New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
M CovFIRvATIOy OF THE STORY.

NO CONFIRMATION OF THE STORY.
, ,,vpP pt,vANptNC OF THE OLD RUMORs AND RE
PORTS - THE RETiCtNCE or JUDGE HiLloN
STILL CoNr1NUED-REMINIsCEN on SUPER
INTENDTNT wALL1NG.
The san newspaper yesterday morning pub
lished report on authority not named hu, s'FonSF
voucbed for as Trustworthy, tp the effect th"t MIS-
r stewart had said within the iaot SIX
dsvs that the body OF Ter husband, stolcu
ON November 6, 1873, had been recovered ana
was IN The hands OF Judge Hilton. No detalis were
given except that bOdg had been placed IN secure
vault ana was to be well guarded until the c"hplt-
don of the crypt IN the cathedral at Garden CITY II
Cas added on the same authority. that the ATTORNEY I"
the robbers demanded 100000; bat S1o'ooo was
finally A. x,d unon as the ransom The body was llerc
mon duly identified taken possession or the mohey
paid, and no questions asked
No confirmation Of the story could be obtained from
any persons likely know of the facts Judge HH''h
refused TO speak on the subject answering in TepN 10
OH applications that having no information whch nc
desired to communicate. he preferred nj present
not to speak on the subject fnrthef IL "''
be noticed that the answer is decidedly 'quNo'"' o'
as the Judge for months past has hren equ"y
Ambiguous when pressed for hforinatoA' uhuue
jmpoitsuce is not likely TO be altdcuei 10 hl7
last ut,crapcps lie has lately appeared az Io"ce
HeadGua1tcrs hut known, on the authority OF sup
erineud nj W.liiEC tnat hc only on business OF
the Board Of Health and made no mention Of tie booy
Of Mr.. stewart
Al the reception given 20 the National Guard at Judge
Hlton- residence IN Iniryfourth-si last nlSh'' noun
lur WAS SAID about the finding Of the body OF MI
Stewart Mr Anrey. judge Iiton's private secretary
and Mr. Dcbrcau the general manager Of A T. stewart
& Co.. boih deued having any knowledge IN regard to
tlc maj cr reporter Of t!r newspaper which published
The story Yesterday present, eager 10 sc" judge III
.ou on the subject, bat tailed to get a airing
Noar'ernpt was made by tribune reporters 70 mtrnde
OIL Mrs. stewards privacy. bat ladies who are h'r I'M
medi5ic fJ,ends questioned, and AL denied any
knovclae of The subject from the bcreaTed lady
herself
III, story Of the recovery of t!c hadv by negotiation
not new Mere than one paper has detailed D. before
Tie reporter who claims 70 have furnished ~" present
version is the writer Who imposed H''a
T6e Wo,id ON the alleged auth rit' OF Inspecor
Dgks zee Hudngo the oty in Wecha"kcn c,l"rt'I'
,or which imposition ae subsequently dismissed
from t'at paper IN fact the writer j. .he author
Of several versions OF tie recovery of the boy anu
Brr 81 o. the robbers. none q! which nave h'tA con-
grmed and al OF when it 81. uros>ib" 10 reconcile
Sir.rn,.rtcut Wal'iae, Of tbe Police, when 4uos-
N1od W % las knowledge of the alleged recovery - Tie
body rcoucd that he knew nothing about if. I' had
srs Ir-, Hilton two d1y. before In, the jug" had
tu.pIv . cd Co ask Iim to introduce hm - t'c proper
authorities of tine Health B1lId whom Ae wished {" con
suit about notice Hc had received relative to the r'
iarv condition of ais tenement houses. I"c Idrt 80
have lot AN elephant on their hands. TH,y haFe no
means ot negotiating. judge Hilton has repcaje iv
declared thai hc would not Tay any bdm
for the recovery of the body oMY nor
would hc a-Iae mat the robbers should not he prose-
cnted D! caught Under circumstances would DC COW
sent 20 coudoHc the offence or compound the ieony
witch had been committed"
"NLv" >ui tie Superintendent, drifting into rcmi-
ni-ccnce that was the trodoe about recovering Char
hc Ros- There no way TO negotiate. The robbers
actually proposed that the reward should be dropped
from railway tram at -ycn signal. the chld to Dr re-
turned ai,cy an examination 10 see tbat lc money hdd
No, been marked. There Was that The pc-Ctia
iiou c.cd De made. Tie Eidnaupers OF Charlie
ro.. wen, told so before they stolc him. " iiam
Mo-hier. who planned and executed the kidnapping
Of that hoy. originally proposed ITO his brother,
Gu No,hicr. Of ths city, to steal one Of
william H. VaudorAilt's children. CA tod hun
that tao difficulties of negotiating were too
great. .,d wuud have nothing TO do with
/ aud trod to dls-utde Gn from the scheme.
when ia. account Of the Pail tdclpnia criue pub
ished. on Immediately reported TO me tHai ms
brother bad done 1t. / s,rt him with detective 20
pmiai- .laia 10 find William Moshler aud they
,coured The ciiy for days, hut ionHd no ll1c'
Of him. Finally GU wroIc to william Mosi'l.I. ana
sent The letter by Wc~toNet DOW in Moyam"nN!ng
Prison atlt William 10 bc traced ;hdt way. lie
inspected that 'Gu' was giving Lin away, and
20 Left laladephia and came to Ne"lor@ A. ;
aife wen, to hye ia mgnr,,,' v..o.yl!, wa m
'roducoijy met uim 81 place IN Matt i. We h4d T."
K'Ich We,ictycIi he VA si,u SJ-%,u'mG, - ,",r ,Il
Hocy, superintendent OF Adams LNpirsN 'odpaN' E''t
Wr.r.yt, wagon 20 dilyc. thd W. coui1 nav" III
Eatcnoa during The day %G ' nsCi sci @ ncci ,
Ho,hicr. hut Wc.'ervct c>olcd tho detective hiding
ne same ne ha! when ho W.. killed a. Van B.tnts
Ion,c The whole difficulty that case as III tins, Is
/" "anyiiins winch let's ~ on he roh5crs."
Captain Kealy, the chcf OF the Detective Bureau on
5hatic way: Another ghost story; too INN
or tn,s cold weather" H. subsequently added;
.ase" From another Responsible authority II can be
stated positively that Captain k,aly relics Tor tie re
Kelly the coacInan. Hc and Cmci Donovan, o. Hobo
sen. st believe that XII drove The WAGON which was
pn its return ennty to tins eity. .. .,.,..,o,,.. .,
,rcted with INDIE itou IL the search stated positively
hat the report q! the recovery Was news To- mn.
Al. thr uCiice official, her, tnfort active in the
search KNOW nothing 0 tEe conclusion BOW alleged 10
save been reached Nevertheless tc NEGOTIATIONS rtht
been concluded directly with Judge Hilton without
The Rv d.. Ryauce, IN speaking Yesterday anont the
reported recovery OF Mr. S'c"aFts uoaN, shd: -
for | have not either Mrs. Sevdrt OF Judge
Hilton within the time that the body j, sand 10
though. for several weeks ago vas approIchtd oy
recover the body for certain money c"u-
Bderaton. lie j man wei known ID The
community. though not a resident Ol this c.L ,
and hid with Dm credentials Of the highest
character. H. asked that his name sG0GIi be hGpt
secret simply acted an agent III Ht matter IiV
Furthermore required that questions should b asked,
and no attempt was made TO arrest thr thieYc' me
matter wa OF course submitted 10 Judge linton, WHO
at first regarded tho Ohrr with sdspci"h He
agreed the terms however. ana as nave
bpari nothing Of the matter for several weeks,
mysef had abandoned all hope O success iiom hs per
son The mans visit 70 me has been kent pro. O.ouhd
secret ana do not know how u could become public.
lie Is not lawyer. bat possibly lawyers we're employed
10 ccotIatc the matter. =. . go
George ". IamiiI the scxt"n Of ST. Marks Church.
who al sole charge OF the arrangements AT Mr. stew
ntl funeral! declared Yesterday that he knew n1thidC
t The rrporrd recovery body He -ald ne had not
even conycrscd win any ot tho interested
prr,ouS fng "A long time IL don't believe there e q
word of truth in H." he added. When the Dody Is
feund Inc fact viii either Dc made public or Kept 80