New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-19

very important" He said that the day before q man
named Burke hc prisoner at the bari TO him on
SIxth-ave. Burke says to this man, "Now can put
You into place where you make some money!
The fellow said all rgnt.
The Justice-Can you give US the name of this man
Captain Byrneslf the Court thinks necessary, but
think would rather not.
Mr.. stlnor-We do not object to this statement.
The Justice-well, 20 on with the statement.
Captain Byrnes-The man asked what II was andBurRe
said "Well, can't tell you about 1t but he said 1t
is job where there is going to be good deal OF money
The replied Wen. is it the bursting Of another
bank 2" aud lie said What, a bank why bank amt
circumstance to this. This 10 matter that viii as
tonIsh the whole country" This wound up that
statement by saying that the stealing of Stewards body
beng the only thing up, that must be what lie referred
to.
the forenoon, and accused him among other persons.
with being connected with the stealing OF Stewards
body he denied it, After talking with him for some
time about the case, lie finally said ta he Thought MS
old knew something about It, nut ne
did not know whether she would talk about II
and had him remanded until the next afternoon. Next
morning, which was Thursday, | mad a conversation
with Turke in the station-hoIse and he gays to me-
Captain, know something about this, but wac only
percentage for what would do" He said the
that was with him when he was arrested
was the man who put up the whole joh,na ma mdn
"whclan LETT my house Oh last sunday morning early,
and lie went to Jersey lie there hired a horse and
wagon. He said that the had been taken from d
place where it mad been buried out IN New jersey to
place some twenty miles iurtheron lie said TO snow
TO Jersey can hnd where Whclan hired that wagon
on sunday ana we may find out whore II went 10 ana
TIE FIRST NEw-JERsEY SEARCH.
started for jersey; the of the place was the
Brick Church." in Orange he selected the place him
self. With another officer We got there some
time in the forenoon. The first stable came to was
kept by a named Harris | asked him If a man had
hired a horse and wagon there sunday, and he
said " Yes" l described the man TO him and
he said That is the description of the man
who hired the horse and wagon" Burke was present
when we had this conversation. The stabloman SAID
The man hired the for "A little while, but he kept
IL all night II had been there when they came back
would have been trouble. for think
was here, but the man who kept the livery stable
sid 1t was lent out Burke then SAID. From the
conversation heard thlhk can taRe You TO orange
where the body was buried" We left tine place.
telling the man that We would come back that night.
He took distance from the stable, and we got on
road or main street that runs from Orange. When
TO wait here for an hour, ana was nearly
frozen; but We looked around ana could
not find place that looked II there nybody
buried II any earth had been dug lie suggested
that snOud 20 to houe further on and ask them II
tlat was useless, and SAID to ln No. have g3tto
is buried ana the ,, only only zone one that doe;
VIZ "s5 him. az" We v" came M back to lie tod
me where " Hank lived in Brooklyn and we went TO
Brooklyn The understanding was that If Hank" was
in the house Burke TO out. lie remained for
short time, and came out with his wife, who
n nss OT We ali Game to SewYorR tgstae Tnsy
told me where u was possible we might find " Hank
Twefth-st. Burke went upstairs, ms wife next, ana
right after. Alter got on the third flight OF stairs his
wife turns around and says, Captain there's Whcan IN
would be close behind Burke in case this fellow
" Hank sat ON chair behind the door. He seemed
TO be much asonished and wanted to know how it
Burke said 10 him, It's eli right; the jig Is up The
Captains been on the hunt for a couple OF weeks
be has got rights" Hank" said, 'On what has he
got rights; and he sad. "Ihe stealing OF stewards
SAID 81 want to get that body can You under.
stand t mt he Were hg Sag large Set "G a
money in It, yoq can have IT, Oh He SAID :, am willing
to go with the Captain anG show him where it Is"
TIE SECOND EXPEDITION INTO NEw-JERsEY.
The result OF that left the house and TO
the stationhOuse. Both ready to Jersey and
show US where the body was buried. When we got to
the Christopher Street Ferry officers there
Burke SAID TO me "why here's couple more police
men," and says "Yes," and he says "do they want
some of the reward too ~ and said you can have any
part or the whole of it II you want it, lie appeared
TO be satisfied. When got the jersey
side they talked more freely about it, Burke saying
The id stiff stunk could not ude In the wagon,
and had to get out and ride behind lie also said
that they had to put the body on top the coach In
some way for il utterly impossible 10 ride in the
carriage with 1t. We got out at Orange and 10
station aud hired team of horses TO 90 TO Chatham
which WAS about twelve miles beyond
When about starting either " Hank or Burke
suggested TO me that ought to spade We got
and and Started for Chatham They talked freely freely
about removing the body and about different things
around and bunch OF trees, he imagined IL was a
lot Of meR @ @ te S S ReaT e fSe
side the bridge We do not want to drive the hotel
G r Tas then IS O'Clock a at hight Isn When
we got TO this bridge Il told the
Hank had talk, and after little while they said it
was all right and that we should drive up to an old
that there until they could find the body. We
drove up to this mill and all got out. The two
said to the other, 1--WE go up by this
mn ran % here re- 5 and VT It rdst right 0Te The
wood for about 200 yards and Hank said, ." little
further on" said to him, g." what ala you bury the
bag" We went &c this milrun and there they stopped.
and sad it was buried d nS9 , oyer hepG G We went
where there was big stone and said to Hank Is
stone put over IT," They felt around for soft ground
After a little Hank said TO BLY, What can they
syear stretcher and fine You $3.50 We went along and
after bit Hank turned around and SAID, 81 Gont know
From the moment That Hank" found that he might get
a wear and be fined $3.50, he wouldn't open his mouth.
He said . IT was E al put W. l03, ana ie into IT,
him out, but know nothing about IT,"
VICTORIOUS RETURN or THE PARTY
The result OF It had 10 drive back to New.
York again. These statements were made TO me and
they cOrroboraed another my presence and that
of three officers Gong out In that carriage
they talked Just freely about removing the BODY and
about smell OF it aud every thing IN detail connected
with IT, as any of you gentlemen would talk about
any matter OF business. Burke sticks vet lie bad
talk my office with gentleman ana made the same
| statements aftcrwaFd
Justice Morgan-Does he confess the fact that he
was party one Of the parties 10 the removal Of
body from the chuTChyard OF st. Marks Churchi A