The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-22
Fishing for Oorpsss---How One Glass Of
the London Poor Live.

L Will be seen by the following extract
from the Daay Nslcs that Dickens sketched
from lie IN the opening chapters Ct - Oar
Mutual Friend. The Asl-S Saws:
Men 1--we by fishing Tor co-pses. This
snas..l trade Is al least - profitable as reE-
ular LABOR, and As Il unites somewhat 0f lhe
excitement oi gambling with nor little ~
the sav0ry oi larceny. j. is perhaps NOT
wonderful ihat 10 certain class Of minds.
lis attractions should be irresistible. First,
there IS the chance Ot reward sometimes.
as much ~ one hundred pounds having
been offered Tor the body hy the friends or
legal representatives Oi the deceased. Sec
ouiiy. d these The chance ot va.uabe- and
money being in the dead persons pockets,
and M theeNent of both these contingencies
falling there is sill fhe SIX snilln.~ nalI Dy
The coroner and this As WAS pernel.y Tee
MARKED 10 Us. lis good aay S NorA l.r the
Ike ot them When a watch Or parse Is
found on o body. Tor which reward has
not been offered. they are. as a ralg. Ql.e..y
pocSe.ed. aal their late owner pui h-,D Do
10 the river that Ae mas be picAol gn c'-l-
er hy the police or some brother prlitsslon-
al. That The men following tAls lO..a-ome
calling are callous. hardened aul lr-.Ai,
IS "a matter Oi course. that ilcy should
pointed suicides as eagerly AS the >rol.s-
man hopes Tor good oag Is Dor Noust ill.
aud taat they are is uuscrap4lou- JOB .at.r
dealing WIKI tle dead as they are ltr,ctC--
lug ln their ,loris to capture thcu m-s DO
taken as inevitable. The strange 4ul Ie-
plsnant calling once known aul iD-..llL
The character ol lis professors may ee ceu-
cetel
Ol course Tic Thames police takes prompt
Charge oi al The bodies tAes see, p4. iAo
RANGE of their duties is WIDE ihe number
d.. boats 4nl men told oi prescribed uu.l-
Der of miles % river comparatively smah.
ANA tAe result is not Improbable opening
Tor ilc l-Atcrm1u. who, hAA il..i, h.Al
hody-suatCher turns bis attention 4ll lc-
votes h.s nights % looking up and down tlo
river Tor corp-es. \ short time since one oi
lhe nt-, known of these fellows Was seen
about 1870 a. ~. pulling ste4tlliy lu shore,
WIiA what seemed 90 tAc dense mist aud
darkness i1 0c a passenger ug fellow lANlrcr
sitting l the stern. something lu ine nm
couih swinging 10 and ir0 90 The latter cx-
cited iAe suspicion of The police boat on
duty. and learning that helpless aiuuAArd
A~l t.iian tnI. -fN h.nI- and would he
robbed AMI NAL l-treated The hghtcrman was
hailed aud ordered 20 pun TO. 10 was then
seen that The man supposed 10 DE drunk was
dead The gear ordinarily used Tor towing
The subjects IRON where they are found 90
The nearest wharf IN The same pau,l Was
Out oi order. and The lighiernau bad iu con-
sequence calmly reared The corpse up with
rs back 10 the rudder. aud iu snch a man-
ner That The faces 0i the living aud dead
men AL but touched each time the former
bent forward 90 his ore. only stiI un,
master, I'm q taking up 90 KothernitAo. vas
sulkiy given In reply 10 The questions put ;
aitc. which be speaker was permitted 10
pass on, 10 deposit his prey and claim his
reward iu due course