The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-08

The number OF the tablet Is II. and the letter
ing is quaint and ancient:
AZ u, A. NJ. yes,erhhY FRANK narneI, INC ~
churchyard. as his daily custom. more, how
ever. Ms a matter Of form than because of any
sucDicon he entertained Of foul play. His atten-
tion was attracted to the little mounds OF earth
beside the Stewart vault, and he hurried to the
spot. A hole. three feet long by two feet wide
and three deep. had been dug above the vault,
and looking down into 1t Parker discovered
that ono OF tho roof stones Of the vault. which
s6CSld have been tshdy csnSsated % ,S Trs s io0si
and grass were trodden down but there were
NO traces Of footsteps distinct enough 10 meas
ure. On the grass. i've feet away. no footsteps
were traceabir nor did the adjoining tablets
show marks OF muddy boots. As soon as he had
examined the ,ou'Fide OF the, vault and its
surroundings Parker ran TO tho office OF tho
Sexton. George W. Hamill. at 20 Bible House,
and told him OF his fears and suspleions Mr..
eS nS ami ns ad nnaa 99ndss hon At s
home and, falling 10 find him there went TO
Stewart CO.. downtown store. Judge Hilton
but drove at once To- the Central Oflies and gave
tcng Superintendent Dilks such Information
a. was IN his possession. From tns Central
Onco he drove 10 tho church. and tho violated
tomb was opened. As the loosened stone WIS
removed an almost oVerpoweripR stench arose
from the vault Through the opening IN tho
roof there could be dlmly seen on The hoor Of
tho vault an open conn. with the head pointing
loward the stairs. The other coffins had not
poem dishrrangrd, the robbers, seemingly. nav
the location OF that containing the body OF Mr.
Stewart. In the vault the ,undertakers nnd
the sections found considerable disorder. The
heavy c6dRr easkat which enclosed caskei
OF lead. the hitter enclosing the splendid
besGn" bG"US 1gseeGTsd, d Smi AMI the Enc vim which il
was lined TO make IL Air proof WIS cut. One
corner ot tho lid was broken on ns II with a
hhmmor. Otherwise tho outer box was not
damaged. The lralrn c,,sket had been cut
opru. apparently with sharp knife, ana inc
ssonl,l, thus Temoy 4 from iis outer covcrings;
mad been Deliberately opened. On the Moor ot
ms vault lay common shovel. such ns is used
in putting coal ON the frc, a bulls eye dark
lantern. and a copy a. IN" Hfr0M of Sept, 2S,
iisIs There were no lQo,st"ps and no clues 10
No Identification II the robbrr- other Than
These; OUTSIDE the vault = long blank vas
showing thht II h1d b.s II used ~ lnNrr 10 pry
|ee 9ca,y tt2ps Ihe PLANK ,y Ta7 v 7en5 10 s .ns
a. one corner ns ii il had been prehs"d with
great lufce against stone or som" other hnrd
subsmucc. Tho only Objects carried away by
Me robbers. As far ~ + known were Mr. Stew
arts body and the e1nn plnte, Tho stencil in
thn lnut showed that the bOdy was very much
uecpinp' ,cd, bnt rNp"i? say thAt IN spite oi
ms II 1nuAt have retained most 81 us original
lotln' Thus, th"y argue. 4 Wuild nave been
sasy 10 put it INTO IN india rubber 1ag and
carry away. Mr. Hamili expressed the opin-
ION that no one una ruhtomel To- tho handling
ol coII7os IN nn advanced hlnKs oi df'omp"sl-
uOh could lave removed Mr.. stewards body
ana lh" po'' idyan ED the iheory mat tht
robbery was commit Il by AN undrltAk"r or an
uuleINkors nSs'H'ait, scylngtiat proleshlohi
trhrAsmen rnuli not b" h.rgd Go 20 into close
Shut lur luy" or money and NJ AT no men are
W3ft Affect, d b tua horrors Oi decomposition
hhne Tho IL pn'liun II the vault WAS N pro-
RfrSs iOllro Commissioner Wheeler. Coroner
llahhguu Mr. D'nniuR ot 4. II, Stewart X Co.
ahu plhGr gentlemen sitcd the graveyard, hnd
Iuhpr having Rou" abroad thni Mr. Stewart 1
ooul ma been stolen, thrung OF curious per
SONS VINO teered Through the iron rllllngS were
srwardod by tie SIGHT nl a hole liula dirt, and
hmEroap OF gentlemen in earnest conversation
ihe nrst tir0nV was succeeded 10y II second
snu lhpl IA turn, 10y UlhorH, until sunset Evor
I.Wt uaIk pus.crs-hy stopped tu look in at tht
ueserted chutchYurd and Speculate as 10 th,
"nnuNeS ~ the extraordinary crime.
h@lng Superintendent Dilks sent out q gene
Ia alarm Hs soon as he henrd of the robbery
tna ordelod otit The duiecllyc force. in addition
lnep@t9r Murray anil his stan. tO inyesl igat'
~, phlll lnte IN the dag there was absOlutell
~ cue; Stories were aiout thHt an express
naRon h6d boon seCn IN Eleventh street. nca
ine church. late on Wednesday night. but no
Sny could Do founi who had soon IL, Their
""S a. ef'dt neo that anI suspicious character