The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-07
STEALING A
Another Story Of the Theft Of the
Body of Millionaire stewart.

Btnghamton Special to New York Press.
A peculiar story regarding the robbery of
the tomb of A. T. Stewart and the disposal
of the body has just come to light through
of Nov. 6. ISIS. the body Of A. T. stewart
was stolen from the family vault In st.
Marks Church. h casket was broken
was so offensive that the day after the rob-
berry a person standing In the door of the
tomb would be nearly overcome by the fear
full odors This, 1T was thought. would
for any length of time. but the robbers sue
ceeded In keeping their secret.
The work was said to be that OF a ia
photograph was Identified by a woman
living near st. Marks as that of a
man she had seen around the tomb about
committed. This failed to reveal any trace
OF the body. however. and Judge Hilton,
who had charge Of the Stewart estate. Of
&c. 900 for the conviction Of any Of the par
Elephants.
On the hills between winsor and sus.ue-
hanna a short distance from Binshamton,
farmer named Nixon. One evening In No
vember. 1878. a young man, well dressed,
knocked at the farmhouse door and asked
for lodging. He said that he was a West
ern farmer, but. meeting with poor success.
had come East In search OF work. He was
engaged by Nixon.
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and for a young man was considered by the
neighbors as strangely reticent. Every
day, rain or shine. through snow or mud.
he would make his way to the postoface.
and ask for mail. but no mail came. In
December, while visiting a remote corner
OF his farm one afternoon. Nixon came
response to an inquiry Forester said he
had met q skunk the evening before. and
was burying his clothes.
In the spring OF 1880 Forester was taken
uortAafolv al with npArpxnnpfo IN hfc doo III
bed he unfolded a remarkable tale. His
name was not Forester. but Mccarthy, and
his residence was In New York city. He
Stewards body from the vault.
The plot. according to his story. was
hatched in the rooms of a fashionable New
men, sons OF wealthy parents, but whose
losses at the gaming table had left them
penniless, were discussing the situation.
when one of the party suggested II they
right. Another replied: I'VE haven't his
money, but we can get his body. which
would mean the same thing" Thus the
The young men delegated one of their
number TO superintend the robbery and plan
t w,fb Details : sT,esmesat,oonness opened negotiations
make the attempt for $4,000. his helpers to
receive $1,000 each. Mccarthy was one of
the helpers and watched outside the rail-
ing with a horse and buggy in order TO
give an alarm should any one approach.
The men carried their grewsome burden
in a sack. In hosting Ii over the fence
the bag caught on the iron rail and was
slightly torn. The odor which emanated
from 1t was so fearful that two of the
men were taken violently iii. The bundle
was thrust into the wagon and taken to a
point on Canal street. Here ii was car
ried into a basement and thrust into a
barrel of pickle that had been prepared
for II. with a view TO killing the stencil.
The barrel was headed up, labeled fish,
and given In charge OF Mccarthy to take
into the country The label. ii was thought,
odor escape. Mccarthy saw the barrel
shipped to Susquehanna. and then he fol-
lowed on the train.
After securing his position with Nixon
he procured a team and conveyed the
barrel and its contents TO the farm, where
he dug a hole and buried il pending ne
gotiations for its delivery. This was the
work he was engaged In when discovered
by Nixon. The number implicated in the
plot necessitated a large reward. and IL
was for this conspirators waited until they
were convinced that they could not obtain
the money without publicity and probably
prosecution. Thus the matter was dropped
for a time. and Mccarthy thought the
projectors were glad TO be rid OF a scheme
that had become SO notorious.
Mccarthy insisted the remains were still
in the barrel, and were the genuine ar
knew nothing of the robbery and little Of
the world anyway. set down the statement
as the vagaries of a dying man and paid
no more attention to H. A short time be-
fore he died he related the incident as a
"Reminiscences.