The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-12
DETECTIVE SKILL BAFFLED.
,uE yERY L.ITEST or DITELOPMENIS
N me ST MfRk'S MiSIERI.

-. correspondent who Desired To FUR
.,,r AIekton- Judge Hilton More Reticent
Tho inference drawn from n remark drop
,s5 by Judge Hilton at n late hour on Sunday
,,sning that the place whero Mr. Stewards re-
mains are was known to the police. gave rise to
homes of the speedy solution OF the mystery
lhat were not justified by yesterdays develop
ments The reporter found Judge Hilton dim
cult Of approach. and extremely reticent on the
subject all day. There is nothing new;
nothing whatever" he said IA he came out Of
Superintendent Walllng's ofilco yesterday
morning. Il have nothing to say. he smiling
N replied late last evening to every question
hat was put to him. Superintendent
Wnlling and Inspector Murray were
equally reticent. and 1t was intimated
hat the policy OF silence is to be
observed by everybody connected with the case
until the body is recovered or arrests are made.
The police denied that they knew anything OF
he Andng Of tho hiding place Of the body or OF
he identity OF the robbers. and thore WAS
nothing in their movements TO indicate thnt
hey are any nearer the bottom Of the case than
hey are to the finding OF the Manhattan Bank
robbers. At least thirty different clues to tho
rraye robbers have been furnished to tho po
lee and all Of them that bore the lcast SEM
sance OF probability have been carefully aud
natienty followed to unsuccessful cOnclu-
lions The large reward offered has had
, wonderful effect in stimulating all sorts Of
piyentur"rs and queer persons generally to
,forts toward the solution Of the mystery. Not
less than -iX persons visit the Police Central
omcc every day to lay before the Supcrintend-
mt slme uiecc Of startling information. an
Important clue " or to advance the true theory
d the alnir. Suspicious wagons driven by
mysterious men for unknown purposes are re-
ported a- having been seen In every quarter Of
the city on tho night Of the robbery. Men who
have sold shovels and lanterns like those found
In tho chur'hyard appear hy scores. Then. be-
,ides all those numerous letters. whose writors
laocl bad penmanship and worse spell
Ing. arc received by the Superintendent
Of Poli'c and by Judge Hilton every
day. The following copy OF a letter re-
cel,ed at TuE Sun Office il n fair specimen
NV YorK. Nov,a. 1878
,harci }i-i cio.eiy thsy viii dni Mr stewsrts loiy
buried vlin thirty icet from where Wa taecu thcr-
he ysI sra,
Ono Of tho first visitors at the Police Central
Office Yesterday morning was smooth faced
man whose portrait in the Roeues' Gallery
No i.2f7-was picked out by Mr.. C. y. Middle
ton n - Bond street as that Of the man who
called on him on the 7th Of Otoher
b buy r liquid for preserving the dead. Tho
visitor told superintendent Walling and Capt
kcaly that he was arrested some time ago on
suspicion. and WIS promptly released. He said
ho had never been convicted of any crime. and
ho thought 1t unjust that his picture should be
put IN the gallery. He denied having been In
Mr.. Mddleton's Office, or TINT he had any con.
noction with the robbery. He brought letters
from CONGRESSMAN Muller and from the man
Ager ~ "a telegraph ON where hc had worked
hsti!ying 10 his good charactsr After 9nes
tonng the man closely. Superintendent Wall
II having been suggested that Mr. Stewart.
body might have been taken by George A
Christian Of Washington, vino ia known TO have
bern engaged in supplying bodies for dissoc'
hon threr yenrs ago. 4 drs 'r pllon OF Christian
shown yrsteriny tn MIR Nj d.cion in his Bono
street store. Mr. MIDDLETON snil that II CORE
sponded very closely with that u The man VIII
sailed on hi on the IN OF o foi"r and tried II
vain 10 purcp lse a bottle Of alckton. q uatentr'
liquid H.. Iisinfeting and preserving pur
pOsee. According 10 the Washington poli-
records Christian in November. 1874. was .
years Of nge. weighing 800 pounds was . zee
y. inches high. had full hazel eyes. sal
low complexion. heavy. dark. npwing bal
ligh cheek bones. and prominent nose. Mr.
Middleton SAYS that his caller wns from - 10 p
years Of ,ngc. and was about icet inches II
height. lie wore neither whiskcrs nor nous
lAche and his face WIS sallpw. HIS feature
Were sharp. and tor this reason Mr. Middleton
thought that he WIS nm American. The strange
vas particularly noticed. becunsc il was though
remarkable that any one besides an undertake
or college professor should want 10 buy
LIQUID OF that kind. He explained that he do
sired to get the alekton for friend who wante'
Il for a partcular purpose what purpose b.
would not say. He was well dresses, and y,
wore Derby hat He would not look Mr., Mid
dleton in the eyes when the latter asked hin
what his friend could possibly want to do will
1t he Wa. not an undertaken.
Ing letter. superscribed " Mr.. Miietun
wsTner q Bond street and p9stmarked \
T.. Nov. II. 1890 A. VI. A. showing that
was mailed at Station A. 90.
You're sis,1n On i 6Si .eSSn hat dtd NOT stec m m
s.urou. hoiiy gotu or wanted i for fcer who re-
@ .' Sc tS @f'1 IA ss s b5a s a You"
nnns ll ihe BODY r'ur ard prcST'eing y he was sras
tr youln''y me who called.
day morning by Mr.. Middleton rs soon as h
Ieceiyed u, and by Mr. Hilton was sent TO III
Police Central once. Thern are three view
hken OF n. one is that the letter is what
purports 10 be-; that It wis really written by N
man who called to buy the alettOn, and VIII
iesrs lnh he may be discovered and unlustl'
suspeHoi. Another view j. That u was sent b
lhe bob snM hers or in q er interest % turi
slsncl9n lniu a wrong channel. namely TOWARD
hr MilI.epn's caller, Tho thlrd view Is tina
.he writer ) one OF The body snai hers and in
tended % irighteu Middleton x Warner. II
otqef tlal hoy might not hii IN pushing IN
argue! amt whether the cooker a'ter Alektol
ls lnn"T' nt or guilty. good policy would pla.nl
aleu % T. him 10 keep silence. unless he chos
70 ppMe iIrWtrd personally WIN proof OF IN
hhD'cu ''. ~ request ~ Mr.. Hilton the firm
~. Wlii'u t. hll tNelr agents 10 discovc
GaeulI anybody has bo'n able TO purchas
Ahl mos, whose Use Of % would be Legitimate
henry lhImp-on OF W am-hurgh lllow
t"e'd. II.ll"-iged gentleman with specuatiy
fronts oi houses opposite ST. Marks Churc
3sSHrWf' in tnld n reporter that ne as GOO