The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-15
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Mig BiIrs Pals MAJ Receive jersey Justice
for y Burglary In Newark.


william Mason, the notorious criminal. who
was captured by Detectives FoRarty and Trip
on Monday. was arrniRned before Magistrate
Flammer ct the Centre Street Police Court yes
terday. Mason is wanted on three indictments
from Philadelphia, one for murder. one for as
sault, and one for burglary. Mason was re-
manded TO the Tombs prison for thirty days to
await the arrival Of requisition papers.
Mason's three companions at the tim OF his
arrest-George Spencer. Thomas Reilly. and
James Corey were charged with carrying
burglars tools and remanded until Monday TO
await examination,
While the four men we're In court Detective
Sergeant Donovan Of the Newark force, accom-
panied by Emil Schneider. who has an assay
er's ONCE In Newark. reported to the detectives
who had tho prisoners in charge that schnei-
der's office had been broken into on the night
OF July z and $1,000 worth OF gold and silver
bullion stolen. Schneider asserted that the
thieves left behind them q package OF dyna-
mite. an anger bit and half a sheet from a
newspaper. The newspaper was found TO cor
added that besides the bullion there we're sew
s FSo P tSIeSss had az n opSned q ts saISST pa "a sSe sS and
thrown them aside as worthless, The hands OF
the pris9ners were examined b, The dsteo-
ttyee and found TO be marked with, this nitrate
Of silver. which. being acaustio, leaves black
Donovan and Schneider Immediately returned
to Newark to obtain reputation papers for the
prisoners. They deny all knowledge OF the
CAPT. McClusky made public yesterday. add
tional facts that he had learned about. Mason.
This Information was received In answeE to let.
f foIic sent 81 4 Pitts sSSsHEaS M ssys % SSS: H thas o Mason S1
In Pittsfield In November. 1881, for a burglary
on a safe In 2 leweiry 4tore The v cracks AK
tFsSm TonES The n bS Sq.I o Gn III p %ind Z; Th 81 t tRRslR o oslf.
which was on tho fourth tier Of the prison, BY
tying together the sash ropes OF the windows
they were able to swing themselves clear OF, o
t~en-foot iron picket fence and alight In the
street.
Mason was arrested in Yonkers seven dayss
later along with Johnny Moore on q charge OF
committing q burglary In the house o., Vice
President Bradley Of the Tarrytown, Bank.
They were convicted Of this charge on Jan. II.
1888. and were sentenced to fourteen years
each In Sing Sing prison..
Detective Valley on Dec. 10, 1887, arrested
Pittsfeld jail. While awaiting .reqpisitio4
6eS6Ri Il fn eeSaao By TnS E tSst he ' and i Mason had
attempted to rob q bank at Newcastle. Del,
about q month before they wero arrested In
Plttsfeld. He said they were surprised while
Ct w9Sk, And that they fired at the the
IN the mouth; 4 few days later Cashier
was Identified as the man Mason had fired
upon. .O'Connor was sentenced TO seventeen
Tor his escape from the Pittsiold jail. He man-
aged to escape from the Charlestown prison
also, but was recaptured. only to break out
again. He was shot a few months later while
committing q burglary at the Lancaster, Watch
Case Company. at Lancaster. Pa. and died Of