New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-12
RESURRECTIONISTS ~ CANADA.
From The ToreHfo GlyJe MarcA ,.

From The TorvHto GlvJe March >
On Sunday afternoon, incident occurred At the
Montreal General Hospital which for considerable
time, caused the greatest excitement and which has
drawn forth geItrsl cordeu nation since 1t became
known.
Spien sged about o. years, and said to the widow
Of Captain Spillen of her Majesty's Forythnd Reg
mett who died in Canadian 1913 Or 81, was admitted
INTO the Montreal General Hospital, laboring under
cancer. The lady fingered about three weeks, and
died on Friday last.
On Sunday, about 3 o'clock in the evening, her
friends, accompanied by hearse and some twenty
sleigh, TO the hospital to convey her remains 10
the bury ing ground Before removing the coffin, how
ever some of the bysanders expressed wish . see
the corpse and the desire granted with much diff
Guilty; when the lid of the eoffin was removed, what
the astonshment and CONSERVATION of the deceased
ladys friends when, instead of beholding the body,
nothing met their gaze except two large logs OF maple
wood
The truth at once flashed upon all present; the body
had been removed for purposes too easily OWNED ami
IN order 10 ceye the lady stends the
had resorted 10 the detestble arce of placing in the
e,ifiu logs Of wood OF almost equal density with the
corpse. -
lhe alarm soon became general and the intelligence
spr. ad outside with astounding rapidity. LNge
crowds gathered about the hospital and the excite
meut was intense. Many Of the mob, worked up TO
pitch of desperation, called upon the others to make
n assault upon the building aud there Is scarcely any
doubt but tire most dangerous consequences would
have been the ultimate result of this appeal, had not
Mr.. Jameson pached the Infatuated bystanders oy
assurI z them that he would procure magistrate
warrant to search for the body. tie acted up tt Il 9
PFC mse but after applying to no less than SIX OF the
local magistrates, was pointedy refused. Antic-
pstipg that the hospital might suffer when the mob
heard Of his want Of success he requested Mr. odon
Acting Mayor to send up body OF police. This was
complied with, and for while the violence OF the
mob was held in check
About ten O'Clock in the evening, however, the ex'
element began to manifest itself again. and 1t was pro-
posed by several Of the most exssperaed TO wreck the
hospital this proposition was nearly being carried
into feet when lerson appeared among the mop
stating thst note had been left at the house OF the
Rev. Dir. Sykes in s.. Lswrence, Main street-(thls
was the clergyman who had attended her dufiog her
ness ard another to the effect at the house OF
Mr. Wray, ccffn-msker, in the vicinity OF the hosp-
tai bearing the intelligence that the body OF the de-
ceased lady would be onnd in field IN the vicinity OF
s. Patrck's Hospital.
The folowig an exact copy OF the original note,
which is written in an abrupt style, and much botte1:
THE Mrs Splen will BE- found al the corner ui 81
lot No 6l2 inside the fence where
the friends possess themttkes Of IL VIII you De hind
enough to notify them - that Effect" -,
A number Of persons having set out on the mean-
choy Grand tie body Of the lady was discovered in
field near the corner Of Guy and II. Catherine
streets it was in state of compl nudity and with
heaItless aud criminal carelct seemed to have
been tossed the feuce it was found close 10 the
palng and in position which led to the Inference that
1t Lad been deposited there in hurry When the
mob were inform ed that the bdy had been recovered
they seemed be what atonished but In short
time after returned peaceably TO their respective
huusee.