The New York herald., 1878-11-19
Police Efforts to Find the Re-
mains Of A. I. Stewart.
TAKING A NEW START.
The Chase that Whalen and Burke
Led Captain Byrnes.
SINGULAR CONFESSIONS.
A Private Detective Who Has a Theory
and Explains It.

fe chase after the grave desecrators has come to
sudden halt Nearly all the work hitherto done by
the detectives has been in vain. The body is as far
to-day beyond reach II was on the day Of
the robbery, and the ghouls far
from capture This is tacity admitted by
the police At one time they were
almost positive that the right parties in their
custody but yesterday they forced to admit that
they had been deceived. The evidence which after
days OF dilligent toll and search was gath
cred all goes for naught. new departure
has been found necessary, and already, with
an energy abated by their Al-success,
Inspector Murray and his aids have renewed the
chase but in a different direction. The statements
made yesterday by the Inspector and Judge Hilton
denying the truth of the sensational reports that the
body had been found. positive and emphatic
s.HANK' wHALES AND 'BIILY BURKE.
The private examination of the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court was crowded by police captains and
detectives yesterday afternoon the hour appointed
for the arraignment Of the prisoners, Hank wha-
len alias yreeland and William Burke. who have
been in Captain Byrnes' custody for nearly week
1t was known that they now to be ac
cuscd of being in some way connected with
the Stewart vault robbery. Whalen's mother and
Burkes sister or wife occupied seats behind the
counsel and were very dernonstrative twice.
declaring rather emphatically that when the boys
were brought in they would tell story that would
fix Captain Byrnes and the police Mrs. Whalen was
especially sure of the surprise that in store for
everybody who in the remotest way antago-
nistic to her son Hank" About half past two
o'clock Captain Byrnes and his special officers ap-
peared with the prisoners. who, pending the arrva
of court stenographers, allowed to converse
with their counsel, Messrs. Stiner and Mott.
CAPTAIN BYRNEs THE STAND.
When Judge Morgan was ready the prisoners were
brought into the private examination room and, sur
rounded by posse of officers in citizens clothes
were seated near the witness stand, which
mounted by Captain Byrnes of the Fifteenth precinct
He by Judge Morgan and stated that he ar
rested Henry vreeland and William Burke ION suspi-
cion of being connected with the stesng Of the late
Alexander I. Stewards body" AT the request Of the
Court he made q detailed statement OF the circum
stances attending and following their arrest Of
which the following is abstract:-"On Friday,
week ago." said he, "a man came to me and asked
if was trying to work up the stewart case. and
tant information should like to give you. Some
days since said this to me, . chap named Will
lam Burke the prisoner at the bar your Honor) met
me on Sixth avenue and told that he could put
into something in which I could make some
money. told him was willing 10 join him. =
Captain remarked Judge Morgan at this point,
.will you give the name of that man OF whom You
now speaking 2?
..wel. / can give 1t TO Your Honor If you order me
to do go think the ends of Justice viii be bet
ter served if you allow 10 withhold i at present
After consideration the Court did not press
the Captain for the name
A STRANGE
.swef' continued the Captain. my informant told
me he asked Burke what the job in which he
wished him to join. Is IL TO burst bank, said he.
NO; ii amt to burst a bank said Burke.
Bank bursting amt circumstance to this.
The Job, if neatly done, will astonish
the whole country Are we to kali
NO was the statement made by Burke. Then"
added the Captain. ''the man. my informant wound
up by stating to that he thought that the Stow
art vault robbery was the only astonishing thing
which had taken place about that time. Burke must
have been into 1t and wanted help. Burke arrested
ON the following "Wednesday" said Captain Byrn.s,
.and accused him OF being Of the per-
who had been i'll with the stealing of stewards
body tie denied Il, but after talking with him for
some time, he finally said that he thought his old
woman knew something about it, He did not know
whether she would talk about it not. That after
noon had him remanded until next day Thursday.
the morning of this day had onYeraation with
Burke in the station house and then said he did
know something. bic OF party who
working after the body stolen. to get percent
NOE Of the reward tor its return He said that
Hank yrceanI and he had removed the remains
70 Jersey. ana on sunday evening again removed
them from the last resting place to twenty miles
further away. He toid him tnat Hank had hired
wagon OF a man named Herris near the brr.k church
In Orange To verify this took Burke and went out
there and found the stable kept by Herris. who said
that man ]ad hired morse and wagon FROM him On
thc previous sunday night, and bad kept il ont nearly
all night and had almost ruined his horses"
The wagon not in the stable when the Captain
called. Burke then tnld Captain Byrnes that
certain part Of the road the outskirts OF Orange
Hank had asked him Burkl 10 wait Tor him on that
Sunday night and. With Captain y rnes, tue prisoner
tried 70 bud the exact spot at which Hank had agreed
10 rendezvous. He was not successful Owevol. and
wanted the Captain 10 make inquiries among the pco-
pe the neighborhood about the strange wagon
sunday night But this he decided not 10 do. He ro-
solved TO return To New York. arrest Hank Whalen.
with Burkes assisarce and oblgc him. IL possible.
70 ind the body for them
BURKE TURNS TRAITOR.
Captain Byrncs then went to ststethat Burke
and he. with couple OF officers, went 70 Whaonss
horse in Brooklyn that same day, Thursday. and
while Burke went in to bnd Hank. they remained out
side awaiting his signal Shortly after Burke entered
his wife, and joined tbe ofiicers. The party
returned Now York and proceeded ~ No.
4c2 tast Tweiith street. where Hank was *
peciel 70 cal that night. Vow, said the
Captain Burke went MP stairs nrst, his wife
clore behind him. and brought up the Just
a. rtoch1d the landing ON which ticir apart
ment Mrs. Burle exclaimed Cap he's in my
room pushed pact the wife at once and was
close upon Burkes heels ~ ~ entered the room.
Hank sat chair right ingide the door, and
stepped in be moved - the other side of thu
asked him IL he La pistol and he wanted TO know
who / HANG sai Burke it's all right. The
5igs ul. This it. Gaptun LyIiles. Guess hes got us
dead 70 rights about 81 ang Stewards body. 1 told
him some things
!" Well. what does he want rue to do Billy asked
vreeand
Captain Byrnes, and told him lie should share the
reward with Burke Then yreeand said he was will
ing to do whatever Burke would, anu the latter
willing 10 go TO the spot whore they bad concealed
the body. Then went back 10 the station house."
~ JTiaYr
Captain By rn,s neSt related how with the PRISON
and Detective Soyn he proceeded TO Christopher
street ferry. where Burke and Wfalcn. recognizing
two officers wanted ~ know il they too, going
~ share the reward. and being reesurcd tnat
they were not, went willingly to Hcrris'
etabres and the way Hank graphically described
how h. removed tho remains IN the wagon aud how
they nearly drove him Wild with disgust At every
point he thought clunips Of bushes and trees
pursucrs and the stencil was intolerable. lie advised
the Captain 10 make such arrangements as would
able hiin carry lie remains IN lie TOP U the coach
when they coming home AZ Herria he was not
willing 10 bc seen by the stsbeman Lost ha rccog-
milton should get linn into trouble. ~ there
fore" said the Captain, allowed him 70
with Detective slovin." At Hanks suggestion the
psrty got spades. and then drove to Chatham. Before
ARRIVING there Wbalen said TO Captain Byrnes Get
the driver 10 stop close to the bridge. ! don't
want tile hotel keeper to me-. II was midnight
when the party reached the place Indicated Herc's