The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-11
OLD MYSTERY
REVIVED
Stewards Dead Body Was
Returned
BY THIEVES WHO STOLE II
Former EmplOye Of Millionaire Throws
Light on Ghouls' Mystsry-Robert
caIdweIl's Connection with
the Case.
BY THIEVES WHO STOLE II

New York, Nov. Investigation In.
20 the American career Of Robert Cald.
wen of Staten Iklpud, whose testimony
regarding the identity OF the late Duke
OF Portland with I. o. Druce, London
shopkecpeF. has stirred Engalnd and
America, resulted today In the discovery
By reporter Of the first bit Of what
might be considered tangible evidence
that the body Of A. +. Stewart was ac
tualiy returned 20 his family BY The
thieves who stole It from 81. Marks
cemetery 20 years and four days ago.
Incidentally, the Investigation threw
little light on Caldwelfs relation.
with Mr. Stewart and Judge Hilton
that does not tend 20 enhance credcnce
that might have been placed in bis afIi.
dayiis relating to the Stewart estate.
John Gallaher. a travelling salesman
for the handkerchief manufacturing firm
OF John Ciendinning & CO., Of THE city
believes be j. the man who received the
body Of Mr. Stewart when Il was sent
back 20 Judge Hilton BY the ghouls. IN
support OF that belief be related Sat.
urday circumstantial story that
nearer than any statement heretofore
made public 10 solving the mystery that
has remained unsolved since Nov. 0.
1878.
Mr.. Gallahsn was an employee Of A.
r. Stewart &-Co.. from 1865 until 1889,
and In that capacity was constantly IN
contact with Robert Caldwell. "the great
American affidavit maker Caldwell
was a ook.keeper Ia charge Of one Of
the merchandise ledgers and according
70 Mr. Gallahcr's statements enjoyed
no moro intimate relation with the head
OF the firm or with Judge Hilton than
any porter or clerk IN the store. !
For 10 years after the body was stolen
there were reports that Il had been re-
turned and dcnials from the family and
executors. 4
There Is ground for belief that Mra.
Stewart always knew that her husband's
body had been returned but from any
one who saw the body or had any def
mite knowledge Of IFS return there has
never before been any public statement
This Is Mr. Gallaher's statement;
"0ne morning, | think IN the spring
following the stealing at Broadway and
Chambers street. Judge Hilton. who was,
constantly az the store, informed me
that a case would arrive that morning
by National express, and that rs soon as
II came ] was 70 send ii down to the
Vault, where the firms books were kept
and notify him.
"when the wagon Of the National ex-
press company drove up, and the driver
unloaded on the sidewalk a wooden case
about 6is feet long and from 3la TO
feet in each of the other dimensions.
rs nearly as can recollect. noticed
that IL was very heayy-plenty heavy
enough to have contained the body Of a
man inclosed in a metallic collin.
81 had one OF the porters put the case |
on a truck and wheel 1t TO the door Of |
the vault. and went personally 10 Judge |
Hilton and told him the case had arrived |
lie personally came to the vault door and
1t and superintendent the plac-
ing Of the case inside with the books
and papers Of the firm.
what struck me as peculiar was that |
there were no marks on the case to in |
cate from whence it had come. and that |
the driver left without asking to sign |
a receipt for it. Reports had been in
that the body had been snip |
ped to Montreal as soon p it was stolen.
The fact that the box vas returned by
The National express company made me
believe the above rnmor true, as this
was the only express company at that
time operating in that section.
"a few months later the box was tax.
IN out and shipped away by the Long
Island express. That confirmed my be
lief that 1t was MFR. Stewards body, for
hey were then Just building the eatnei.
-al at Garden CITY, where it was intend
d hisSbody should lie"