The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14

intendent of police In Washington, did all in their power to assist us in holding on to New York Harry They even went out of their way to serve us.
 little trouble was had in getting pos session of the prisoner. who Is undoubted- ly the man wanted here. Governor Rob erts of Connecticut had issued instruc- tions that the prisoner was not to be given up unless a Birmingham officer came directly to the state executive and procured the necessary papers. l was, therefore, compelled to go to Hartford, the state capital. When I presented the requisition issued by Governor Jelks of Alabama to Governor Roberts for Thomas Dowd alias New York Harry the gov ernor promptly honored the document and the Bridgeport detective who accompan- jed me to Hartford returned to Bridge port with me.
 "Governor Roberts displayed much inter- est in the case and asked about conditions in the Birmingham district. He treated me with every consideration and I found him an exceptionally agreeable man.
 ',Both Deputy Sheriff Stradford and my self were anxious to get the prisoner out of Connecticut as soon as possible. We left Bridgeport and went to New York, where Dowd was placed in jail, for one night.
 "A peculiar thing about the man is that he displayed nerve and was bravo until we started to cross the river to get into Jersey City. There his nerve failed him. though he was somewhat sassy to some extent in the New York police sta ton He gave us no trouble. The only protection we took was to handcufr him
 "Dowd, Petit, Rooney or whatever New York Harrys name is, Is not long for this world He has a severe case of tu- bereulosis and this he himself realizes. In my opinion. he is one of the most dangerous men in the country. He abso- lutely denies ever being in Birmingham until he arrived in custody of MT. Strad- ford and myself today Of course such statement was to be expected from him. | believe that we will be able to show that he was here when the Standard OH company's safe was blown and that he took part in the job have seen the man in this city before the Killing or Policemen Kirkley and Adams. It was the day previous to the murder.
 Dowd Makes Denial.
 "Dowd denies in every particular an ac- ouaintance with either Frank Miller or Frank Duncan, both of whom were hanged for the killing of the two Birmingham policemen Both Miller and Duncan gave me a description of New York Harry and Dowd talies with their description in ev- cry line. The description is so perfect that even the gold in the upper left jaw tooth mentioned by the executed men to be possessed by Dowd was found. l think we will be able to convince Dowd that he visited Birmingham previously.
 ''I want to eliminate the prisoner and refer to the grandeur of Birmingham. noticed the show windows in the big city of New York and also in Washington. Those here in my home city equal them. The street car system of Birmingham, in my opinion, is superior to many of the eastern cities if not superior 1t Is just as good The citizens of Birmingham do not know what a great city this Is until they have cause to leave it.
 History of the Crime. The crime for which James Rooney, alias Thomas Dowd, alias Harry Petit, alias New York Harry must stand trial was committed March 2O 1900 the night Policemen Kirkley and Adams were given their death wounds. The crowd that rob- bed the Standard oil company safe were known as the Miller Duncan gang and the personnel as given by the police was as follows:
 Frank Miller, alias Dutch Henry" Frank Duncan, Tom Fahey Dick West, alias P. R. Isaac. Frank Edwards alias Frank Ham. Timothy Burns, alias "Shenandoah Red" James Rooney, alias Thomas Dowd, alias Harry Petit, alias New York Harry" and Ike Epstein, alias "Sheeney Bug"
 All members of the gang have been captured except shenandoah Red" Mil Ter and Duncan were hanged, Epstein.