The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12

was caught with the goods on" he new |
er has been in a state prison. Some OF |
the greatest lawyers Of the country have |
been well paid TO get him out of trouble |
In one instance. General Benjamin =
Tracy William F Howe, and several !
other prominent criminal lawyers were
engaged in his behalf.
Most of the men who were Diapers
confederates in the days Of great bank
robberies are dead. but he is in his prime
He is said to have a fortune Of more than
$500 90. He has the confidence and IS
TEEN Of gamblers and il is not an infre-
queat thing for race-track bOokmakers u
deposit $4,000 or 100000 with him TO keep
In the safe in his gambling house over
night in the racing season
As a bank robber Diapers name has
been most prominently connected with
the Northampton and the Manhattan
Bank cases. In each Of these robbsries
the loss was more than 100000.
No one has ever doubted his completely
in the Northampton bank robbery. II was
the criminal sensation OF the day. and it
was almost two years before the burglars
were caught and a portion Of the booty
recovered The robbery was committed
on the night of January .. $50. The gang
forced their way nito the house Of the
cashier OF the bank and after Handwriting
and locking the other members Of The
( cashier family in a room they proceeded
10 torture the cashier in order 20 indece
him TO give them the combination to TIE
/ safe For three hours the bank official
held out. but finally he could stand it 10
: longer and he gave the desired informa-
ton.
( After the gang had divided the money
they hid the securities III 4 school house
near by They returned for them several
weeks later and then commenced the ae-
! gotiations for their redemption by the
. bank. Draper IL is understood had charge
Of these negotiations. Before the trans
action was completed it was rendered IN
/ necessary by the confession OF one Z
the participants and the recovery OF s1o3,-
: 0o0 Of the securities.
Two members CT the gang were sent 10
prison, but Draper and the others man
aged 20 evade the authorities 1t vas not
until a year and half later that they
were caught and then 1t was through
the Efforts Of Thomas Murphy who Is
nov Inspector OF police in Brooklyn,
Along in ISIS after the excitement over
the Northampton robbery had died Gus.
the police OF Manhattan and BROOKLYN
were puzzled BY series OF daring rob
berries safes were blown open as II the
lad been DRY goods boxes. and some q
the leading merchants Of both cites SUI
fered. I none OF the robberies big II
Il silk vas stolen from the warehouse Of
II Batterna1 & Co.
In those DAYS Murphy vas a young de-
tective attached 10 the Ninth substitution
In Gates avenue. Brooklyn. IL might De
stated n passing that a handsome little
Aethic cottage AZ the corner OF Patehcn
avenue and JeHerstoD street had been
taken about this time by . family con
s.sting Of two men. two women and
child The people were exclusive. They
did not seem 90 care for their neiShbors.
and 10 one knew whence they had cnuse-
They seemed 70 enjoy themselves, how
ever. and the men and the women fire.
quentIy were seen playing cro0uet IT the
yard OF the cottage
Inspector Murphy is row gray-haired.
hut II he lives 70 be enc hundred he wlI
never forget the afternoon q August IL
IS 4 drizzIinS rain was fsHinE. and
the detective had hoisyea his umbrella IS
re walked Up Broadway. near Myrtle
avenue Re noticed two rsn stroliifas
aiong IN the sane direction one Of the
men took Of his coat and carried II q
RS arm The detective thought this a
lIt1le strange Il vas warm. % b SIRE
but ;he rain. Murphy recognized the
two unea as those who lived n The Xxx =
gothic cottage on Fz,chsn avenue He
wondered Why a nan should take his
coat CT II the rain II Vas 50 unusual