Nebraska advertiser., 1867-12-05

ithe place, fot the purpose of observing
where the pegs were fixed TO which at
night the wires would be attached; there.
fore, when night came, they easily found
the pegs. and feeling their way cautiously
along the wires, they renewed the loaded
weapon, and pursued theft avOcaEiOn in
security. ter 90. ,...t
The surgeons were not without their
share of risk in these affairs. as they fire.
quenlly had to take the bodies from the
houses of the resurrectiOnists to the hos.
pitsl.
On one occasion, a student was
conveying a subject, carefully packed
in 4 hamper, in a hackhey.cosCh,
from one hospital to another. To his
surprise aud alarm. the coach stopped in
front of The police Office. The coach.
man descended from his box, and putting
his face in at the window, said In low
but significant tone.
Sir my fare to the place you want
to go 10 is ten dollars, unless you wish
to be put down here"
The student took the hint and paid
him the money.
The leading lt1en among the resurrect.
ionlbts were wont to strut about the
dissecting.rooms, and give themselves
no small airs.
At the commencement of Cettaiti
session, one Murphy, noted character,
presented himself before the house
surgeon. After some unimporsant con.
tersatiOn, he said
Well. doctor, this season / must
have one hundred dollars down, and
forty.six for everything bring you. "
Nonsense" replied the surgeon ;
81 lis downright exlorlion. shall EN-.
ploy some one else" .-,....
Z" Very we'll. sir, said Murphy, on his
heel: /" but you won't be able 10 do with.
out u.s." 1ig t@5
The event proved thai Murphy was
right. The new men were either bribed
off by the old gang or else were ex-
posed and detected by the police; so the
doctors, in despair, were obliged 10 re-
employ Mr.. Murphy.
Tie two kings of IhIs uphallowed craft
for II was in but few hands-were The
above. e.rnenrIoned Murphy and one Pats
rick. The following story is told of the
latter. as a specimen of his un.irlng
activity; o. IS.
He was one day strolliEg about coun-
try village. with nolhIng particular to do
when be heard that female body, sup
posed 10 be that of pauper from the
work house, had been found IN the ca.
nal, and was then lying in the sable Of
an adjoining public. house.
Having always an eye to business. be
entered the public. house, called for O
glass of ale, and entered into conversa'
lon with the stable.bOy, who remarked
Catch me sitting up with another dead
body"
why not &" asked Mr. Patrick.
Because, last time. the parish Officer
gave me next to nothing for my rOub
el"
Pariek chuckIed iu@ardly, and ap.
parently out of pure absence of mind,
began playing with the lock of the stab
lie door. He presently left and went
straight up-tO the city. He returned the
same nigIh with lrusY friend and q
bunch of keys.
Next morning a jury of twelve hones
fellows was empanneled by the coroner
After hearing a certain amount of ev-
, idence The coroner said {
- Now, then, gentlemen, if you please
we will view the body"
The boy led The way into the stable
D a cloth which covered some object in ar
empty stall was removed, and disclosed
to the eyes of the asIOnished jury truss
of straw!
On another occasion a fooitfian, ShC
was acquainted with Patrick. infOrmet
l him that his master was dead. and tha
: he thought something could be done will
The body.
$ Patrick declined TO have anything Il
= DO with the affair, until the coffin wa
I screwed down. which was accordingly
T done on Saturday night, the funeral be
5 ing ordered for the following day. Tbs
a fOOlman and Patrick then removed lhr
e body. placed il in The garden. and fiIleC
The cOfin with earth.
e Patrick actually attended the funeral
a aud afterward stated that he could no
il help smiling when the clergyman alluded
j. TO ''our dear departed brother"
d On another occasion, Murphy AM
!. Patrick were working amicab'y IOgelhe
c as partners in a most lucrative undertak
e ing. There was private burial'grOuDC
5 belonging 20 TWO old women, who resides
in Couage hard by. They employees
n une Whackeit as grave digger and watch
e man Messrs Murphy and Patrick ron
d clud-d an arrangement with this man, B.
II which TIE graveyard was placed at lhei
a disposal. ...e, ..-
g Wbacketl uGed TO leave the gate un
d boI,ed. provided them with key. at,
!. even made secret marks on such grave
: as he deemed il advi,ahl- to rife. for III
= purpose of guiding them in their night
rambles;
n Unfortunately, however. two rivs
e resarrectioniSts, named Vaughn and HoI
n Ils. got scent of the affair, and callinl
one day on Whackett, threatened TO ex
e pose him unless he gave them a share i
Is the job.
Whackeul made no reply but crossin
u Immediately over to public house whic
If was full of laborers, shouted out to lh
IS assembled company a,i
do you see those two men! The
% are bOdy.snaIcheFs, and have come