The New York herald., 1878-11-21
Efforts to Track the Profaners
Of Stewards Tomb.
The INCREASED REWARD.
Judge Hilton Admits the Failure
of the Police.
SEARCHING IN NEW JERSEY.

The extra reward Of $4,000 offered yesterday by
udse Hilton has not thus Tar resulted in the arrest Of
the nscreans who despoiled the grave of A. T. Stew
art The search was continued all day and far into
the night with unabated vigor but tar as is known
without any definite result. While there is nothing
absolutely new startling in the appended
narrative OF the work being done. it is
still fun Of interest. and the interviews with
Judge Hilton Superintendent waling and an old de-
tectiyo present some striking features compre-
hensive view of all the authentic information now in
possession of the authorities reveals nothing which
would indicate that the scoundrels are within reach
of the police that their identity is known.
The usual number OF sensational reports and Wild
rumors OF arrests. "clews mysterious prisoners,
..suspicous dodgers and other stock in trade OF
sational newspapers are extant
AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
The excitement which marked the early days Of the
Stewart sensation has abated in and about the Cen
trail Office. The repeated reports Of phenomenal dis
coveries that have thrown official circles into
ferment has served to lessen the measure
of human credulity considerably, and the ru-
mors that periodically come boating in from
all sorts or unexpected quarters now received
with no little scepticism. When Sexton Hamill ap-
peared during the morning and coseted with In
spector Murray for while it was believed that he
had come with new information of value. But
inquiry revealed that it was only some OF the
old details Of the robbery that we're being
reviewed and subjected to more minute scrutiny.
Judge Hilton called at two o'clock and held
sultation with the inspector and Coroner Flanagan
but failed TO make his customary evening visit ut
ave- superintendent walling and Commissioner
Nichols had long talk but on what subject did not
pass beyond the Official threshold.
SUPERINTENDENT wALLrrG's say
Superintendent wadling most heartily amused
st the statement in the papers that the body
had been found for the fourth trnel. He asked
whether the police understood that the first reward of
$4,000 was Withdrawn when the second of SJ0000
drawal had been published. 1t was still profered
making the whole amount offered $4,000.
srhen you think that they have recovered the
body since nothing offered for 1t in the second re
warl?'
mo they have not got the body. so far as know
II might possibly be in the hands of private detcc
tive without my knowledge I assure you ernphst-
rally, however that far as know, 1t has not been
recovered"
Don't You think you would have been informed Of
II if it had been recovered p
well If any member OF the police force had recov-
cred it / am rather inclined to think should have
heard something OF 1t, said the superintendent with
q twinkle in his eye.
THE NEW REWARD.
The statements made by certain newspapers to the
sfect that three four Of the robbers were under
Judge Hilton's new manifesto wherein he offers .
reward OF $4,000 'for the arrest and
yiction Of all the robbers. and $4,000
"for the arrest and conviction OF either.
Offering reward and the published yesterday is
certainly very striking. They appended here ai6a
by side that they may be compared The absence OF
all alusion the return Of the body In the later one