New-York tribune., 1878-11-25
THE MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
ro rpAcE OF THE GRAVE ROBBERS

no TRACE OF THE GRAVE R0DDERS-
xFPORTs OF THE POLICE UNREWARDED-No ~ io-.
TIER DEVELOPMENTS SUSPICIOUS AuAis'i
DOUGLASS AND MAY REMOVED.
No discoveries in relation to the grave ROBBERY
bave been made, so far as is known. Douglass
rroves not to be Christian the Iesurrec-
tiopist.v but b. F. Hatch, who IS now
in Pittsbure, and whose advertisements ap-
near TO have been perfectly legitimate
Mr.. MAYS departure for Europe is explained Dy
notary who transacted business with hm. Inc
only person of whom il is known that the ponce are
in search is Kelly the coachman of Sherifi-st ana
his unexplained absence is tho only ground oil
suspicion against him.
GROUNDLESS SUSPICIOUS ABANDONED,
TI.r poUGI ASs-CHRIsTIAN STORY EXPLoDED-MAH 5
DEPARTURE EXPLAINED--No INTELLIGENCE OF
THE ROBBERS.
There were no new Developments III the
Stewart grave robbery Yesterday superintendent
wallmg was in consultation with Inspector Murray Ior
"a short time before leaving Headquarters last evening"
Both said that there was nothing to report lSpe''o
Diks who was duty during the night gave the same
nrance AZ late hour The efforts of the police are as
yet unrewarded. ..,.
The mysterious bOarder at No 3O6 East Fourteeh'h-
st. whose identity with Christian the resurrection
ts has insisted has written letter To me
Ken York Herald showing that inc suspfCohS "N'i0'
him were baseless. He says tnat he advertised lor
a partner because he had not sufficient money
10 purchase a right to sell certain patent
medicines. lie denies nearly all OF the statements IN
reference TO HIM made by the people OF the mouse; SAY
n was well understood from the 1st of November
hat he was liable to leave the house at auS
time: that he did leave for Pittsburg on NO
yember g. and that he never knew the
gentleman from Garden City working at A. T. stewarts'
e regrets that DIR. Evans and Miss Thompson do not
get the $4,000, and gives the following description O
himself: My hair is brown and curly, my eyes
blue, my features regular; but when speak
Ing rapidly my lower jaw drops little
toward the left the result OF an accident.
I am thrty-nine years OF age, weigh 100 pounds
and am five feet inches in height" He sgns himself
B.F. Hatch. His story is eOrrOborated by Dr u L.
Blood of this city. Superintendent Waiiing said on
Saturday that he had already became convinced that
the "cew connecting Douglass with the crime was
a false one, and the investigation by the police had
ceased when told that Hatch offered to come to New
York lie answered, ave don't ant HIM"
Theodore Baub notary public of No. III Canal-st,
has set at rest the suspicious against william H. May
He says that he had done business for May Tor eight
years that the latter visited his office on November s.
and told him he intended for Europe the follow
Ing day that he called May afterward and found him
backing his trunk and that May told him where he was
going the allure of his business, and when he expected
70 return BauD speaks Wen of Mays character, but
,JrayerObbery sound like OF his Jokes. There Is
evidence that May at fire near his place OF busi-
ness on the morning of November 4
Kelly the coaenman, Of shcrihst., is still missing,
but be has become of less Importance since lie nas
ceased to be the connecting Ink between May
and Douglass" The only facts which seem
To- have Deen established In relation TO him
are Tbat he disappeared few days after the robbery
and has not since heard of by his friends by de-
fectiye VINO have been inqurng iOr him. Many causes
Tor he absence have been suggested any OF which
is quite as reasonable the theory Of his connection
will the my stery OF ST. Marks ChurchydTd.
mo
made the occasion of frequent practical jokes. ON sat
urdav morning a express wagon was driven up to a
drygOods store Eighth-ave and rough box. feet
long and 2 feet wide, was delivered, and
Yhe driver hurried away. On opening the
box II was found to contain an lndia-rubber
bag The police sent Tor anda sergeant ana several
nafrolmen arrived and assisted in opening the bag,
which was fOnnd 10 contain only plaster image with
the head broken OF and placed BY the side OF the body
IL was reported yesterday that detectives work
ing up a c!ew near the Notch Cave" north of Pater
son. IL was alleged that the tomb robbers had been
traced from HOboken 10 Hackensack, and thence 10
pOint not far the cave" As Jar could be
certained Yesterday detectives engaged in the case
had been the cave" which IS only long rift IN
the rocks As 1t is great resort for the boys II the
nelghborhOOd, the story receives nocredence