The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
AMAZED The POLICE
Burns Trunks Opened in
Chicago Reveal Forged
P. r. R. Checks.
PRINTED IN JERSEY CITY
Further Doings of a Nice Gang
Of Rascals to Be Reveal
in Court.

When John Burns, the notorious Grim
inal who is now in jail in Buffalo because
OF his sins, lived at No. 218 Grand street
this city, few weeks ago, even his land
lord didn't know what he was doing
locked up in two rooms on the second
floor.
detective in the employ of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, and who is at present
in this city making inquiries, let the cal
out OF the bag this morning when he said
that Burns was forging Pennsylvania
Railroad checks and had been engaged
at the time of his stay in Grand street
in making extremely clever limitations OF
them.
He was a cunning rascal this Burns
and never under any pretence allowed
anyone to enter his bedroom Before he
left for Buffalo he shipped two large
trunks which never left his sight until
they Were loaded on the train and des-
patched to an address in Chicago.
These trunks were opened few days
ago by the Chicago police, who were ap-
prised of Burns arrest in Buffalo, and
they were astonished at their contents
There were two small printing presses
of the most complete kind and most re-
cent invention. There were dies ano
plates and printed checks of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, which even the cashier
OF that big road would have had great
difficulty in determining whether they
We're forgeries or originals.
There were also two typewriters and
thousands of typewritten circulars an
nouncing get-rich-quick scheme for the
small consideration of s1O (which, please
send by post office order, checks would
be refused
Burns would not say who owned the
property, but limited that Charles Nc
Kenna and Charles Stavanger, two Le-
high Valley Railroad employees, knew to
whom they belonged. McKenfla and
Stavanger are to be examined tomorrow
morning by Justice Potts as to the part
it is alleged they played in a scheme
which originated in Burns fertile brain,
to rob Jeweler c. G. Rochat of Mont
gomery street of gold watches.
Mr; Rochat is the Official time inspector
at the Lehigh Valley road, and In that
capacity sells watches to the employees
when they produce a certificate of employ.
ment from the company's officials Copies,
81 these certificates We're found in Burns
trunk in Chicago. A 500 watch was
g. .ssii Dy MI Ilocidt 10 4Mchennd a rev
days ago, who. presented one of these GER.
tIncates, which afterwards, it is alleged.
was stolen. T
Mr., Rochat is not the only man who
was. duped by McKenna. Burns and Com.
pany. .Messrs. Samuel and Conn
pany Of Montgomery were successfully
worked. and are out just $3.50 worth oh
diamonds because of an introduction Mr..
Burns operated that scheme pretendins.
TO be Lehigh Valley Railroad Com.
pany's official and calling himself Young.
There IS an employ of that name in the
companys service. Messrs. Samuel and
co. We're deceived with the blandlshmsntss Is
OF their customer, .'Who was such a nice
man. my dear" and handed over the dia-
monds on credit 81
When the Buffalo authorities ger
through with Mr.. Burns two cities besides
Jersey City are anxious of having the
honor OF entertaining him in their JAIL