The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
What the Robbers Say Is the Great
Issue in the Case.
THE CANADA CORRESPONDENCE.
Rejoicing that the press, the Public and the
Police Have Been Beaten
A ZINC LINED TRUNK.
The Body Taken to 10th Street and
Thence to Plattsburg.

The startling details Of the attempted negotiations
between the body snatchars, their legal representa-
tive and the administrator Of the Stewart estate.
published in the HERALD yesterday were. OF course.
the great talk of the town. Everywhere throughout
the city the boldness and audacity of the perpetra
tors of the crime were commented upon. The pub.
lication OF the various steps taken by the thieves
to obtain heavy ransom for their booty
once more revived the sad details that startled
New York that bleak November morning when
st. Marks churchyard desecrated. Every Incl
dent and phase of that fendish outrage rotold
and remembered, made only the sadder by the
lection that after the lapse of nine long months the
grave still awaits its sacred dust and the thieves
defy the law the public. the authorities. by hiding
themselves behind barriers. which the HERALD, ut
least, has now brought out into full view.
The Nassau street lawyer. when called upon by
the HERALD reporter last evening. confirmed at
length the correctness the information furnished
In these columns yesterday adding some interest
ing particulars, which at the first interview had
escaped the reporters attention. AS to Mr.. Hiltons
statement, the time, no said. would perhaps soon
come when he would have opportunity
to prove all the charges he had made against
those who not his way Of thinking. Re-
ferring to the body snatchers the lawyer said. EDO
you know that this man Romano, whoever he
may be. is an exceedingly smart man? These fellows
certainly have managed their work with most won
derful tact. and what rifles Judge Hilton more than
anything else is this phrase used by Romano in
of his letters. He says. 1t is simply a question
at issue between the who possesses
A. T.. Stewards body and the man who
possesses A. T. Stewards property. Romaine
holds Stewards body. and Judge Hilton holds his
property. 1t is to be seen now whether one mind
shall control the two whether they shall remain
apart. He is riding very high horse. but before
the law Judge Hilton has more rights than the
meanest citizens"
PROOFS TAKEN SUPERINTENDENT.
'There is one very important detail which you
united in your report continued the Nassau street
lawyer. land that relates to my intercourse with
Superintendent Walling These men sent on to me,
along with the coffin plate and knobs. piece of
paper Of the same size and shape as the hole
cut in the velvet that covered the place
In the vault where tho coffin was depos-
tied, and also piece of the velvet of
. fingers length to show the exact material. All
this handed to the Superintendent Of Police.
and he subsequently sent man to examine the
place. He found the piece f paper to tit exactly the
hole that had bcen and the texture Of the velvet
was just as represented. The Superintendent will
not deny this. Further it ought have been stated
that put the first personal in the HERALD OF the
suggestion Of Mr.. Wang."
RoMAINE SAYS HOW THE BODY TAKEN.
"Indeed." added the lawyer. taking up the book
containing copies of correspondence that has passed
between and Charles G. Romaine. cannot help
agreeing with this whore lie says the PRESS the
public and the police have been beaten' but it is
hard, very hard for Judge Hilton or anybody
else to acknowledge that these men have made such
. clean job of it." Reading further on, the lawyer
read portion Of the first letter received from
Charles G. Romaine in which the writer states that
the body was not taken before three o'clock the
morning OF November 7, but before midnight on the
evening of November 6; it was not removed in
carriage but in grocer's wagon; it not taken
to house in the neighborhood, but to house in
116th street; it not put into box. but placed
in zinc lined trunk prepared beforehand. and this
trunk was sent off from the Grand Central Depot
with the early train it's way to Platts-
burg. ''Now." added the lawyer. "I do not
believe all this states here, but give this to
you as coming from the man who. am satisfied is
the only one who knows the exact spot where Mr..
Stewards remains can now be found. He has given
such tangible evidence of all he says and the proofs
taken by superintendent wang correspond so
exactly with all his representations that 1t is most
astonishing to me that there are any people who
doubt the correctness Of the statements gave
them to you some time ago and which the HERALD
published yesterday"
THE LAWYERS MEMORANDA.
The lawyer then turned n pages and
said:-"I have been exceedingly careful in this en-
tire transaction aud have made entries Of all dates
and facts in connection with this matter"
He then read memorandum made of tho
receipt Of tho parcels his interview with
walpg. his insertion OF the personal in the HERALD
and oil the movements made by him in his capacity
IS attorney for the unknown domaine. Accompany
ing the statements the two receipts of Mr. Wall
Ing already alluded to. countersigncd by his
subordinates. "The entire matter disgusts me and
annoys me-" he continued; ''but am not going to
be blackguardod by Mr.. Hilton or anybody else,
and feel that I have discharged my duty as
q lawyer. 1t remains for the other side to say
whether they will listen to what this Romano pro.
poses not. That is their business" Thanking
the lawyer for the frank manner in which he had
spoken, the reporter left him and went to other
quarters of the city, where heretofore information
had been obtained in regard to these mysterious
negotiations.
X.
To his utter astonshmcnt he ascertaincd that the
or. X. allmded to in yesterday report had succeeded
ut one time in gaining the ear of exJudge Hilton.
and had made such an impression upon him that
the latter told him frankly he thought he know
about the body than anybody In town.
This led to actual offer of $4,000
on condition that tho body should bo delivered in
good order. but the Doctor did not accept. because
there was not enough for him to divide among those
In whose behalf he acted He could not, he said
accept such small sum. the principals, of
whom there at least four, wanted substantial
sum for their "labors," leaving u respectable
gin for each. 1t now appears, however. that this
DIR. X. was. at the time he called on Judge Hilton in
the employ of certain detective Office in this city,
and is now employed as SUCH 1t could not DO AS
rcrtaincd whether at any time he has held confer.
snces with the Nassau street lawyer or not.
WILLING 70 PRISON.
SO intricate and varied have been tho operations
Of numerous gangs of detectives and pseudo-do-
lectves IN this business that one of the parties
regularly employed branch of the ..still