking,
said that she loved Casey. Notwithstanding her
mothers objections. on Wednesday night last
the girl in some way got note 10 her lover.
which resulted late AZ night In Katie escaping
from the house To the street. where she was
joined by Casey and the two hastily departed
for Deposit. y. Y. where they were married ny
"A local minister. After they had been welded
they took train from that place and came TO
Paterson.
When the two were taken to Police Headquar-
ters in Paterson early Saturday morning they
showed no signs OF fear over their trouble.
When their clothing was searched before they
were placed in cells. the police were surprised TO
find $500 tucked away In Caseys inside vest
pocket and s62 deposited I'm Katies stocking.
The girl said that she knew nothing Of the
charge against Casey for highway robbery and
that he told her that the money he had was
what he had saved up out or his earnings. Inc
police. do not believe her. however. ana say that
she knows all about the crimes committed oy
her lover.
MONEY FOUND on OCoNNEl.L
Detective j. T. sullivan. from the office OF the
Distrlct-Attorney Of Erie County. arrived here
late Saturday night and conferred with Police
men Nugent and Daily Of the fremont station 10
whom OConnell was kno"n. He was arrested
early yesterday morning and appeared to be In
d.gnant at his arrest. lie said he had never
heard even Of Erie County. In Pennsylvania and
most certainly had never been there. lie re-
fused t. account for SIP ~ found in his pockets,
for a new suit OF clothing that he wore and the
new travelling bag which he had in his room.
All he would say that he would make some
one suffer for his unjust arrest because he was
I'm his sisters house on the day the outrage was
committed. His sister says nothing. but her hus-
band. Frank Barreycot says that oConnell was
away ,or severa. days and dd not return until
Tuesday. December IL. three days later.
The detective from Erie County said yesterday
morning that the robbery II the Slocums was
planned by neighbo. who was on intimate
terms with the couple and knew OF their hoard
but not its hi ding -pla 20. The name Of the neigh
Dor he would not divulge because he has not yet
been arrested.