River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-28
who Stole Stewards Body.
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LOii Caty DeFrAes.l
This is an age Of surprises. We very
much regret to say it, hut No have evidence
in oar possessions which points strongly to
Whitelaw Rel I, Rev. Taimage and George
Francis Train as tho yiolators OF Air. Stew
arts grave. II is hard to think OF these
gentlemen, who have heIetofc1e occupied
such high positions in soei4 and literary
circles, as ghOuis, grave-robbers and human
hyenas, and yet the evidence against them
can not well be set aside. Fer instsnce, on
the night OF the outrage Mr. TalIaage left
hons at the usual honr, about half last ten,
informing his wife that he vas going over 10
New York to pick up q few facts for his
next sermon. AIrs Ialmage remarked
that this thing was getting trife thin, OF
something % hat effect, bat finally gave her
consent, and Mr. Ialudge went of, whis-
Ting, 20, I'm One of the Boys" HIS hour
for returning from those nocturnal excur-
sions. Mrs. Taimage states, is about 5 a. NJ.
Did the gentleman return at that hour on
that fatal morningY He did not. He did
not get homo until after daylight. Perhaps
the gentleman en- account for his strange
hardness on th S morning Of all mornings,
and we know OF no better place for him to do
this than in he open court
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doubleday used TO remove the earth from tine
casket that held tie remains. Now observe.
One week before Mr.. Stewart remains were
stolen, hIr Trim stepped into q hardware
store IN New York and purchased a short.
handled spade, telling the salesman he would
| cali on the following Saturday and pay FOL
/ it. The salesman said they did strictly
1 cash business, but Alr. Train pulled out Z
! pocket blackboard, aud showed him that tbs
| age had evoluted beyond the cash system
and intimated that If he was not permitted
B to purchase the spade on true husinea
t principles he would cut the psychologist wir'
between the establishment and its patrons
| and it would certainly shoos the Niagara 0
bankruptcy before sunset the next day. IL
was permitted to take the spade As II ad
ditional evidence were needed against Mf
Train, cur attention has been called tn
fact that on the day before the CHASTITY rob
berry he was seen sitting GA his accustomed
bench IN Madison square, and was heard +
repeat the following lines from the grave
yard scene in Hamlet
- pck-ax and a spade. a spade,
For-and snrouding sheets
Oh. pit Of clay for 10 be made
For snch a guest to meet
Now let us turn our attention to air. White
law Reid. II will be remembered that
copy of the New York Herald was found tn
morning of the robbery at or near the vic
lated tomb. Now, mark the following fact
On the evening preceding the morning G
the dastardly outrage Whitelaw Reid wa
seen going into the IffbitHe beer 50
loon reading a copy Of the Ne
York HefG?d Of the same d,ite as the on
found. a few moments later Mr.. lei
emerged from the saloon, looked cautiousl
about him. and, when he supposed no on
was watching, placed three cardamon eeed
in his mouth and walked rapidly away.
These are the roek-ribbed and everlastin
facts We leave the rest to tho police an
Judge Hilton, WHO offered the reward. AC
dress as usual.