New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
TWO BEDFORD BURGLARS DEAD.
CHARLES JENKINS sUCCUMBs IN BROOK
LYN; JOHN JENKINS IN MOUNT K1SCO.

CHARLES JENKINS SUCCUMBS IN BROOK
LYN; JOHN JENKINS IN MOUNT KIsCo.
Charles Jenkins. alias Harry Gilmore. alias John
Glare the bank burglar and robber OF the Bedford
Postofice. died in the Long Island College HOS
pital yesterday morning about o'clock An au-
topsy was held In the afternoon at o'clock. as IS
customary in all medical criminal cases DT.
Francis J. Duffy. junior house physician hao
charge Of the autopsy, and was assisted by Dr'
Wilbur F. Seymour This case. which was one OF
the most sensational that the hospital authorities
have had anything to do with in long time maze
the autopsy especially interesting.
II was found that the kidneys were diseased
throughout and this physical weakness was
brought to q focus by urenic poisoning resulting
from the sunshot wound which was received from
William Adams In the midnight battle near the
Bedford Station Postoffce All the other parts OF
the body were found well developed and II re-
markabiy good condition. The BRAIN especially,
was noteworthy. being unusually large ard exhibit
Ing marked signs OF intellectually
10 one mas claimed the body. and II VIII be
turned over TO the city authorities. officers from
the Hoboken Police Department visited the hos
pis al early in the afternoon and identified the man
as one who had been engaged in criminal opera
tons IN Hoboken.
When Dr. Sterns first perceived that the man
would surely die. he decided to tell him
There is no hope for your recovery" he said.
"Do you not 7ant us to send for priest or some
other minister"
mo" came out in sharp. decisive accents from
tire sufferer Il wan, to die. The sooner | die
the better don't want any minister. | haven't
got any friends and I DON; want anybody TO
bother me. Just let alone and let me die "
And a peculiar smile came over the grim face of
the burglar he laid his head back on the pillow
and closed his eyes
Further questioning proved TO be of no avail. as
the man pretended TO be sleeping The doctors
ided DEM
Mackellar. al Police Headquarters. He detailed
Detective Roach TO go to the hospital and secure
q statement from the prisoner, If possible
Coroner Coombs and his clerk. James Deegan.
hurried to the hospital prepared 10 take the burg
lars ante-mortem statement. DR.. Coombs used
every means of which he could think to persuade
Clare 10 make some statement He had been oues-
toned much previous TO this that he was in an
ugly mood lie refused all food and medicine. and
the only way in which his strength was kept up
was by means Of hyperdermic injections. Coroner
Coombs. in as impressive tone as he could sum
mon. said.
jenkins you about to die. What have you
got to say about your lhe and the incidents which
lave led up to your DEATH
The dying man slowly opened hts eyes and said
Yes ! know | am going to die was was sho; . by
and YOU can't get anything else out of me-"
He seemed pleasel at the prospect of dying and
After nearly three hours Of vain pleading and ques
tionng the Coroner was Obliged TO give up his task
No 2ls Eleventh-st Hoboken. which ne took pos
of Brooklvn: Captain John Tanning and Detective
James Kerrigan of the Second Precinct. Hoboken
searched the room last night and discovered among
other things a back-action suction pump such as
burglars use in the preforating work of blowing
oper a safe. sticks of dynamite and plans
for rachet This instrument: It was learned, was
made al Forbes foundry, IN Ho6oken at a cost OF
SS Connors took TWO Nalscs hled WITH VARIOUS
articles to BROOKLYN. Glare boarded with Mrs.
sented himself secretary of Wall-st.
broker.
THE OTHER BURGLAR ALSO DEAD
Mount Kisco. Aug "a (speciaD-John Jenkins, one
Of the Bedford Station burglars died here al s'o3
this morning Yesterday afternoon Re and his
companion. Peter Jacques. removed from the
village lookup 10 the upper floor of the old school
building. adjoining. The apartment is one OF the
former cassrooms. Jenkins passed an uneasy
night. He was feverish. and constantly called for
sarsaparilla which given 10 him. Just before
he died he seized with a fit Of vomiting, which
tasted until his death.
The last time DIR. Chapman. the attending ply
scian saw him was between and o'clock this
morning At that time jenkins seemed to be in a
communicativ9 mood Il is said he told told the doctor doctor
He also spoke Of the fourth burglar described him
he was siezed with choking ft. and when he
covered from IT h iapsed into his old taciturn
nSo little dtu after noon Coroner 4 Brch Assistant Dis
to- rO Weekf M and PggSsy SE
ceeded az once to impanel the following Jury
Walter ". Haight. foreman, Morris LisSaur. Ala
nini Betti. S ". Griffith Ralph w. Gorham. Walter
Osborn Charles A. Halstead, A a. Searles and c.
Ware After the jury had viewed the body fur
ther proceedings in the inquest adjourned
until Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
An autopsy upon the body was performed by Drs.
Chapman and Curry
JACQUES'S CONDITION BETTER.
White Plains. Aug "A (SpeciaD.-Peter Jacques
one OF the Bedford Station burglars. taken
from Mount Kisco to this place the 7:5s train
last night. in charge of Deputy-Sheriffs Pugsley
Jacques was unable sit upright and
veyed mattress spread on the floor Of the
taggage-car. On his arrival here he taken
from the station TO the iail in a wagon. He
placed in large. well ventilated apartment on the
ground floor Of the women's prison. which is used
o. times : hospital. When visited by Dr.. Birch
this morning Jacques in good condition and
had evidently sustained III effects from his jour
hey the night before