The evening world., 1894-06-16
5 BURGLARS CAUGHT.
Perpetrators of Recent New York
and Brooklyn Robbsries.
A Notorious Gang, with Sheeny
Mike " as Their Leader.
Six Jobs Since May 81 Have Been
Traced to Them.

Detective-sergeant McCauley. aided by
four others OF Inspector McLaughlin's
STAFF. has succeeded in bagging the gang
OF burglars who have perpetrated all the
big robberies in New York and Broois-
lyn during the last three months.
The chief Of the gang is Michael Kurtz.
alias "Sheeny Mike who has a world
wide reputation as an expert craftsman,
and whose operations have extended to
nearly all the capitals Of Europe.
The others are George H. Wilson,
alias Jack Mahoney." alias Jack
Sheppard" Charles Wood, alias
Wright" alias Fowler George A.
Miller. alias "Malloy." and Michael
Wagner, n nephew OF sheeny Mike.
All OF them were remanded by Justice
Ryan. in the Jefferson Market Police
Court, this morning.
Six burglaries have been traced to the
gang since May 81, on which date they
looted the dry-goods store OF p. A. & l..
+. Newman. in Washington street, near
Johnson street, Brooklyn.
1t was "Sheeny Mike and his gang
who robbed the Brill Brothers store at
I'll Sixth avenue, thic city, May 26,
Entrance was gained by tunnelling a
hole through the wall OF an adjoining
building. The safe was literally taken
apart, no powder being used.
The burglars secured $3.50 in money
Suspicion pointed to "Sheeny Mike ms
the chief of he gang. or, at least, the
one who had laid the plans for the rob-
berry.
Several other robberies having showed
the handiwork Of this notorious crook.
inspector Mclaughlin detailed Detective
Sergeants McCauley, Gun, Robinson,
Meehan and Nugent on the case.
The frst arrest was made Thursday,
and others followed at short Intervals
ennI ,ast ight, when the last of the
Among the victims Of "sheeny Mike,
ana his gang are T; Altschul & Co.
wholesale. liquor dealers at go College
Plae lace WHOSE store vas burgla:ized
~ In cash and valuable papers were
ro April Is slazingeg 4 Son. sporting
had their safe blown open and $500 taken.
operations to Brooklyn and visited the
NG%man Brothers. as related above,
failed, and carried or a lot OF silk.
June 3 they effected an entrance to
Clark Wilson'S millinery store, 81 Myrtle
" ~ pnl were sCdTtu AWAY DpTOTe
they had time to get anything.
The last job was the robbery of Goerke
Bros dry-goods store. at Bedford ave
nue. and South Eighth street, last sun
day.
Here they succeeded in getting away
with about $1,000 worth of stuff. x dozen
or more people In New York and Brook
lyn, Including Capt, Harry French, of
the Lee, avenue station. Williamsburg,
and a half dozen ward detectives Of
Brooklyn, called at Police Headquarters
'n Ash menR'ns M apa .aenti aica0 the burglars ths
Rogne's Gallery Is 40. ''u He is forty
nine years old and has lived lately at
lO2 East Seventh street. He and Wilson
at Eighth avenue and one Hundred and
Fifteenth street Thursday afternoon by
Detectives Cum n Robinson. The
to escape, but when the cold muzzles
OF the pistols were pressed against their
temples they surrendered: They were
Kurtz began his career Of crime years
%torious BILLY" Porter. and soon became
one Of the most expert Of that generation
and "Mysterious jimmy" wiimot.
He first fell into the clutches Of the
arrested for robbing the dry-goods store
Of Benjamin & Co. S15 Broadway, He
got away with 5000 worth OF silks and
cred. owing to the inability Of his vic-
tim to Identify him he was discharged
after a few months in the Tombs.
He then went to Boston where he was
IN Charlestown Prison, for burglary.
He made himself sick while In prison,
by drinking s~oap-water. While In the
from which pus flowed freely. The prison
physicians snid he could not live a
month; Soy. Ben Butler pardoned him
He recovered his health in wonderfully
quick time, and July 10, 1882. In com.
l wa. Gissbsrrsd ,d Bank a Of $500 but
He was next arrested by Detective
William Mclaughlin. now. Inspector,
Aug. q, 1855, on a warrant from Wash
ington. ID: C.. charging him with the
larceny of 5000 worth OF diamonds and
lewelry. He was sentenced to the Erie
County Penitentiary for a short term.
Marks & Sons jeweiry store. in Troy,
OF $4,000 worth OF goods and. with Por-
ter, went 70 England. The couple per-
formed some clever burglaries there. and
went to Paris and made n tour Of all
European capitals, returning TO the
He was arrested in Florida, where he
had bought nm orange grove and a
wholesale liquor store, brought back to
Troy, n. Y, convicted OF the Marks &
years in Sing Sing.
He had plenty OF money and fought the
case In the courts with the result that
Judgment vas reversed and he was dis
charged after serving six months.
He was next heard OF In Elizabeth. N.
j., last April, where. with George Rider,
Edward Malone and job Walker. he
robbed Albert Knoll. a s~aloon-keeper, OF
s2l7. His pals were arrested and sem
fenced to twenty years In Trenton.
"Sheeny Mike" with his usual luck, es-
capped.
Woods's picture is LOB in the Rogue's
Gallery. He has a long record, and has
travelled under many aliases. He Is
forty-six years old. and makes his home
in Philadelphia. He was arrested at
Detective sergt. McCauly when about
starting for his home. In his grip he
carried a full set OF burglars tools.
Woods gained his greatest notoriety In
isS. through the manner and method Of