New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
CLEVER CROOKS CAUGHT.
-FOUR MEN WITH BAD RECORDS DE-
TANNED IN BRIDGEPORT CONN.

through the fundamentally Of Assistant Super
lntendent c. s. Dougherty. OF Pinkerton's Agency
iour burglars who are wanted for crimes in vari-
ois parts OF the country. were captured on Friday
night In Bridgeport. Conn Each OF the men Is
known by various aliases but TO the police they are
knowh as Arthur Vaughn. John Brown. John
smith and Joseph Curran All OF them are GRIM
inals OF the worst type
MT. Dougherty was In Bridgeport Friday on
business for the American Bankers Association.
ana casually came across the four in the
street. Dougherty at once informed Superintendent
OF Police Birmingham who the men were, and ex-
planned that they were wanted" Steps were taken
Tor the capture OF the men, and after desperate
struggle, In which Curran succeeded In escaping.
the other three were secured. Curran caught
next morning Fairfield. At Police Head
quarters the gave their names William
Stanley. John Smith. George Brown and Joseph
Curran.
William Stanley was identified by Dougherty as
Arthur Vaughn. alias st. Paul Tip" alias Arthur
Webster. alias William Thornton. alias William
Fraser alias William Knight. hobo burglar,
"panhandler." "hod-up" thief and all around Grim
inal In December, 1895 he was arrested In San
Francisco on the charge of highway robbery, with
two others On the day of the trial he succeeded In
escaping from the courtroom. HIS associates were
tried convicted and sentenced to forty years each
In the San Quentin. Cal. penitentiary.
On the night of November Is, 1897, three masked
men entered sal BON In St. Louis and ordered
all present to throw up their hands. All complied
promptly. The cash drawer was then robbed AS
the thieves making their escape. three police
men, of whom was Nicholas Hunt. arrived on
the attempted arrest the men, but
the youngest one Of the hold up thieves opened
fire. killing officer Hunt instantly. All made their
escape. Vaughn is charged with being one OF the
murderers.
John Smith was Identified New-York burgla.
and plckpocket. called SLEEPY John" who Is
known the police detectives OF the various cities
in the United States. hold up" burglar, pan
handler" and pickpoeket lie was lately released SEQ
rested the visit Of Admiral Sampson in that city
George Brown was Identified as James Maxwell;
known TO the police OF the larger cities out laIeS
he has been assocating with hopo burglars ,,
panhandiers" and hold up men; he Is sad , 10
OF the employees Of the Paramount Park Traction
Company July 10. 1899 In this robbery I'VE OF the
traction company's employees were held up .py
masked men. and the company's safe opened by the
use Of nitro-glyCerine . -
Joseph Curran was identified Troy Joe" an
expert operator on banks. safes and vaults. with
nitro lycerine His speci tally Is rob6lng countr!
posofiice safes. lie is dangerous criminal asso-
He is wanted in several cities for numerous putg-
lares and hold up thefts When THIS band Vlsi!
AT the police station or lookup on 'ht IA ea,
wanting lodgings for the night. then ond ah1 sf S
the officers or watchmeni steal me keys ., riSht
postoiicc which usually In charge OF the Hsmo
Waterman Of the town, ana roo the sai.. p oI
being rcarched It found that these men ndu
upon them self-cocking reyoiveTs ana auah, re
OF cartridges. Troy Joe had on him large
knife with a four-nch blade. - -,
JuIv 2 entered ono Of the barns Of the Boston
street Car Company at mdnight ana WIN or
revolvers robbed the conductors %ho mon viii
be held al bridgeport pending the arrlVa' Oh iue"
flying witnesses from Boston.