Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
A. II. STEWART.
Revival of the Excitement Created by
the Celebrated Grave Robbery.

The Herald Of recent date
publishes an extended account of nego-
tiations alleged to have recently been
made between Hilton and the robbers
OF Stewards body. Another New York
paper few days ago published a story
that the remains had been recovered,
and would soon rest i'll u splendid tomb
in the Garden City Cathedral. The
HercH's story includes long interview
with Judge Hilton, who not only express
lv denies that the remains have been
recovered, but aflirms he has good evil
dence that the thieves are still in New
York; that the authorities are closing
in on them, and there is prospect OF
their being brought to justice. The
HeraR's story IS that not long ago u Ger.
tain Nassau street lawyer received u
letter from Montreal signed "Romain."
The writer wanted 10 know if he would
take charge of negotiations for the re-
turn of the body of Stewart and secur-
ing of the sum demanded for its de-
livery,-namely $250,000. The letter
contained fee of 800, and referred to
an express package which had been
forwarded containing indubitable proof
that the writer was one of the original
robbers, and acting in good faith. In
case the lawyer was willing to go ahead
he was to signify the same III the Herald
personal column. The express
package was found to contain
the silver knobs and part of n
handle Of Stewards coffin. The lawyer
replied through personals. and received
another letter, inclosing $3.50 more, and
another express package containing the
collin-plate and other handles and
knobs They had, SO the letter OF the
Montreal E" Romaine" party said, been
warded thence. The letters were dis
guised hand The lawyers took his let
tiers and CHASTITY proofs and had per
sonal interview with Superintendent
| Walling, greatly to that officers aston
ishment. A line of policy was decided
upon, and Judge Hilton sought. He
declared the payment Of $25O,0O pre-
posterous. He would not pay one cent
He wanted nobody but the robbers,
and would have nothing to do with the
lawyer. The twain parted angrily, and
Judge Hilton had the lawyer shad-
owed by detectives. The lawyer still
kept up Il. correspondence with Ro-
maine" He tried to convince the
Canada parties of the utter impossl-
bility of obtaining any such enormous
stake, but the Canadians kept up the
correspondence, and persisted. At last
communication with Judge Hilton was
closed entirely, and transcript OF the
| letters was laid before Mrs. Stewart
1t was then ascortained that She be-
| hev 4 the remains had been recovered,
and that they were then reposlng IN
Hempstead Cathedral. Mrs. Stewart,
after due consideration, communicated
with Judge Hilton, and was assured by
him--so the account goes-that all was
MS had been represented, or, in
other words, that the remains were
at Garden City. The LAWYER and an
ex-detective who had been employed on
the case determined to ignore Judge
Hilton, keep together at work With the
Canada parties, and bring the Judge to
terms whenever the work of securing
both robbers and body had been effect
ed. The rest OF the Heralds story con-
sis;s OF an interview with Judge Hilton,
in which he characterizes the persons
engaged i'll the negotiation AS "a pack
Of rascdls and scoundrels.' The alleged
lawyer, he said, was under the espionage
of the police. The letters and the copies
were ON the same kind Of paper. 1t
was New York and nota Canada plot.
He would not pay one cent until he
could see with his own eyes what lie
was paying for. There were men in
New York on whom as particeps Grim,
inis he could 1T any time lay his hands,
who knew more than they ought to
know; and, as to their engaging law
yer, that was all bosh. As to tine alleg-
"a lawyer receiving the coifin-plate, il
was no surprise to him when he received