New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15

ONE OF THE ALLEGED III RGIARS DISCHARGED
Tells HOW IT WAS DONE:
Richard Johnson. alias Dick Burns. alias Robert
Stafford. and George McGovern, alias The Big
Kid" two OF the old-time crooks who were arrested
on suspicion of having committed The burglary at
the secondhand clothing store Of Paul Salvin, at
Nos. l5S and 100 Park Row. on October I. were ar
raigned the Centre Street Police Court yesterday.
Michael kurtz alias "Shceny Nike, the third man
arrested To- the robbery has been handed over 10
the Far Rockaway authorities. 10 be tried for blow
ing up safe in the Ions Island Railroad station
there las; April. and his two companions were
arra!gned yesterday Mc(iOyern was AT once dis
charged. the detectives admitting that they had
practically evidence - connect him win Inc
crime.
Burns. the third man. was tlcn arraisned Tor "N-
animation. Salvin placed The stand AZ the
first witness against him. He testified that $3.50 worth
of clothing and jewelry Of the value OF 500 We're
stolen from his store oy the burglars. He Identified
pair OF SHOES worn ny Burns as being OF the same
size and make a pair stolen from ihe store Under
cross-examinaiion 10y Mr.. Purdy. WAC appeared FOR
the prisoner. he admitted the burglary Insurance
company in whca eX-Ch.ct OF Police Byrnes IL IN
terested. and IN whlcn mis- ,saiyin's) place was IN
sured nad declared the alleged burglary 10 ne d
fake and had deciined 70 pay the insurance. A,ht1
II ne had sued tn company FOR me m9ney, sam ,
SAID: NO, sir. most decidedly not. AhU'leI -
ness testified mat he had seen TWO men, on" VI
whom looked like Burns IN tnc lodging -housc AZ
joining Salvns store on the night OF me Duis'ary ,
out Magistrate Mott. after hearing MS evidence us
charged me prisoner. - -.
Burns returned the Tombs and collected M, De-
lOng.ngs. I'm going 10 out OF N""-lOrk, ne
remarked to his counsel in the presence OF Two re-
porterS. I'm going Immediately into New-Jersey
No matter what 90 OF how straight act. the Zen
trail Office men keep locking M up every tnle d
crime j. committed. hoping TO convict M III soihc
way. Three times / have been arrested ana DIS
charged in the last month. , 49,,
DO you know anything about the saIV!h oufs-
larry Burns asked.
Il know all about it," he replied. Their never
any burglary committed salVin 1as Il Puirti
in that Mc(iOyern knew In State Prison. ms
'puler-.n' mel McGOycrn and told him ABOUT SAW,
being Insured IN this concern Of Ryrness lie "a q
that If McGovern would get some men ana "ouIi
crack the place the coming sdtufday "ihn,,
blow up an old safe there and % things risa SOM
money could b. made for all OF US IN" mono! LOT
me lob was TO be lett the INSIDE OF the sai" Nc
Govern 'Sheeny Mike and | went ih"Ic. gohs
through the hotel ana forcing the scutie 81 SAlnln
place We cracked the old safe. but instead o. lI'
ing sS that were to have been left ior US az u con-
talncd was few old cheap slver waicIc7 w. w.
1isrustes but took them and got oni We I'a' -
anough 10 nav FOR the time and powder ns"d 49, .
I, Is SAID tina, ex-Superintendent Byrnes salH ina'
S,lvn's Mace and stock were insured ~ NJ 'o'l
panv while NJ was absent from Sew ofk am W.
bad ne bnen I'm the city ne would never nay" alIo"rl
/, 20 ne done Immediately after the ieg'l n
Mr. Ryrnes refused TO pay salvin ana 'dh'''''" "'
burglary policy