The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-11
NEW YORK.
The Theft or stewart's Body-yanier-
biIt's Tomb-Thc Manhattan Bank Rob

The Theft or Htewarfa Bouy-NnnneF-
biIt's Tomb-The Manhattan Bank Rob
berry.
NEW York, November 9.-The police
are arresting well known thieves, in the
hope Of getting clue to the robbers OF the
Stewart family vault.
A searching examination was made to-
day OF the vaults in St. Marks graveyard,
Judge Hilton thinking that perhaps the
thieves had not removed the remains OF
Mr.. Stewart out OF the cemetery. The
body was not found.
The police to-day found traces Of dccom-
posed flesh on the iron fence which
bounds the Tenth street side Of the church
yard. The marks OF bag, which had
probably contained the body, were found
near the fence. This discovery, it is
claimed, proves that the body was taken
from the churchyard.
The offer OF reward for the recovery Of
the remains Is stimulating the detectives,
as well as those attached to the Police De-
partmcnt Us detectives. The police be-
lieye they have discovered the way taken
by the thieves to get out Of the cemetery,
and to-day made Il close examination OF
the exterior OF the house No. l29 East 10th
street, which Is occupied by Miss Newton
as boarding house. IT Immediately ad-
Joins the church yard at the southwest
corner, the iarthest extremity OF the in
closure from the Stewart vault. lists five
feet further from the street than the stone
coping in which is fixed IN iron fence OF
the cemetery, and where thistence reaches
the little yard in front OF the house it Is
made to bend at right angles, and run up
to corner OF the residence just at the point
where the lower brown stone and upper
brick portions meet. Just in this angle is
Il tin leader or rain spout. The tops Of the
spikes, which constitute the iron fence,
reach about . inches above the edge OF the
balcony, running under the parlor windows
The brown painted bricks Of the house
and fence on the side next the church are
covered with mud, while the water-spout
and six OF the upright iron castings and
top bar, which constitute the rounded end
ofthe balcony, are rs completely covered
with mud rs II had been carefully painted
on with brush. The lines are drawn up.
ward and in the direction OF Tenth street,
at mn angle OF forty-five degree, just as IL
some heavy body in muddy covering had
been dragged from the ground by someone
standing on the balcony. In an examina-
ton OF the ground to-day, Police Commits
sioner Sichol was accompanied by, a
thoroughbred bloodhound, which become
restivc and began baying and smiling
4 IA tnu
He shifted agiin and again about the base
OF one OF the columns, where there were
some dark stains. Kneeling upon hand
kerchief one after another, the gentlemen
themselves smelled Of tho spots, which
gave off an unpleasant ordor. 1t was
probably here that the robbers had
laid the body temporarily, in the shad-
dow, while on their way from the vault
to the street. Inspector Murray believed
he could see the traces OF muddy foot
prints leading across the church porch,
and all were agreed that the men had es-
caped to the street by the balcony Of Miss
Newton's boarding house.
II has been suggested that the body may
have been carried to New Jersey, and
Isaac W. England reports that he per.
ceived u terrible stencil in the Cortlandt
street ierryboat while crossing TO Jersey
City Thursday night, and Eugene Wyatt,
an apothecary in Ridgewood, n. j., makes
a similar report concerning the ferryboat
which left Cortlandt street at 3 o'clock
Thursday morning.
The agent for specific which, 1t Is
claimed, prevents decomposition or arrests
it, oven at an advanced stage, has given
tho police description Of the person who
desired to purchase quantity OF the stuff
about the time the first attempt was made
10 steal the body. This agent says the
description OF the man who bought the
shovel and lantern in Chatham street tal.
lies exactly with that OF this person who
visited him, and the detectives are now
after him.
vASDERDILr's TONI.
Since tho stealingof Mr.. Stewards body,
Superintendent 0strander, Of tho Mott-
yian Cemetery, on Staten Island, has de-
tailed vigilant watch TO be kept over the
graves Of deceased persons who have left
friends behind them with means. Among
the bodies inferred in the Cemetery is that
OF Commodore Vanderbilt, which Is in
the family vault, This vault is thought to
bc very secure, and to effect an entrance
to II would be no easy matter. There are
two iron doors to the vault, through which
person must pass TO enter, and these
doors arc secured by heavy bolts, locks
and chains. Wm. H. Vanderbilt has had
the casket in which the remains are in
closed walled in with mason work. A
watch is to be kept highland day for some
time to come. In regard to the punish.
ment provided by law for grave robbery,
Assistant District Attorney Russell says II
Is five years in the State Prison and FIVE
hundred dollars fine.
MANHATTAN lASH RoHBERY. T
II is reported that negotiations arc pend
lug between the Manhattan Savings lnsti
tuition and the burglars for the return o
tho securities recently stolen from tha
bank. Secretary Alvord, when question
cd to-day regarding the compromise, sale
he knew nothing oil the matter. The com
mittee appointed to work In connection
with the police hoped for the best results
and should the bank succeed in gettini
. back the stolen bonds without too mucl
, expense, they would begin payments OIL
. the sixty.day notices at once. Police Su
, perintendent Walling also denied an
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