Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-14
HANLEY'S BAD RECORD
Nay Result In His Receiving q
Twenty-Five Years Sentence.
Lynn Crook Now Under Ar
rest In Boston.
Police Expect to Easien Another Batch OF
Crimes Upon Him.

LYNN, Mass, Aug. 14-Patrick, alias
"Corkey" Hanley, the most notorious
criminal that ever hailed from Lynn, Is
again In the tolls of the law He was ar
rested yesterday afternoon in Boston by
Inspectors Rowe and Wells of the Lynn
police on the charge Of breaking and en-
teriDg. Monday night the shoe factory Of
q. w. Herrick a. Co., Ingalls, street, was
broken into and a number of pairs of fine
women's shoes taken. From evidence the
police were able to find they came to the
conclusion that "Corkey" was the instiga-
tor, IL not the prime mover, in the break,
and so they started out to find him.
They learned he had gone to Boston,
and to that city the officers journeyed,
thinking that they would be able to
locate him in an effort to sell some of the
shoes. They did meet him, and under his
arm were several pairs of the shoes, which
he claims to have bought.
But the detectives did not capture "Cor
keyp without struggle. Although they
caught sight Of him quite distance off,
and were stsalthily approaching, he saw
them and started to run, but they were
too quick, and with handouts on his
wrists he was brought to this city.
In the searching room Of the Lynn po-
lice station nothing was found on him but
knife and ticket showing that he had
paid his railroad fare on the train from
Boston to Swampscott, and that the trip
was made Monday. The instant this was
removed from his pocket he made a grab
Tor 1t, and obtaining possession of tho
piece of paper, thrust 1t into his mouth
and began
An Attempt to Swallow It,
but the officers were too quick for him
He was grabbed by the throat and COM
pelled to give up the telltale piece of evil
dence that he had paid his fare to Swamp
scott on the day the burglary was COM
mitted He had previously vigorously
denied that he had been to Swampscott
for long time.
There are few men in the country Of his
age who have worse record than "Cor-
key" For years before his sentence to
Concord for term Of five years (this was
when Concord was a state prison) he
was menace to the peace of the COM
Runity and was engaged in numerous lit
tie breaks. At last he was arrested on
charge OF sufficient magnitude to send
him to prison, and he was sentenced to
Concord. Shortly after'his release he re-
turned home to Lynn and then began a
seyteS Of breaks into private houses and
sh6ps. This was Ia 1885, Hah;6y was
convicted of the burglaries and sentenced
to Charlestown for five years.
During his incarceration at that ipsti-
tuition he was engaged III number of at
tempts to escape. He 1t was that in some
manner procured a revolver and flourished
xuho ha Ina nit at N iai1 do.
livery was made. Several times his cell
was searched and ~.-,- Il
Dangerous Weapons. Found In 1t.
After his term III the prison had expired,
r ne arose In Salvation Army meeting In
Boston, stating that he had been saved,
and then made number of serious
charges against the officials of the
Charlestown institution. Cruelty, starving
Of prisoners, excessive punishment and
few other charges were made. The prison
commissioners held hearing, and at that
time decided that there was no foundation
to the charges, although they created
considerable excitement at the time.
Hanley then returned to Lynn, and has
been here ever since. Not only do the po-
lice believe that he committed the Her
rick burglary, but three others within
few days, and they claim that they have
sufficient evidence to convict him Of all
four crimes. They also think that 1t
was Hanley who was at the head of the
gang that few months ago flooded Lynn
vicinity with counterfeit quarter and
half dollars.
He has twice been in state prison, and
Il he is convicted of this charge it makes
him liable to be declared an habitual
criminal and receive sentence of 25 years.