The morning times., 1896-07-12


John Rody, alias ''Nigger Foley"
probably the cleverest crook that has
visited Washington during the convention,
was gathered in yesterday by Detective
Hartigan OF the Sixth precinct, and is
now safely behind the bars. The man was
on the way to the Capitol at the time
OF his arrest and frankly admitted to
Hartigan that he intended TO work"
the crowds about the big building.
Rody was greatly surprised at being
taken into custody. He said he had been
In the city on several previous occasions
and had never been moiested by the police.
ON this account he concluCVd that he was
not known to the local officers and would
escape detection. Rody. or Foley, as he
is known in the West. is considered one
OF the most accomplished swindlers and
all around crooks In the profession. He
is well known to the police OF the larger
cities and his picture hangs in the gal
leries OF Chicago, Cleveland, and Cin-
cinnati.
In each OF these cities he has done
time, and several years ago he was sent
up by the police OF the Windy City for a
long term. Rody is an exceedingly good
looking man. and presents u very gentle
manly appearance.
Is A CLEVER TALKER.
He is well educated and well informed on
all questions of the day. He is a good
talker and can put aside the professional
slang in moment and talk the best OF
English. These attributes are his stock
in trade and he uses them unusually we'll
Rody came East yesterday and reached
the city early in the afternoon. When
taken into custody he had Just left his
hotel and started for the Capitol. De-
ttt~n rNf III.
and Instantly recognized him as a man for
whom he had been on the lookout since
the opening OF the convention.
Foley, l want you said the officer,
tapping him on the shoulder.
The man turned quickly, but without
betrayng the slightest surprise, said:
"All right, guess you know me well
enough, but I haven't done anything"
mo; but you may, if we don't take
care OF you,' said the detective, smiling.
AT the station the man gave his name as
John Rody, tbirty-one years old, and
said he lived in Chicago: When about to
be locked up he said he wanted to ha We
talk with the police and especially the
officer who arrested him. He said to
Hartigan: I've been here lots OF times,
but you are the only man who ever got
next to me. I've been caught right in the
act and then given them the slip. You
got me clever and III talk to YOU
HE TALKS SQUARE.
''I'm crooked and / don't deny II. but
you haven't got anything ON me here.
only reached town today. and don't mind
telling you that l intended to work the
crowds. 1 was going to the Capitol this
afternoon. and tonight intended to work
the paraders and skip out tomorrow.
You nabbed me. though, and of course
that blocks the game. III have to take my
medicine. but now that I've been square
with you. you want tn do the right thing
by me-"
Rody spent last night at the Sixth pre-
cinct station and Will probably be taken tn
court today. He took his arrest very coolly.
as the old hands always do, and did Not
refuse to talk to reporters. This is the
fourth arrest detective HartiGan has made
since the EnGeavor crowds began to come
in. and on each occasion he has bagged an
old offender.
Charles Anderson. whom Hartigan gath
cred in several days ago. as already told
in The Times. and who was released on
$500 hail. was identified by Philadelphia
officers as George ST. Clair. crook well
known in the Quaker City. who was re-
Gently released from n term OF two years
in the Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsyl-
yania.