Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
PECULIAR INCIDENT.
Inspector Watts Has Compan-
ion on European Trip.
Max Shoenbein, Alias Shinburn, Noted
Safe Cracker, on Steamer.
shi"burn Last Heard Of Doing Tins Ia ssi.
guim-His Exploits.

Boston. March 19-(SpeciaD.-A pecu-
liar incident in connection with the de-
parture for Europe. last week, of Chief
| Inspector Watts and Lieut. Rosetta NJ
| the Boston police department, is that in
all probability Max Shoenbein. better
known as Max Shinburn. one of the mos,
| remarkable criminals in the world, was a
passenger on the same vessel.
| The two police officers go as messen.
! gers from the President of the United
States, bearing documents which call for
the person of Antonio ID Blast, now in
| custody in Palermo, Italy. Di Blast Is
charged with having murdered James
Ellis deputy superintendent of the Bos-
ton street department, several months
ago Shinburn is fugitive from justice.
his latest exploit having been uttering
| forged paper in Brockton on which he OBJ
| tanned SIS.
| shinburn is known all over the United
states as one of, ii not the cleverest
safe crackers in the business. Shinburn
| is Il German by birth but came 10 this
country nearly ~ years ago He had u
and resided in the finest hotel in the city
ON April n. 1865, associated with GEORGE
Bliss ana Dave Cummings. he looted the
Bank, securing large amount of booty
Some Of the securities were found upon
him when ne was arrested and subse-
quently he was convicted at Keene N
H., and sentenced to 10 years imprison-
mcnt. He served one day of this term
and then made his escape.
For an attempt 10 rob the National
Eank AT st. Adams, VT, year later, he
was sentenced to another term of 10
years and once more said goodbye to the
prison authorities after staying . months
with them.
lie next was arrested at Wilkesbarrc
Pa. for the robbery of the Delaware,
Lacka wanna a. Hudson Canal Cos. safe
obliged TO remain in Wilkesbarre, that
night. and so handcuffed the man to his
own wrists and the two slept together.
When the officer awokeg he found that his
prisoner had escaped by, picking the lock
of The handcuHs with a small piece OF
steel, He also had takenfrthe officers
Less than a year later Shinburn with
several companions robbed the Ocean Ma
tonal Bank in'New York, securing more
booty he sailed for France. bought title
and castle and for a time enjoyed his
ill-gotten wealth.
became too strong and. in 1883. in COM
pany with Charley Bullard. who planned
the famous Boylston Bank robbery in this
small town in Belgium. I'm" TSey were ss Sur.
prised at their work. captured and later
sentenced to II years each at hard labor.
Nothing was neard OF ShtnDurn from
that time until a few days ago. when
Thomas CorcOran of Brockton, cnshed a
check for a stranger and upon presenting
it at the bank found it to be "a forgery.
From the description he eave the police it
was at once suspected that Shinburn was
the culprit. An investigation proved the
suggestion pos , to be correct; He was traced
which the Boston officers sailed for
Europe.
All the Boston "coppers' are wondering
hot will hon xrrhn Tnr
meets Shinburn. They say interesting
things may transpire.