Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-08
HOLD GRAVE ROBBERY.
The Body OF A. = stewart Stsiea-
friesds OF the Deceased will
Gis - large Reward y che
Arrest OF the Rsbbrrs.

NEw YORK. Nov. Police hesdquAr-
ters Was informed to-day that the body Of
A. T. Stewart was stolen from tho family
vault at st. Marks Church early this
morning. The caskst was broken open.
The discovery Of the outrage was made at
$ o'clock this morning. The robbers had
removed one stone from the opening TO tho
vault. broken open the three collins in
which the body was enclosed and carried
away the contents. 1t is supposed. in .
sack. The robbery has created much e.
ei,emen, in the neighborhood Of the
graveyard.
There we're several collins In the vault.
but the robbers do not appear to have hes
i,Ated In choosing the RICH, one. The outer
casing Of cedar was easily broken open.
and the second or leAden cofin was ripped
open. apparently with . large knife.
There then remained the oakon coffin,
which WAS also broken open. The body
was then taken ont and placed In some
sort Of . sack and lifted up toward the
opening. where probably there were other
hands 10 receive 10, and carried 10 the
iron ratings around the ehurchyArd. The
weight Of the body Was not very great. but
il is still q question how IL Was passed
over the ratings. The work was per-
formed somehow. for all the gates were
locked, and the body was then probably
put into a wagon and driven away. II is
worthy Of notice that no footmarks were
found In the churehyard, although tho
surface was soft after Q fall Of rain and
snow last evening. II IL, therefore. sur
missed that the robbers stepped from grave
stone to grsyestone. and thus made their
exit either ON Stuyvesant street or
Eleventh street. They wrenched the plate
of the casket and carried IL away with
them. On tho whole, the indications
point to . remarkably bold execution Of .
carefully conceived plot. Especial care
must have been taken 10 avoid the police,
for the spot IL very open and offers no
good chance for concealmsnt. The beats
of two policemen terminate close TO the
ehurehyard rAilings, aud the two officers
ought TO meet there constantly through.
out the night. Neither OF them saw any
thing TO excite their suspicious. Mr.. Lib
hey Of tho firm Of A. T. Stewart 4 Co..
said to-day that tho estate Of A. 7. Stew
art will not yet offer q reward for the re-
covery Of his body. II will give 500, 900
II need be for the detention and punish
msnt Of the outlaws, but not n cent to
them for tho return Of what they have
taken. and not . single cent will be paid
In order 10 compromise this case.
Upon learning the news Mrs. Stewart
was overwhelmed. but fully conceded with
Judge Hilton In taking Q firm stand against
any conc ssions or promise Of reward to
the robbers. She expressed willingness TO
~ TO any expense TO secure the arrest and
conviction Of the robbers.
NEW York, November Up TO mid
night tho police stated that no arrests had
been made In connection with the desecra-
ton Of the Stewart vault. They appear
utterly befogged as to the perpetrators.
The S-a says among all tho theories re-
lAtive 10 this crime zone 10 more curious
than that which attributes 1t 10 the agency
Of certain disappointed heirs or so-called
heirs Of Mr.. Stewart. Those who hold to
this theory believe the body was removed
In order hat q chemical analysis might bo
msde in order to detect traces Of poison.