The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
SCOTLAND T4KD INDIGNANT,
Charges That MI. Burden Has Not Paid
the Howard hnI lie >aN.


LONDON, March a.-The Daily Mail
yesterday, after reviewing the story OF
theft Of about $4,000 In jewelry from the
residence OF Mr.. |. Townsend Burden. OF
New York, in the latter part OF 1895. and
the recovery Of the property in London
by Scotland Yard detectives. who arrest
ed William Turner and William Roberts
Dunlap with part OF the proceeds OF the
robbery I'm their possession. says:
NO sooner was Mr.. Burden back in
America (after identifying the jewels and
giving testimony which led to the extra
diton of the prisoners) than the desire
to reward those who helped to recover
the jewels vanished. He even refused 10
pay the 800 due for the shipment and
insurance of the jeweiry.
Pressing letters Wee out TO Mr.. Bur-
den, who replied that five suits for tile
reward offered $4,000 were pending. and
finally Mr.. Burden yesterday promised
$3.50 in cash and 500 at the conclusion OF
the American suits. This was accept
ed.
THE Scotland Yard people bitterly de-
nounce Sir. Burden. They say they never
received any OF the rewards promised
by Americans"
Burden was interviewed yesterday az his
home I'm this city. After reading the ex-
tract from the London Daily Mail, re-
garding himself. Mr.. Burden said:
That is Il false and an entirely garbled
statement OF facts. II IL only impugned
my own motives. l should be inclined TO
disregard 1t utterly. But as 1t also re-
fleets on the integrity OF Americans In
general. I will tell you exactly what ar
raneements have been made with re-
gard TO the reward for these stolen
jewels.
Hitherto. I have kept silence. but now
that this false report has been published
l would like 10 make. for the first ,ime.
Il complete statement Of what has oc-
Cured.
In the first place. the Daily Mail states
that I even refused to pay the 800 due
for the shipment and insurance OF the
Jewels. As 4 matter OF fact. / was not
allowed 10 bring them over myself, NJ
though / requested that privilege. The
District Attorney here claimed that they
constituted evidence in the case and re-
fused 10 allow me TO get possession OF
the Jewels until the case was tried. The
city paid for the transportation of the
Jewels just as ii paid for the transport
tation Of the prisoners. / had absolute
" nothing 10 do with the matter. That
Mail statement is absurd.
II had no sooner landed In this country
last June than | made arrangements for
the payment Of the reward % Mr. Street
er. OF Streetor & Co.. Bond street, Lon
don, jewellers, who gave the Scotland
Yard auth jrities information which led TO
the return of most OF the Jewels. The
draft to Mr.. Streetcr was already drawn
when sui. was commenced against me.
The reward offered was $4,000. How
ever. [ only recovered two-thirds Of the
jewelry and some of it in da naged con-
dition. Therefore | thought that the pay
ment OF two-thirds Of the reward TO Mr..
Streeter would be just arrangement.
lie entirely agreed with me.
about a month ago. just before the
money was again to be sent TO Europe,
Lucian Bayle sued me on behalf of his
wife. claiming the reward. Despite the
advice of my lawyers and rather than
have this continued delay. | completed
arrangements with Mr.. Streeter and l
have paid him IN full.
II have here" continued Mr.. Burden.
pointing TO a cablegram on his desk, MIR.
Streeter's acknowledgment that he is en-
tirely satisfied. As a matter of fact. il
Lucian Bayle wins his suit. | shall have
TO pay two people. I hardly see how l
can be accused of beng unwilling to full
fill my promises.
MY negotiations with Scotland Yard
have only been Of an indirect kind Mr..
Streeter, however, has made arrange
ments to give four officials. who were
connected with the recovery of the jewel
~ their just share OF the reward. And
Mr.. Streeter, TO show his good faith. has
sent me signed statements from those
four men. saying that they are absolutely
satisfied with the recompense.
THE Scotland Yard people are not dis
satisfied and never have been. The re-
ward is paid, the matter is settled. and
the Daily Malls criticisms is as unjust
to myself and my countrymen as ii IS
20 the Englshmen connected with the
case, who, one and all, have expressed
themselves as satisfied and grateful
Turner and Dunlap were each sentenced
10 nine years imprisonment on July -.
1896 for the theft OF the Burden jewels,
which occurred on December 20, 1895.