The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-08
From the Iowa City Tribune.
University Medical Department
: STARTLING REVELATIONS.

From the Iowa City Tribune.
University Medical Department
!. STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Nh Particulars Of the Resurrection
Affair.
from THE PEN OF ONE or THE PRINCE
s PAT OPERATORS.
16the Editor of THE TRIhuNE:
Having seen tho article ia the
Press, of My 18th, written BY J. T.
Irish, giving the reasons why the
Grand Jury failed to indict In the
"Resurrection Case" and accusing
innocent parties Of completely with
me toinjure the Medical Department,
I desire to makc-through your pa
per-a full and complete statement
Of the whole matter, giving truth
full history OF my connection with
the Medical Department, what was
required Of me, and the; part that
each person took in this case; inclu-
ding the Hon. j. r. Irish himself.
l caiiho to Iowa City about August
1st, 1870, and was hired by DR..
Boucher at $17 per month. I work
cd for him until September 25th. He
refused TO pay me but 5000, but
said he would charge $l5 TO the
Medical Department., which they
paid mo. Hc procured me the situa.
ton Of Janitor with salary OF $50
per month, with the agreement that
l was TO assist in procuring "sub-
jects" whenet- er tho Faculty dictated,
for which l was to receive extra pay.
At meeting Of the Faculty in
December, at which John 2. Irish
was present, u sum of money was APP
propriated from tho fees of studeuts
for obtaining dissecting material
dogs aud cats having been the only
material used up to that time. 1t
was agreed among the Faculty, at
this meeting, that each one should
do the best he could to procure 'sub-
jects" in thu several parts OF the
State where they lived. 1t was
agreed, also, TO send DR.. North to
obtain material for immediate use. l
was told TO hold myself in readiness
to 60 wherever DIR. North would op.
crate.
On Thursday, December 22d, l
was ordered by Prot. Farnsworlh to
go to Davenport aud report to Prof
Peck, which / did that night, no fur
nishing the money to pay my fare.
Prof Peck ordered me to tho New
combe House, where l would find
DR.. North. l found the Doctor IN
der the assumed name of West. On
Friday morning hc introduced me to
Dr.. Secomb, hailing from Chicago,
who was TO bo principal in s.resurrec-
ting" DIR, North, becoming alarm
ed by some remarks made in the
Newcombe House respecting his oc-
cupation MS a ''resurrcctionist," star
ted for st. Louis, directing Sccomb
and myse!f to look to Prof. Peck for
orders. second refused 10 do any
thing further, unless North or Peck
would furnish the necessary tools
and take charge of material procured.
Peck refused to do anything, saying
that "North had beon furnished with
money, and that he did not know
why in hi he should leave when
that was his business to attend to-
He then told US to go and operate
ourselves, for there was plenty Of
material about Davenport. Secomb
wiehed to srcsurroct" the body of u
wealthy man who had just died.
Peck objected, saying, that "if dis
covered, it would be fastened on the
University at Iowa City" The de-
ceased was in metallic coffin, in q
tomb. Hc ordered us to go to the
pauper yards, west of the city.
Matters remained in this condition
until Thursday, December Goth. At
noon Second and myself went to DIR.
Peck's Office for orders. He told us
to go the Depot, tor Prof. Farnsworth
had just gone, and was anxious to
sec us. We found him, and report
ed our failure in procuring 'sscbjects"
there. He cursed DR.. North round
", attaching all the blame to him
for our lack Of success, and urged
Second TO come to Clinton, and he
would Bee that material was pro-
cured, and would take the response
bility Of shipping il after it was OBJ
tanned. He told US to 60 TO DR.. Peck
and tell him to give us money to 90
on the next train to Clinton. We
went. DR.. Peck asked me where DR..
North had gone. / told him St.
Louis. DR.. Peck said "North was o
d-n fool for running away with the
funds and preventing his obtaining
He gave Second more
money and sent him off, telling him
that "Farnsworth tcould not fail
him."
He thon told me he had telegram
from Dir. Boucher, ordering me to
Iowa City, as he had sob" on
hand there-everything being ready
and hands engaged. 1 came on .
freight train, and arrived late in the
EVENING" think between o and 10
o'clock-and went Immediately to
James Barry's, where boarded
Barry told me that DR.. Boucher
wanted to see me at once at his
house. On our way Barry told mo
that he was at u meeting the night
before at tho DO tors barn, for the
purpose of "resurrecting" a body
They would not go, because the
Doctor would not 80 with them, and
they, being Catholics. did not dare
20 alone. DR.. Boucher wished to
obtain the body Of this mamie nav
ng died suddenly from broken leg, |
aused by falling down Metropolitan
Hall stairs. DR.. Boucher not being
t home, we started for his Office,
nd met him on College street, com
% home. He told us to go back TO
is barn, and he would set us at work
as there had been
plcndid subject" buried that ds "
Ie told us that Fred. his hired man,
'ould help us, and that he would
i've us $40 each. lie then instruct.
4 US how TO operate, giving US u
pade and halter strap with rope at
lched, and mo the keys ofhis office
rawcrs to get q Ratchet and his
evolver, also TO get as much whis-
ey as wo wanted from Albert Mors-
ian on his account--and ii we were
ri n. aJ a tho ,,rayn cpua III, ,,a,,<.t l