Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-14
A HOAX, OR WHAT {?
The Mysterious Arrest at Niles, Gala
Graphic Story of the Robbery, Murder
Chase and Capture as Given by the Stock
ton PaDera.
ARREST DENIED.

ton Papers.
ARREST DENIED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-The telegram sent from
San Francisco yesterday stating that Detec-
tive Henderson, of London, and Allen Pinker-
ton, of Chicago, had arrested Burgess, the
Bank of England burglar, at Niles, California,
is pronounced untrue by Pinkerton, who states
that neither none of his men or Chief Hender-
son are in California
WHO WERE THEY, AND WHO DID THEY ARREST?
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-The report of the
arrest of Burgess at Miles, Alemeda county,
Thursday, is not fully credited in police cir
cles here, though evidently some arrest was
made in that vicinity for some purpose. For
ten days man calling himself Henderson,
from Scotland Yard, London, has been in and
out of the city, making himself and his errand
known, which latter he said, was the arrest of
some English criminals. Also, several times a
man registering himself as Allen Pinkerton,
Chicago, has been seen with Henderson. They
asked no aid from the local officers, and pro-
ceeded about their business by themselves.
The following is synopsis of the arrest from
the Stockton papers yesterday:
Chief detective Henderson, of London, and
Charles Pinkerton, brother of Allan Pinkerton.
chief detective of the Chicago police, succeeded
In making the arrest at Niles, Alameda county,
OF Burgess, the burglar who robbed the bank Of
Is.
Ter. Burgess murdered the banker by striking
him on the wrist with a ring in which was a
lance that carried a deadly poison into his
veins, producing instant death. He then
took pile of money consisting of
LOCO sterling notes, the value of which
bbery occurred Aug. IA, 1877. The burglar.
after the robbery was traced by detectives
through France, Switzerland, to Vienna and
London, then to New York, thence to San
Francisco, then went to China, thence to Aus
tralia, and back to San Francisco july Sd
Lord Beaconsfeld sent word to Henderson that
Burgess had been in Australia Hender-
son followed him to Australia but was too
late, as burgess was on the way to Ban Fran
cisco May 28, 1878, the burglar registered at
Baldwin hotel. He then went to Sacramento
and registered at the hotel as Samuel Andrews.
of Lohdon. The detective here lost track Of
hlm for several days. but by chance learned
that a woman of the town had in her possess
sion curious Russian coin. They found the
woman and obtained the coin and a description
OF the man y, who had given it to her, but he had
left for Stockton, where he renamed until
Aug. 3Oth. They followed him to Niles, where
ne was found with pair of blankets strapped
to his back and ready to start away When
confronted by the detectives he said: 'Well,
old man, you've got me al. last" and gave him.
self up.
He had but $3.50 on his person, but acknowla
edged his guilt and said that the greater part
OF the money was buried in spot thirty miles
out of London. He was taken to Sacramento
in irons, and from there he will go to London.
Burgess is a noted burglar, having been in
prison four years on another charge The de-
tective travelled ~, 600 miles before he caught
his man.
This is the story as given to the Stockton pa
pers by the men purportlng to be Henderson
and Pinkerton. After leaving Stockton no
trail of the men has been found, hotwithstand-
Ing inquiry along the line of railroad and else
where. British Consul VIM. Lane Booker here
says he never heard of the robbery or murder,
and did not know of the arrest, though he had
heard of man registering himself as Hender-
son of Scotland Yard. The police here think
the affair, if not hoax, is another affair, and
this version is given for the purpose of covering
the tracks,