Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-19
T;,c Stewart Tomb Decoration.
EXAMINATION Or THE TWO AR
RESTED MEN.

RESTED MEN.
William Burke alias Beatty and Hank Whalan
alias Henry Nreland. arrested some day, ago on
suspicion ol being implicated in the GcSecraiiO
Cf y !. SteWaftS tomb and with stealing his
podN. was before justice Morgan yesterday for
examination Captain BS!iIeS, who made the
arrest. made long statement under oath. de-
taiIinS miHuteiy all the circumstances touching
tte arrest OF the prisoners and the frutleSS
Seatcn lie made In their company for Stewards
bCGy. His first information came from a man.
who tdd him that some time ago he met Burke
on 9TH avenue. who offered IA put him on some
IIhhg III Which there was good deal OF money
be man asked Burke IL il was The blIrs. iu in
ct bank or killing some prominent man bar
burke told him II was neither. blt &c
WOULD aSToNT-H TEE WHOLE COUNTRY
ard II he would keep all hight he would put him
on IL. as there was a good deal OF money i'm il.
Soon after the man said c heard Srcwart'S
body had been stolen and su-aectpd Burke ON
this information witness arrested Burke whom
he accused OF stealing Stewards BODY: bur
Burke denied il. After talking the matter over
bCfke loid witness that nayb his Old woman
kfe" something about 1t. btt he did not know
whether she would tell. Mrs. Burke was Visi-
ted. when She said Billy knew Sp:nethin" ab1ur
IL. but had no hand in il. and wanted his per-
centa9e reward to tell where the body was
Captain ENrneS said he could have all the re-
Walu II Tie men were convicted and The BODY
recovered Witness said Burke implicated
Whalen. who told him the bodv was buried af
Orange, y. }. Burke Went with the CAPTAIN
over TO Orange and looked around but burke
said the other fellow must have removed the
TO New York.
THE SECOND MAN ARRESTED.
Burke aided witness to arrest Whalen. who
was found at Bulke's house. Whalen was much
surprised. and asked Burke who witness was.
Burke told him. Its Captain ByrneS. and he's
got us dead to rights for the Stewart grave rob-
berry. Whalen said he was willing to do what
ever Billy said, and Billy said he would do as
the captain wanted him TO do. Both expressed
themselves willing TO do all they could to aid in
hiding the body, and both accompanied him to
the Statlon-houSe. Thence Whalen and Burke
accompanied witness to Chatham. When they
reached the place Indicated Whalen asked Burke
what he would get il tried, and when Burke
told him only ear and $3.50 fine witness said
lie would not say anything more about the
oody, and so tie party returned TO New York
without it. Witness said they had confessed TO
him and others OF knowing all about the body
HIS hOnOr remanGed the prisoners, and said
he would take formal complaint to-day.
THROWING HIMSELF FROM AWISDow.-FranciS
VI. Taylor, aged 2s threw himself from win
dow il the rooms OF the Health Lift Company
IN the second story OF No. l63 Montague street.
Brooklyn, saturday afternoon, and received
fatal injuries. Up TO July last Mr.. Taylor was
Ine pay ing teller in bank in this city, OF which
his uncle, Noses Taylor. is the president He
suffered from mental disorder, and for several
weeks mad Oeen using the health lift to effect a
cure. He went TO the rooms OF the Health Lift
Company as usual on saturday, and took his
ordinary exercise under the direction of w. L.
Mccormick, the attendant. Nothing unusual
IN MS manner was observed. While Mr. Nc
Cofmck was looking in another direction. Mr.
1aIlof suddenly threw open front window
ana llunS himself out upon the sidewalk. His
Skull was fractured. his right hand and arm
were broken and several OF his ribs crushed He
was removed to his fathers residence, at No ST
Cambridge Place, and died soon after,-[N y.
Tribune, 18th.