Show j PARALLEL THE CRIMINAL tells T e s how he planned d the e STORIES deed and sought to cl close 0 S every avenue of knowledge ef ga sf FAMOUS ali U ca leading to his 3 GUI guilt it C cbs B T W the detective shows V S how K R I 1 M E S 0 futile these efforts were ere and how the old adage adae murder by HENRY C TERRY will out always holds good asgood copyright by V F Z L no A OCO PLOT THAT FAILED F all the thieves whom it has been ra nay lot to know intimately I 1 have tho the kindliest kind kindl liest lest recollection of mose blose vogel thero there was something jn in tensely human about the faiia a whimsical humorous way that aoude you forget that he be was one of rae most desperate batik bank robbers robber sever ever with by the now new york police no VAX closely associated with alt all of the best beet crooks of the world in his day and bis big shrewdness shrew driess and pluck him in great demand as a part mer even though it was well known ja in the ithe tansor world that alose had been caora abern brider an unlucky star etar lie ile met with ith more reverses thap any crook I 1 have ever known and as I 1 do not of course the infallibility oatha of the little goddess of luck in guiding the tha lives or of the knights of the dark lan ian eurn and jimmy I 1 am willing to offer bows misfortunes as cumulative evl evi dence at Q the final futility of crime ly alf line has long since passed to his reward hut but I 1 remember no as clearly an a it it wore yesterday yes hla his za irs the old mulberry street station and tcheng mo me how lie he and his fata gang gand at al mt cle cleaned tined up lip from a jer T city bank hut I 1 will let him dejl chiq jao story storys as ho fie told it to mo abose STORY 11 11 was along back in the seventies fearil aad mose blose that dave cum then in the height ot or his tame fame st a crooks coook met me on the t lie howery dowery ennd we wa went ment together down to the tha old all anite garden suddenly dave turned to nie me and said 1 I think you are on the level mose iose I 1 felt that WA waa big compliment coming jwia I 1 1 the was an aa adent fellow who would pass paea gnp thieves without giving coal thonol ot of hta his hoad bead 1 I tOld DaVe that I 1 had always tried po P b N ciare and to live up to that an fn tho the copybooks copy books about hon sty tr belg the best policy llo ila ask RI mo to go 0 o in wl with th him thon then or evea beven let tut ut to me ine what was in lia hs enand that gasn wasn daves dadea way B but ut I 1 kolew he hb had his eyo on me as ft Ind Isid that was suro sure to rise la in hla his disk mo me to step yawp 0 to o Al rays with him saying he xi ceded a atle money and was wag in the to have a whack at wayne lie he bad just made a bis big haul and had about oooo so A think there was any chance of imm going to work right away hut tho kho cards ran against him and in less leas maint a week the whole bank roll had aa wd into murrays Mur rays handa bands ns how things were going got ing with mave I 1 sort cort of hold held myself open turn rag bag down several good offers of high idam work sure buro enough bo be finally mo me up ile he had a newspaper nipping about it a big special deposit lying in a bank in arsey mr acetty that hed planted and just wait tor somebody to como and get it U made my mouth water to think ol of wa JU that money dave bave sold the work bad baa to lie be sit B arted right away before the money wax paid out and so alter after taking a lit it my engagement look book I 1 told MEM I 1 waa vas tree free to go to work any went right up to harry balb ftera lilace that night and dave in no me to lid ed johnson and dago ST a pair ot of at AL western crooks rebo had bad worked off several big tricks tim 0 next day we went by different coatar to jersey city and picked out a emitt boarding house near union tho the real work ot of planting tho the ank aben began for or fait fair took look a week to efant the bank tt t CAIO my lot to locate tile the vault I 1 allet abts we by going tn in to look at 4 s diorec U siber 7 1 I saw that it was an old rash built la 1 jbf awall on the watt at bide near tho the entrance opposite daei dIr room we decided to 40 tho the wall and hired A room to the 0 adjoining building whose floor 4 jo everal feet above tho the vault I 1 to the landlady and tady that 1 was a captor sculptor cup tor recently landed from atut ind wished to set up a studio 11 had bad to pay about ehrea prices for wh zoom room na as tho the landlady deemed tied to jo that a sculptor ought to ilive have ot 01 coln coin well 0 w o came near Rett lar it 1 I 1 sent ceat fit blocks of marble to amm and commenced curving carving out abe busts ot of distinguished men cum Ml triKA davo frnnk and johnson were was 7 I 1 had a bed la in tho the edw room and lived ived there tout but my patt pat oera elsewhere I 1 had sledges hara coara and stool chisels to use in tho the business apparent tty we jibe attack on ak ft tott open fireplace and ithe the ringing lworn that wern were beard through tho the 0 made haada tho ten tenants antal believe that abw were very tary busy fellows wo we did riot not do much work while the waa ope but natly in the morn mord sw fiese ard late at bight pounded AWAY sst al the and brick ft waa tedious as we ara had bad to AP through heavy blocks of cl roada op ap tho outer willor aba wot removed moved the dabela ater amk agaj k and lct tha th into icks 1 aan up ahw holis s it r in the wall was waa hidden at such times by a largo screen it took nearly two weeks to get through the stone etona and then wo we found that we were about three feet above the big money box this was mado made of heavy iron plates and on top there were several layers of railroad iron wedged in place so that they were about as solid as a mass of iron we got rid of part of the iron and then it was waa arranged that davo dave was to do the outside work and glye give us ua warning of danger signs wo we had no of tho the police but there were a lot of secret service bugs buga flying around they were not up to our game but they know mei me and dago frank from a complo of tricks done in other places dave threw us ua down in great shape hape but I 1 never blanked him for it ile he was always on the tha lovel level but inclined to take chances instead of keeping tab davo dave so he told me afterward used to drop into taylors taylora hotel and play billiards lie could beat about any one that handled a cut and would play all night it if he could get any one to stay with him worn work went on and wo we reached the top plato of tho the morley money box then it was only a question of drills adds acids and jimmies to got through the plate with 1 good luck tills this would take only n low few hours I 1 could almost feel tho the crisp bills in my lingers fingers then came the end suddenly and swiftly wo we were in the pit working by the light ot of candles caud les and supposed that dayo dave was wag in the building some whore here I 1 was swinging a sledge johnson w was as holding tho the chisel and dago was resting I 1 heard a slight commotion in tho the room above and thought that dave had bad como come in for something A second later I 1 heard a strange voice shout about into tho the throw up your f 1 looked up and saw two police in mens ons heads bonds and two guns covering us wo we threw up our bands then I 1 rali bald to dago are you heeled ho replied no so bo secure did we feel with davo dave on guard that wo we had bad all left our guns in the tao room 1 I am going to mako a break I 1 said im with you said dago johnson only cursed come out or ill shoot was the next order and we ve climbed out ot of tua the hole hola feeling pretty tough there were six cops in tho the room and every une one had a gun A A follow came toward me lue with nippers and I 1 dashed for the window I 1 nover never reached it A club got to me first johnson still belll cursed dago daga went through the cops like a shot kno ked 1 a couple of them down reached tho the stairs jumped over the heads of olver several al cops copa and reached tho the landing la A fat cop who was wall too lazy to go upstairs stood in the tha hall and before buforo dago saw him the cop got in his work with the dayo dave was in taylors Tay lorB hotel playing billiards when this was going on and when ho he hoard heard it went under cover lie he diet did everything that wari wao possible to aid us and oven even went so far as aa to fix up a job to got get us out of the hudson county jail but he be have enough coln coin the three of us took our n teen year stretch at trenton without a and dave pave gave us all the luxuries that money could furnish there im id going on tho the level now but it IL la Is not like tha the therold lold times CAPT STORY capt edward JM cHorney ot of the jer bet aey city polle police department who was waa the principal factor in the capture of 0 the tha first national batik banh burglars was one 61 0 the bravest men who over won a silver shield captain Mcl Mel lorney died a few years ago from a disease that was waa indirectly tho the result of tho the injuries received rde elved during tho the struggle with moso vogel and shortly shorter before death scaled tits els lips told mo me thim atory the capture of vogel dago frank and johnson was duo due to 10 the iho curiosity of a woman her name wag alra airs francis oa as I 1 recollect it and sho she ran a boarding houam bouso over karewa 0 hyater y 2 t 0 r saloon which adjoined the bank one ot of the tha thieves vogel I 1 think hired a ro room OM from her ber on the second floor which adjoined the abo bank on the east and opened a studio as an a blind every morning regularly mrs mra francala was called into the studio by tho sculptor to ilian clean up the place the floor she fihe always found covered with marble dust and und as an elegant decant screen stood in front of the tha fireplace tho the sculptor always sat near the screen with A big biff apron on and chatted with his landlady I 1 things nea wont went on oil tor for a week 0 or more mora in this abl way the sculptor kept ham mortis merles away and add mrs francis enjoyed her morning call it wai waa along about time and mrs dancis started in ono one to clean the windows on the sculptors floor an in through the hall with a atop ladler it struck her that it t would oo 00 a good opportunity to see ee di tha leir nelv afook a i rk she heard beard him film pounding on stone to la the room and cautiously put up tte the ladder in ill frant of the door the tan fan light was od open on binl it etwas was this th Is trivial oversight that threw down three of the best men in the business ho 1101 they came to over over look the fanlight I 1 never could under ender stand as aa everything else in the tha loov keyholes cracks and windows were carefully cot cohered ered mrs biro francis peeped inside ne nc one was la in sight i she could sea tho the blocks of marble but no ono one was waa hammering on them the sound wa was very distinct and she wondered what it meant she could hear bear voices too when her eyes lit on the open are place and she eho saw rf it piece of stone ny fly from it into the room sho she fell off tho ladder tho the noise in the room stop ded mrs rancis francis picked herself un and hurried away ns as rapidly as aa pos poo elble she peeped over tho the banister and saw some ono one open the studio door jn in a moment the hammering was resumed and airs francis hurried to headquarters I 1 was in charge as chief edward S wa was in philadelphia mrs airs francis told mo me her story I 1 knew at ones once that a gang of burglars had planted the bank from the time that they had bad beon been at a work I 1 knew they must be close the money I 1 rang for Detect f tva alike bowie bowe and we went together down to exchange place where we could pipe the bank banic mrs airs francis told me that tour four men were in the gang and after a 0 isag wait we saw two of them come coma out of tho the boarding house in a few moments the two other fellows carna came out anil and they all crossed cros seil the ferry to now new york I 1 knew one of them lie kle was the best looking ono one in the gang I 1 had bad played several verat se games of billiards with hla him lit at taylors hotel and was beaten every time I 1 found out afterward that he was cummings dowle and I 1 crossed over to nafees saloon and got a small email ored boy who worked there wo we took him into the tha boarding house bouse and pushed him through the open fan light into the studio the kid jumped into the hole in it tho the fireplace saw the tha CondIt condition lon of things there and came bade back scared halt half to death then I 1 waited at the house until three of the gang came back bach they seemed to be in a hurry burry and went to work in the vault late la in the arter after noon cummungs did not return I 1 know the trick was about to come off and he had been left outside to watch 1 I sent bowie to the station house for the men and when they returned after making sure that cummings was not on tho lookout anywhere I 1 sent two men to the root ot of the th hauae ehouse stationed three others in the baaki bank and nd the rest I 1 placed on the stairs dowle and 1 I with four big nervy men inen mode made lor for tho the room the sound of the hammering was waa very distinct but I 1 could not tell whether the three men were in the hole or not 1 I stood flat against the studio door and placed dowle and two policemen cemen behind me it was a ticklish moment and ill admit I 1 felt I 1 a little uri uneasy easy as anan ol of the kind wo we were going golli gb up against are very handy with guns guna I 1 gayo gave the signal in a tow low volca voice and nd wa threw ourselves against tho the door it was important that tho the locks and bolts should bo be broken at the tha first effort so that the gang would not mot have warning the door how flew open and I 1 landed ork on my hands bands and knees in the middle of tho the room the tha place was empty and I 1 jumped far the tha fireplace my Ve revolver volver in ray my hand bowie one of the stoutest hearted boys boya I 1 ever know knew got there ahead ot of pie me and shouted to the gang to throw up their hands in ili the holo hole were three men on their hands and knees and I 1 heard them whisper to each other but could not tell what they said I 1 know that they would not alvo up without a battle and I 1 felt re llovet when one ot of the policemen shouted here are their guns guna cap they were un unarmed armea and I 1 know knew I 1 had them all safe the tha three fellows climbed out ol of the hols hole with as ug ugly ly expressions on their mugs as 1 I ever saw one ot of them kept swearing all the time they kept their hands bands above their heads beads but t r could see that they were sizing up the game tie ns they crawled into tho the room defore before we had a chance to grab them one fellow gave roo me a vicious kick in tho the abdomen and started for tho the window my men would have killed him it I 1 bad not called them OIL off another of 0 the tha thieves mado made tor for the door ho was a black looking devil and had tho the cottage of a lion hon why by he was bof wiled j I 1 never oum could understand but j wo we got a little careless when wo we found out they ther had nothing to shoot with find gave abeta more of a chanco chance nu we got tee hard ays on thom hem aud landed thorn thom in the house bo u of there wan van a sequel to this capture which created even arter ex than the attempted bank robbery tob bory the thieves squealed at their trial and said eald that captain mc mci i Willi williams amli abd detective doyle who waa 11 confidential man inan were ili hi T tm scheme to rob bicy bank banh and were tb bo be rewarded watt ot 06 tho the proceeds for or geving them ane m pro tatt battlon lon the trial ot of captain ift MeWl lUama and doyle doye was |