New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-22

the wife OF "Byrnes' and the other a slster-in-
law IF James," the slim man. They refused 10
tell their names but one called the other julia
James was also heard to say to one of the women
to tell Larry to sell the two stores In Brooklyn
and all the tools for as much as he could get.
'Larry's" last name not used In the CONVEX
sation. The same man also said he had been led
into the scrape by the others. and he was sorry
he had followed their advice. He firmly refused
to tell his name He said his family was respecta-
ble and he did not want his name printed IN the
newspapers.
On an early train also arrived Sheriff Addison
Johnson of Westminster County accompanied
by Detectives McManus and Valley. of the Cen
trail Office, who went up to see II they could iden-
tify the two burglars. The detectives had good
look at the prisoners and long talk with them
They also had a talk with the two women Inc
detectives would not disclose what they had dis
covered as they said they had instructions from
their chief to say nothing to reporters until after
they had reported their findings to him.
THE WOMEN ARRESTED.
The two women boarded the 1:40 train from
Bedford Station for New-York. Sheriff Johnson
took the same train. Before going he visited the
telegraph office, and the result was seen when
the train reached White Plains Coroner Charles
f. Birch waiting at the station, and arrested
the two women accessories to the crime ana
locked them up in the County Jail. The women
were taken completely by surprise and protested
vigorously against being taken into CUSTODY be
fore locking them up the Coroner ODtalneu lHe
following afidavits from them in which they
give their true names homes and business OF the
two men they had visited in the lookup in Mount
Kisco The first affidavit reads.
Katie McCarty Byrnes, being duly sworn says;
| am Il sister-in-law of Peter James. VINO is now
confined in the lookup in Mount Kisco suffering
from a bullet wound through the lungs-both lungs
Peter James lives at No. 10 Oak,st New ork
City; age fortytwo or forty-three. His business Is
located At No. 3l6 Henry-st. and No ll2 Atlantlc-
Brooklyn. He has been in the bicycle b H;n,
for the last four or five years saw MN IN
on Wednesday night last about or o CLOCK IN
HIS own home at No 10 Oak-s leit nun III ~" in
home and | went to my mothers apartments IN
the same house in the rear. don't know any .lrIhS
about his whereabouts that night after / entered e
my mothers apartments Inc priest r iroiii "a
John Byrnes were dangerously WOUNDED DPo" Ia
ceiving that word, went TO Mount hlsc9 anu anu
identified the wounded men as my huspahd anu
my brother-in-law. There was a thTu Pe,solI
waiting at Franklin-st station for them, but
don't know where the third party was. There were
only three in the party that know or. , w men {,
a while: TN be In again" Ny brother-in-law SAID
all right / returned about $50 and found them
there There was one else there except my
brother-in-law's wife-my sister. We all have been
but my husband and have been living par oi ,S
time at No l55 Carroll-st.. Brooklyn. My husoand
had store in Brooklyn. bicycle store az, ~, ~
1l2 Atlantic-avc. don't know now long ne hdu inc
bicycle store al Atlantic-ave
The Coroner exhibited two satchels round after
the shooting at Adams store BedloTd SIa I, oi'
cannot Identify | did not see any sandwiches pre-
pared at No Is Oak-st. on the night IN question;
and which found in the small satchel II
had seen the sandwiches or satcheS i Wouiu not
have let them go. ! would have been AFRAID tnSy
would have been going out with some other sIiiS.
The man who on the seat with me When te
New-York detective. I the man was
New-York detective