Daily globe., 1878-11-19

Confessed to the Officer, and knowledge
Pretended of the whereabouts of the
Body.
NEW York, Nov. 1S.-Police Superintendent
Walling saas of the publication of stories OF
the finding of 4: T. Stewards body. ''1t is out.
| rsgeous. The stories are without shadow OF
| foundation, and if unjust to individuals the
police must not be blamed"
BURKE AND wHALEN's EXAMINATION.
Wm. Burke; alias Baker alias Beatty and
some days ago on suspicion of being implicated
in the desecration of 4. T. Stewards tomb, and
with stealing his body, were before Justice
Morgan, Jefferson market police court, to-day,
for examination. Capt. Byrnes of the fifteenth
precinct, who made the arrest, made long
statement under oath detailing minutely
all the circumstances touching the
arrest of the prisoners and the fruitlesa
search be made in their company for Stewart
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
money. The man asked Burke if it was the
bursting in of a bank or killing some promi-
nent man, but Burke told him it was neither,
but it was maiterthat would astonish the
whole country, and if he'd keep all right he'd
put him on it as there vas good deal of money
in it. Soon after, the nan said he heard Stew
arts body had been stolen and suspected
Burke.
On this information witness arrested Burke,
whom he accused of stealing Stewards body,
but Burke denied it. After talking the matter
over awhile, Burke tod witness that may be
his cid woman knew something about it, but
he didn't know whether she'd tell. Mrs.
Burke was arrested when she said Billy knew
something about it, but had no hand in it, and
wanted no percentage of the reward 10 tell
where the body was. Capt. Byrnes said he
could have all the reward if they were con-
victed and the body recovered.
Witness further said Burke implicated Wha-
len, who told him the body was buried at Or
to Orange and looked around, but Burke said
the other fellows must hare removed the body
to some other place. and then they returned to
New York. Burke aided witness to arrest Wha-
len, who was found at Burke's house. Whalen
was much surprised, and asked Burke who wit
ness was. Burke told him, tits Capt. Byrnes,
and he's got us dead to rights for the Stewart
grave robbery Whalen said he was willing
to do whatever Billy said, and said
he'd do as the captaih wanted him to do.
Both expressed themselves willing to do all
they could to aid in finding the body, and both
accom- panied him to the station house. Thence
Whalen and Burke accompanied witness to
SddIudu, Ns csS UudlCIiY Ou Luc way, IelllUR
him how the id stiff .stunk when he was
taking it in the wagon to the hiding 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 con-
victed, and when Burke told him only 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.
Witness said they had confessed to him and
Others of knowing all about the body and after
wards said they only went to Jersey on bur-
glarly. His honor remanasd the prisoners and
said he would take a formal complaint to-
morrow.
NOTHING 4sgw.
New YoRK, Nov. 19.-Up to o'clock this
morning the police said they had nothing new
to communicate in relation to the Stewart
grave robbery.