The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-22

he new DIX HeTutu HIS " WIS
patch from st. Louis which says that
the same ring that planned the rob
berry of Abraham Lincoln's body from
the cemetery at Springfield, ILL.,, also
planned the dcssecration of the tomb
of A. Il. Stewart and stole his re-
mains from st. Marks churchyard,
that is, the larger portion Of the same
ring.
us there indubitable evidence Of
this" asked your correspondent of
secret service officer familiar with
the Lincoln tomb robbery conspiracy
even to the minutcst details, and the
most prominent in the detection of
the thieves.
The officer hesitated moment,
then said: II doubt If the time has
yet come for me to speak of this mat
ter. My work in that connection has
been under government direction, as
were my labors in the Lincoln case.
/ became possessed of a clue, | may
say that from the first ! had an i'm
preston that the attempt which fail
ed in Springfield would be repeated
elsewhere, aud with more promise of
success. Yes, there is evidence of
the fact that some at least engaged
in planning the Lincoln conspiracy,
formed the plot carried out in the
Stewart case. The plan was the
same substantially. In fact, there
was a point Of resemblance beyond
even the suspicion of those who at
first regarded the plans as the same.
In both cases the conspiracy was
twofold, or rather there were what
might be called two antagonistic con
spiracies--one to rob the grave and
the other to steal the body from those
who had broken open the tomb. In
the Lincoln case il the robbery had
been accomplished tho men who did
the desperate deed would have prof
tied by it. There were men behind
Mullen and Hughes-these mere
tools, who would have caused the
body to have been removed from the
place of concealment first agreed up
on and held it for ransom.
"By whomY'
"That, to be candid with you,
will not tell you at present, although
/ have offered to tell those directly
interested. / tell you, however, =
and the officer became very emphat-
ic-'I tell you that l know the
thieves and their whereabouts.
tell you / know a man who is cogni.
zant of the place Of conccalmcnt OF
these remains. / tell you this tc
show that all detectives have not beer
baff1ed. / tell you this that it may
be known that the remains Of A. T.
Stewart can be recovered if there is
really any desire to recover them
"This is new phase of that rob
berry,"
Eyes, it developed after the con-
viction Of the operators in the plot
This sequel or second act-stealine
the body from the original thieves
was carried out in the case of A. t
Stewards remains"
"You mean that the body has beer
removed from it's first place of con
cealment."
Precisely; and that has been OBJ
liberated. The five who participated
in the first robbery were in turn vic
timized. The body was long since
f.<xs> . -, ~ -
lis there anything in the general
impression that there was woman
in the plot"
"There was woman in the con
spiracy. The last theft was by two
persons; the first by five. Now thii
is all l can say at present. may
yet hear from Judge Hilton, although
confess his silence hitherto does no
encourage the hope"
"And you therefore assume tina
he does not desire to recover the re
mains?'
at certainly looks that way
The federal officer who makes tn
above statement enjoys nationa
reputation, in a professional sense
and by those who best know him, i
considered entirely reliable. For tn
present his name-known to the par
ties interested--is withheld from th'
public, but it is possible he may con
| sent later to disclose more upon III
subject.