The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-14

NJ, Result. ha. not been Learned.
Tho cmorbidlvcurous g0zcrs who gathered
.h,r, ,ll 81. Marks Churchyard to catch n
a,,r,,se of the despoilcd Stewart tomb had the
",'i,,,v of their occupation broken by tho
n.pinr of the church doors and the brllIiaht
Information of tho interior in honor oil
bsbionahlc wedding that took place III
,bs evening. Long after the church ngh's
ware out and the doors were clos'u
arnn the struggling gaz'rs fingered H'trnc'cu
10 the place by an impulse that mono oil theni
could explain. Tie police officers VINO wonr'y
nntrol in front Of the church are models Oh
their kind. and for the thousandth ume last
evening they paused to answer. with unruined
tempcrs. the same questions VII" ""''" '"o'
have been Piled for weck'
Their. was a ripple II excitement at the Police
Central onlce yesterday morning. when car
,i,gc rolled M and Superintendent Walling
,ras seen 10 enter IL and drive rapidly away. He
had an oblong package in his hand. apparently
cun case. Tho suhordnates in the building
erpninrd the Superintendents sudden depar-
ture by saying that he had gone on shooting
eypolitlon down on the Jersey coast. The ex-
n,anntion WIS not satisfactory to the reporters.
vso believed tho mntter Of the gun was little
ruse Il was argued that Superintendent
Wnlline would not 40 of peasuring at this
critical iuncturc Of affairs with the unsolved
Manhattan Bank burglary and the grave rob-
hry which are a standing reproach to the
nolce force demanding his closest attention to
duty
Later in tho day It was ascertained. on good
authority. that the Superintendent had gone
away on a promising clue to the grave robbery.
As the ruuor ran. the body was believed to have
been taken down the bay in a small boat. which
had h4Vn traced TO an inlet of Raritan Bay, In
h,y!cinity Of Port Monmouth. Superintendent
Nalling was accompanied by a gentleman
whose name could not be learned. He did not
return last evening. and 1t was said at the
Central Ofilce. at late hour. that there were no
II h safe to say that there has never been
case in the annals of New York crime on which
So much police and detective effort has been
co1centrnted rs on this.
Judge Hilton said to a SUN reporter yester
day: do not wish 10 conceal from the public
the country covering every possible point.
an however. depending largely on the police
force Of the city. and | have the great;
Intelligence. and | have reasons for my
faith. They have done everything that could
possibly be done TO get to the bottom of the rob-
hery ] am entirely satisfied with their efforts
When told Inspector Murray that wished TO
employ private deteeSilyes' hs replied that was as
and the entire police force would cooperate
with whoever was employed on the case in
Is reached the public may perhaps learn that
much II the criticism visited on the police is
There were no further developments in the
case after Superintendent Nallng's departure:
Inspector Murray received the usual number OF
calls from persons with clues ana suggestions,
and spent considerable time in reading large
bundle OF mysterious letters without signatures.
cumulated since the robbery was perpetratcd.
One writer yesterday devoted postal card to
abuse OF Capt. McCullagh. who, II was reported.
kicked little dog out of st. Marks Cemetery
H. int mated that the CAPTAIN was himself
coward and brute for the at.
4 dozen communications have been received
evidently from persons who want TO retallate
upon somebody, suggesting that certain prem
isrs b. searched or certain persons be arrested.
mysterious epistle sent to The Sun office
last evening reads MS follows:
IE EnIOE or T9s & suSS E csSt MecgllsEh b, has
and he better be CAREFUL Of him ssph for we are alter
Another note with no signature requests n
reporter for THE Sun to GO 10 Melrose and de-
mand the remains from an undertaken there.
The note Is written on scrap OF paper resem-
bling in shape the piece Of velvet cut by the
thieves from Mr., Stewards coffin.
4 rumor from Elizabeth yesterday said that a
body had been brought under suspicious cir
ctyand leit with the hesuperintendentt 10 be placed
IL the vault until such time as a suit
able lot should be purchased for its inter.
ment. The Superlntendent. rumor said
~ one of Pinkerton's detectives appeared in
Elizabeth IN connection with the matter ltwas
dOupted thatthe BODY WAS tnat OF Mr.. stewart.
The facts IN the case are these; Last saturday
{, A. Benedict. an undertaken of go Carm line
street. n this city applied 70 superintendent
Locker 10 receive n body which ha brought
with lin in wagon bearing brass plates
marked with his own name. He mad regular
which signhed that the body was that OF
lsnac ? Whitehead. who was born in w,Jer-
fey and who Ssd g is7 2id age at lo9 West
sl.ned by j. s. Nagle. NJ D.. Register of Records
Inr body was received, the dues. sll; wore
q 1 Ilrnt
Mr. Lockers son hal iokingly said to n work
m1nwho was present that the body was that OF
MI stewart and from. that the rumor had
spread through Elizabeth.
Mr B-ucdiot is duly astonished that the fact
Of his having transferred body from Trinity
uriery should have acquired such notorety.
H. ur.ed the body Of Mr.. Whitehead in Trim
~ Crmsiery a, year ago. and removed 1t at the
Pr several days three well-dressed men have
pen llunging IN MONTGOMERY street on the
ter!ay Sergeant Carroll arrested the men
siaudaa they Wy rcsps.tIyeiy described t6em:
G. Exchange patc. a. this eity;J. s. Wood. aged
s. ". - nnd avenue. THIS city. and T. ,. robin
the employ Of Pinkertonls Agency. Chief
ihnn asked them their business in Jersey
.ly' ami they refused % make any explana-
ton Tao Chiri hen asked them whether they
would r turn to NV York il he allowed them
iIrt. Wool and liobnson consented. and were
d. tar-"d. Wilkinson said he would not GO
and hs was placed in a cell. Chief Nathan de-
cH,rl his Intention 10 compel Wilkinson TO
d's'Iose his business in Jersey City, or send
MN 20 the penltentlary.
Mr.. Robert Pnkerton visited the police sta
non last evening and had an interview with
NiklnsOn. To a sun reporter lie said subSe-
qucuty mat the Jersey CITY police knew the
men % Do detectives In his employ and thatthey
Pat made the arrest through jealousy because
his men did not consider II necessary, when
try mad case IN Jersay City. TO 20 ~ Chief
Nathan and tell him all about il. He viii insti.
tufo PROCEEDINGS to-day to test the validity Of
Mlklu-nu's arrest He declined TO say why
MS men We're in Jersey City,
Dot 'ct yes have been making daily expedi-
tons a out Staten Island with hopes Of finding
rIur. Yesterday humber Of detectives were
uuelng q careful search Of the woods and se-
Guided places about the island where II might
De- i1s- bile for tho thieves y conceal the body
Tn officers stationed Mt all the ferry landings
closely s'rutin.ze all strange vehicles that come
ashore rom the boats, moro especially those on
III night trips.
In addition 10 the watch detailed by Superin-
tendrut Orsirander Of the Morayian Cemetery
at Nv Dorp. Mr. William II. Vanderbilt has en-
gderd special watchmau 10 look after the vault
4, Which are the remains OF the late Commodore
Vanderbilt
= CauL u Cullagh made a frultless trip to
orange n D., Yesterday, on report that the
body had been heard OF there.
bernard k9enlg, private detective, yester-
lhy borrowed a sanitary inspectors badge
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