The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-08
Two Attempt. rren ,A. .rsns.

Judge Hilton ~aid Yesterday:
About month ago the sexton Of 81. Marks
Church. Mr. George v. Hnmill. came to me NJ
our upper store aud told nc that somebody bad
been tAmuerin. with the slab TINT marked the
entrance "a the top ~ Mr. 4. 7. Stcwnrt's fam
ilv vault In the churchyard ~ -. Marks. This
slab IA u stone about fcct g inches 10y . lc"t-an
ordinary slab such as covers the other vnults
in the churchyard. The slab had been prled
up. and then pushed back. There wore marks
In the sod Of the crowbar that was used in nov
ing the slab II should be- remembered. how
ever. that this slab did not cover the entrance to
the vault. but was situated at The side OF the
real cover which consisted Of three stone slabs.
covered with about one foot II earth aud over
grown with sod. Tho walt Is about thirty feet
from Second avenue. between Tenth and Elcv-
cnth streets ! said: That ia very singular:
what can be the motive ot such an net " KNEW
TINT people had been In the habit Of going In
thero to look Mt the smh. suppose that the
impression got abroad thai there was large
amount in NaunLlcS, consisting ot SILVER nnd
gold ornaments buried in tho vanlt with tho
body Of Mr.. stewart. Stories have been ,trcu-
lated tint there were many silver and gold or
uAmenis. | never know rARetly whAt tie conin
had OF silver ornaments until to-day. Thc I'M
dcrtnker tells me TINT the only pure silver on =
was tho plate. which was on the inner sIic OF
the euflin lid. This lid opened hall way down,
AMI tho Ila;n was on the under side. 81 that
Il was in the contrc of the lid nj the point where
the muslin II the lining cuhNrrg's' never
took pains TO contradict the cytrayagan stories
that were told at tho time ~ tn" funeral atout
the reckless expenditure fur gold bullion and
the like. Tho only silver. 9r valuableS. of
any kind, in the coffin was this plate, Well
when Mr. Hamill came 10 mo with this story
that the slab had been tanperrd w,th SAID;
"Hs Thought il Would ho well 10 have tho
locks ON the gutes fixed first He had found,
after examination. that the Eleventh street Ente
hahn afN tlrs. 1
II had been repia,cd with n different link from
the one he usually used, and ne marks oi
sandy names IN II shoNHu plnlhiN lnhi II mo
been tlscn of Tor the purpose oi orcntng no
gatr. Alter talking o>er the matter with Mr..
''""""'fi',l / iell You what you had better do
think il would be- good plan to char ge tho
| iocntion Of tho slab so that people may think
''"". GOOD iIsa aid. That's lust exactly
| tho thing And told him To do that aud place
the stone oyer barren ground. taxi, every pre-
! thnriyrd 10 get some ot the best Custom House
locks, aud TO employ wairhinnn. 10 had sbe-
cn directions to remove mo el"o WIZ tle !,
| Tie attention ~ any one. and ho was even to
| employ tho watchmun without ieitnE lllm know
the special purpose oi MS oelhS hll",' oul WIN
general directions to Keen sharp lockout on
| the church and the churchyard. lie removed
! tIr slab ia diroctsd. and even wont go far MS to
nut frosh grass Ia its place. and keep 1t wutertd.
| SO that thrro was really nothing 70 marx me
entrance tn the vault containing Mr. Stewart
And no one but tho undertaken, Mr. Hamill
" 80 on ; Gut his deputy. SO far ms know.
| gave him special dirrctiuns to kocp the matter
| Sncret, and although ] -poac Z ii Ia Mr.. Lihbry
| did MOI tell any one else, Mi efen Mrt stew
| nri. when tho uudnrtnkrr rane nnd told me
| that hO had done all This, unl removed the slhl
tu ihe 1cnth street sidu, r.! perfectly sa ,slod
| that cycNthing Vas safe. my one not know
| Ing what had been uun", vino would have g''n,
| uptloic to look at Mr NtcWAu'5 grave, would
| hive luuiod nt this slab which We hHd placed
about ihhty tegt away for lh" puri4So "t de-
| There are. there lore. threo POINTS OF cvldenct
that show that whoC yer did this violation ot Mr.
| Stswntt'a grave was familiar with tho ground
| First they know thHt iho vnult WIS not unlei
| the slab thAt contained n.S numc. second. thol
| kueW tilu; the aOIY h1d uSt been moved tOu