The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-11-15

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tl.r r,hhrfs vrr frightened away just
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ton wa~ notified. and a,le an csamina.
tion VI the premises. H. hn,l new hicks
pnt on the gatcs pnd moved the slah
iiftrrm fcrt south tu nisi.ast fnin I ~lA.
liainrs. liz also employed prisat.
night.sasehman. Mho w,~ required a.
visit tl,. sard oncr every hour, This
watcl,man WIS discharged nn Eri,la,
last, i, i,ring thought no further attempt
would bc ma,lc. This morning The tx
tons assistant found thu ,nnl, opened
and the lols gone. The police and
Judge Hilton were notified, and every
effort IL being malr 10 ferret ont thc
mystery. Only unr man saw anything
unusual about ihr cemetery Inst night
a dentist. returning home ID midnight.
saw five men standing near the crinr.
terry fence. The night was dark una
stormy, Three lntrulmrn who pnss thu
cemetery saw nothing suspicious 4
deep feeling nj Indignation Ii expressed
nj the Outrage.
Judge Hilton thinks there In some.
thing strange In sexton Iinmmelr ne.
tions. The Judge says he could Imagine
nn reason why my one should steal Mr..
Stewards body except 10 recover rc-
ward Th, silver plate was the only
thing 10 tempt robbers Tie Judge
himself could not have accurately point.
cd out the vault entrance. The robbers
mnst have hu,l reliable information The
sexton and his assistant were the only
persons who knew thr entrance.
When Hilton reached the vault h.
found piece IL tho seNton's rope which
that person did NOT satisfactorily nc-
count for. The sexton anI his assist
ant were taken ~ headquarters and OK
nminr,l. Their stories agree. While
suspected. they arr npi under arrest.
Judge Hilton believes the thieves
went ont the gate with thu holy. anil
must ha,r Ind duplicate keys, The
Job wns dome with great skill. thu rob'
ber~ evidently knowing the location
perfectly 4 smnll shovel anil lantern
were found IN ihr sanlt. There were
five hpAeA In thr sanli. and one waa
crushed In. probably by stepping on II
This IL tllr first time III. Metropolitan
police ha.. ever hua il ease III holy.
snntching reported. This time was
chosen undoubtedly lnca,,se I'll. holy
Nns snon IT, bc removed ~ a.ryrt IN the
Garden city Cathedral,
Mr., stewart wns Very i'll nj tin time
~ the ailnir. Hlir II IN her 18th ysar
nnl hne brcn niling much lntely.
Judge Hilton dill not brenk th. neWA
until late l,pnr to-day, He H,i.l II ~ar
ono II tle most painful tasks TINT Ind
ever fnllon t. him. H. put II OF IN long
~ possible. Ia iii. afternoon. when Tho
newsl,oya began ~ cry the story IL the
streets. they seemed ln lniter nbnnt the
lady's residence. and ~ cry more loudly
nnd lcrHirtently tl,nn usual. Mrs. Stew.
art takes lively interest In current
events. and exhibited n singular interest
IL know wlai event wns cried IN the
streets. Judge Hilton then related care.
fully the story II the robbery of her
husbands grave. Mrs. Stewart bore the
shock with hcroisn. Int II proved Ut
length top great a strain III her weak.
encd strength. md ehe 4ank pcreeptibly
nndcr thr hlow.
Judge Hilton snil iii. terrible nilsir
proved 4 cruelty 10 the estimallc Indy diff
ficnlt IL conceive. tits feared thc result
mny prove very serious to Mrs. Stewart