New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-24
MR.. BURNS FULL OF REMORsE.
HIS THoUGHTLEss TALK WITH REPORTER AND ITS
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES.

HIS TALK WITH A REPORIER AND lis
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Ex- Coroner w. j. Burns, of Jersey City, will
not 60 on another "spree" for long time. TIE last
spree that he went last Sunday just before
the convention of Irish societies met in Humboldt Hall
to talk dynome elect delegates to go to Philadel
phia. On this occasion the exCOroner attended pre-
liminary convention, which was held in barroom In
Montgomeryst, where such subjects were discussed as
lager beer and "sraight-tip" Maryland whskey There
would be small blame for the exCoroner for pending
rainy Sunday in this patriotic fashion, If this were all
But reporters are ubiquitous beings; just
when the ex-Coroner and his friends were In
all their glory a reporter from one of the New
York papers dropped In aud proceeded to liquor up"
AT the same time hls eyes wstfuly fell Burns, and
he furtively produced notebook from his pocket
"Are you Mr.. Burns :" he asked. With modest wink
Mr.. Burns acknowledged the soft impeachment
" Do you know William Joseph Lynch I"
"Kuow him! i" Burns determined at to seize
that tide in his Affairs which, taken at the food, would
lead him and all his friends to celebrity. az dol he
murmured grandly he and his listening friends gath
cred round that innocent reporter And then and there
the ex-Coroner and his friends told wonderful tale
They told how Lynch sent to England. by whom
and why. II was ODonoyan sent him there, and E. j.
Rowe and Joe" Cromien. The Fenan Brotherhood had
participated In the direful plot, which TO drive The
British Lion into his den They talked OF the Gamma
As their iDag. nations, prompted by the insiDuatng
Maryland whiskey filed in minute details the reporters
pencil few, and he congratulated himself on the happy
impulse that had made him thirsty that afternoon
complete description OF Lynch worked In. and famil-
lar references 10 the Greenpoint doctor who now lan
gushes In the Li0a's den Old dynamite meetings and
records raked up out OF the misty past, and AT
length the whole plot stood revealed and tue thankful
reporter closed hs book and sped across the river
Yesterday Burns awoke in the morning u
find himself famous. But celebrity has lts
cares. When midday came, Pnrns was quite
willing TO lay aside his thOrny crown aud seek the quet
paths OF obscurity more. IL was In THIS Hame OF
mind that q TRIBUNE reporter droppod Ia upon the ex-
Coroner. L" How much OF what you said Oh sunday is
true. Mr Burnsi" he was asked.
Not a wordw he exclaimed deV0utly.
You meau--"
mean we took the reporter foT detective, and
Just stuffed him. We had all been drinking, You KNOW
In truth don't know Lynch at all, an don't know
Dr. lagher. am the best or friends with ODonov an
Rosa, Il is all and fictitious what we said
about r. J. Rowe aud Cromien."
Were the statements reportei yours y -
"No; although they were oil PIT down To me. we
were all talking together anG making fool OF the re.
porter and dreamed t would appear In print
DO you know that Rowe Is over six feet aud very
passionate man I"
The eY.CorOner Is about feet inches and look OF
agony crept his face " oh but will explain no
said, will explain. aud that Will be all right Rowe Is
not blood thirsty man. is lac !"
"Wbo you and what are you, anyway v asked tne
reporter.
"a quiet business who belongs 10 the Land
League and his word OF honor that he never
said what he reported To say. or that Rosa aud
Rowe may wellassured aud there Is no necessity
fort to be about