The sun., 1896-10-15
ALL A FAKE, SAYS BURNS.
slLVIk BURGLARY A PUy.UP jon
TO beat THE Ex-CHIEE

TO BEAT THE EX-CHIEF.
Remarkable story or Conspiracy Told by
the Ex-Conviot-SRlvin Denios 1t En-
phaticaily, and His Lawyer says That
Ex-Chier Ryrnes Iuspired the Story.
Richard johnson. alias "Dlck" Burns, alias
Robert Stafford, and George w. McGovern,
alias "Bg Kid" two old-tlme crooks whose
pictures were among the FIRST taken for the gall
lery at Police Headquarters, were arraigned bo-
fore Magistrate Mott in tho Centre Street Po-
lice Court yesterday on a charge of having
robbed the clothing store of Paul Salvin, at 1853
and 100 Park row. early on Sunday morning,
Oct. 4,
Michael Kurtz, known as "Sheeny Mike"
who was arrested with johnson and Nc
Govern, was turned over to tho Far Rock
away authorities, who wanted him for blowing
q safe in the Long Island Railroad station at
that place.
Central 0fhce Detectives Flag and Reap. who
arrested the three men. asked that McGovern
bo discharged. az there was little or no evidence
to connect him with the crime So McGovcrn
was discharged.
Mr.. Salvin testified that $3.50 worth Of cloth
ing and jewelry valued at $500 had been taken
from his place.
"Wero you not insured in what is known as
the Byrnes Burglary Insurance Company. man
aged by yex-superintendent Byrnes2' asked Law
yer Purdy, who appeared for the defence.
Yes, sir," replied Snlvin.
And they refused to pay you. claiming IL was
a fake burglary, did they not ?"
No. sir; I put in my claim at the wrong
And "A have you not sued the company"
The evidence connecting Burns with tho
burglary wa, so mesgre that Magistrate Mott
After Burns had visited tho Tombs and got
his belongings he said to Lawyer Purdy that ho
was Kong immediately to New Jersey to keep
;" No matter wha, do or how straight act"
| said he, "the Central Once men keep looking
to convict me in some way. Three times have
been been, arrested and discharged in tho past
do you know any ything about the savln
burHsty Y" asked reporter who had heard his
=" Yea" was the reply: ~ know all about It.
vim has a 'puiIer-in' that McGovern knew in
time. This puller-in' met McGovern and told
him they we're insured In this concern OF
men and crack tho place on the next Saturday
night, blow an old safe there, and do things
The Dnsy money Or the '9L doing
the Job was to be left on the inside Of the saf".
Sons the nSts ana frons the seutts
! OF Salyin's place. We came down and cracked
the old safe and instead Of finding several
hundred dollars that we understood WAS to 10
left. all 1t contained was few old cheap silver
watches. We we're disgusted: but took them
the time and powder used.
" A day later x-Superintendent Byrnes came
was fake. don't see how he knew, unless he
had been tipped. as we did 1t al right. Then
nSR Snd had yn1Si US pneSed You D ss. he had made
| case against us stick. II would nave made his
salStn trled DO US on the JOB and he got left
all around. and I'm glad ,S Of Il. i. ~. nr,,, .o,t
| will get pinched again."
He boarded a car bound in the direction Of the
| Cortlandt Street Ferry.
at his store 1853 Park row. In reference to the
story told By johnson. or Burns. he said: :,
solomon of tho stewart building, and want
rageous attack upon a reputable mans good
name that have ever heard OF. Just think OF
for loss By the burglary for s235. The company
pays only 80 per cent Of the amount claimed
%aH psd Roa Il
business here and in Brooklyn OF S240.0o0 a
year; For my rating rs:sr anybody to I DG5s
way do business and the way pay my bills and
my general standing in the business community,
refer any one to any of tho various firms with
Does ii not seem absurd to you. II were a
party to such "A scheme as this man Burns tells
Sbou that .ond PM so small claim for
rich would have become had i re-.
sss f amount Of o.s w'' that
claimed l had sustained by burglary. I en-
conspiracy with this man Burns or anybody else
to burglarize my store. for any reason whatso-
ton the amount Of my claim against the Byrnes
Insurance. Agency. plus 5000. II the statement
drel can lie substantlated. In my opinion. this
whole story was sithply concocted by that man
TO RF his Mr.
! Solomon hurried into the store. The first hing
Mr.. Solomon did was to tell Mr. salvip that
First OF all" said Mr.. solomon, Il want to
say that our claim against the United States
the Vice President, has been instituted and will
be pressed for collection strongly We know
aoT say y ptSs' for myself not % for % Mr. saivn %
that I believe, that this man Johnson
he did, had he not been paid TO do so by ex-
| Chief Byrnes. who realized that he had O
only sustain 1t in some such way as this How
| did 1t happen that those prisoners never had
a Snd Tesy
ed by counsel They ~ had ,, no money with which
What about Johnson's Statement to the
effect that ono of Mr.; saIvin's pullers-in. who
ssed siI fake M
pulers-in may have done, Neither does Mr.
salvin. For their actions he Is in no way re-
| Govern may have concocted some such scheme
| as they say they did with one Of Mr.. Salvins
| pulers-n but we know nothing OF that"
| Did Mr.. Salyin ever have puller-in who
| was once n convictT'
! I'VE have been told this afternoon that man
| whom Mr.. SRvin employed in front of the store
| was arrested two three years ago. Whether
| or not he was ever sent to State prison, we do
| not know"
! 1t was not possible to see ex-Chief Byrnes last
| evening. Inquiry at his house eliclted the In
! formation that Mr.. Byrnes would bo out all
night. Asked II he was in town the maid who
| answered the door replied
Il don't know, sir; all know Is he won't be
| home tonight"