New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-04


sIr1ELDs-MARsHAL MCCARTHY OBJECTS TO THE
SHAVING OF THE PRIsoNERs-Ir WILL
MAKE IDENTIFICATION DIFFICULT.
Joseph KiIloran. Harry Russell. Charles (alias
Jerome) Allen and John Moore. who are cna'seu
with having robbed the postoilice at Hoooheh Oh
December B. 1884, We're arragnei before 'o'''"s
soner Shields in the Federal Building yesterday
The Office crowded. ard there was muir
muir OF surprise from the marshals and the Com
missioner when the men were brought into court.
kIoran and Allen arrested together AT ohe-
hundred-and forty ffth-st and AmsterdamaVe on
Friday afternoon. They are wci-known croohs'
whose pictures adorn the rogues' gallery, ana "hen
they brought in Friday afternoon Allen and
Kloran were both nicely dressed having a rather
prosperous air Aliens upper lip vas adorned win
blond mustachc. and Kllloran wore pair OF closely
cropped siie-whiskers.
When the men brought into court yesterday
there was perfect transformation. kllorah
gray whskers gone. and he wore n blue shirt
and spectacles. In Allen the change was more
marked lie wore a blue-checked jumper his oiond
mustache gone. and he had his hat pulled well
down over his eyes. as dill Kiloran RnsseH had
also shorn his mustache. and looked as disrepntabe
as the rest Only Moore seemed to be confident.
and made no attempt TO shield himself
When Commissioner Shields took his seat he
called Moore the stand. you're the only one |
know" said the Commissioner. when you came
In here several days ago you looked quito different
from what you do now and don't even know II
you the same men | held"
Moore said that he got OF jail on April !. and
Inspector Jacobs said that he had examined the
record and found the statement correct. This In
dictmcnt charges you with having broken into the
Ioboken Postofcc December 3. 1894. and as
you In jail then you could not have been
there said the Commissioner you are DIS
charged"
Arthur II. Smith. OF Kellogg. Rose & Smith. APP
pcared for the prisoners and asked for adjourn
mcnt on account OF tho Illness Of Mr. Rose. who
will appear counsel The was then set down
for Thursday at II o'clock a.
An Indictment charging the with having
broken into the postoi'ce In Springfield. H.. was
received before the hearing and the Commissioner
held each Of the men IN 5000 bail additional on
this charge. The Office crowded with Central
Office men and persons who wanted 20 IDENTIFY the
men from many places. There have been an In
ordinate number OF robberies OF postofices lately.
and II is believed that these part O. their
gang. concerned in them. II IS said that there
not more than dozen men In the country who
could commit crimes like this. and these arc the
skilful Of the lot
Among those who wanted 20 get look Mt the
Eohcr; pinkcrton and a lot Of his men.
and the Sheriff Of Suffolk County, VINO came from
Kvcrhead. =. Y. where Allen IL wanted on an in
dictment AMI bench warrant charging him with
breaking into "A store ana postonce In hat place
Detective j. J. sullivan and chief Humphrey. OF
Albany also here for the New-York Central
70 get Allen ana Russell II they could not have
been heal here They wanted fOr ID" robbery
OF the station I'm Albany on September -5. the day
after the SARATOGA Convention. when hey sot
away with So Ia cash that was ~ the ticket
drawer.
The Identification Of Russell came about IN a
peculiar manner. II appears WhIo BE- vIs In Tho
station he rirt.d with = woman who was ere. and
lifted his hat 20 her. II" Is almost totally bad
ana when on" 81: ni* pictures. taken from the
Rogucs Gallery. was shown 10 tho woman Ia Al
bany by Detective sullivan. she at once recognized
him.
There was some trouble IN the Marshlis oi'l,c when
the lrson'rs- We're brought 100 there briril"ss Mar
shal Mccarthy said that there had been strict orders
ISSUED that one should b" allowed fo zee tacs"
men except orders from the Marshal. and. Ia
spite Of this they hal been allowed 20 chang. their
C.Othes anu had been -nds"n. II Was SAID that
Warden Raabc. % ne Ludlow street jail. who
was a barber before 10 WAS appointed rs sheriff
latter 10 shave The ucaiurt n" positive orders
Of the Marshal Tn" Marsha said that Was a
shame 10 have the work ~ months perhaps le-
FirOycd hy the hungng ~ ;he Warden ~ said
snacklod. AMI had he not known that fh'y We're tho
prisoners. he would never hFve recognized fhem.
The Disguise one 81 tho most complete hc hal
ever seen. lie would not say Just what steps he
would take. but b" viii probably see sheriff Tam
sen about IN" matter in short time
Assistant District Attorney Mott said that n was
a piece 81 evidence against IA" men that they hal
been Keen 10 escape Identification. ana thar IL
would i'l against them The question that re-
mains. however. ls whether tho change mas go FAR
destroyed id"niil0 alton 90 make recognition !ul-
possible. IL Wa said. however. ~ the Conms-
s.oner's ONCE. that some 81 the had been
recognized by those who were in the crowd These
men VIII be used AS witnesses on Thursday.