The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
LAST OF THE MORGAN GANG
THE TERRORs OF MORRIS COUNTY
AL JAILED on DEAD.

uisfortunes Due TO Ipvsdins Other Peoples
nights OF Property or Death HAD Overtake,
All or Hts Ola Companions and New at
Last Happy Jack MILLER Has Met MS Pate.
From now on the blame for stolen horses,
chickens. and other animate and inanimate
property in Morris county. New Jerecy. will
Be fastened elsewhere than upon the notori-
Gus Morgan gang" This will be great
change for Morris county, since all the depre-
datiohs IN that part Of Jersey for years back
have been char yed to the account OF this gang.
There isn't any gang any more. George Nor
gan. the boss is dead: Henry MORGAN is In
State prison at Trenton. together with Jim
Gordon and Charley Miller; Jack Farren has
zone West. and now tho last Of the crowd.
Happy jack Miller. is In Jail at Morristown
awaiting trial for horse stealing. He was caught
At pushkill. Pa, on Nov. 1, anc was brought
TO MOrristown two days later.
Happy jack Miller has the reputation In
New jersey OF bting n bad man." otherwise
he wouldn't have an alias. He steals chick.
ems, at least. II Is so alleged. but to print all
the things that are alleged against him and
the rest of the "Morgans' would all up a page
OF THE sun. IL Il peculiar that few OF these
thing have been susceptible OF reasonable
proof. but enough has come out Mt various
times Tn put the member OF the gang behind
the ba 81. which Is the main point. Any at
tempt to get dehhite accusations against indi-
viduals of the lawless company are. In the
main. Intellectual. but In general all lawless-
ness not traceablc to other sources Is attributed
TO the "Morgans." Morris county people will
tell you that ON an average two horses "A month
have been stolen by the Morgans. but thus
far only one OF the gang has been convicted
Of horse stealing. Happy Jack" Miller Will
probably make the second.
In December Miller went to Hanover Neck
on foot and left On horseback. Ho was seen
coming and going. aud the coinpanion, OF his
fight was recognized ~ the property nj John III.
West. lheretore the officers o, the law SOUGHT
Tor "HADpy jack" Ihey even went TO Bush
Kill. Pa. where he was supposed to he Ia Lid.
Ing. but he VAS III Aiding somewhere else when
they got there. AbouI three weeks ago. he
was heard al ia Whipuany. not far iron Nor
ristown. and several constabl-s went there to
Thought TO be IN. aid then round that he
wHsh't In IT,. Much di-ht pointed. they came
back only To learn. three days later. that their
man wAs.still In the village. This time ~ man
whom "happv jack" did not know was cm-
piovcd TO cAptLre him., the house whrr. tne
located Tor him. He went To the house late at
nipnt and demandcd admission. \ woinan's
what he waited. lie said he wanted to come
In. she said lac couldn't; lie AID he would,
door. Tie woman had him arrested. and on
the way to Jail he learned that lie had broken
into tie wrong house.
Tn" next report was that Miller was seen about
Bushnili again. On the following Monday he
appeared u. Lranc.iyiIle. That evesing the
horse OF DIR. Smithers. disappeare' from that
place. Subsequently Miller went b-ck to
Bushkili. WAS captured there without making
sny resistance. and was brought TO Morristown
guilty. and that ;Iey can't prove a. yth.ng
against hin except II bad reputation. This he
certainly has. lie 10 supposed To have been
Implicated in the robbery of "a shoe store in
MlIppany four years ago. \ newcomer In the
Village ope red the store, and that evening the
Morgnns visited IL aud stole every shoe Ia the
a.. As they had previously made them
t"I,ts unpopular hy u habit OF calling at farm
houses and demanding meals, the Jerseynen
lance COMMITTEES Of seventy five. armed with
blrnderbusses. fence rails. rolling pins. and
they hNd built in the mountains back nj Boon
ton. and after a severe fight. IN which several
OF the vigilantes had their shins severely
kicked. captured. nine OF chem. In :luding the
mother OF the Morgan boys and their sister.
Some of the stolen shoes were found on tho
ieet OF the Morgan gang. and the rest in the
hut.
One pair accompanied George Morgan four
miles across country before. he was finally
jail in Morristown. Including the Morgan boys
and their mother. who was convicted OF be-
ing n dlsorderly Character. and was Get to
work cleaning UP the halls of the jail.
1t Is supposed that she arranged n little pre-
fentation from the Morgan boys TO their iallers.
The presentation was Of two loi ded revolvers,
IN consideration OF which tine weapons being
presented mu szls on tho jaiiers permitted the
two men to depart In peace. Henry was after
ward recaptured driving another mans horse
through. Montclair at the transformations hour
OF = A. NJ, and went to STAG prison. George
kept out OF the laws clutches SUCCESSFULLY.
the same time Charles Miller was sent to prison
Tor receiying stolen goods. Gordon. another
"a Gae sHs S Miffsr had had H II lstc f Sssa M ii;i%s in ,H tan%,
ford. and was suspected ~ maintaining him
self bv stealing chickens. lie is about 10
years old. small OF stature. and quiet OF dis
~posit,on. not at ali fulfilling the accepted no.
tons OF a horse thief.