The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-11-27
THE SUSPECTED GRAVE
ROBBERS. 81 IL
The Police Captains Story of
st't their Arrest.

publication of stories of the fDding
of A. T. Stewards body: "It is out
rageous The stories are without a
shadow of foundation, and if unjust
to individuals, the police must not
be blamed VIM. Burke, alias Ba-
ker, alias Beatty. and Hank Wheel
er, aIats Henry Vreeland, arrested
some days ago on suspicion of being
implicated in the desecration of
Stewards tomb and with stealing his
body, were before Justice Morgan,
at Jefferson Market Police Court.
to-day, for examination. Captain
Byrnes, of the Fifteenth precinct,
who made the arrest, made long
statement under oath. detailing mi
nutely all the circumstances touch
ing the arrest Of the prisoners and
the fruitless search he made in their
company for Stewart s body. His
first information came from man
who told him that some time ago he
met Burke on Sixth avenue, who
offered to put him on something in
which there was good deal OF mon
ey. The man asked Burke If it was
bursting in of bank and killing of
some prominent man. Burke told
him it was neither, but q matter that
would astonish the whole country,
and if he'd keep all right, he'd d put
him on it, as there was a good deal
Q money in it. Soon after, the man
said he heard Stewart's body had
been stolen and suspected Burke
On this information, the witness ar
rested Burke. whom he accused of
stealing Stewards body. Burke de-
MED it, but after talking the matter
over awhile, Burke told the witness
that may be his old woman knew
something about it, bat he didn't
know whether she'd tell. Mrs. Burke
was visited, when she said that Billy
knew something about it, but had no
hand in it and wanted his percent
age of the reward to tell where the
body was. Capt. Byrnes said that
he could have all the reward if the
men were convicted and the body
recovered. The witness further said
that Burke implicated Whalen, who
told him the body was buried at Or
ange, n. J., Nov. IS. Burke went
with the Captain over to Orange and
looked around, but Burke said the
other fellows must have removed the
body to some other place, and then
they returned to New York. Burke
aided witness 10 arrest Whaien, who
was found at Burke's house. Wha-
len was much surprised, and asked
Burke who the witness was. Burke
told him: Its Capt. Byrnes, and
he's got US dead tonight for the
Stewart grave robbery" WhaIen
said that he was willing to do what
ever Billy says, and Billy said he'd
do as the Captain wanted him to do.
Both expressed themselves willing
to do all ;hey could to aid in finding
the body, and both accompanied him
to the stasion-house. Thence Wha-
len and Burke accompanied the wit
ness to Chatham, N. j. Whalen, on
the way, spoke of "How the damn
stiff stank when he was taking it on
the wagon to the hinding place. and
how he was frightened at clumps of
bushes, which looked like giants at
night When he reached the place
indicated Whalen asked Burke what
he would get if tried and convicted
when Burke told him only a year
and $3.50 fine. Whalen said he
wouldn't say anything more about
the body, and SO the party returned
to New York without it. The wit
ness said that. they had confessed to
him and others of knowing all about
the body, and afterwards said they
only went to Jersey 'on a burglary.
Ills Honor remanded the prisoners,
and said he would take formal COM
plant tomorrow.
Up to / o'clock this CTuesday)
morning the police said they had
nothing new to communicate in re-
lation TO the Stewart grave robbery.
+. A SIAKY FoUNDATIoN.-Some of
The Republican newspapers are print
ing pyramids of States to show the
predominance secured by the Re-
publican party at the recent cleo
tions. There will be some impor-
tant elections of somewhat differ
ent character before many months,
in which the choice of Republican
4 candidates is already assured, but
which, if certain personal aspira-
tions are gratified, will make posi-,
BILE the formation of a pyramid
whose effect will not be SO advant-
| ageous to the party. We refer to
the eIection of United States Sena.
| tors. The Republican party will
not gain anything from The display
of pyramid of which the names oil
Conkling, Logan, Cameron and Car.