New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
.SHREWD CRIMINAL CAUGHT.
HE IS TIMOTHY J. HOGAN AND HAS
A LONG RECORD.
TWICE ESCAPED FROM PRIsoN-HAs TAKEN
PART IN MANY LETTER BOX ROB-
Berries AND OTHER CRIME

Berries AND OTHER CRIMES
Timothy J. Hogan, thirty-two years DID, who
escaped from Blackwells Island penitentiary on
January 4. 1897, and who conceived a unique
plan by means Of which he succeeded in escap-
ing from the Columbus. Ohio, penitentiary Sn
May 2. 1897. is at present in Ludlow-st. Jail
He was arrested last night at Fortieth-st and
Second-ave. by Deputy United States Marshal
McAveeny. Postofice Inspector Jacobs, and AS
sistant Superintendent George S. Dougherty of
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. repre-
senting the American Bankers Association
Rewards Of S4OO had been offered for Hogan's
recapture. 500 by the American Bankers As
sociation. $3.50 by the Postofice authorities, and
$50 by the Warden OF the Columbus. Ohio,
penitentary.
Timothy Hogan, Charles Carlton, Piggy Real
and Frank Dexter have successfully operated
IN Boston, New-York. Baltimore. Pittsburg.
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Columbus, Buffalo, Du-
suth Detroit St Louis. Chicago, Kansas City,
st Paul Minneapolis and other Western cities
The work engaged in by Hogan and his asso-
ciates has been that OF looting street letter
boxes, riiing mail matter stolen therefrom, and
extracting any checks which such stolen letters
contained The band Of which Hogan a
member operated extensively, dressed in the
uniform Of letter carriers.
The detectives learned that Hogan was in the
city, at the home of his mother, who lives on
the top floor Of No. 752 second-ave. Several
men were stationed on the roof of Nos. 750 and
754, and two men concealed themselves in &
vacant room in No. 75O second-ave McAveeny.
Jacobs and Daugherty then started UP the
stairs Of the house. but Hogan was warned by
his brother
Hogan Immediately let himself out Of the
,,fvso r1 fpfo hv
means Of the fire escape. He rushed to the
vacant room, and found himself facing the re-
volvers held by the two detectives concealed
there. When arrested he wore part Of the uni
form Of a private Of the 2O2d Regiment. his
brother-in-law, John Brady. having served in
that regiment.
Hogan's escape from the Columbus (Ohio)
Penitentiary was daring and original. Cigars
are manufactured in the prison. and are shipped
in cases each OF which when ready for ship
7nent weighs 160 pounds. Hogan conceived the
adea Of having himself shipped out Of the prison
in one of the empty cases. and realizing tnat
any overweight would cause suspicion kept him
self in training for the trip After the case in
which he had secreted himself was removed
from the penitentiary it was carted TO nearby
freight depot When night set in Hogan forced
the case open and disappeared.
On February a. 1880 f1OeaA oPPe@+SN - .
small hotel at Westerville, Ohio, suburb or
Columbus and his identity being discovered ne
was arrested. , ....- .
Through the Pinkerton Detective Agency at
Chicago and Postoffice Inspectors Holmes
Gould and Holden. Hogans associates were
captured at Chicago, afterward.
On June g. 1855 Hogan pleaded guilty ,,s at
Columbus Ohio TO four counts OF breaking
open United States Postoflce street letter boxes
and was sentenced 70 five years imprisonment
In 1890 Hogan was arrested in New-York City
for the theft OF a maHpouch at the Grand Cen,
tral Station To this he pleaded guIty' anu anu
was on March 23, 1890 sentenced 10 four years
in the Erie County Penitentiary, at Buna!o:
On the night OF December IL, 1882 hogan
and Carlton insulted several women IN InoI1-
tons restaurant Third-ave. and One-hunoIs su- s
and-twenty-fftn-st A waiter named LaVehuer Inl.I,
nterfered whereupon Hogan ana carton uie
revolvers and began firing promlscuous ~
shot struck Lavender and a panic Iolo ssi
hogan and Carlton escaped to the street anu ~
were followed by mob. Policeman Howaaq ,at,oD Di
the One-hundred and twenty -sixth-st. @ @s.ation.
and citizen were seriously wounded: CaIItoli es =
was sentenced TO fifteen years IN oIng osnS saS
Prison early in 1895 Hogan VINO plSiaoSsu pHiaaSI
guilty was sentenced to fve years In 6,aes- ne,s-
wells Island penitentiary. IRON .osred m,1l11'
eleven bs' incarceration, he esCdpSu'