Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27
STEWARDS BODY.
Reasons, For Judge Hiiton's Re.
ttcence.

Reasons, For Judge Ailton's Re-
ttcence.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
New YORK, Nov. 20.-It was learn
ed definitely to-day, the Times cay g,
that the alleged chief and originators
Of tho Stewart-body robbery is
George A. Christian, the notorious
Washington resurrectionist, who was
arrested on charge of being engaged
in attempting the dissertation Of Lin
coins tomb. Christians boarding
house alias was DR. George Douglas
tie was suspected by DR.. George
Evans, u frequent caller at the house,
where Douglas engaged board, be
cause he had nothing 10 do, showed
his knowledge of medicine was very
slight, and was visited by SO ill-look.
ing men. A few days after the rob.
berry, aud while Douglas coincident-
al disappearance was fresh in his
mind, DR.. Evans came across a print
cd description of Christian. 1t struck
him at once as perfect description
OF Douglas. Douglas at first wore a
tuil beard. This be afterward had
shaved of, leaving only long silken
mustache. The fact that Christian
had been Hospital Ste " ard also tai
lied with cdr" Douglas superficial
knowledge of medicine. Douglas
told that he came direct from Cincin-
natl. Christian having been last seen
there, and it having been reported
from there he started East early in
October, strengthened DR.. Evans GUS.
picions that the two men were iden,i
cal. He went to Judge Hilton, and
found Douglas already under suspi-
cion; that he had been seen OH the
night of the robbery leaning against a
tree inside the railing of st. Marks
churchyard, and had been tracked to
various places in this city on the day
following, when he disappeared.
1t being rumored that Judge Hill.
ton would allow certain papers to
print q denial of the statement that
he knew where Mr.. Stewards body
was, Times reporter interviewed
three gentlemen closely in Judge Hill
ton confidence. The first gentleman
said: eyes, the body was found five
days ago. The same gentleman vol.
unteered the statement that nobody
but Judge Hilton, Mrs. Stewart, and
one or two others will know when
the body is buried or even when it IL
deposited in the Garden City crypt
He said Judge Hilton and Mrs. Stew
art we're the only ones 10 be satisfied
on that matter.
"Do you mean no information will
be given to the public of the recov
cry and burial Of the body !" asked
the reporter.
"Oh !" was the. reply: "the publ
will be fully satisfied, but will no
know of the burial until after it is &C
complished."
The second gentleman answered
II think you have been right in you
statements. l have no doubt tb
body has been found"
The third gentleman repeated tina
the body was found. He was aske,
to explain the report Of denial
He said: "Mattcrs have been SO ar
ranged that Judge Hilton can So
truly that the body is not in his pos
session, and that he does not knoy
where it is. 1t is in the hands of hi
agents, and will be produced whe
the proper time comes"
1t was learned to-day, that, at leas
twice, traps were set by private de
tectivcs, by preparing evidence, I
get Judge Hilton to order the arre'
of parties who were in the plot, br
, really had nothing to do with th
\ robbery. The object was, doubles
0 to get the reward, and lay the foune
4 alton for heavy suits for damage
1t is said in the early stages of til
chase Judge Hilton was only save
\ from being made victim by chant
.. information of the character Of II
job. This has made him extraord
, narily careful in his subsequent il
1 vestigatioDs.