TIMOTHY OATS

Alias: CLARK, TIM OATS

Specialties: PICKPOCKET, SNEAK

No: 136 Last Displayed: 8/30/2022

Description:

Thirty-six years old in 1886. Born in United States.Stout build. Married. Speculator. Height, 5 feet 8 1/2 inches. Weight, 198 pounds. Sandy-hair, blue eyes, sandy complexion. Generally wears a light-colored mustache.

Record:

TIM OATS is an old New York panel thief and pickpocket. He was arrested in New York City in 1874, with his wife Addie Clark, charged with robbing a man by the panel game. They escaped conviction on account of the complainant's departure from the city. He was arrested again in New York City, under the name of Timothy Ryan, charged with robbing William Vogel, on July 30, 1875, of a diamond stud valued at $200, while riding on an East Broadway railroad car. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years in Sing Sing prison, on September 17, 1875, by Recorder Hackett. Tim was arrested again in N ew York City, under the name of Timothy Clark, on January 11, 1879. in company of James Moran, whose name is Tommy Matthews (156), charged with robbing a man named Michael Jobin, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., of $200, on a Third A venue horse-car. Both were committed in default of $5,000 bail for trial,by Judge Murray. They pleaded guilty to larceny from the person and were sentenced to two years in the penitentiary on February 6, 1879, by Judge Gildersleeve. Tim Oats, Theodore Wiley (171) and William Brown, alias Wm. H. Russell, alias. "The Student," were arrested at Syracuse, N. Y., on January 4, 1883, charged with grand larceny. They stole a tin cash-box from behind a saloon bar, containing $250, the property of Seiter Brothers, No. 99 North Salina Street, Syracuse. Two other people were with the above party but escaped. Oats played the "fit act" in the back room, kicking over chairs and tables. The proprietor and all the parties in the store ran into the back room to help the "poor fellow," when one of the party sneaked behind the bar and stole the cash-box. Tim Oats gave the name of Charles Oats, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Auburn State prison, on March 1, 1883. His sentence expired November 1, 1885. "The." Wiley gave the name of George Davis, alias George Marsh, and was tried and convicted also. (See No. 171.) Brown, alias Russell, alias "The Student," pleaded guilty in this case and was sentenced to five years in Auburn prison, on March 1, 1883. Oats's picture is a very good one, taken in January, 1879.