New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
PUBLIC INTEREST UNABATED.


PUBLIC INTEREST UNABATED.
THE SUBJECT ONE OF EARNEST DIscUssIoN-wUR-
MURs AGAINST THE PoLIcE-A FALSE REPORT
DENIED.
Popular interest in the mystery surrounding
st. Marks Churchyard Is unabated, and wherever a
group OF people meets and the street. In
store or counting room or around the domestic fire.
sde-the subject is certain 10 assume prominence.
Rumors of all sorts hastily seized upon
aud exaggerated to proportions they pass
from mouth TO mouth. The most prcpOsrerOus stories
gain easy credenee, and the smallest circumstances
which are shrouded in mystery imagined to DO clews
certain to lead to the detection OF the despoilers of the
grave, If faithfully followed up.
Suspicious packages, mysterious carriages, men with
vilaous ylSages or with faces concealed By souched
hats and odors OF the grave, to have peryaded
every part otths city and eghborng towns at different
times since Thursday morning. The steps Of police
officials are watched with eager interest, and the
stranger nquirng his way Of patrOman the street
corner Is supposed by the passing throng to
be whispering information of dire import. III the ey
dent opinion of the great public Of NcwYork the entire
police force OF the city Is engaged attempting TO
iy the statement of Inspector Dks that the robbers
could not escape from his 9 500 with the body OF
A. T. Stewart; everything that any OF the force does
Is thought to have reference TO this aabsorbng case.
CRITICISMS on THE POLICE.
In fact IT IL apparent that the police doing their
best. Ohicrs and feel that they on trial. and
must vndiclte themselves. Murmurs loud ana deep
reach them from all sides A cartoon in The
StaaS Zeittmg yesterday morning. representing
"a monument to- tho efficiency OF the New
York Police" is only pictorial presentation
OF feelings which expressed by many in
words, This monument bears shaft and base the
legends S3OOOOO0 year." mo arrests "The finest
police In tho world,' "Two thousand five hundred
men," "Thc iewelry robbery EighthHye," IIae'-
cashier robbed OF $4,000" The Manhattan Savings
Bank rncd,' a murderOus assault upon Alderman
Morris" and "The stealing OF Stewards body from its
grave" That the authors Of these crmcs-partculary
OF the Qst-haye been discovsred and capturedis
not due 70 lack Of effort but Is asserted by the critics
Of the department. that under efhCient folce the
crimes could not have been committed.
UNFoCNDED RFPORTs rs CIRCULATION
One OF the nnumerabc reports which are constantly
floating about, and are gathered up and given more
extensive circulation by the inexperienced and credu
ous was to the effect that Mr. Stewards body had been
discovered, aud that the place where 1t lay concealed
WAS surrounded by detectives, who waiting
TO entrap the grave robbers. This was soberiy
reported yesterday morning, as II such secrets we're
usually conided by the police 10 those who would give
the facts 70 the public, and thus put tho criminals on
their guard
The reports caused unusual number OF parsons TO
visit Police Headquarters during the day in search Of
information IL fell tho lot of superintendent Wang
TO answer all their inquiries and his patience was put
10 severe test He summed up the whole matter TO q
group OF reporters by saying:
"The fact Is that the police following up every
shadow OF clew that their notice. and CLOVIS
OF one sort or another coming 10 our notice every
day. such widespread Is felt In this that
every person has noticed anything suspicious that
could possibly be eenstrued clcw. comes and reports
II. Several persons have come here feeling
certain that they have discovered cew to
,ba hnIy IN
are going TO get the $4,000 reward. Some
OF the Information appears at first to be valuable
and some Is manesY OF n trivial nature We carefully
follow IN every ccw, however. until It proves to be USE
less and in the meantime Of you gentlemen OF the
press are informed OF the olews and you inform the
public that the police have at last found
Mr. Stewards body Now it would be folly
for the police 10 give out TO the public
any Information which likely to lead TO the discovery
Of the thieves. you be that as soon as we
find the thieves the body. the discovery win bS pro
claimed quickly enough"
MANY OF TIE FORCE DISCOURAGED.
Captain Kraly. Of the Detective squad seemed very
saugune Yesterday morning but he preserved his usual
reticence aud declined to give any infOr-
nation "I think we have got something
good" he said. but don't propose TO give 1t away"
Later In the day seemed to have lost confidence aud
to share the general dscouragement felt by the police
Inspector Murray. VINO seems TO know about as much
AZ is 10 be known when asked ia regard 10 the story or
the discovery Of the BODY replied 1T is false aso-
lutely and emphatically false"
Judge Hilton made his usual morning visit TO Police
Headquarters yesterday, and coseted with supen-
tcndcnt Wallug for some time A. Ie was departing he
sn there was nothing new the aud he had moth
ing 10 tell.
Captain McCuagh, OF the Seventeenth Precinct was
very busy all day yesterday, ho has been frou the
nrst but in the evening compelled sadly to admit
a. IfufrY Il
the previous night of tho discovery OF Mr.. Stewards
body unfortunately had only heard of rom report
ers who could not tell him where II was
VERY CURIOUS LETTER.
Yesterday morning Mos,rs. Middleton Warner
chemists ol Boldst who have heretofore reported the
visit 10 them On October Of stranger who
desired 10 purchase a nuid sold by them for the
purposo Of and deOdorzug dead bodies sent
20 Judge Hilton a letter Just received by them. Ii is
written with pencil ON sheet Of cheap note
papcr. and was nclOsed in yellow
envelope The post-mark shows that it was mailed at
Station A. at 1880 yesterday morning. Following IS
copy: o
" Middleton d WtiTHer: ,.---- 49,.
icnts | casd az your Office for your ankto non OCT
soycn hut did stule Mr. StowOuts DOddy got or
wanted NJ Tor feer who of in the post and her
aid and lept asking 20 get him sum MhGn nc T.n ~
the papers about your taxing up te Douy tSt
and preserving n he ctasy on the surnec, hLu
called for him don't be tO fresh ana give away Sou hut'
u ~ ~ o. az Ne WHO Called"
Mr. Middleton seemed 10 be very ready 10 TAX Oh the
.ubect He said the man who called for the fluid was
80, oyer tvcpt,0v, or tventy-rght years OF age,