The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-08

provided AMPLE rnfcguards But no one ex-
pcct9d It., Judge Hilton told mo to keep night
watch only for n few weeks, and / kCpt one
thcro for betwocn threc and four"
After the attempt Of Od. 7, Judge Hilton. SEQ
Ing TINT there was n determ nation TO violate tho
grave of hs friend, resortcd to n stratngcm that
he thought would bafle the conspiratora. lIc
the vault TO be moyod TO poi int twelve or fifteen
feet southwest Of its original position. lScc u.
in diagram1 His precauton might hnyc been
dealing with body snatchers that were far too
shrCwd to be hoodwinked 10y so simple device.
The graveyard Is open nearly every day. and
of their nrst attempt to FIX the exact location OF
the vault beyond a pcrndyCnture. How they
nIlsod that certain mysterious marks on tho
trees and posts ,hnd something to do with T.
sYS Te iay @ in vSis ME Mr1n on pfst Win
piece Of paper was affixed to a tree Then q
interscct, another line extended from the letter
to the piece OF paper exactly ovor tho true
had ihe situation very % accurately mnnpcd I Out
Tor there Is nothing tc show that thoy hceitatCd
IN instant In fact. thcy began digging exactly
thor timo nor labor whoihcr they had tools
other than tho shovel left behind cannot be as
work was done with that tool. That the earth
was thrown up by asmall instrument, aud not
BY an ordinary spade or shovel. was shown 10y
II Is certain that the robbers did not begin
their work prior TO lOf +. NJ. Probably they
did not enter the yard until after midnight. Tho
ground was soltencd by the rain. and was
FREQ from stones and gravel, Its removal. there
fore. oven with The little shovel; did not con-
they partially reset tho looscnod stone fearing.
probably. that tho stencil would reach tho
. and 10 L. NJ. the Rev. DR.. KylancO wns called
upon TO, marry n couple Hc took
them into Tho Ncsiry. whore something WAS spent
In reading over the questions prescribed 10y law.
II was aflor 10 o'clock when tho last words of
the service wcru spoken. aud iOa o'clock when
DR.. Rylnncc passed. through the eastern section
Of the churchyard on his way home. Ii was
dark AMI misty. but still he could have -cen any
| living object nj or near the Stewart vault. He
ground would huNc hcon visible to him. DIR.
Rylance called upon Mr.. Hilton yesterday after
Can't. McDonough oi the Fifth street police
says thnt the first notification received by him
| OF the robbery came by telegraph from the Cen.
| tral Oncc. Judge Hilton had never reported
| tho nrst attempt at robbery 10 the POLICE. IL he
nnd dom i'; que ircca9iI1haS WOULD @ nnne len len
| trntcd. II was not the custom l." Instruct police
| officers 70, watch Eraycyatds, closely. because
body snntching hal gone out OF fashion. Hence.
n thero was believed 10 be oiling to stcnl. the
| Officers passed the graveyard without speciM
| beers were undertakers or had mon Of that
| calling among thcin. he can see no motive for
! tho crime other than hla"kmail
| Among nll the thooric- relative to this crime
| none IL more curious than TINT whirh ntirtbutre
i t. the agency 4 certain, Il ths disapp@.,nicd
| who hold to this theory believe That the body
wns removed in order that u chemical analys =
might be- made ia order 10 dctec, traces OF Dol-
Michael Bru;on. who was tho might watch
man. wns summoned from uihbs'- stnblcs At
| pnny . detective To- the Ith street police sta
lion. Brutnn Ia a mild-nanncrrd simple
minded old man. with gray hnir and wni-krrs.
Hc talked freely with Capt: McCullagh but he
was unable To- give amy Information OF Nnue.
He snid that he was hired 10y sexton Hnmi on
q 4 f..l. llg moi al
an attempt had bsvn made 10 rob Mr.. Sinwart's
| grave. or that II WIS his duty 10
watch that particular spot. hamii in
struccd him lo walk around the church
yard otuslde Of tho iron fence. and to
body went inside. Bruton says that he obeyed
| Instructions implicitly. He thinks that he in
| spectod tho churchyard as often as once In
| thrce-quarters ot an hour throughout the
night. lie carried no keys to thc enclosure
without INTERRUPTION until Tvs, Friday morning
| when Sexton Haniill camn 10 htn rnd informed
| him that hiH Services would be rerutre,' nc
| longer. " The place does not need watching.
ccnscd H. watch tho place that night. and took
40 further thought ol the matter until
| he learned Of tho robbery y"Htrrday
| Aftcr Brutou's statement WAS taken, Capt
Mo ullaKh permitted Him 10 20.
| The news of the dest Grafton OF Mr.. Stcwarts
| grave WIS moi conveyed 10 Mrs. Stewart unit
last evening, when Judge Hilton called. anf
| trosr the sad tidincs e. her as K"nily - posi-
| bic. She WIS overwhelmed with griei. but hh,
fully conceded with Judge Hilton In taking
firm stand Agnlnst nny cOncessiors tr plomi s.
of reward To- the robbers. She expressed n will
rest AMI conviction OF the perpetrators OF tn'
| outrage.