The New York herald., 1878-11-24


HrRALp. Grow is known to be man who frequents
gambling houses, and while here what il known
.capper' for that class of houses. He also
known ~ Dr. Grow, aud he was arrested in 1875
charge Of malpractice.
A. heretofore mentioned. he invented the game
known as the eenennial which he bargaincd to sell
10 gamblers II was called centennial because the
dealer had 100 chances TO the players of winning.
He j. man who has the appearance of being contin-
ually hard mp.
Crow about five feet six or seven inches high ana
weighs $50 or loo pounds. When last in Wash
ington he fnll beard. strongly mixed with
gray. He Is about fortyhve years OF age. He at
one time reporter penny newspaper in this city
and was constant visitor to the printing Offices He
i an educated man and regular graduate i'll medi-
cine.
WHERE Is CHRISTIAN now?
Christian has two brothers iii Washington, named
Osborn Christian and Stamford Christian. Both are
professional moieers and skfm artists in their
business. Stamford is employed at the State
Department building and Osborn is at work in the
Hayden Survey office sculpturing plaster miniatures
OF the and curious objects of scenery
scribed in the records OF Professor Hayden. Both
brothers live together in the north end Of the city.
The absent George corresponds with Osborn. who
is the second Oldest, and head of the family
here. Osborn says he has had letter from
George as late as last month and that he then
engaged in business but in what business at what
place he would fell His brother got into trouble
and he does not wish to create any fresh difficulties
for him. Reference is had to the above fact that
George forfeited bail npon charge of body snatching
and ran away from Washington. He had money on
deposit with jay Cooke & Co., and instructed Osborn
to collect the last dividend paddy the receiver that
ufln ana give IL 10 MS WlIe OSDOru mas done
The last letter from George dated in October,
since which time Osborn has not heard from him.
1T was not true however. that George in Iowa.
much less i'll prison there, nor was he in New York.
This much Osborn willing to assert. Mrs. Chris
an is totally ignorant of her husbands whereabouts
STORY THAT IS, LIKE MANY OTHERS Likely
To CAVE IN.
Some of the most able detectives in search of the
Stewart remains still hold to New Jersey Offering
the most probable field for investigation only for
the recovery Of the body but the detection of the de-
spoilers 1t only transpired yesterday that the story
of the switchman at the Newark branch OF the Erie
who stationed the Newark depot, III the
vicinity of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and saw a
boat rowed the Passaic River in the early
morning, from which taken Mysterious bun
die, is not altogether dscredited is it regarded
altogether vaueless possible clew. 1t was
given out that this landing and removal of
u muffied something had been satisfactorily
explained; that there nothing in it. This is now
regarded having been to distract attention
until the cew could be followed up. There has never
been any serious thought in the minds Of the officers
in search that the remains inferred in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery. and onc on examination was
surprised that evidence of the ground having been
freshly turned had been found. Had the body been
brought over in a boat. as surmised by some and
been the height OF folly to have secreted it in that To-
cality.
The theory that has been worked upon by some of
the Jersey officers within the past two days is far
probable one than that. and includes the pos
sible conveyance Of the remains from the Jersey
City ferry by this route, and also the possibil-
ity of their having been brought over Christopher
street ferry to Hoboken then through Hackensack to
Riverside near Paterson and thence over the hills to
and beyond Little Fails where there is mountainous
region admirably adapted to their safe bestowal.
DETECTIVES TRAMP.
So much for theories and to what has been
done going TO show that the detectives at least think
it worth while to follow up the cew or rather the
clews. for the Hackensack route and the Newark
route. looked upon about equally probable.
now thought by some to tend toward one point some
where among the mountains in the vicinity of what
is known as the Notch Road. several miles west of
Paterson.
On Thursday, in all the heavy rain, two of Pinker
toms men started from Newark and traversed the re-
gion through which party engaged in such a busi-
would be most likely to to reach the place
in question, II is rnmored that the search
instituted in part at least owing to the inforna
ton given by resident along the Passac River about
mile from where the boat il said to have landed to
the effect that horse and wagon with two had
passed there the morning in question at an hour to
correspond with the swtchmans story. taking the
direction that would lead to the Speartown road.
The man had but casual glimpse of the vehicle in
passing. He knew that there was something in it
besides the men-a dark object. What il he
could not tell. Once more the officers heard Of
vehicle with two men-notbng said
about anything else-haviug passed along the
Speartown road, and they followed that road Peru
and thence they went to Centreve and thence across
the country to the Notch road at Peagets Corners,
within about three-luarters of mile from the Notch
cave which they visited but did not explore, some
preparation and outfit would be required to
the crevices Of the rocks that form the walls of
this somewhat famous But this
evidently their objective point. as they made in
quriea in several directions therefrom, learning
nothing.
INGLORIous END
This is not strange in view of the sparsely settled
condition ofhe country. which is of the rugged
and desolate description There no Indications
about the of the recent presence entrance Of
anybody, but it raining in torrents all foot
prints any marks whatever would have been
obliterated in short time at any rate.
This cave is about fifteen miles distant from
Newark by the roundabout way the detec-
tiyes travelled. and they did not return
until late in the day. The two spent nearly the
whole day yesterday about Paterson arriving early
the forenoon and starting about ten o'clock in the
direction Of Little Falls They returned later
in the afternoon and took the 5:4O Erie
train for New York. They talked quite freely
with several citizens about the general aspects
of the search. but reticent regarding
their immediate movements, though the fore
going largely gathered from what they let drop.
Upon leaving they remarked that they would be up
again and altogether bore themselves like men who
knew what they about and were satisfied
with what they were doing They freely declared
their belief in the presence somewhere in the vicinity
Of one Of the robbers, and also that they had
clew to his whereabouts. They said that a
Paterson party had telegraphcd for them come up
and they came in obedience to this summons. They
were Pinkerton's men, they said but declined to give
their names. say that they were of qucnce
they coming again. Ii IL thought that
ploraton Of the Notcn Cave may be made although
the detectives did not say such thing contem-