The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-21

SERVICES ultlOoVely DC reQuIeu W sAAS
" us eAei''ons /" preserve Il p0's'' p' W.
what Became Of spring's Bsdys
from the PHILADELPHIA Bulletin, June 20
The following statement in reference to the inter-
ment of the body of Arthur Spring has been handed
to us by the Rev. John Street.
We had hoped to been under the necesstv of
again appearing before the public in connection with
the criminal Arthur Spring but seeing notice
in the Bulletin Of Saturday last that the coffin We buried
had beeA dsinterred, and his body not there,
deem il expedient to make the following statement:
On Wednesday afternoon June sth, two DAYS pre-
srectors Of the County Prison the folio wing requests from
the father and his son.
senee Of the District Attorney, VIM Reed and John +
th,n reduced yritlas mat the remains q unfsrsS
s s NJ 81 ss S him b s% 70 TIVE
TERED consider myself titled AXE this quest
& s1 not Ct the s
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usual but do OBJECT to any such disposal Of the body as
male this thus this paper II NJ
witns.sesNWm b Reed John T. smith. : :
In the absvs letter inclosed the following
MoyAMENsrse PRIsos. June s. 1853.
he dying my be y
buried in such place as they may think praPsr
Witness present-willam Alexander, Chaplin p. c.
Prison.
also informed them if the above request could not be
granted the desired would telegraph to him. and
be would come and attend to 1T himself.
We were informed that should receive the
foUowir 9 day (Thursday) According 10 promise,
ceived the following letter.
Dear sirAfer the Sheriff has complied with the law the
sSsy Of Arshsr Spring will be placed under the charge Of
make the usual of brain &c the
the III. the a
der the direction Of speh and in sucn place. as
June 9, 1853 J. b. BURDEN.
Of the mole that We would engage an undertaken and
bu, him Saturday at three clock Our desire to
put BIN IL private burial ground but we're Informed
by Mr. Heverson the uBdertaker) that that impos
sbe the charters of cemeteries prohibited the burial
of persons executed.
According to we went to receive the body
Ard we're informed it would be ready in lev minutes,
and in company with gentlemen Of the and
the undertaken, went into the room and found man
which lay by its side.
The stencil being great compelled to leave
the r ON ana rev minutes afe the undertakef was
called snd the coffin carried out to the carriage and
went with it 10 the ground and it deposited in
the (Which had prepared for its recepon)-in
the full belief that We had buried the body Of Arthur
Spring
We have in manner form received any remunera-
tiop from any so1ce for services rendered
to Arthur Spring, his But the contrary las
far as we kBow will have to pay the expenses of the
burial, except S. attributed by gentleman the day
Nor do ~e at any time receive from any person any
proposition to dispose Of the body any Of its parts
We deem statement Of the above facts due ourselves
leave the community to judge Of the nsnuatons that
have been made in this matter STREET,
r. 5. KENsIL.
ION this, the Goth day Of June 1853, personally
appeared before me, the subscriber Alderman in and
for the county of PHILADELPHIA Enos Hail. who being duly
sworn according to Iau, doth depose and say latter
aid wash ard the BODY m mat f ne
burial and placed the the G fin and sore sed
down the lid and delivered the to John Rdesel and
Moses Barrett the under akers Saturday afternoon
college for burial EN0s HALL.
Sworn ard subscribed before me- this goth dav of
June, I'D 1853. WILLIAM s. OGLE Alderman.
On this the goth day Of June 1853 personally appeared
before me- the subscriber. Alderman in and for the
city OF Philadelphia, Edmund John Scott VINO, being
duly sworn according TO law doth depoe and say that
(afer the post mortem examination Of Arthur Spring.
be did assist Enos Hall in Walking and preparing for bu
rial the body OF Arthur Spring and also assist him in
putting the sane in the coffin and helped him screw
down the lid and also in taking the body Sn stairs
snd ceiyeIng he bod to the undertakers saturday
Sworn and subscribed before this the goth day OF
June, A. D. 1853. WILLIAM s. OGLE, Alderman
On this the goth day of June 1853 personally appear
cd betoe NE the subscriber Alderman ia for the
ctunty of Philadelphia, John Riedesel bsing duly
ssorD acco ding to law doth deDo.e and sayThat he
Saturday afternoon June 11th 1853 he to the Phi
ladehia College to tit bury log The body Of Arthur
spring ne went INTO the room in company with Mr..
the fin the stencil from the corpse was great that
we eft the few minutes when we were called and
asisted Moses Barrett in putting the coffin which was
very heavy in he wagon and he fully believed it con.
tanned the body OF Arthur Spring, JOHN RIEDESEL.
worn and subscribed before me, this I'd day of June
A. d. 1853 SAMUEL TAYLOR Alderman
On this the goth day of june 1853 personally appear
ed before me, the subscriber Alderman ADD for the
county OF Philadelphia Moses Barrett and being duly
sworn according TO law doth depose and ssy-lha he Is
in the employ OF Helveron undertaken and that on
Saturday afteIr con, June 1lh 1858, he received the
coffin from the Phiade phia Medical College which he
believes depoited the body Of Arthur Spring and
drove the same TO the burial ground aud assisted Mr.
H, the sexton OF the ground, in depospg the ia
the grave previously dug for its reception that he
remarked to Mr. H that the coffin very heavy and
he afraid the ropes he had in his would not be
strong enough 10 lop it down into the grave He also
sayetb the stencil great from the G. in In driving
TO he ground that he glad when it mpis b.
60, and when he came away he saw Mr. HUI cloe the
gates OF the bur al ground MOSES BARRETT
Sworn and subscribed before me- this goth cay of June
A. d 1858. SAMUEL TAYLOR Alderman.