New-York tribune., 1896-01-02


BARNES ROBBERY THE PRISONERS
WANTED IN WASHINGTON.
r,,, co,ored men who are ex-convicts and are
aaclared TO be dangerous sccond-stofy thieves
80 arrested bv Detectives Reilly and Reidy
- ruesdav afternoon and evening in the hope
', .ottine track of some of the diamonds which
1870 stolen at the Burden and Barnes houses
9th of the prisoners had diamonds In their
nossession. but Acting Captain OBren, Of the
Detective Bureau, said yesterday that he did
NOT believe they could be connected with the
Burden robbery
WHO THE PRISONERS ARE.
They are William King. twenty-five years I'D.
whose picture is numbered 1855 in the Rogues'
Gallery. and Henry Wilson, alias Howard
Johnson thirty-seven years old. whose picture
s No 1880 in the gallery of the Brooklyn po-
uc. The detectives had been looking for VIII
.on for some time He Is wanted at Washing
TON. D. c.. where he and King. in July last.
committed a burglary at the house Of Louis
n Emmert on that occasion Wilson drew
ravoiver when discovered in the act Of commit
,rs tho burglary and he and King made their
escape King was arrested in this city on July
"a and sent to Washington, but somehow he
managed to get back TO New-York.
On Tuesday afternoon the detectives saw Will
son and King together at Thirdave. and
Eighty -fourh-st.. and arrested Wilson. but
King succeeded in eluding them He was caught
late at night at Thompson and West Third stS
7, wes learned that Wilson was living at No
11e East Eighty -fourth-st with Agnes Rem
shaw = Young white woman who has been
poyed in a large East Side drygoods store She
was arrested at late hour and taken to Head
ad l,aI tn hic
possession s22O in cash. a diamond ring. dia
mond collar-button. a gold hunting-case watch
and chain and two gold lockets.
When the detectives searched the fiat in East
Eighty-fourth-st they found a cutglass per-
fume bottle with silver top. which was
engraved the initials "A. p. j.: silver paper
cutter marked Il. 5. F.; silver and gold
plated souvenir spoon. with a sword-hilt
handle. marked "Asheve. y. c.: and blue
iewel-case marked Tiffany & Co." In which
we're the following articles: One gold cameo
ring one gold ring. from which the stone had
been removed; one gold locket one pair of gold
and platna sleeve buttons one gold scarf-pn
a silver scarf holder. four gold collar-buttons
an unset diamond weighing about one carat;
a pair Of opera glasses in morocco case. the
number OF which was 1907. A lot of burglars
tools were alsc found.
on King were found $$2 in cash. diamond
stud gold watch and chain. an opal and dia-
mond ring. pair of gold and pearl cuff
tons and an unset diamond. weighing about Ia
carats The diamond was wrapped in tissue
paper. and King had it concealed inside OF the
band Of his hat. The Renshaw woman had TWO
purses. one contained two 2i3-dolar goid
pieces Of the year 1890 She had diamond
knife bar pin and silver pin with two hearts
The last two articles were wrapped in paper
package addressed TO Mrs. c. Lang. No. %
Fast Ninety-frst-st She had also gold band
ring. with the initials "A. NJ on the OUTSIDE
three gold rings. gold watch and chateialne.
a silver bracelet, two punches OF Keys ana
corn-knife She also had two rent receipts
made out in the name of Harry Wilson for the
fat in East Eighty -fourth-st. The young wom-
refused TO say anything about the property
found in her possession.
ARRANGED IN JEFFERSON MARKET.
When the prisoners were arragned at thu
jefferson Market Court, yesterday. Detective
Reidy told Magistrate FIammer that they were
wanted in Washington and that he also hoped
to connect them with TIE Barnes diamond rob-
berry in Central Park West last Friday
night He asked that they be remanded to the
Central Office until to-day. but a lawyer strenu.
ously objected and declared that no clients OF
his should be sent TO the Central Office unless
the detectives could make an AFFIDAVIT that the
prisoners would be charged with some specihc
crime. He also complained to the Magistrate
that not only all the jewelry found on MS clients
had been taken from them. but the moneythey
had had also been conhscated.
Detective Redy said that he had allowed one
Of the prisoners to keep 81 for messenger fees
or anything that he might need. but that he
had taken away 5000 from of the prisoners.
which he intended keeping until the case was
disposed Of.
The lawyer said that ne wanted that money
as his fee. and that he intended TO call at Head
quarters for it, Magistrate F1ammer said that
he had no power TO send the prisoner TO the
Central Office. II they objected and he would
commit them to the city prison until this after
for examination.