Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-03
w. ID. WALLACH.
A SKULL AND BONE SKETCH.
GCuSTINUEDl

lne neal OF the grave, lnat ne dug down In
the presence OF the justice and constable and
found that the head of the coffin had been
knocked out and the body abstractel that
footsteps were discovered from the grave to the
eighbUrh0Od Of the prisoner Office The con-
stable testified TO having examined the office
and found large bowl OF chloride of lime ap-
paTently prepared for some recent process of
publication; that in the stable in the rear of
The office. he found large board. which BY
the nnprlnts upon 1t. and the smell. had appa-
rently been used Tor a recent dissection; also
behind the stable. bucket which had con-
tanned lime and crow bar. which was pro-
daerd la court. also the coffin head found in
me grave DR. Bugher called to prove
that he had known the deceased smd was pres-
ent ~ her death. with the prisoner who ex-
pressed great desire To disSect the body. lie
slsO thought the teeth of the skeleton resem-
hlrd her teeth
Some other testimony was introduced tend
ing TO show that the prisoner must have been
the one who opened the grave. For instance
IL was shown that pair of muddy boots found
IN his office fitted thc Footprints traced from the
grave To the office; but il appeared that these
same footprints could be traced to other parts
OF the graveyard.
A csbinet-maker depOsed to having made
the coffin, and taken the measure of the de-
ceased for that purpose, which measure CORES
p0n'led with the dimensions of the skeleton.
after making due allowance for the space taken
up by skin and hesh What this space ought
IL b. was a subject of n long crOss-examination
Of Dr. Bugbee and another physician. There
waS some discrepancy about the age of the
skeleton. The physicians agreed that it was a
green new one: but one thought ii could not
have been exposed more than three months:
another gave ii n much longer period OF re-
lease from the flesh covering
1t WAS shown that the prisoner had been in
the habit OF purchasing small quantities of
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animals. and that after Tie grave WA opened
he had purchased an unusual quantity; and
finally the District Attorney after making the
most of the testimony in his -umming-up. asked
Ii this wa not the skeleton of Catharinc Quio-
lev. whose skeleton WIS il and insisted that it
deYOlved upon the prisoner. in order to estab-
iish his innocence. 10 snow whence he obtained
it, b. way of answering this last qucS ton. a
witness had been called for the defence who
was student IN the Medical College at &c
neys, who had seen the prisoner in the COLLEGE
examining some wires and screws. such as are
used to put skeletonstOgether, and who further
stated that il was the privilege of the janitor to
put together and sell the skeletons of subjects;
hut whether the prisoner had purchased Il >kel-
eton or simply the means Of putting it together,
he could not say.
1t may here be remarked that the counsel.
in summing up for the prisoner. accounted
for not having proved by the janitor himself
= sale Of the skeleton, by stating that that
worthy had abSeOnded to parts unknown be-
fore q subp1na could be served upon him. and
further intimated that he bad concealed him.
self through apprehension, lest one who dealt
in skulls and bones should meet with evil
treatment in a community ~ much excited: or.
at least. be bjected to sOiae awkward ques-
tlOns which he could not answer without Grim
mating himSelt-an explanation which had its
effect on the jury, hut greatly astOnished the
sad janit0E when he heard Of 1T in Pennsylya-
Lis. e. which State he hsd been quietly dis
patched few days before by Dr. NernOn's old
Treceptor with money to pay his way and in
stTuctOHs to remain until he heard that the
ITIai was over
Proof Was furnished that the eroWbar in the
doctor : stable Of the same pattern with
one fOUDl IN the sexton } tool house and the
shoemaker Of the village testified that he made
the prisoner boots which iitted the footmaIks
ahd thai they cOrresPOnded very nearly in size
L. other boots Of similar pattern made fOr other
people
Finally the counsel to the astonishlnent Of
has client, called t" the stand Miss Ellen Natn-
allie She stepped lightly forth from the crowd
IL laiic> vn the back ~rals, and never did any
"Ec hook more chu uuIIugly. at least in the pris-
"ners eyes, although what she could have 10
-ay bearing nn this c.tS, hr could n1t imagine
He bal never suggested her n a witness and
Presumed. therefore. that she must be- a Xolun-
teeT- She stated that she had seen the ,leceas-
Ii very frequently " hIlr staying at her uncles
house. and had often heard her speak Of a
lAIaeness in her right foot. caused by the loss
81 IA bnnc OI the little toe the consequence of
the fall Of All axe; and she remembered motto
ing when the deceased was laid out that there
Nas nothing but kind Of "A bunch where the
htlle toe ought to have been. On loOkin" ut
thc skeleton. the bone of the little toe Was
found 10 be perfect In summing up for the
defence. tho counsel frs; assailed all the teSti-
m,ny t1r the prosecution. by representing in a
luiIcTuuS point of view the sexton hurryino
with The constable 10 that particular grave on
the morning ia question and finding the body
,.tTe. ~ by previous understanding. then 20
in. at once 10 the Dr. office and findin. every
thing that would help to fix the charge uIpn
EIn. he thrust back the scAtun own crouhqr
Into his teeth. dwelt upon the fact that his bno;s
we're Of similar pattern To those found in the
Iri-YEsr- office. snd deduccd from all the evil
trncc the Inference that there Was IA conspiracy
L. pvr~ccutc his client.
Tins he dwclt uI1n in every form and shape
with wonderful effect. managing to make the
JaTl look upon the poor sexton IA himself the
delinquent lperhaps the very man who helped
slI.t.,S the Medical College, and, like all guilty
HIIuu~, Fearful ctdl--"VCIS. how trying To divert
IubiIc Indignation from himself 10 an unofeI.-
itny medical man. who happehel. unfortunate
Iy IN his zeal for science. To- bo open To such
charge by reason of having IN mis- possession
tic Win WHICH some ucsi ttOgS anu
monkeys hal been anatOmi>cd. A. To the - ele-
ton. he insisted Il at il wa distinctly shown
that TIKI could not be the one alluded Ia in the
Indictment. because the evidence Of Miss Nd
thalie proved that the living subject was Hiilin,
,De. Nherea- this one had been fully dcvcI-
",ci in that department. Could any ono doubt
the evidence Of such witness Could any one
rIppO>c that. the prosecution intimaied
s4rh eyes could have been deceived
Here Was the gist of his case. and he made
tAe mos, Of it: and wound up by impressiny
u!ln 'hr jury the Importance uf giving the bene-
hi vi every ,iuubi 40 the prisoner; and by read
i..y I" them Il frghtful liSt of eases where inuo-
cvi.; IIyn had been condemned Oh circumstsn-
L.! evidence.
The rv-,.lt was that. after short cODsulta-
I'm an-ay Ikr jury, the prisoner was acquitted.
AL Ictt tiIe court COON amid the paudi;s of the
CioSl
Nainly he sirove 90 catch the eye of Miss
l-li'r. and thank her for his deliyerance. She
"rL' aJu.r Un her Uncles arm, and appeared
carefully tJ avoid him afteTwsId He saw plain
y that she wa~ fearful oI compromising herself
With >'mc Oae. perhaps with her uncle if she
,A"wei. hy word or sign. that she ac4Gaint