New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
THE MURDER AT BEDFORD.
A CORONER's INQUEST TO DETERMINE
WHICH BANDIT KILLED ADAMS
OFFICERS ARE SATISFIED THEY KNOW THE
FOURTH ONE OF THE BEDFORD STATION
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HIM UNDER ARREST.

. FOURTH ONE OF THE BEDFORD STATION
: ROBBERS AND WILL SOON HAVE
HIM UNDER ARREST
Bedford Station n. Y. Aug 22-The murder
of Walker Adams by one of the four burglars
who tried to rob his general store In this place
early on Thursday morning is the principal
thing talked about in this village and the
rounding towns. The two burglars who in
the Mount Ksco lookup. with pistol-shot
wounds in their bodies. had more threats made
against them last night and this morning. but
Sheriff Johnson has the Jail guarded by nearly
a dozen deputies and he does not now fear that
any attempt will be made to offer them violence.
One of the men. It reported this morning.
VIII probably recover. but no hope was expressed
for the other one Since the capture of the two
men they have been identified several times but
the persons who have seen them do not all agree
as to their names Yesterday they were said to
be Peter James and John Byrnes. To-day Sey-
mour Butler. a detective attached to the Pinker-
ton Bureau In New-York and State Detective
Jackson. who is attached to Sing Sing Prison,
called TO see the prisoners. Detective Butler
the first to look at the men. In John Byrnes he
recognized John Jenkins. Butler said that Jen-
kins Is desperate crook and would commit
murder II he thought he could escape when
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| rested many times in Philadelphia and that he
served several terms in the Pennsylvania pris-
ons for crimes he committed. Butler said that
Jenkins was better known as "Reddy" and that
his picture Is in the Rogues' Gallery. Detective
Butler also said that the man known as Peter
James is really Edward Jacques. of New-York
City a burglar we'll known in NewYork and
Pennsylvania. He said that he had committed
many crimes in Westchester, Penn. and that he
had been in jail there State Detective Jackson
carefully looked the men and also recog-
nized them as Jenkins and Jacques
Dr. Chapman to-day succeeded in getting the
bullet out Of the back of the slim burglar
known as James or Jaques. 1t Of .3S-ca-
bre, and had entered his right lung while he
was standing making fight against Adams
and his father The bullet passed almost
through his body. and was found in the flesh
of his back. DR.. Chapman thinks that he may
recover, but he said the other burglar would
die. Any move he made, the doctor said, caused
him to have internal hemorrhages. which would
surely his death He said that the
likely to die at any time.
THE BANDITS MADE COMFORTABLE.
The men were taken from their cells this
morning and were placed on cots in the vesti-
bue. They furnished with fans and mos
quito netting, and everything was done to make
it easy for them. Byrnes, Jenkins. is nearly
insensible now and is growing weaker every
minute Dr. Chapman says.
The two women who claimed to be the wives
of the burglars still in the White Plains
Jail One of the women called the slim burglar
Pete" while he addressed her Julia"
Julia" told the authorities that the other man
was John Burns. and that the woman who
companed her was his wife They to
Mount Kisco the morning train. and started
10 leave on the afternoon train. BY the order
Of Coroner Birch. however, they were taken
into custody and moved to the White Plains
Jail. Neither would say anything further about
the men. The WON n described Byrnes's
wife attacked the guard. and it required con-
siderable force before she was finally placed in
O ceIs Julia" went willingly into the cell.
The third burglar. who is a prisoner in the
Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, has
been identified by several New-York detectives
as John Gilmore. alias John Clare.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST
Coroner Charles E. Birch. of White Plains,
held the inquest this afternoon in the hall over
Adams's grocery store, near the railroad sta
ton, and large crowd collected about the
rooms and doors. The women who were ar
rested yesterday and had spent the night in the
White Plains Jail were in charge of Deputy
Sheriff John Verplank. The Assistant District
Attorney, Frederick +. Weeks, examined the
witnesses.
William Adams was the first witness called.
He said that he had been to festival on
Wednesday night. and on coming home heard
that the burgla~ alarm had just sounded. He
and his father then went 10 the store. He
stopped the first man they met, and his father
went around the building. He and his prisoner
remained in front of the building. Then they
heard three shots fired. He then described the
subsequent happenings as they have been told
over and over again. After the shooting he took
his prisoner to Reynoldss place. and the man
complained of being shot in the arm lie, now
ever showed fight and the witness had to choke
him and sit down him. The man was placed
in charge Of Benjamin Schenck and Mr.. Key
nods and the witness then went around the
store and found his father lying on the tracks
wounded During this time the prisoner es-
caped The witness then stumbled over a
sachel. which he picked up ana thre% ,n,D 'he
was standing near the track he felt pulIet
strike him in the back The prisoner was stand
ing by his side making no move Ihere was
only one car standing the tracks by the |
store His father had a shotgun ana revolver.
The gun was found at his feet, and 1t had not |
boan discharged The revolver was in MS mp |
nocket one cartridge had been fired The witness |
thought he could identify the man II ne "a" MN
arain under the same circumstances ana II ne
heard his voice. He did not nave any Dearu' |
~ . snare face and wore a pearl-coored al |
nine hat The witness saw three OF the pure-
lars He did not think his prisoner was the one
w Fl. H. Reynolds, the next witness said tina that
be was awakened by hearing the firing and Will
ia,n Adams calling for William. the witness SON |
IIn corroborated the last witness as TO the frlng |
and as to finding Mr. Adams's body. The prisoner
said that he shot and Kept ruDong ms leit
arm As 10 his appearance. he said ne wore |
iipht necktie and a pearl-colored hat He found |
anotber satchel by the body OF the big man VINO
was shot. =, ,,, ,,a,.,,,,h .asu
eed that he was awakened 10y his wife shaking |
him. Then he found VIII Adams outside and
was told of the shooting. lie went doWn tne
track and found Mr.. Adams. Thes had LETT the
prisoner standing by the corner Of the house. lie
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