The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-14

fprsn The New Ycrk Tsisans, ssh.l
A the wife Of one Of the party engaged ID
the recovery Of treasure from the wreck OF thu
British man of.war HussAr, sunk on Port Morris
On Wednesday afternoon discovered something
Aoasing IN The water near BY, and presuming il
20 b pieces Of timber that could be turned to
advantage, Mf. Ramsay went in boat and
towed It ashore. when II was discovered TO be Z
box containing human remains.
Al the bottom Of the boz lay one woman OF
ordinary size and the negro; the next layer
consisted Of . man and woman-the former
was very tall and Of powerful frame. In order
70 get him in, his legs had been bent up behind
in . manner that could not have been done
but soon after death, and while the body was
still warm, and BY his side was another wo-
man Of ordinary size, and whose head had
been cut Oh and placed near her feet, ap-
pearantly with view Of economizing the
room an other white man, who was Of ordinary
size, girl appearantly about seven years old,
and an infant filing up the remaining space
All the adult bodies had shrouds Of an inferor
quality upon them, and appear to have been
used more with . view of conveying false i'm j.
preston in case Of the bodies being found than
anything else, inasmuch as there were other
matters usually attended to in preparing de-
ceased persons for Increment, which had been
entirly neglected. Each of the women had
night caps on, and over one Of them was tied .
handkerchief, which had probably been used for
closing the mouth Of the deceased.
Quicklime had not only been applied to the
features, but had also been placed inside Of
the womens caps and the sleeves Of the under
garments Of all, in . moistened state, with the
evident intention Of facilitating decomposition,
and thereby destroying all possibility of identi-
fcation, which object, it is believed has been
most effectually accomplished.
The large man referred to has wound on the
breast, in the region of the heart, as if he had
been stabbed and several spots, resembling
blood, we're OF the shirt where it covered the
wound. The hair and whiskers Of one man
were quite perfect; and some portions Of the
body where the lime had not come in contact,
were SO fresh and firm, that it was the opinion
Of DR.. Freeman that life had not been extinct
more than one week. The leg Of one woman
was also separated from the body. The sever
ance was, however, supposed to have been ef-
fected by the action of the lime. All the flesh
peeled from the skulls, owing to the action OF
the lime, except in the case Of one woman,
whose hair was of light brown, and whose fin
gers we're quite delicate.
From the fact that the sides of the box were
not wet through, nor the nails corrodeJ, it is
believed that the box had not been in the water
twenty-four hours, but most probably was cast
into the water near New York sometime during
the preceding night, and was then floating up
with the tide. Some suggested the idea that
the bodies were packed with the design Of being
sent on to some institution for anatomical pur-
poses, but DR.. +. repudiates the idea, on the
ground that the lime destroyed the value for
any such use.
vic fa1r. - Al. p. ~
entire party we're murdered in this city, and IN
order to avoid suspicion which might attend
The carting OF box Of ordinary length of cof-
ins from any house or tavern, the bodies were
INITIATED and forced into box, the form Of
which would not be likely to lead to the con.
tents being suspected.
The more the affair is considered, the more
1eeply it appears to be involved in mystery.
GENERAL JAIL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES JAIL
BROKEN lE.-Sheriff Long yesterday received
Information that a body Of men contemplated
breaking into the Jail, and dsposng Of the
prisoners who were quite numerous, and were
'ept there at an expense from $50 to S75 per
month. This item is no doubt the melting cause
1t this outbreak. The Sheriff Immediately went
'ver, but found nothing to excite serious ap-
on his part, and as he informs US,
tarted home, but not being satisfied, returned. |
At about 10 o'clock at night a force OF about |
90 men, disguised, appeared before the Jail,
nd demanded the keys of the jailor Miller |
@ this request, Mr.. Miller promptly refused
Hedge hammers were brought into requistion
galnst the door, it yielded, and the Jail was |
inferred. The prisoners, we learn, all made good |
heir escape, but Carpenter, guilty of incest
lie, 1t is said, was spirited away, and his fate
emains mystery.
We have no comment at present to make
pom this demonstration. 1t is evident, altho'.
bat the sanctity OF the law has been invaded,
ut whether the end attained will justify the
leans employed, remains to be seen.-Sigour-
CIV Democrat ,June 9th