San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
1 Who Stole sSte,Oart's Body?
ssIOA City uDsfick.

much regretito say it, but we have evil
dence in our possession which points
strongly to fWhitelaw Reid, Rev. Tai
mage and George Francis Train as the
violators Of Mr.. Stewards grave. 1t is
hard to think of these gentlemen, who
have heretofore occupied such high po-
tsitions in social and literary circles. as
ghouls, grave-robbers and human hye-.
mas, and yet the evidence against them
cannot we'll be set aside. For instance,
on the nightsof the outrage AMr.S Tai
mage left home at the usual hour, about
half past ten, informing his wife that he
was going over to New York to pick up
few facts for, his next sermon, Mrs.
Talmage remarked that thing was get
ting trife thin, Oh. something to that
effect, but finally gave her consent, and
Mr.. Talmage went off whistling 20 I'm
one of the Boys Myself" His hourifor
returning from these nocturnal excur-
sions, Mrs. JTalmage states, is about 8 a.
m. Did the gentleman return at that
hour on that fatal morning? He did
not. He did not get home until after
daylight. Perhaps the gentleman can
account for his strange hardness on this
morning Of oil mornings, and We know,
of no better place for him to do this
than in the open court. , iu g'~
Now for MraTrain. A spade was un-
doubtedly used 10 remove the earth
from the casket that held the remains
Now observe: One week before Mr..
Stewards remains were stolen MIR. Train
stepped into a hardware store in New
York and purchased u short-handled
spade, telling the salesman that he
would call on the following Saturday
and pay for it. The salesman said they
did strictly cash business, but Mr..
Train pulledfcuut pocket blackboard
and showed him that the age had evoI
luted beyond the cash system, md init
mated that if he was not permitted to
purchase the spade on true business
principles he would cut, the psycholo@c
wire between the establishment and its
patrons, and it would certainly shoot
the. Niagara OF bankruptcy before sun
set the next day. He was permitted to
take the, spade. As if additional evil
dence, were needed against. Mr.. Train,
our attention has been called to the fact
that on the day before the, CHASTITY rob
berry he was seen sitting on his accus-
toned bench in Madison square, and
was heard to repeat the following lines
from the graveyard scene in Hamlet: :
"a pick-ax and spade spade, 10 .
ia'l aai Por-and ashreuding sheet; ''l % 4
.-. oh. pit of clay for 10 be made Xxx
.T For such guest is meet .. Del OIL. 4
Now let us turn our attention to Mr..
whitelaw Reid. It will be remembered
that a copy Of the Ne,o York Herald
was found the morning of the robbery
at or near the violated tomb. Now,
mark the following facts: On the even
ing preceding the morning of the das-
tardly outrage 'Whitelaw Reid was seen
going into the Tribune beer saloon
Teadipg a copy of the Neio York Her
nd of The same date as the one found.
A few moments later Mr.. Reid emerged
from the saloon, looking cautiously
about him, and, vi en- he supposed no
one was watching, placed three carda,
mon seeds in his mouth and walked
rapidly away.
These are the rock-rbbed and ever
lasting facts. We leave the rest 70 the
police and Judge Hilton, who offered
the reward. Address a. usual