New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-16
BURGLARY COMPLICATIONS
PROSECUTION FOR LIBEL LIKELY III
END THE sALvIN FARCE-COMEDY

px CHIEF pypxrs VISITS THE DISTRICT ATToR-
>Ey.s OFFICE AND THREATENS PUNISH
MENT FOR CERTAIN srATEMENTs-A
SIDE LIGHT ON CRIMES
uNREvEALED.
In the history OF crime In TINS CITY, ."e'e ""s
never been such curiously complicated case "
that Of the recent alleged burglary AT the c'o''',e
store of Paul Salvn, at No. 100 PARK how. SAW"
had his stock insured against o"'s,"'e ~ ~
United States Casualty Company. OF whicn ca
Chief of Police Byrnes Is the third vice-presoeht'
A safe I'm the store cracked one night recently
There was not much In H. but SaiVih iia"e ' !,
that mart Of his stock OF clothing had been carried
away by the burglars who cracked the safe M,
Rvrnes declared that the burglary was iaN.'
and refused to pay the claim. Salvin prepared Io'
n Iawsuit Central Office detectives arrested '"'eo
potorous crooks on suspicion OF having co'hi''
ted the burglary but they have been discnrseu io
lack of evidence. Dick Burns, one Vi '"o'' w
let 60 on Wednesday, and he made an a''se' w"
fessidn that the burglary was Iake' al" "' "
been concerned i'm IT, <,o
~ don., know how Byrnes knew it was rake
burglary" he said unless he had been tipped as
we did it all right. Then when Byrnes Wou'u"
n., s,lvin sued him and had us pinched You see,
n ne had made a against us STICK IL "o"''
have made his against Byrnes S COMPANY '.
strong Salvin tried to do ,ls on the Joo anu u" DIV
left all around. and I'm glad OF It,
when SaIvin heard Of the confession, ne nehien
that he had been In a conspiracy WIN 'roo"'' ~"
doIared that the story told by Burns had beeh con-
cocted by Mr. Byrnes Herman NJ Soioihon' o"'
,,.s counseI also expressed similar views "ec'''
inc thar Mr. Ryrnes had arranged to nave the ou' =
gar make the confession in order TO bolster up ''o
case of the company against Salvin.
MIR Byrnes Yesterday read the Statements "'
s,Ivin and his counsel had made TO newspaper 'c
norters and declared that the statements We"
ellous that he felt obliged to take NOTICE y, 'e hn
"I hey have made sucn hDeliouS Srit',n " rosa
said THAT they rest assured thty WIN W P
cufed as The law directs in such cases. ,,,r,o,
In the afternoon Mr.. Byrnes wen' 10 .ne Sinn,i
A,,arnev's office with District Attorney Nco,i
and bad consultation with Assistant DisulctIIH'
torney Vernon NJ. Davis. Later MI. Dan,n Sa, :.
thought the statements which wTre p,nsai vore
ba yinr been made by Salvin and ms coui'sei M
crminaIlv libellous. He said that II PROOF coui' &
,ro,mced that the statements had been ilh,ic ~
Salyin and Mr.. Solomon, the matter propapi! "'N
no submit ed TO the Grand jury. . -, .o,.oa
AIR Hvrnes also said yesterday that ne n"u c.'un.u
Tho nocv held by Salyin to be canccileu pcc'uso
he had recognized Salvin as ths'l Mioaano r,ers
r.stnd and held "A prisoner AT Police Headauaiu''s >
Tor a time on suspicion of being connected Wi,n a.
notorious thief named English Jack SalVin VIZ VIZ
neixcd about that sta tcmcnt. and he refused 10 say
anvthing declaring that he had promised his e c
sci NOT 10 talk Mr.. Solomon said ne never h"c"
that Salvin had been arrested ,,.. .o, III,
Annther statement made by MI. BSrh'S We ,r n
since tho company began to insure against pui =
,iar,.s loss than one hundred days ago II had re,
cciv,d claims account OF twenty ohr, d".s
E'onrtenn Of The claims had been paid by the com
many he said He declined to give more infornia-
,,or about the hurglarics. but minated tnat ie"
Of them had been made public