New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-17
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a DARING THIEF CAUGHT.
HE IS MICHAEL SHERLOCK, THE STOCK
BRIDGE BURGLAR.
CHRISTOPHER MADDEN. AN ACCOMPL1CE ALSO
CAPTURED-HE HELPED TO ROB CORD
MEYERS HOISE.

MEYERS HOUSE
Michael Sherlock driver thirty years DID, OF
No 577 Grand-st and Christopher Madden
twentv-three years Old of No. l6O Third-st' were
arrested Sunday night bv Detectives y Brien ana
McCauey. of Inspector McLaughn's stan. Inc
men are said to be members OF gang thaI mas
been committing the numerous burgiarles re-
ported recently at Lenox, Stockbridge and other
towns In Massachusetts.
Sherlocl, Is known as the man with the muslcai
voice He Is a tall, broad-shoudered man. welsh-
ing about 225 pounds He has been identilieo aS
the notorious Stockbridge robber His companion
has been identified one OF the puNs'a'S
connected with the robbery Of Cord Meyers home
at Maspeth. L. l., last Christmas. He Is SAID 70
have driven the wagon in which the burglars
made their escape. The prisoners are also said
to be pals Of Big Tom" Kinsella, Edward fl'z-
natrick and William Mahoney, who were ar
reeted about March while attempting TO COM
NIT burglary at the home OF William Wheeler.
| coal merchant at Bridgeport. Conn. A ticket lor
q gold watch that had been pawned on January
was found in the possession OF Mduue"' A'e
watch is supposed to be a part OF the proceeuS ot
| burglary The prisoners were arraisheu III INC
Jefferson Market Police Court and renahoeu ny
Judge Mcmahon.
char1ock received the sobrquet OF tine man
with the musical voice" from the women Vi
s,ockbrdge who were aroused from siu'ioeiS
bv his polite request to make no noise Out "
kindly give him what jewelry they hdu' ii''
victims all agreed in saying that he was per
feet gentleman" A number Of women "eie III
duccd bv his seductive tones to strip Iroih '
6ngers and ears their diamond ornaments. Inc
"eentlemanIy" depredator bid them pheasant
earaureu before departing with their JeWeIy,
| chorlock has served three years anu SiA iii'''N
| IN ,rison for stealing a watch from German a.
! picnic Sherlock waltZed with the German % a.,I
pushed him against his accompliee pea VIZ "a.
took the watch. Detective Christopher w M .
| covered the watch in pawn-shop IN lhiu iu-atT, ih
Madden had a fight about SIX yed,S asJ Jrani
Magnus Mcintyre. Editor OF Inc -. L""e = Md.
! civ Tribune" Mcintyre bit piece out oi Ma, Hau
| den's lin Madden then knocked Mclh'yIe wv, Wv ~
| broke his right leg and kicked him orutanS -, -,
the stomach. Mcintyre died from the result o.
Sherlock vas arrested at the home or MS
sweetheart. No 81 Grand-st. printed SIP was
| found i'm his pocket 1t was an lnVltauon 10 d d
good supper given by the Home MlsSioi,tIy i
| Societv which expressed a desire TO have all lts
friends present Admttance 10 cents II any OF
The silverware disappeared at this supper CleW
to it's loss is now given to the Home MissioHais
Il was through investigating big Tom hin.
sellas msdeeds that the detectives got tace VI
Sherlocks part in the StockDrluse n1 -, -
Big Tom" and Mahoney were sentenceu 10 10 III III
tosn wears Imprisonment for attempted burglary
at Bridgeport. On the same day their acconpilce'
ex-Consiable Edward Fitzpatrick, died from a DuI-
let-wound which he received while trying 10 es-
cane The police learned that Big Toms fatner
lived at Stockbridge. where he had orickyard.
"Rig Tom" has a bad record. He shot MS
mother-in-laW in the neck and she died. ms
was murder but Big Tom only got six months
in prison Later he stole sleigh rms uHe
the crime was thought TO merit years connne-
nent Such is MASSACHUSETTS, Justice, Sner,osH
and Madden sat for photographs yesterday arter-
noon. which will adorn the Rogues Gallery.