New-York tribune., 1878-11-22
POLICE ACTIVITY UNREwARDED.

CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT NEITHER THE BODY
nor TIE ROBBERS HAVE BEN FOUND.
A week has passed siEce the public was
Informed that the body Of the late A. T. Stewart had
been recovered and would brought back to NewYork
IN few hours that the robbers OF the grave were
known, an each was " shadowed" by detective, who
could Ia, his hands upon him at any moment.
Since that time the police have been uniting in their
exertions Clews Of eateror less apparent importance
have been followed concerning only few OF which the
pubic has had any knowledge. Inspector Murray, who
is in daily consultation with Judge Hilton, has worked
steadily, searching for the body as well as for the
robbers. Captain Kealy, whose detective skill raised
him TO his present rank, has secured the country in
many directions seeking the hidingrIace Of the body.
Captain Byrnes has taken night rides 10 Orange
aud Chatham, n. j., and on Monday testified on oath
that he had expected TO find the body there and that he
believed Burke ard Vreclaud had stolen IL from
ST. Marks Churchyard Arrests on suspicion have been
made by order of Inspector Murray, who was reused
from hs bed at midnight and told OF information which
had lust been received. lady called Judge Hilton
q few days ago, and told him OF man
who had lived in her house under circumstances
which had excited suspicion, and the Judge
al once took Police Headquarters 10 examine the
pictures in the roeues gallery in search of one resem
bling him. letter whrh bore some internal evidence
Of having been written by Of the robbers lithO
graphed BY order Of Judge Hilton, and thous
snds Of copies distributed throughout the country
with view TO the DETECTION OF tie author
appear have been prOhtcss the body has not been
returned and tie robbers are at large
The offer OF al increased reward, and under new con-
d!tiOns II hoped will lead TO important results. There
seems be little expectation that Information OF value
will be received until 10 Is voluntarily brought TO
Judge Hilton or the police by treachcrOus participant
in the crime Last night there no evidence that
such information had yet reached any Of those officials
10 whom 10 would naturally be brought hrst, ana thrle
were direct statements TO the contrary.
There few rumOrs yesterday, ana less excitement
about Headquarters than for several days. superD-
tendent Nathan Of Jersey City, called upon SupeTnten
dent Walng and remained with him a short time. A
member OF the firm OF Parrot Il Williams,
which robbed last Sunday night at Chat
haIo, visited the detectives Office to LOOK
al the picture OF John !. Clare In the rOgucs'
gallery, 60 II 1t resembed OF the men who
seen the nechbOThOOd OF the mill few days previous
10 the burglary. He also shown the pictures Of
Burke and yreeaud but did recognize any OF them
Judge Hilton made his usual call about noon on In-
speetor Murray, with whom he remained nearly hall
hour
Commissioner Nichols was asked last night IL the
suit "NOne whatever, yet" said the Commissioner
Beyond the continued receipt Of an abundance OF let
ers such have published heretofore there is TO
my KNOWLEDGE nothing new in the case.
Superintendent WalltDg, Inspector Murray ana De
tecve Keay said just before leaving the Central Office
last evening, that there nothing new In the case
Inspector McDeTmOt who duty last night, made
the same statement after midnight.
Judge Hilton, IN answer TO the inquiry by TRIBUNE
reporter last night, returned the message that there
were no new facts in the case
A prominent banker said, yesterdays When read
ths morning In THE TRIBUNE that Stewards BODY had
not been found and The World that 10 had been in
possession OF Judge Hltons friends for five days, i'm
stewarts body and that The World was very long Of