New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-18
STEWARDS BODY NOT FOUND.

cOYery of the stolen BODY OF MI ouc"-
art, and the arrest of the despOllers OF
his grave, which were published in several
papers Yesterday morning, have not been con-
frmed. The part taken by the police author
tiles of New-YOrk and HobOken, as repre-
sented in these accounts, are emphaucaiiy
denied by each of the officers named
The officers of the Weehawken cemetery
deny that any body has been taken
from that place. The two men ar
rested on Friday and Saturday mornings
were suspected of knowledge of the crime
because of their previous bad character, and
were taken in charge i'll the belief that they
would turn States evidence and betIay their
supposed accOmplices. The police deny any
knowledge whatever of the reported recovery
of the body. At the hour of going TO press
no report of the return of the body or the
arrest of any of the thieves has been obtained
at The TRIBUNE office
RUMORs AND REPORTS UNCONFIRMED.
SENSATIONAL STORIES OF ARRESTS AND RECOVERY
OF THE BODY UNHAPPmY WITHOUT FOUNDA-
TON.
There are no new developments in the search for
the body of the late A. T. Stewart other than were
detailed in The TRIBUNE of Saturday, except the
arrest at q late hour on Friday night too late for
publication IN THE TRIBUNE of the next morning.
of second prisoner supposed but not alleged TO be
connected with she theft Of the body The two men
in custody are well-known thieves who have
served terms in State Prison, and who live III the
vicinity of st. Marks Church. One Of them, known
as William Burke, is known TO the police as man
who has frequently, under pressure of police sur
VIGILANCE, betrayed his cOnfederates, and he and his
companion have been placed under arrest go the
t.1 1oaf in ha lief
that they know something Of the robbery of
Mr.. Stewards grave or Of the Manhattan
Bank burglary and once in custody would reveal
what they knew. Thus far they have protested
their ignorance, and in the absence of any positive
evidence against them they will probably be dis
charged on their examination to-day at Jefferson
Market Police Court.
The papers of sunday morning were filled with
extraordinary rumOrs of the recovery of the body,
and the capture of the criminals none OF which HE
TRIBUNE reporters have been able to confirm from
the usual sources of information of this character.
The most explicit of these TunOTs announced
that Captain Kealy who is at the head
of the detective force of the New-YOTk Police, and
Chief of Police DOnavan, Of HobOken, had taben
possession Of Mr.. Stewards body at aa carly hour
yesterday morning. in the Weehawken Cemetery.
The rumOr that they were to do certainly pre-
vailed on Saturday night, and TRIBUNE report
eTs at once visited both Captain Realy
and Chief DOnavan. Both were found in their
beds at o'clock Sunday morning. Yesterday both
made explicit deniaIs that they bad subsequently
found the body or knew of It's hiding place. The
keeper Of the cemetery also denies that
any body had b, en- hidden there or removed thence
bv the police Neither Judge Hilton nor Super
lutcHdent Walling knew anything Of the discovery,
d Inspector DIlk,-upon whose authority II was
represented, the statements were given to the
publIc-knew nothing except what he had beer
told by the same reporters who gave them. The
reports have been refued by the facts that the body
has not been recovered so far as is known by the
persons who would have been first informed OF such
IN event.
1t is certain that of the many clews which have
been followed by the police, one has led
70 New-Jersey, somewhere IN the nelghbOr-
hood of HOboken. This has been followed by
CAPTAIN Kealy, who is unwilling to say that he has
abandoned it. Hope is expressed by police officials
that the search may soon be rewarded by the recov
cry of the body and the capture OF the robbers but
at a late hour last night there was no reason for
thinking that any Clew had been SO far followed 40
90 give definite promise of success.
TWO PRISONERS HELD UNDER SUSPICION.
wRLL-KNowN THIEVES CONFINED IN THE HOPE
THAT THEY KNOW OF THE CRIME AND MAY
CONFEsS-NO AFFIDAVITs MADE AGAINST THEM
THEIR EXAMINATION TO-DAY LIKELY TO RESULT
IN THEIR DISCHARGE FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
The TRIBUNE announced on Saturday
the arrest on Friday OF suspicious character
known TO the police Henry Vreeland, alias
,1r, Wbalen, who was believed to be con
o,.d with the Manhattan Bauk robbery and
who it was also rumored. might know some
ming Of the Stewart robbery Subsequently, at too
late An hour to report the fact In TIE TRIBUNE OF
Saturday friend and supposed confederate Whalen
named William Burke, arrested. Both were
charged according yesterday mornings papers with
completely the robbery Of tue Stewart vault IN
reality no formal allegations 10 that effect were made
and "a far as can learned from Trustworthy sources
the men are held chiefly in tue hope that they know
something " crimes alluded to- and will confess
When the two were taken TO the Jefferson Mar
Ict Courtroom on Saturday Justice Morgan was ell
Gagged at other duties These he instantly suspended
and went into hi9 private room, followed by
Captain Byrnes, number Of detectives who
were present, and the prisoners and their
counsel Mr. Joseph II. Stner Mr. S,iuer said that the
,ri,ouers desired an immediate examination. Captain
Byrues held whispered conversation with the Justice
for some time Then the Justice said mat the
Captlin wished adjournment until Monday, when
his evidence would be ready, and the Court
taourht this ought to be granted Mr. Stiner, after
,ir.i,g that tue prisoners ought have as speedy
hearing as possible, finally consented that the case
should 20 over until this afternoon at o'clock.
Vreeland alias Whacn, gave his residence No. 3s
Cbsnnc4y-st Brooklyn and Burke said be lived at No
400 East TwelftL-St. Both gave their occupation as
"spCculators." Two IN the courtroom
during the proceedings. one the sister Of Burke
and was young woman, well dressed IN black The
other Vreelands mother.
Jusuceihorgnn said yesterday that no formal COM
pant had Deeh MADE against the two prisoners Vrec-
land arrested IN the first place because OF uspicus
circumstances which led Captain Byrnes 10 believe thar
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