, 1881-07-09
Burns, Griff, and Denton, the
Murderers Of Lazarus Stern,
Behind the Bars.
The Story Of the Murder and the Cap.
ture Of burns and His "Coon "
Companions.
Tllc Former Iooms Up ns slfcad-
Dctii," and tho Latter rs
Circus. Cooks.

his bed III a house, M. ut south Ch.rk street,
nenr tho curnDr Of Harrison. ttl'ttcr crcuH-
Htancrs which suggested strongly tho fdua lint
his t'cAth hnd bccti nne u violence lie lay
ucro.s tho he'd. his heud and cheat covered with
pI!lnw u1.d tluilt, his feet tied togcthns with
II picre OF hcnvy corta, his hnnds crossed
upon his body und held to9c,her l'y Il STICKING
wrapped atout the wrists. Thorc were 10 aGru-
eiU'is Ut Tic skin, ITO gaping wounds and yettho
drl'H clerk, John Dlctz, ut Braun's uputhecary
shop, wht1 rst discovered tito h91d man, s,is-
rtcted that n1l WIS not right aDd sent to
thu tulIc0 station for OIttcor5. Detectives
Endcr and Long wont to tho teld MINIS room
and made tbs'tnuYh investigation. which
might hnyc resulted In tho discovery Of plaus-
Ibte theory of foul pluy ll,ld not tue CorDncr's
jury, which pissed upon tho cuse n few dnys
thereafter, slnnutincc to tue worl Tint LAZARUS
Stern casne to his death by inanitiun, hru.,vht
about by II inck VI proper c4re md auurtstl-
nent. II may be stated, III this connection, that
Stern WasA
4 ,itAEHLY su1lT or MAN,
or ut 1cast rciInrted 80 to bs. No post-tnor'em
examination wis held 1,ecnuso of tho Hbtect1ons
ulatlu by trIcnls. whu dtcIarc that srct, a pro-
cue!n8 WIS contrary to tho doctrines Of their
fcet.
Thu suspicious Of suicide nnd murder wero
completely ignurcat, and tho case soon ceased to
oelr unusual interest, sxcspt ann9nR tiosc eotl:
nectcd witt thu lnin'ly Of tho lucuased. Not
uutil o. week my sas tho nlatter axaln
p,"c"f t" ~ su. y p's woa ssva brs aa sxen sxe
had t'!t tho "pu!ntcr" obtaued fru,n some
sourss tes s;,.
nuns una lintnes. ur tho Central Sutton force.
were tleta!lel TO work up tilo case. Tho!r tirst
ss ircst u sxSsa soa"v y of ra
t'amcd Austin iiurns. wh, was s"id to know as
nts ny at,y other lis'.aE pefsun about tue case
| which IL nut ut ul 10 DO cnvIed. When nrrtstpd
| hu Atllnlttel TINT ho was In the room when the
olu eurew cntne 70 ~ ~ e!. ni sdtehI
tilo assaut wt1ca res',itoi 10 fa,ulIy. iie ifecy
,ImIt, 1,,Iimrr il hT.Ir,r f,rrem,Iv rem,riri t.t
StSrn SSRm Itu1 II inrac an"unt u tnoncy a,l,i vuu.
@ "s ~ ~ h's ,s,, .ur: on ~ xhn III h u,,tpI
b!s,. " urI d. waoso @ ~ ,,,,trcs @ be @ s.so rs iat,cs
Gt!a, lid chatios =. iteutou: ,rGo tr!o weat, M u
sm4. " e, t ,,cu III s,r ~ .r seni,,r ~ 'no
"''.. o'e'' opo"o" W. "uo.' ana' 'sons
from without. quickly closed It ayaIt,.. Thon
H1rns, with whos,, H. WIS acq.tatnted, said, Its
presented hinsesf to view. A. stsoa Us bo lid
10, URN, The larger nt,d more powerful Of tho
twn cuiorcsl ,llvi,, selxc The old lsls,, rlishcA
t,,o ronsn, threw hl. tuwn. and he!d niti, cnsrr-
my hIs M nea! with y pillow 70 nrssent my out;
esy .yoxh te 'ali e s tpft isi Sp s ox
co,llnlMnV sant,.y articles u jewc!ry-r4.lss.
lorkets, and II dtAtnunh shirt.stul.. Thosc they
|
| uet,nrit,ru tlpy e4w, lu thctr horror,
| tlfii Stern WIS curp.e. tho thrcs
lMrtesl chi,ipalty. !it1rns tHstnR caru q
lhG "s%'g. WHlGn. ~ the ~Ay. ~ aItaFMnrtls
Hglecsed 10 t!lftdI. Slicll Wts thn sl9rf as tolu
by tho prisoner Aru, I'm snth ns It IS s!ibstAt-
tlAtsd H. many Mrtss.tsars by olhcra' II u so'
EuE'ed ttB ltehrly earsI'a.
!iuw ~ e!liinre tlle ouiofet! men M vas 4lcs-
oi' l II n, d "armS sne t ] r,,r ,, t r., hss % clr
lsns 'i9 ct tn't Hr ,. Mix a " tt M!ta t;"ul2 -
Sire1tt, wtsn III t!i,s Sity aooi1l tn, tlii. ml
NUNS stsrttn M T. , TT 1!artst" H.. ana !here as
narrated III I'i.; T!iuuHt.A ulaptig9ics " yes.
t:r1ay aleeccGa ~ llt't's'U not nnly Grin. btit
Dtninn s',. Tlsc tnr,er ha' stt'pt'ofl ~ gir.
With tho show. Wien tlIe "tlis:Gf intr.Nlueel
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