The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-07
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The BODY SnatchinE Rxcttement i'm
Troy, N. IA House m obbed and
Destroyed.

The telegraph has noticed a mob In Troy v
Y, which destroyed house on the I'd inst In
which "rcsurrected" body was contained. The
body was that Of Michael Price, a mouider, who
died of consumption. II had been inferred in q,
Mary's Cemetery. The Troy Times OF the Sd inst
says:
On Wednesday night last, the person In charge
Of the graveyard wac apprised by the barking OF
dog, OF tho presence of some person on the
grounds, hut he did not get up and go out. On
Thursday morning, an investigation was made by
him, which resulted 10 the discovery that foot.
prints leading from over the fence, terminated at
the grave Of Price There was every appearance OF
the removal OF the body from the grave--the
earth being thrown of and piled about 10 pecu-
iiariy careless manner, the snow tracked down,
aud some marks OF blood being visible near by
Investigation was made, and resnlted 10 finding
only the broken pieces Of the coffin aud the shroud
which had been eareessly dumped In and covered
up. The body Of Price WAS gone.
Informati was conveyed to some friends OF
the deceased. and inquiries privately set on foot
In the matter. The parties having knowledge OF
the affair managed 10 keep 1t well to themselves,
and thus prevent any Interference with their
plans. On Friday. information was obtained from
a person v ho had been in a measure concerned in
the .'resurrecton" that Ted TO picon that the
body might be found in tue reem the store OF
A. H. Grant, on Congress street. This suspicion
was Don confirmed into almost positive sssura uco
in the matter with the aid of the authorities: but
the idea was abandoned, and a resort to higher
Law" determined upon.
| Last night, about halfspast six O'Clock. force
| Of about twenty strong men-frieDds of the de.
ceased aud under the lead of his brother--assem-
bled at place that had previously been deter
mined rpon. and marched down Congress stree:
Nr. Grant, who occupies the store underneath the
suspected roem, was called upon, and gave the
crowd every facility in his power, assuring them
that they should be afforded an mission. Before
the person who had the key could be reached the
impatient crowd resolved upon forcing an en-
trance; aud they did SO. The door was uniosked
with a crowbar, and the room was instantly filled
with indignant men. Their suspicious proved
! correct. The body of Michael Price was feu nd
| upon dissecting board. 1t had been operated
upon but little. His brother first recognized the
| remains. In addition. there were other fragments
| Of human body that had been pretty thorough
| ly dissected. Several medical books cases of in.
struments and articles of clothing with names
| upon them, were found in the room.
wild scene Of excitement followed this start
| ling discovery. Cries of Indignation rang from
the crowd. Immediately su attack was made
| upon the articles in the TOom Everything move
| able was carried to the window and thrown out
| into the street. The casings were torn away and
| thrown out. The outside staircase was somewhat
| broken up. The destruction Of the building was
| then proposed. Maddened aud impulsve as some
of those in the crowd were at the moment, it i.
| more than possible that this very unwise and
| improper course "Ouiu nave DSen res0rted to, bu
for the wiser counsels of some of the cooler head
| ed ones, who temporiZed with the ethers snt
| persuaded them not 70 perpetrste auy violent
acts that might inhict great Injury upon innocent
| parties
| Mayor Read and Rev. Mr.. Havermans were IN,
| formed of the facts, and soon made their appear
| ance. Their presence had much effect in qnietipa
| the passions of the turbulent crowd. They as,
| sured the noisest of those on the ground that
there was law 10 punish body snatchiug that the
| same would be enforced, and that any riotous de-
| monstration would only reflect discredit upou
themselves result in the destruction of property
for which the city would have to pay, infiict dam
age upon innocent parties, and perhaps result il
the loss of life To the credit of the crswd which
by this time numbered nearly thousand per
sons, this advice WAS taken in good spirit, aud In
short zine the major portion of those who had
been foremost in proposing summary measures
| quietly dispersed and went 10 their homes. About
one or two hundred remained in the vicinity unit
about ten O'clock, but there was no renewal of the
attack upon the building.
| In the melee, one or two men were somewha
hurt by falling missiles, and two or three choked
under the impression that they were medical stu
dents. Several guns aud pistols were fred in the
| air.