The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
4 SLEUTH FROM BUFFALO.
Mn. BURKE, BEINa ROBBED, DOES
HIS OWN PROULIEG.

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snes n Ceiered woman Through tire Tender-
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Edward p. Burke Of Buffalo gave tho polics
OF the West Thirtieth street station q few point
ers last night on the detective business. Having
been robbed. as he says, by n negro woman, he
disguised himself as a tourist and perambulatod
through the Tenderloin until he thought he had
tho guilty person. Then he chased her wildly
down the street and into her home. blowing q
police whistle with as much viRor as he worked
his legs with. Having cornerod her, he insisted
on having the police arrest another woman.
According to Burke's story as he told II to
Sergeant McDermott last night In the police
station. he is q well.to-do promoter and hotel
proprietor. He came down from Buffalo several
days ago and put up at the La Grange Hotel.
III West Thirty.fourth street. On Saturday
night, having put on his evening clothes, he
went to the Lambs Club with q friend and re-
turned to his hotel about o o'clock.
Slipping of his coat and waistcoat, he lay
down on the bed to read. After a time he was
aroused by q sound. Looking mp. he saw q col
ored woman standing in the doorway Of his
room. He says no thought she was q servant
In the hotel, and paid no attention to her.
When he prepared to retire, he felt from habit
for his wallet which he had left in his waist
coat pocket. 1t was gone, and thereupoD he
raised q howl. He called up the proprietor Of the
hotel. only to learn that no colored help was en-
ployed there and that no one knew anything Of
his mysterious visitor.
Mr.. Burke was sore, but he took q solemn
oath. He would show people down here that no
was no RUDE even IL he did come from Buff
falo. As q matter OF form he reported his loss
to the police of the West Thirtieth street station
yaatardav m0rnfnR- and then he nrOcaed0l to mt
his own plans into execution. Darkness having
come last night, Mr.. Burke put on a long brown
vizor down over. his face and turning up the
"Tll show them a thing or two" he said to
himself. and up and down the streets he wont,
sleuthing 70 his hearts content. Not a eolorsd
himself rewarded. At Thirty fourth street and
Broadway he saw q colorcd woman turn toward
Woman. He followed her. The woman noticedd
him logging her. She kept turning back in
"She's the one, sure" said Mr.. Burke to him
"Lordy, Lordy, what is this exclaimed the
took TO her heels down Thirty.fourth street
The Buffalo sleuth knew then for certain that
Blowing BE Nfa 1a as S Aforesaid al The n police iSsA whistle. which;
he had been carrying for Just this emergency.
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pace she set. Whom she got In front OF 4AS
Seventh avenue she darted up tho steps and
ranR the bell.
Before the Bufalonian could catch her the
door was opened by another negro woman. and
the pursued one darted past her shrieking that
q crazy man was after her. Tho woman at tho
door held her ground, while the sleuth blew o
gale on the whistle. Policeman Reardon heard
the blast and ran up to see what was the trouble.
Mr.. Burke told him. and, after much hesita-
ton. the policeman arrested the woman. at the
door. She was Florence Jourdine, and by this
time Mr.. Burke insisted that she was the one
that he had seen in the doorway Of his room.
The woman he had chased. who was
Eugenia Jourdine. a sister Of tho prisoner.
went along with the prisoner to the station
house. She said that she was returning from
church when she saw a man following her and
when she became convinced that he was crazy
want in the employ Of Mrs. George B. Sloan Of
1873 West Forty.ffth street.
As the amateur detective insisted on accusing
Florence OF the robbery and identifying her posi-
lively, Sergeant McDermott locked her up.
although he said he did 1t with much reluc-
lance.
Mr. Burke was tickled at great length. "Oh.
I toll you I'm no fool II I do come from up the
State" he said. II can spot EN-. and they
can't get away from me. either. once I get my
eye on 'em. I'm all right. I am, and II you don't
believe me ask John @. Sheehan."
He told the detectives that IL they wanted to
see him before morning to como beneath his
window on the third floor at his hotel and
whistle until a dim light appeared.