Evening journal., 1896-04-20
LUUNT'S SWEETHEART.
The Noted Bank Robber and
His Latest Escapade.
MADE LOVE WITH DEAF MUTE SIGNS


Young Woman Court s:enographer Be
comes Interested In the Fraudulent
count-said to Have Planned For His
Escape From the Albany PenItentiary.
ALBANY, April %. Count Max Shin
| burn, the king OF bank robbers, Is In love,
or at least, Processes to be. His sweet
heart Is one of the stenographer5 IN tho
county clerks Office In this city. Their
couTtship was carried on by means Of the
deaf and dumb language
A week ago the count endeavored to run
the jail by locking the door to the pit in
which the prisoners are confined. BY do
Ing this he could keep the jail attendants
from getting near him.
Shinburn managed TO stuff the keyhole
Of the pit door with wire so that the key
could not be put in. He then stood guard
over the door with an iron poker and
threatened 10 brain any man who went
near tho door. TO ret the count away
from the door Janitur Collipy had to go
into the iailyard and shoot the noted pris-
oner in the leg.
At that time the jail officials suppressed
the story, presumably to maize up some
suitable excuse for the occurrence. The
reason given out was that this was only a
dodge Of Shinburn's to make people think
nc was crazy.
The true phase Of the occurrence has
just been learned.
When this last escapade OCCURRED, Shin
burn was confined In a cell directly across
from the county clerks Office In the city
hall On the eastern side OF the county
clerks ofice Is a window. Looking out on
the jail yard Is tho stenographer's Office.
In this ofilca Shinburn's sweetheart works
from o'clock IN the morning until
o'clock IN the afternoon. She Is an adept
At The deaf aud d~mb languaRe,
uNcd Deaf Mute signs.
Somewhere IN the neighhorhood Of
March IA tbs young lady happened 80
glance across the jail court yard into the
jail window and spied the famous robber
looking wistfufy through the iron bars at
her. SSe innocontly made the sigR to
hrln whish meant What are yeu IN 3au
fory' Ho rnotioned back, My name Is
Max 5hinburn, and never did anything
la my life but the people here say am
bank robber. "
E<om that day to this the two have kept
up the conversation, Until now the iRno-
cent girl is hoad over heels in love with
the noted scouRdrel.
About two weeks ago, Il y said, she
girl remained at the Office until every one
else had left and that the two censpirators
for such they must be called-hatched
plot, which, II successful, would have
givon Shinburn his liberty.
The plan was to hnvo the count fasten
the door 30 the pit and stand guard over it
until darkness came. Then no was to
leave the doc- and go TO a certain window,
where be would End his swsetheart wait
ing with a Eaw. revolver and some mon
ey. Unfortunately Tor theH, the plan was
nOt sNeeosstul because Shinhurn was
ltepPad ly 1ailer Oellipy before he could
sat tie things froSn his sweethsart The
poec girl waited uRtil she heard her leV-
er'a teH after boing sh,Dt. ard tsen she aod
Since that tiEks gAiRbEIh Nos boeA coR-
hRcd h aAotRser Eass q the jail. w6its tts
sifl goes about BrT work almost heart
breken. It Is sxsd that sfe has raade
numerous eRsFts ~ sec and aid tho esunt,
bus has always fafiod.
When she iafl authorities wero asked
aheHt the psattsg, they became vepy indig-
nSnt and Kefuscd 30 ajvo'aHy information,
saying 10 was none Of tho pubiic's huslness.
CouHt SbinlnFn has been esnfHed in
the Albany sooDty jail fos seven months
wsiHng trial feF tho Niddlebura bank
robbery buriAe thar time he has made
numerens attempts 10 escape. OF course
be IL Only using the girl as teol, but she
thinks difiersRtfy.