, 1873-12-20
WASHINGTON GRAyE-R0BBERs.
Capture 0f Professional Ucsurrccs
tt0ntsts~-A Stnrtlaisg Exposure,

From hs n'ashit.Gton Chronicle, Dec. II,
,,, On Friday night lat tho police oaeom' Of tho
tho Circle, inqnited Of tic occupant "a whlte
wotnan) whit hor burinosp was, and Bllo replied
that Rho wae waiting for her husband, who waa
engaged IN btlstEoaa near by. This waH accepted
Kept on tho horse md buggy; md lator in
Tic team, holding in his hand n shovel,
Which 10 placed in the voclo. Soon
anme direction as tho frat, also with shovel,
and whom tho mon were soatcd in tho buggy
thoy oil drove of In tho direction Of New HamIE-
sbiro avcnuot which thorougninre tlioy followed
oon ont s, eo%1sy ta5a s ed oeer
gagged In aomo way with thtovos, arrested tho,n
while crossing Twentieth Btrcot, and drove tho
buggy with all IT contained to tho station-houbo
on X street, and conducted tho two mon (ouo
wllte md Que colotcd) and the woman (wliito)
into private room, when they woro questioned,
but returned oyasiyo anbvora.
In tho buggy wore two ahoyo1s which hnd tho
appearance Of having boom recently used, about
half n dozen largo strong bags, q bottla Of luud
d syringo. d bull Of strong twine, aud a Horow.
driver. II occurred to The officers tut from tho
kit found these rorsons might bo eugngol In
graye.robbing, anil Sergeant Kneass, with Ont-
cors McGlne and Hawkins started 10 visit tho
gTnvc.yards.
On taking circuit OF Holmoata's b,1rying-
ground they discovered on tho Nineteenth
street silo, bY tho fcnco large bag, and on
closer inspection found tim. it contained tho
was buried on Friday from his lato rosi-
dcnco OH L street. THO body waB doubled
up in orler to got 1t ii,:o tho sack, with tho
Lend aud hands at tho mouth of tho Bano, aud
on cacl, on1 Of tho bag woro flxod'etrong llalld-
ease. Leaving ono Of tho olicers IL charge, the
Sergeant stationed tho other officer a. a dis.
tanee, to sec II any party or parties should take
the body away, whlle lug returned to tho Station-
house md te'egraphcd to Lionteuant Noonan
Of the Second Precinct, to send nia nlou to tako
charge Of the body. it being in his precinct.
Tho whito man gave his name rs Dr.. George
@. Archer. 1lo .was searched, mud six-bar-
relied revolver loaded, found in his pocEot.
dum-book, from which it nppoars TINT
his right name Ia George 4. Christian,
clerk In tho Surgeon-Goueral's Office, residing
ut 309 East Capitol street, anu thal ho has been
carrying on all extensive bueinesa as body
snatcher for some time. tho dates showing his
transactions with several medical institutions in
Cleveland, Ohio, Virginia. aud tho DISTRICT Tho
book shows that ho Inns takon bodies from tho
graves in ncar1y every cemctory, III tho District
lIolmeads, Mount Zion, potter's Field, aud Tie
Young Mems Christian Association burial-
grounds being frequently noted. and that tho
Virginia University and tho medical depart
! molts Of othor colleges hare boon customers Ut
his. It contains noses for ovory day 10 tho yonr.
TINT ho has bccn attending medical lectures, but
no reference is nude to tho subject until August
last, md then thoro Is 4 refcronce to the body
Of 1,oau Hickman.
Under the dato OF Monday, Dec. I, 1t Is
stated: "Yaltod pottcr's Field; shipped two
subjects In wliisky-barrels to Virginia" Doc. 4:
"visisol .Holmea's md Young MEMS grounds
and failed:" Dec 6; "vlsited Ebonczer, Kato
and !, mud got subject" Doc 7: "Wont to
ut. Zion and got subject" Doc. &: "Tisltel
Hol,lead's and Young Mems grounds and fnilod."
Under tho date Of Tuesday, Dec. 0, ia written:
"Doctor and l went out this evening. and suc-
cecdud it gottsng lllcgiblo) Of Baau tilloeible).
It was lovely moonlight night, aal everything
went off lovely"
Under tho date Of Sept. 10 tho excntomont
oaused by the discovery Of Deau'n body huyug
been tamporcd with IL referred to, aud lie statos;
~ loar no ono who suspicious who did it."
In sumo Of tho entries 1t is mentioned, II
paid "a Us his sharo;'' and in ono or
two, "Wont to = aid returned tue koys."
A correspondence shows that tho price de-
1nanded by him {?40 per cotpse) was considered
too much by some OF 11b customers, who thought
$50 ought to DO enough to satisfy him. In his
pocket was also found n card or membership In
the Young Mons Christian Association. Tho
woman WHO was with him is young mud kcc,,-
looking, md gives her namo as Margaret uayri-
SOD. The oolored man, who Is doubtless hlrod
by Christian. is young, aondcr-bui!t, and it il
said has wlfo and children living III this city.
lilo gives Ills nanlo as Charles Green. They
wero taken to police headquarters, and thoso
kept until last night, WHOM they were Released on
81 900 bail each for further nUucnrauce,