Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-07
WHO STOLE STEWARDS BODY ?
Terrible Evidenc, Against Thros Prominent
New Yorkers.
[Oil City Derrick.]

loli SitS OclIlCh.I
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.. Stewards grave. 1t is hard to
think of these gentlemen (who
have heretofore occupied such high
positions in social and literary Cir
cles) as ghouls, grave-robbers and
human hyenas, and yet the evil
dence against them cannot we'll be
set aside. For instance: On the
night of the outrage Mr.. Talmage
left home at the usual hour, about
half.past 10, informing his wife
that he was going over to New
York to pick up few facts for his
next sermon. Mrs. Talmage re-
marked that tho thing was getting
trifle thin, or something to that
effect, but finally gave her con-
seut, and Mr.. Talmage was off,
whistling, 40, I'm One of the Boys
Myself" His hour for returning
from these nocturnal excursions,
Mrs. Talmage states, is about three
o'clock A. NJ. Did the gentleman
return at that hour on the fatal
morning? He did not. He did
not get home until after daylight.
Perhaps the gentleman can ac-
count for his strange tardiness on
this morning of all mornings, and
we know of no better place for him
to do this than in open court.
Now for Mr.. Train. A spade was
undoubtedly used to remove the
earth from the casket that held the
remains. Now observe: One week
before Mr.. Stewards remains were
stolen, Mr.. Train stepped into a
hardware store in New York and
purchased a short handled spade,
telling the salesman that he would
call on the following Saturday and
pay for 1t. The salesman said that
they did strictly cash business,
but Mr.. Train pulled out pocket
blackboard and showed 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 next day. He was
permitted to take the spade. AS,
If additional evidence were needed
against Mr.. Train, our attention
has been called to the fact that on
the day before the ghastly robbery,
he was seen sitting on his accus-
toned bench in Madison Square,
and was heard to repeat the follow.
Ing lines from the graveyard scene
in Hamlet:
IA pick lax and spade
For-and shrouding sheet;
o, a pit of clay for to be made
For such guest Is meet"
Now let us turn our attention to
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. 1t will be re-
membered that copy of the New
York Herald was found the morn.
ing of the robbery at or near the
violated tomb. Now mark the
following facts: On the evening
preceding the morning of the das-
tard]y outrage, Whitelaw Reid was
seen going into the Tribune beer
saloon, reading copy of the New
York Herald Of the same date as
the one found. A few moments
later Mr.. Reid emerged from the
saloon, looked cautiously about
him, and when he supposed no one
was watching, placed three carda-
mon seeds In his mouth and walked
away.
These are the rock. ribbed and
everlasting facts. We leave the
rest to the police and Judge Hilton,
who offered the reward. Address
rs usual.