New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
TO BRING THE THIEVES BACK.
THE MEN WHO LET THE BURDEN ROBBERS
GET AWAY START ON TRIP ABROAD.

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Detect.ve-sergeants McCauey and Evanhoe sailed
for Europe yesterday the steamship CaTnpania'
and as they had frst-class cabin passage on this
MAGNIFICENT luxurious sumptuous and expensive
vessel they are expected to have an enjoyable trip
Their expenses will be paid by the county anu
they probably will have good time In LONDON II
there is any delay in the extradition OF Dunlop ana
Turner the Burden diamond thieves. PROBABLY
every intelligent New-Yorker knows that 1t WIS
necessary to send two officers 10 London TO orins
back the two thieves but there were New-forhers
who said yesterday that apparent incongruly was
displayed in sending the two detectives VINO al
lowed the thieves leave the city with the s'oeh
diamonds
McCauley and Evanhoe the first OF the Cen
,rl Office men to investigate tho robbery at the
house OF I. Townsend Burden. and the stolen dia-
ronds were secreted In tho house at the time tney
began the investigation II there Is any .rutn IN
the story which was told by former kitcnenmaio
who is prisoner In the Tombs Inc uetecu'eS
suspected the butler and assistant butter according
to their own statements. but the watch set on 'ne
thieves did not prevent the transfer OF the gems
from the house TO another hiding place. Later the
detectives assisted in ''shadowing the suspected
men up 10 the time when they went on the steam
ships which carried them to England. Having al
lowed the thieves to get the ocean with
the costly booty, the detectives VIII now nave the
reward OF delightful trip to bring the thieves
back.
BY permitting the diamond thieves TO go 10 Lon
don the detectives also gave an opportunity 10
Colonel Fellows TO load some additional expense on
the county by sending Assistant District-Attorney
John D. Lindsay OF a junketng trip 10 London.
Violin formed persons Of this city have oeen saying
since the departure OF Mr. Lindsay that ne VIII
be OF almost no at all in the proceedings FOR
the extradt!on of Dunlop and Turner. Under tne
English law he will not be permitted 10 appear IN
his ca pacty Of official or as lawyer before the
London magistrate. Reports from London nave
contained the Information that an English earrister
has been retained arrange for the exraditlon or
the prisoners and the taking OF testimony in the
case has actually begun before Sir John Bridge III
the Bow Street Police Court.
Persons who familiar with the character ana
methods OF the English courts have declared tnat
the London magistrates capable and prompt IN
eXtraGition cases and that there Is likely 10 be no
difficulty In securing the eXtraditon or Dunlop ana
Turner Guilty persons are never allowed TO escape
on technicaites in the English courts ana the
proofs against the diamond thieves are oVerwhelm-
Ing because they caught with the stolen
Jewels in their possession Under the circumstances
there is said 10 be excuse for the sending OF 4
h!ehly pad Assistant D.strct-Attorney on such an
Lindsay may have been sert to London to use MS
discretion In getting some witnesses against
the two thieves TIE eXtradt!on and CONVICTION OF
the thieves likely be costly. but II the county
has to pay for the additional expense OF bringing
several witnesses from London 10 testify IN ms
city the of the proceedings may even POSSIBLY
prove In the end to be greater than the value or
Mrs. Burdens diamonds. which were said 10 De
worth $4,000.