The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-19

SIw YoRH, November l6.-Police Su
perintendent says ofthe publication OF the
| finding OF Stewards body, 1t Is outrageous
| The stories are without shadow OF foun
dation, and II unjust to individuals, the
police must not be blamed. q
ATTEST OF soME OF THE ALLEGED BODY
| sNATCIERs. .,s..t Fl.
VIM. Burke, alias Baker, alias Beatty,
and Hank Whalen, alias Henry Vreland,
arrested some days ago on suspicion oi
being implicated in the Dissertation OF A.
I. Stewart's tomb and with stealing his
body, were before Justice Morgan. ofthe
Jefferson Market Police Court, to-day for
examination. Captain Byrnes, ofthe 10Th
precinct, who made the arrest, made o
long statement under oath, detailing
infinitely all the circumstances touching
the arrest Of the prisonersand the fruitless
search he made in their company for
Stewards body. His first information
came from the man who told him
some time ago that he met Burke
on Sixth Avenue, who offered TO put him
ON somethingin which there was good
deal of money. The man asked Burke II
It was the bursting in OF bank or killing
some prominent man, but Burke told him
it was neither; hut It was o matter that
wOnld astonish the whole country, and II
he'd keep all right, he'd put him on 1t, as
there was a good deal OF money in 1t. Soon
after the man said lie heard Stewards
body had been stolen and suspected
Burke. On this information the witness
arrested. Burke, whom he accused Of
stealing the body, but Burke denied It.
After talking it over awhile, Burke told
witness maybe
Ills OLD WOMAN
knew Something about II, but he didn't
know whether she'd tell. Mrs. Burke
was visited, when she said Billy knew
something about it, but had no hand in It,
lie wanted his percentage OF the reward to
tell where the body was. Capt Byrue
said he could have all thereward II the
men were convicted and the body recoy-
cred. Witness further said, Burke i'm
plicated Whalen, who told him the body
was buried in Orange, New Jersey.
Burke went with the Captain over TO
Orange and looked around, but Burke said
that the other fellows must have removed
the body 10 some other place, and then
they returned to New York. Burke aided
the witness to arrest Whalen, who was
found at Burke's house. Whalen was
much surprised and asked Burke who the
witness was. Burke told him, "lts Capt.
Byrncs, and he's got us dead TO rights for
Stewards grave robbery"
Whalen said he was "willing to do what
ever Billy said;" and Billy said he'd "doas
the Captain wanted him to do" Both
expressed themselves willing to do all
they could to aid in finding the body, and
botl, accompanied him to the station
house. Thence Whalcn and Burke ac-
the witness to Chatham, n. j.,
Whalcn, on the way, telling limhow tho
DAMNED STIFF sTlSH
when he was taking it in wagon TO q
hiding place, and how he was frightcn ed
at some clumps OF bushes, which looked
like giants at night. When they reached
the place indicated, Whalen asked Burke
what he would get II tried and convicted,
and Burke told him only year and $3.50
fine. Whalen said he would not say any
thing more about the body, and so the
party returned to New York without it.
Witness said they had confessed to him
md others OF knowing 0ll about the body,
and afterwards said they only went TO Jer-
sey on burglary. Ills Honor remanded
the prisoners and said he would take the
formal complaint tomorrow.
Up to o'clock this morning, the police
said that they had nothing new to COM
in regard to the Stewart grave
robbery.