Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
THE BURDEN JEWELS.

They Have All Been Practically Recovered
in London Through tho Arrest of the
Thieves, Dunlop and Turner, by Scotland
Yard Inspectors Froest and Hare-The
Burdens VIII Go to London at Once.
LONDON, April 1s.-Two men, giving
their names IS Dunlap and Turner,
and describing themselves as gentle
men servants were arraigned in the
Marlborough street police court
Thursday, charged with having in
their possession % diamonds, aggregat-
ing e3, 900 in value, for possessing which
they were unable to give any salts
factory account. Dunlap said they had
got the diamonds from the old Jew in
Hatton Garden. Turner said he was last
employed by a gentleman in New York
AID had left that situation IN Febru-
airy last. The two men were remanded
for week without bail.
Police Inspector Froest searched the
lodgings of the men and found there
iewelry worth $50, OO0. It is believed
that the jewels are the procee DIS Of the
robbery of the residence of /. Towns
end Burden in New York some time
ago. 1t is understood that Inspector
Froest who arrested the men is en-
| titled to 81 900 reward.
Police Inspector Froest said to a
representative of the United Press to-
day that he had often seen Dunlop and
Turner within the last few days in
the neighborhood of Bond street.
From their dress, manner and general
appearance, he thought there was
something suspicious about them, and
70 h Nd w. Ho Ieafo
mined to ascertain their character. He
had not expected, however, to find the
Burden robbers and, as matter OF
fact, had no description of them.
The circumstances were that he and
Inspector Hare virtually seized them
without any particular pretext and
searched them in the street. They
found the two packages of diamonds
in Dunlop's breast pocket, and after
locking their prisoners up, went to
| their lodgings, where they found $780,
900 worth of jewelry and diamonds,
many of the latter being loose stones,
| quantity of which We're contained in
channels leather belts. Inspectors
Froest and Hare believe they have Sc
| cured the entire proceeds of the Bur-
den robbery, and a claim for the re-
| ward has been sent to Mr.. Burdens
| solicitors.
The quantity of jewelry received is
| immense, and is by far the largest
haul the police have made in years.
| The Burden Family Notified.
New YORK, April 1s.-The Burden
| family received two cablegrams from
the Scotland Yard police which salts
fed them that Dunlop and Turner
were the thieves. and that the dia-
| monG}s foand il their possession are the
| Burden Jewels. 1t was reported that
| the Burdens intend to sail at once for
Europe. as a result CT the arrest of
the two men. Dunlop IS said to have
! been butler in the Burden household,
while Turner had charge of the door.
Capt. O'Br;en denied positiv ely
Thursday that there was any truth in
| the story that the Burden robbers
| were to be arrested in London. It is
| supposed that he made this denial for
| the purpose of withholding any facts
| about the matter in his possession I'M
| til he had received official communica-
| ton from the Scotland Yard that the
men were in custody. If they refuse
to come to New York without being
extradited, there will be considerable
delay in bringing the prisoners back
| to this country.
Very likely Central Office men will
be sent across the ocean for them.
The robbery occurred at Mr.. L.
Townsend Burdens city residence, No.
S East Twenty-sixth street, on the
| night of December % of last year,
| while all but one member of the fami-
ly were at the theater. Nearly all of
| the jewels were locked up in a small
safe in Mr.. Burdens bed room. APP
parently they could not have been
more secure unless they had been
| placed in safe deposit vault.