Connecticut western news., 1896-04-23
PLOTTED WITH SIGNS
sHlNeuRN, THE BANK Roe6eR, HAS
 A SWEET HEART.

Young Woman Court stenogrspher Be- comes Intsrested In the Fraudulent
 Count-said to Have Planned For His
 Escape From the Albany Penitentiary. ALBANY, April a2-Count Max Shin- burn, the king of bank robbers, is in love pr, at least professes to be. His sweet heart Is one of the stenographers in the county clerks office in this city. Their eourtship 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 stun the keyhole of the pit door with wire, so that the koy could pot be put in. He then stood guard over the door with an iron poker and threatened to brain any man who went near the door. To get the count away from the door Janitor Collipy had to go into the jailyard and shoot the noted pris- oner in the leg.
 At that time the jail officials suppressed the story. presumably to make up some suitable excuse for the occurrence. The reason given out was that this was only dodge of Shinburn's to make people think
 
 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 oity hall. On the eastern side of the county clerks office is a window. Looking out on the jailyard Is the stenographer's office In this office Shinburn's s sweetheart works from o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock fn the afternoon. She Is an adept at the deaf and dumb language. Used Deaf Mute siEns.
 Somewhere in the neighborhood of March IA this young lady happened to glance across the jail courtyard into the jail window and spied the famous robber looking wistfully through the iron bars at her. She innocently made the sign to him which meant, What are you in jail for2" He motioned back, My name is Max Shinburn, and I never did anything In my life, but the people here say l am a bank robber."
 From that day to this the two have kept up the conversation. until now the inno- cent girl is head over heels in love with the noted scoundrel.
 About two weeks ago, it is said. the girl remained at the office until every one else had left and that the two conspirators flor such they must be called-hatched a plot, which, If successful, would have given Shinburn his liberty.
 The plan was to have the count fasten the door to the pit and stand guard over 1t until darkness came. Then he was to leave the door and go to a certain window, where he would find his sweetheart walt ing with a saw. revolver and some mon- ey. Unfortunately for them, the plan was not successful, because Shinburn was stopped by Jailer Collipy before he could get the things from his sweetheart The poor girl waited until she heard her low CTS yell after being shot, and then she fled.
 Since that time Shinhurn has been con- fined in another part of the jail, while the girl goes about her work almost heart broken. It is said that she has made numerous efforts to sec and aid the count but has always failed.
 When the jail authorities wore asked about the matter, they became very indlg- nant and refused to give any information, saying 1t was none of thepublios business Count Shinburn has been confined in the Albany county jail for seven months awaiting trial for the Middleburg bank robbery. During that time he has made numerous attempts to escape. Of course he is only using the girl as a tool. but she thinks differently.