Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-22

paper is exactly the size of the piece of vel
vet taken from the coffin, while the small
scrap semi you will prove it Ia he of the same
piece as that on the coffin.
"lf any additional proofs are required the
plate will he sent YOU upon inserting the fol
lowing Personal in the New York HeraM:
Canada. send T. Counsel
''Onc word more. If you decline To act "A
friend will call for the retainer sent you. If
you accept confer at once with Rev. DR.
Rylancr, Mr.. Clinch, Judge Hilton or Mrs
Stewart. Tell them not to attempt To trace
the writer of this, as il will result in nothing,
for know. and You know, that | am per
fccly safe from cxtIadition: and rs no man
gu earth except myself holds any of the
proofs or knows where the remains are buried
they never can get To me When you are
satisfied that the relatives of Mr.. Stewart
will talk business insert this personal in the
New York Wsrdid 80 Canada will do bust
ness. Counsel
Then YOU will hear from me again and
h. referred t" my representative
'Ncry respectfully,
HENRY q. ROMANO.
T. :. To insure safe delivery of proofs
send them by IL special messenger"
CONSTELLATION WITH TIE POLICE.
After consultation it was thought best to
lay the matter before the Police Department,
and therefore, on the eth day Of January,
Mr. Jones placed in the hands of the Supern-
tcndcnt of Police of New York the letter and
the package above referred to- The Super
irtcndcnt requested Mr. Jones to prepare a
Personal for the New York H0uld, in ac-
corlancc with the request or rather drcc-
iiun. contained in said letter This was
done.
In response Ia the Personal Mr. Jones
received 10y express from Boston the coffin
plate, together with Il letter of advice by
mail, which he also delivered to the siipcrn
tcndrnt of police.
CoNFERENCE WITH JrDGE HILTON.
On the eth of February Mr. Jones wrote a
letter To Romainc at Montreal, and few
days later received ananswer dated February
IL. 1879. This letter was laid before MIR.
Hilton soon after il was received Mr.. I'LL
ton then desired Mr.. Jones to insert the fol
lowing personal" which he did
Canall- Parties refuse Ia consider the terms pro-
posed and decline any negotiations Though per
sonalS.' COUNSEL.
On the 10Th of February Mr.. Jones wrote
To Romano another letter, and received, on
or about the a5ih Of February, response
dated February 10. 1879. Another interview
took place with Mr.. Hilton in accordance
with request made TO that effect in the last
letter. The result of this interview was COM
municated To Romano in a letter dated
February % On or about March lst Mr.
Jones received another letter directing him
10 hold no further intercourse with ex-Judge
Hilton in regard to the matter, hut 10 place
the full correspondence in other hands.
This letter was dated February ~, 1879.
Since that time General Jones has been
called upon by DIR. $. II. kcarney, of No.
LOG West Thirty-fourth street, and by his as
sociatc, John W. Look, Of No. ;45 Fourth
avenue. DR. kearney represented to General
Jones that he had contract-whch he of
fcred to producc-with cX-Judgc Hilton for
the sum of S2i, 200, To he paid for the restor-
alton of Mr.. Stewards body. A letter dated
Montreal, March 80 1879, was subsequently,
received in answer to General Jones' COM
muncation, informing Romano of this pro
posal. This letter contained the refusal OF
the offer made by DIR. kearney. Then and
there came to close General Jones connec-
ton with the case, and the question arises,
With whom is Romano negotiating now?