Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

WHOLESALE TRADE IN DEAD B,pfIs-A wo.
NAN AMONG THE ALLEGED REsURRBcTIoN-
MANS GRAVE.
The attention Of the off GERS OF the 4th pre-
cinct Lieut.. Greer was attracted last night by
o horee and buggy standing for long time near
the circle at 22d street, with a woman in the
vehicle. The officers kept their eyes on the
vehicle until after midnight, when one OF then
approached IL and inquired of the woman the
occasion Of her being there so long, when she
said she was waiting for her hush and WHO was
in house near by engaged in transacting some
business.
TWO MEN WITH sHovELs.
This was accepted a satisfactory eNplaua-
ton, but watch was kept on the horse aud bug
gy. and later in the night a man was seen to
approach the team, holding in his hand
shovel, which he placed in the vehicle.
Soon afterwards another man come from
the same direction as the first; also with q
buggy they all drove off in the direction of New
Hampshire avenue, which thoroughfare they
followed out towards Boundary street. The
stolen goods or engaged in sons Way With
thieves, arrested them while they were crossing
10th street, and drove the buggy with all 1t con-
conducted the two men, lone white and one
colored,l and the woman. (white,) into private
room, when they were questioned but returned
eyasiye answers.
GRAvEyARDK1r.
In the buggy were tSO shovels which had the
appearance of having been recently used,
ABOUT nail q IOZen large strong bags, b0ttle OF
liquid, syringe and a ball of strong Irvine. 1t
occurred to the officers that from the kit found
these persons might be engaged in grave rob-
bling, and Sergeant Kneass with Officers Nc
Glue and Hawkins started to visit the grave
yards. There was also screw driver in the
buggy.
DEAD BODY IN A SACK.
on taking circuit OF Holmeads burying
ground they discovered on the 19th-street side,
by the fence, large bag, and on closer inspec-
tion found that it contained the dead body of
Thomas Fletcher. cOlOrN1 who w As hurial vos
terday from his late residence on l. street. The
body was doubled up in order to get it into the
sack, with the head and hands at the mouth OF
the same, and on each end of the bag were fixed
strong hand holds, for the purpose of carrying
il with more ease. Leaving one OF the Off GERS
in charge, the sergeant statiaued the other
officer at distance, to see if any party or par
ties should take the body away, while
he returned to the station house and
precinct, to send his men to take charge Of the
boGy-it being in his precinct.
THE WHITE MAN
VINO was arrested gave bis name as DIR. George
Z. Archer. He was searched, and q six barrel
revolver, loaded, found in his pocket, together
with papers and a memOr andum book, from
which it wonld appear that his right name is
George A. Christiaua, formerly clerk in the
Surgeon Generals Office, now residing on Cap
itol Hill, and that he has been carrying on
AN EXTENSIVE BUSINESS AS BODY sNATCHER
for some time, the dates showing his transac-
tons with several medical institutions in Cleve-
land, Ohio, Virginia, and the District, to which
he has sent bodies for about six months,
and during that time he must have sent
away several hundred bodies recent order
from An institution in Virginia directs him to
pack
TWO BODIES IN WHISKY BARRELS TIGHT,
and use sawdust for packing. One from Cleve-
land tells him to use strong boxes instead of
barrels, as the barrel-heads get loose, and might
occasion suspicion. One memorandum shows
th at he went to POtter's field for Henry YOungs
body, who was recently hung and was disap-
pointed by digging up the body of a woman in
stead OF Young's. The book shows that he has
taken bodies from the graves in almost every
cemetery in this Overwhelmingly, Mount
Zion, Potter's field and the Young Mems Chris
tan Association burial grounds being fire.
and the medical departments OF other colleges
have been customers of his.
CHRIsTIANA's DIARY
contains notes for every day in this year, from
January to December sth, from which it ap-
pears that he has been attending medical lee.
tures,but no reference is made to a subject until
August last and then there is a reference to
the body of Beau Hickman. Under the date of
Monday, Dec. 1st, it is stated visited POtter's
Field shipped two subjects in whiskey barrels
to Virginia; Deer 18th, visited Holmead's and
Young Mems grounds and failed; Deer 9Th,
visited Ebenezer, Kate and 1, and got sub
ject''; Deer eth, "went to Mt. Zion and got a
subject; Deer 5th, "vlsited Holmeads and
Young Mems GROUNDS and failed"
Under the date of Tuesday, September ., is
written: .'Dr. and went out this evening and
succeeded in getting Glleeiblel of Beau (llegi-
Dle.) III was lovely moonlight night and
everything went of lovely"
Under the date of September 10th the excite
ment caused by the discovery OF Beaus body
having been tempered with is referred to and
he states ~ have found no one who suspicious
who did IT."
In some of the entries is mentioned, 81 paid
= - a. his share" and in one or two went
to and returned the keys"
THE PRICE POR DEAD BODIES.
correspondence shows that the price de-
manded by him $50 per corpse) was consi lered
too much by soHae of his customers, who thought
$50 ought to be enough to satisfy him. Ia his
pocket was also found q card of membership in
the Young Mems Christian Associa alton. The
woman who was with him is young and KEEN
looking, and gives her name as Margaret Har-
Tison The colored man, who is doubtless
hired by Christiana, is a young man, SLENDER
built, it'll dark hair and complexion, and it is
said has wife and children living in this city
He gives his name as Charles Green. They are
all in custody at police headquarters.
EXCITING SCENES AT POLICE STATION.
This morning early the station house was
besieged with many persons who were much
excited, and later this morning some four or
i've hundred cOlored and white people were in
front OF the doors and had to be driven away by
the police. All the prisoners are at head
quarters awaiting An investigation by the
proper authorities, but what form the investi-
cation will take is not yet deter mined upon
1t is understood that as there is no local law
covering the case the old Maryland laws will
Probably be brought into requisitiOn.
Control Of the Streets and Avenues
THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE TWO
BOARDS.