New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-30

Man Who Put Westchester in Ter
I ror Says Family Is Prominent.

4 The reign OF terror in Aount Vernon B-o1z-
VILE and Surrounding towns produced by des-
perAte highwsyTnsn, who IS believed 20 have
robbed haIs e dozen houses and 70 have shot
Detective Michael Refill, OF the Mount Yer
non police farce. ended at noon yesterday, when
he ptured in freight on the Harlem
railroad near the TuciGhoe station. The burg
Jar attempted TO draw his revolver On James
Quinn. 2 brakeman, who penetrated his hiding
place but be was too weak from hunger aIlc
exhaustion. ans before he could bring IT ifto
use. Quinn kn-- i1fd the weapon from his hama
snd gave him kick IN the stomach ~E-c:i
iook all the fight out o, him.
The train crew guarded TIE higbwaynlen -iltil
the Tuckahoe ara Mount Vernon police arrived
ma took charge. lie IS az intelligent appear
sng mar. about tIirty-six years old. When ar
y3sene6 before Sergeant Clarke ct Mount Yer
non Police Headquarters he refused 20 give ms
name and address.
On the prisoner we're found a photograph NJ
lis sweetheart and copy Of TeAnys0h5 poem
s'The Little Rift when the officers round me
Photograph the prisoner said: please don't take
that away from me, for she's the only FRIEND
have left" Tie picture was taken by Fichtel
DO s2G Bergeni!ne-ave.. Union 1iill, y. J.
The record on the Mount Vernon police blot
Der reads:
N3Ine, unknown. hCT<1e, u kloNap Occupation
sslds.r; read and write: nationsllty, Amer lean;
charge, attempted murder.
The prisoner NH also be charged with ;ioiG-
3ng u2 Paul Rsger. attempting 20 shoot Ser
geaEt Walter J. Grant and Patrolnlan Thistle
ton. and stealing from the home OF John Olsen,
Gf Bronxville.
While being brought 10 Mount Vernon the
sigh gayrnan talked rather freely. lie said:
My tro3n!e started wien a BOY. ,ay 9arH..ts
s7e wealthy and prOII-l.etll. 2ld, although tEsy
have olsO~Eed me, I'm Lct car ei.ossh 20 GIs-
grace Them. When ! MAS a souES 51d .gas one
OF me boys. tco}s I. drink OCCASIONALLY pu; waa
1e'eT drank Ia my NE Ally fe-1tli1s took G.
lGeCElOn 10 Tny drinking and ttie company II
brought NE n contact vita. They naSSed ne
Enill became discouraged, aud. running away
from home, enlisted IN the regular army.
Fought IN Cuba and The philippines. when the
GghIng 9th Regiment Was ordered from TIE
Philippines 10 China l went along as nrSt ser
geant was near ColCnel I-'sc 7;lie When &e feii
Fighting foe lie Stars aaj stripes.
Afuer serving six years il The army was
;lusteie ed oUt. that Was ige months g.. ]
came ID NeT-for6 and tried 10 get work.
didn't wait 10 90 Fear my folSs. because / SIN
100 proud. trjed everywhere TO get a posi-
zion, but failed. EIy money gave out. and then
J became desperate. L tried 10 get job as a
3sborer the subway in NewYork week
ago. but an Irish foreman engaged TWO ital-
fans and let me go. lie wouldn't give me a
job. although / willing TO work in the
ditch. My sweetheart had Tilted me, and
finally figured that the world was against me
I became more desperate every day. The other
,norning ] went TO a back door and asked for
something 10 eat, but The door was slammed in
my face. j tried three other places with the
same result
From that moment turned hlghwayman.
robbed several people L held Them up - the
point Of revolver and took their Vau&bes. L
only wanted the money 10 get food with Final
~ became ashamed of myself ! decided that
I would again try 10 lead an honest life.
jumped on a freight train and started for Bos-
ton TO enlist in the army. At Mount Vernon
! was put of the train. and. being without
money, decided TO turn footpad again ana get
something 10 eat
] stopped man on a bridge in Mount Vernon
II don't know his name-and got some small
change. The following night j walked INTO
saloon to get drink and a big man followed
ne in. He bought a drink and kept looking me
over. It occurred to me then that he am
officer and that / was in for IL. After I left the
saloon he came out. and. tapping me on the
shoulder, said: IL want you, pardner I'm an
officer and you are The description of fellow
that I'm looking for With this I whipped out
my revolver and fired. / want 10 admire that
and that he fought with General Miles? Well
he's all right. | thought had finished him. but
before ran twenty feet heard the officer say
''I'n get shot at you, anyway With this he
around my head. If had known he was sol
der would never have shot him. hid ia the
bushes, and later proceeded along the railroad
tracks TO BronXville. where met two Othe- po-
hcemen. You say they were Sergeant Grant and
Patronan Taistleton They engaged me in
battle and we emptied our guns at one another
Luckily no one was hurt. / up into the
swamp north OF the station. It's a beautiful
place to hide
remained there all night The next day
tried 20 make my escape. but II was Of TO use.
Everywhere looked I saw armed men. I knew
they were waiting to get "a shot at me- and |
cid not want 20 kill them unless I had TO. I
vas without fooo and wafer. afraid 10 move for
fear I would be detected. That night I waded
the river and robbed house. The bloodhounds
were put on my scent. but they passed within
five feet Of ne. I rad cFawled into the elder
berry bushes where the animals couldn't
Nod syh n
trace negroes bus don't think they are any
goSd for whites.
Finally ne declared he jumped into a box car.
thinking Il his chance of escape.
The prisoner will be taken 10 New-York head
quarters today to see iG any OF the detectives
identify aim. Chief Foley thinks he has
is.lied more than man.