New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
reward, as there would be no cIacuy IN tracing the

hearing the statement made by Thompson,
and that he had made the victim OF Joke by
her son. who she promised to give severe scoldng on
his return from business.
APICrURE INTHE RoGUEs' GALLERY.
Thomas McCarty, whose picture in the rogues gallery
was pointed out by Mr. Middleton on Fri
day last as resembling che person who tried
10 purchase some dislnfecting fluid from him,
called at Poics Headquarters yesterday for the pur-
pose he said OF having his likeness, No. l261'. ie
moved lie said he was not thief but
had been arrested by mistake at the tlme
the portrait was taken He had letters rom
Congressman Muller and others, stating that he
was a sober and Industrious mnn. superintendent
wane said later that McCarty had not called upon him
TO prefer his request.
TALK OF A REWARD FROM THR CITY.
has been suggested that 1t would have been proper
for the Mayor offer reward for the recovery OF tDe
body OF Mr. Stewart. who one of the most proml-
nent and highly respected Of New-Y0rRs citizens
The opinion Is also expressed I'm some quarters that
some official action would be proper III regard 10 50
gross outrage against society. Mayor Ely,
wnen asked in reference to his attentions.
said hat subject had not presented itself to his
mind and he was in doubt as TO his power to oner
reward, unless authorized to do so by the Board OF
Aldermen, who would doubtless treat with due
resDect communication the subject from any body
OF citizens, and would act upon IT,
Among those who remember events on the night OF
Wednesday last which may possibly be connected with
the robbery OF the grave, are Thomas Dillon and
Woods, drivers on the Second Avenue
Railroad. The former horse and wagon sanding
In Tenth-st, the churchyard gate about 1897 a. m
Thursday morning. His attention was attracted
by the restiveuess OF the horse, which was
30 great as to require much effort on
the part the driver keep him quiet Woods at l25
m. a horse aud wagon standing IN Eievenih-st,
In the OF the church. Neither give any descrp
ton OF the horses, vehicles or drivers.
A CROWD AROUND THE CHURCHYARD.
The scene OF tho the centre OF attrac-
ton yesterday to morbid crowd OF men, women
and children. which was constantly chang
ing but growing smaller from early
morning until dark They peered through the
fence into the churcnyaTd climbed the steps OF the
boarding house. BY whose windows the robbers fearful
burden Is believed TO have been taken and searched for
the glastly marks by which they had read that
the route OF the despOilers had been traced.
The fable of the bloodhound very generally believed
aud was told aId retold with aided incidents OF tragic
interest As night fell the crowd grew smaller ana
huaiy dispersed.
OPINION OF AN Old DETECTIVE.
An experienced Dc tectve who was formerly in the
Police Department gave his opinion. last evening that
the body OF Mr.. Stewart would not be re-
covered until Judge Hilton had offered reward
for the return OF the body and questions asked He
sud The police know very well by this time that 1t Is
next to impossible for them find the body. It was
believed first thar the body could not have been taken
out Of the city account OF the Odor which 1t
gave out, and also that 1t could not be kept
long concealed in the city FOR the same reason But thero
Is no longer any doubt that the body has been removed
many mile, from the city, it has been placed IN r.
cepticle where it VIII remain as closely hidden
as in a vault. The police have rested IN the
expectation that by creating general belief that no u-
IL ~, VaE flaaf faVaE
be induced to betray It hoped that some
one OF the thieves would forward and offer to give
evidence against the Others 70 order TO get the $4,000
offered by Judge Hilton for the discovery OF the body
tuat the thieves intend to hOd togrthcr anu aiso nt @
they will want larger than $1,000 Tor the sur
render OF the body They are gTog%aOy gGot%y tbe IN
pr sent popular excitement has died away before they
TH@re is lite doubt that they viii make such
proposals. sooner or later, when they think
10 them The worst they have 10 fear is that one Of
their number may incautiousY betray their secret
them"
TALK WITH MR.. HAMIIL.
Mr. Hamill the undertaken, said last evening that so
much bad said the subject and he had been SO
any times misrepresened that he had decided to have
nothing more to say had heory TO advance as TO
how the body was stolen he had spoken freely and
truthfuly when the body was first taken, and
had kept nothing back; IN fact. he had pothinG
to disclose. IL was now the duty on the
police and the detectives End the body aud those who
took 1t. lie had heard OF 10 rumors that the body
had been recovered, excepting those incorrectly
published yesterday. and lhought that II the
body were found he should hear on II
The dct"ctiyss employed on thr case had called upon
him The body he thought. must have been Que mass OF
corruption, IL was not embaimed as some had sug-
The smc, from the silver plate first, he said, must
have been intoeranc but probably ceansed with
.omc chemical aftcrwaTd IL could probably bc iLcnG-
He'd II found, hut Is was likely that the
robbers had disposed of II. IN Ielaion to
the meeting OF the yesirymen, ne understood
t il was Informal but did not know the nature Of the
business transacted or whether any resolution was offered
relieving him from any Olium which 1t might DC sought
TO attach 10 him IN connection with the case 80
Rutherford Stuyyesanl one or tne vestryinea OF ~ ~
Marks Church, said last evening thar he was at the
meeting OF the yeStrymen afert the church services on
sunday. but that 1t was an informal one i"s caea
together to discuss the stmicharses made against
Sr HIm and his connection win ho disappearance 9I
the body. The thought 0t such ehhfge was so ansu
that although It was suggested 10 issue card de-
clarng tho utmost confidence 10 AI, NJ h"m.ll, Inc me
matter wa~ abruptly dismissed Ihere was no
foundation Tor tIe theory mat dr Hamli was in any
eonneced With TOE cas- M ohtS cvnSnee1 , g oia
public opinion was not againSt hiL tue hater "ouIu
die OF itself
REPORTS ABOUT MYSTERIOUS BAGS.
Captaip Caaey Of the First Precinct said yesterday
that the rumor about the finding Of A. T. stcwarts body
was started by officer OF the Seventeenth
Precinct meeting and telling an officer OF the
First Precinct that Captain McCuuagh mad
c,ngbt some burglars. THE officer TO whom
this was told msook the word burglars for body aud
supposing II meant Stewards body, the report sptead
A. soon as the robbery Of the body was ascertained
Coptalu Casry visited all tue ferry houses in the lower
mart of the city aud made dgent inquiries as to whether
any parcels were taken over that gave out any
oersIve odor fee ing confident that tho robbers would
not keep the body In the city II lis very prooabe SAID
,he canIun that the rObb have put the body into
rubber bag and sunk OF the rivers where 1t can
remain any length Of time If only properly weighted 80
as not 10 be moved by the tides
The mysi4 riotis rubber bag carried by an unknown
man through rCenc-s JersGy City, last Thursday alter
uonu and which it supposed misht contain the
hndy of Mr. stewart, been found at the store OF
Michael Bubser M. 4J Newark-.'yr., in thai cltv: