The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-15

were seen upon the streets on any OF
these days they would be summarlly ar
rested and kept locked up until the show
was over. II magistrates discharged the
prisoners after he had kept them the
time allowed by law before arraignment,
which is anything less than twenty-four
hours, he threatened 70 rearrest the men
at once outside the court houses
In his methods there was nothing OF the
Nldocq, but he had traits which the de-
tective Of fiction lacked His own story
OF how he got the evidence to convict
young McGloin Of the murder OF a
Frenchmen I'm Twenty-seventh street
shows how he effected what appeared 10
be impossible
Terrifying n Murderer.
Il knew he committed the murder. q"
said Byrnes. but how to prove it was the
question. even hired a woman to keep
his company for six weeks. and she would
have lost an arm before she would have
given him away If she had known what
[ wanted him for But all she had to do
was 10 keep me informed as 10 what he
was doing where he went and whom he
associated with At last. I'm desperation,
I played my last card / had him arrest
ed and I arrested his three accomplices,
each being taken separately and all kept
apart ] took AlcGloin into little room
looking out on the central court OF the
headquarters building. and J seated him
so that he was facing the window and
4vr
sat facing him with my back toward
the window
All around the room were nOoses OF
haugman's ropes, black Jacks. and other
things associated with crime and punish
ments. I kept him there forty-fve min
Ites, and az the end OF each fifteen min
utcs one after another OF his accOmplices
was taken across the court yard as If he
lad just been arrested Not a word was
said by me. lie kept asking me what
wanted OF him and what ne had done As
each of the two frst OF his accomplIces
was brought in I could see him start
Then a pawnbrokor came into the room
and handed me the pistol with which the
murder was done. The paWnbrollcr went
out and I sat there playing with the PTS
toll Just then Bandeld. the last OF the
accompAces. was brought through the
yard handcuned 10 detective McGloiu
dropped 20 his knees IA agony Of terror
and begged me 20 save him from the
gallows."
ByrHes himself was authority for the
story OF how ne forced a confession from
the man Unger. who murdered his friend
and afterward cut and sawed up the
body.
'l was criticised Tor what I did in this
case" he said aft5rward. but I was pre-
pared 20 defend my actions. Unger was
a big. stoIid. heavy-jawcd fellow-as stub
born and retiqeut as any man ever saw.
could get nothing out Of him. and I did
not seem 20 be able 90 make any impress
sion upon him. So I got the blood
stained lounge upon which he had cut up
his friend. the knife. the saw. and the
hammer with which he killed him. and
put all Of these things in the little. mar
row cell with him. Well. in thirty min
utes he was trying % break out Of his
cell 20 get away from these things He
was an ready 70 confess"
Manhattan Bank Robbery.
While DE was a captain OF the Mercer
street precinct. Ryrnes worked out the
solution 81 the famous Manhattan Bank
robbery The thieves had got away with
nearly 100000 in United states and
State securities and other gilr-cdEed
bonds. Thanks 20 the work Of Byrues
and the stand made by the officers Of the
bank. the robbers made only $4,000 out
Of their haul. Twice attempts We're made
TO dispose Of lots Of securities. but they
both failed.
The Manhattan Bank was robbed on a