THOMAS KELLY

Alias: BLINK

Specialties: BURGLAR

No: 66 Last Displayed: 4/19/2023

Description:

Twenty-eight years old in 1886. Born in New York. Waiter. Single. Slim build. Height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches. Weight, 134 pounds. dark complexion. Brown hair, brown eyes, Right eye out.

Record:

KELLY is a young New York burglar, and is credited with being able to handle a safe with some of the older ones. He was born and brought up in the Seventh Ward of New York City, and is a member of Patsey Carroll's gang. He was sentenced to two years in State prison on April 13, 1879, for grand larceny in New York City; again, on December 23, 1880, for two years and six months for grand larceny under the name of Thos. Jourdan, just ten days after his release on the first sentence. He was arrested again in New York City on August 21, 1883, in company of Patsey Carroll, John Talbot, alias the Hatter, Clarkey Carpenter (now dead), and Wm. Landendorf, "Dutch Harmon's" brother, at Martin Reeve's saloon, No. 38 Forsyth Street, New York City, a resort for thieves, charged with burglarizing the premises of Geo. Tarler & Co., manufacturing jewelers, at No.7 Burling Slip. The premises were entered on the night of August 20, 1883, and jewelry, plated ware, etc., carried away valued at $1,379 Patsey Carroll and John Talbot pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree in this case and were sentenced to four years in State prison on October 22, 1883, in the Court of General Sessions, New York City. Kelly was discharged. Kelly's picture is a good one, taken in 1883.