The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-27
Who Stole Stewards Body.
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This is an age of surprises. We very
much regret to say it, but we have evidence
in our possession which points strongly to
Whitelaw Reid, Rev. Talmage and George
Francis Train as the violators of Mr.. Stew
arts grave. 1t is hard to think of these
gentlemen, who have heretofore occupied
such high positions in social and literary
circles, as ghouls, grave-robbers and human
hyenas, and yet the evidence against them
can not we'll be set aside. For instance, on
the night of the outrage Mr.. Talmage left
home at the usual hour, about half past ten,
informing his wife that he was going over to
New York to pick up a few facts for his
that this thing was getting trihe thin, or
something to that effect, but finally gave her
consent, and Mr.. Talmage went off, whis-
ting, 30, I'm One of the Boys" His hour
for returning from those nocturnal excur-
slons, Mrs. Talmage states, is about 3 A. M.
Did the gentleman return at that hour on
that fatal morning? He did not. He did
not get home until after daylight. Perhaps
the gentleman can account for his strange
hardness on this morning of all mornings,
and we know of no better place for him to do
this than in the open court.
Now for Mr.. Train. A spade was IN
doubleday used to remove the earth from the
casket that held the remains. Now observe.
One week before Mr.. Stewards remains we're
stolen, Mr.. Train stepped into hardware
store in New York and purchased short
handled spade, telling the salesman he would
call on the following Saturday and pay for
it. The salesman said they did a strictly
cash business, but Mr.. Train pulled out q
pocket blackboard, and showed him that the
age had evoluted beyond the cash system,
and intimated that if he was not permitted
to purchase the spade on true business
principles he would cut the psychologist wire
between the establishment and its patrons,
and it would certainly shoot the Niagara Of
bankruptcy before sunset the next day. He
was permitted to take the spade. As if tad-
dltlonal evidence were needed against Mr..
Train, our attention has been called the
fact that on the day before the CHASTITY rob
berry he was seen sitting on his accustomed
bench in Madison square, and was heard to
repeat the following lines from the grave
yard scene in Hamlet:
"A pick-ax and spade, spade, !
For-and shrouding sheet;
On, pit of clay for to be made
For such guest TO meet"
Now let Us turn our attention to Mr. White
law Reid. It will be remembered that a
copy of the New York Herald was found the
morning of the robbery at or near the vio-
lated tomb. Now, mark the following facts:
On the evening preceding the morning of
the dastardly outrage Whitelaw Reid was
seen going into the Tribune beer sa-
loon reading a copy of the New
York Herald Of the same date IS the one
found. few moments Letter MIR. Reid
emerged from the saloon, looked cautiously
about him, and, when he supposed no me
was watching, placed three cardamon seeds
in his mouth and walked rapidly away.
These are the rock-ribbed and everlasting
facts. We leave the rest to the police and
Judge Hilton, who offered the reward. I'd
dress as usual.