The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-11
DEVL|N
MADE NO
FIGHT

After having Just completed his Jail
term at Cranston for the larceny OF val
liable vases from the Tilden-Thurber COM
pany OF this city, Daniel Devlin. who also
has half a dozen or more names that will
describe him as well TO the police OF sew
eral cities was taken before United
States Commissioner Cross I'm the United
States court today. where his counsel,
Gen. Brennan, announced that he would
waive all hearing. as far as that court
went and that his client would go back
to Washington and face the indictment
for larceny. IL is alleged that he was
concerned in the stealing OF tray OF
diamonds. valued al 5000, from the store
OF Gerome Desio. in 1897.
lie was indicted I'm 1900. but the police
OF Washington did not get track OF him
until recently. when II was learned that
he was doing time here for grand larceny.
When IL was known that his time was
about up officer Richard Il. Weeden OF
the Metropolitan police OF the District or
Columbia was sent on here 10 identity
him and 10 have him sent on TO Wash
ington for trial.
the officer was successful in his iden-
tihcat tion. as the result will show. for as
soon as Gen. Brennan announced that
Devlin would not oppose extradition Com
missioner Cross announced that he would
hold him in the sum OF $4,000 for his APP
pearance in Washington. Gen. Brennan
announced that they had no ball 10 offer
and as soon as the necessary papers were
issued Deputy United States Marshall
Stone took the prisoner in charge and
started for Washington. While waiting
for the hearing TO open a brother OF
Daniel Devln called 10 see him and spent
about an hour with him in the clerks
office.
In addition TO United States District
Attorney Wilson and the prisoners coun-
sci Captain Peter G. Cannon. Detective
O'Maley and the Washington officer
were present while Marshal Stone had
han In charge.
Devin's record is an interesting one
and TO complete II the rogues' galleries
OF several cities had 10 be searched
and the records examined. In part II ap-
pears below:
From Boston police department. Daniel
Teahan. arrested June s. 1902 for larceny
from the.person. Fined s26.
Daniel Devlin. convicted OF larceny and
sentenced. Nov. 49, 1898, TO the Massa-
chnsets reformatory. Discharged June
William Devlin arrested oct. 81. on
cnarse sa. ,s Of larceny from the person, and
5, 1892 and discharged
iils various aliases on the Boston re-
port are William Devlin. William w.
Devlin. David Davlin, Daniel Teahan,
William Written and William Whitten.
In New York Danial Whitten alias Dan
Teahan who gave his occupation as
walter was arrested as a pickpocket.
oct. IL, 1899 and he did one term in the
city prison for two months. commencing
Nov. 10, 1899
He was arrested as William Devlin I'm
philadelphia for conspiracy with Joseph
Riley and Joseph Sullivan to steal n
tray OF diamonds from Thomas kempf
valued at $500. Jan. a. 1898. and got Is
months in the Eastern penltentiary. and
! In June, 1903. he did a term OF l6 months
| In the county Jail for grand larceny ac-
| cording TO the record.
Strange 10 say, Devlin managed TO keen
/ his age at about % during all his arrests
J and imprisonment, and his favorite en-
| ployment seemed that OF waiter