The Portland daily press., 1878-11-18
THE STEWART ROBBERY.
Arrest of Two Suspected Parties.
The Remains Not Yet Found.

NEW YORK, Nov l6 The excitement over
the Stewart grave robbery was revived tonight
about the police headquarters by report that
Two arrests made by the police were uu-
douotediy Tor complioity IN the case. Judge
Hilton drove to the 18th pre- ciuct station house.
ana there met Capt BSrnes, and the two were
c'oseted tog ther fJr more than an hour. When
the Jaage came out be- said to reporter that
he had no news of Stewards body He gave
eVasiVe answers to the questions put to him.
and declared that be knew oothing Of the two
arrests N ade and referred the reported to Can't
Byrnes. The latter said that there was nothing
new for publication; that the names of the two
men arrested are Burke and Whalen, and that
they were thieves. HI, refused to say whether
they were held for stealing Stewards body, but
said, however, that there were no prisoners 10
his station house for the bank robbery. In-
spec'or Dilks, at the Central office stated that
ne could not say whether anything would
grow out of it. but that there might
While Judge Hilton was busy with Capt.
Byrnes, two women Came to the station house
with bundles for the prisoners and left. They
were closely Swallowed, and it was evident from
their movements that they were taking every
precautl0n to preserve secrecy as to their move
ments. The man had been reported as living
at 402 East SD street and the women were
soughS there. After pers stent enquiry it was
learned than Mrs. Wright occupied the up
per door with man named Baker. Her
husband ia ia Jail for passing counterfeit
money. Baker was not at home. bat Mrs.
Wright was found and proved to
be one of the women, who visited the station
house. 1t now turned out that Baker was
Whalen and that Burke, the other prisoner,
was her brother. Whaien was arrested on
Thursday for completely in the Stewart robbery
Case Burke was taken Tuesday night at his
mothers house in East 10th street. He had
been previously under arrest suspected of COM
pli ,ty in the Manhattan bank robbery but had
b5en discharged for want of evidence.
To-day the police ransacked Mrs. Wris hi q
rooms and seized all her papers and some
belonging to Burke. She said that both men
were spectators and CROOKED Woalan
when arrested gave the false address of 318
West Houston street.
Ii Is settled tina the police have two pris-
oners whom they charge with being members
ct the band that plundered the Stewart Vault.
What the nature and strength of the evidence
into the case will show. Mrs Wright CLAIMS
that Burke At least IL innocent, and that she
can Clear him OF all suspicion when she renders
an account of his movements from before the
Manhattan blnk burglary until after the
Stewart saerilege.
1t was reported at the police Headquarters 1
late hour tonight that the body of A, T.,
Stewart had been found in Hoboken, bat Chief
Donovan of the Hoboken police was seen later
and emphatically denied the truth of the
rumor la could assign no cause for the
origin OF the report.
morningspapers that Stewards body was found
are pronounced untrue at the police headqual-
tiers.
! No new arrests have been made in any of the
precincts to midnight for completely in the rob-
berry. The prisoners, Whalen or Vreeland and
Burke, will be examined ia court tomorrow,
! They are arrested as suspicious characters
| capable of doing the Decd Up to midnight
there is no reason absolutely to suppose any
ne" developments are pending. The police
and detectives are still busliy hunting up
clews, but the clews and rumors of the body
being recovered appear to be getting exhausted.