New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-16
THE BODY NOR RECOVERED.

not been recovered There are the best OF reasons
for believing however, that unless Mrs. Stewart
has been uldecelyed during the past three days. she
still remains the belief that the body was recov
cred ou Of the hands of the robbers several months
ago, and has been where ex-Judge Hilton could
command possession OF it. As TIE TRIBUNE was
the first to announce on Thursday. an attempt has
been made 20 reopen negotiations with the robbers,
but up TO last evening ex-pOstmaster Patrick II.
Jones, who was apparently acting counsel for the
thieves, had not received any additional messages
from the hidden robbers. II Mr.. Hilton who
caused the following personal TO be published July
81:
CANADA-Couusel desires TO communicate"
If nc robbers replied to this Mr. Jones Is ignorant
OF tne fact Bot. as far back as March, Mr.. Hilton
had eudcavOred to bring DR.. Sidney II. Carney,
medical examiner Of the New-York Lie Insurance
Company, into communication with the robbers
And IL is an interesting fact that on Wednesday
morning when the details of the negotiations were
made public, many of them for the second time
HE TRIBUNE having published important particu-
lars Of the story in January last-this amateur de-
tective DR.. Carney, suddenly left the city for
some unknown destination, and is not expected
! home for week or ten days.
These new features in this sad history con-
! frmed by interesting circumstances. A great deal
Of space in story Of the negotiations that was pub
! shed on Wednesday was devoted to an imaginative
description of an interview between Mrs. Stewart
and a weli-known lawyer. who had, it was asserted,
received from Mr. jones book containing a copy
of the correspondence with the robbers, and car
ried the book 10 Mrs. Stewart, by which means
Tn. lady learned that the body had not been found,
notwithstanding the assurances she had received to
tie contrary; and finally, that the same means were
employed rs in the first instance to give her the con-
ISOLATION such deception might bring
The name of the lawyer referred TO was known
to TaL TmBUNE, but no mention of his having
visited hrs Ste gart was made in its account of
thursday because there was not an opportunity Of
learning from tie lawyer if the story authentic.
lie has since been seen d. TRIBUNE reporter. He
/ is veil known as the Office counsel Of one of the
most prominent Law firms IN tho country, prom
inently associated through of its members with
tie National Administration. At Mr.. Joness re-
Quest his name IS Withheld, and the LAWYER himself
said his connection Oh the matter was very slight,
and tina. ne should dislike to have ais name asso.
ciated with the case in the newspapers. He said
that the book containing a COPY Of the correspond
ence was placed IN his hands, but denied most
emphatlcany that he had communicated with Mrs.
Stewart on the subject Failing to get further in
formation, the reporter finally asked:
Then Il is true that the book containing copy
Of Mr.. Jone5s correspondence with the body
snatcLers was placed IN your hands BY Mr.. JOnesP
Yes read the correspondence"
"Was it given to you in the expectation that you
would show 1t to Mrs Stewartp
Possibly that was the expectation
But you did not show the correspondence to
Mrs. Stewart ~
No, did not"
WELL KNOWN TO MIR. JONES.
The man who seemed to be acting as counsel for
bodysnatchers knew very well that this attempt on
his part to undeceive Mrs. Stewart had failed lie
knew that this lawyer was acquainted with Mrs
Stewart and believed that If TINS friend was shown
the correspondence, and told how the Ignorance OF
Mrs Stewart as to the facts was apparently an OBJ
stacle IN the way of successful negotiations, the
lawyer would take means to undeceiye the lady,
who was the person most Interested IN re-
covering the body. But instead of carrying the
book aud he facts Mrs. stewart, MI Jones says,
tine LAWYER went directly 10 Mr.. HlltO, VINO per-
shaded the lawyer to act Oh NJ Hne 81 ProteCule,
II was this attempt on the part OF 1r Jones 20 pass
over Mr.. Hilton, and gain directly the attention OF
Mrs. Stewart, wuIch raised Mr.. Hllton's wraIh
against Mr. Jones. HIS dl,pieasure - clearly e1-
messed m the interview with Judge Hilton which
has been published. and Mr. Jones says that up 70
the umo he lawyer carr ed information OF the IanA
movement 20 Mr.. Hilton The latter ana hIulseh hau
been WORKING amicaDly together
BID FOR The BODY
Sometime IN March Mr. Hilton told Mr.. Jones
that he would like to bring an amateur detective,
Dr. Sidney H. Carney, who was at work on the
case. into communication with the robbers Dr.
Carney went u Mr.. Jones from Mr.. Hilton and
made a formal offer OF $4,000 for the body, with
out the conviction Of the robbers. ms Ouer was
communicated to komalne,' who made the
pointed reply that 1T was simply question OF
issue between the man who possessed A. l.
stewards body and the man who possessed A L.
-f..ts - ur.a .-rfg
900 before ne would deliver up the Dody; MI.
Jones wrote 10 Romano that he must ma sOme
one else act his counsel giving as reason IOI
retiring from the case that the Work was dlspeas-
ing 10 him and out of his line OF business. AFTER
this letter had been sent, DE- Carnry WrSte gu. lhis
personal, which was puOlisheu WIN NJ "Oi0S
consent on Monday, March 81
"CAxAp,-Answer letter if received, and com
muulcate through some other office. COUNSEL
Mr. Jones remembers that the letter alluded 10 IN
the personal was tue one ne nad written EeoIntus
10 act longer as counsel. But whether the clause
Communicate through some otnef once Meaht
through some other lawyer or through some otneI
post office he cannot now tell. Mr. Jones received
no reply 10 tins personal, ana has not Deeh IL eou
munlcaton with the r9PoerS snce' az d9P W.
Ilrty-fourth-st Yesterday afternoon, and tue ser
want who answered the bell said he was out OF
town. aud that he departed on Wednesday. III was
moi known in the house where Dr. Carney was. and
he was not expected home for week OF more. Al
is said that Or. Carney Is Mrs stewart physician
and those VINO suspect him of having assisted IN N.
sur1uQ Mrs stewart that the body was recovered
surmise that mo may have gone TO Saratoga to ex-
pIain 10 his patient whatever might ne necessary
sfter the pu blcatIons OF the last three days.
poGGING THE ROBBERS COUNSEL.
Mr.. Hiltyn set detectives to watch every move
ment made by Mr. Jones, after he learned that the
robbers had selected the ex-Postmaster TO act for
them James Irving. who had been employed as q
detective by Mr. Hilton aud had been discharged.
told Mr. Jones that he was watched Other eyes
were also upon him for the thieves themselves mis-
trusted him, and had one Of their oonfederates
shadow him When Mr.. jones received the sill