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stable and never rso it as such. We then went
nut to see what was in the barn, but could nos
,et in. We got Ratchet and Knocked in
'oard, and the cash boy crawled in- be sac
here vas nothing there but empty boxes aud
burglars, and my brother-in-law said that he
would speak to the detectives about it. I did
aot take any notice Of the mattar until Mr. Wat.
ION spoke to me about it and askod
what was going I'd on shsre Il t9.s tnxss sases
here at night told him that my brother-in-
aw had spoken to the detectives About it, aod
hat they had taken no notice Of it. He said he
vas going to speak to the police also. That was
sat Saturday.
.bout the matter until the police caught ths men:
[n answer to question, be then acknowledged
That on the night Of JAM Il he saw the youn.
man who had rented the barn loading . DOE On
wagon, but he did not ask any Questions. de
to tho stove being there. as it Affected bis msnr
auce. and the man promised that ha would mol
make Ere in it any mora
mcHAEI. sCHAAcK,
q North Side policeman, testified that ne "As
detailed to watch the place last Friday week.
Saturday evening ho was pretty suee something
was wrong as he saw bloodVshcet in the osrn;
He and his comrades watched Saturday apo
Sunday, aud no one came. They were concealea
in the barn in the rear OF Mr. Watson 9 house.
working. On Monday evening. about o'clock:
= wagon WAS driven up by two men, One OF
them got OF and went into the barn He was
Just lifting barrel into the wagon when the
witness grabbed him. He resisted, and struggle
followed, in which they both fell and rolled
twice, notwithstanding that the witness clapped
= revolver to his side and threatened to shoot
him if he did not cease his resistance. Witness
fell over the barrel in the struggle and the man
broke away and ran- Witness fired twico and
H. ArrA AtrH& tn
fire again when woman got IN line heswsen
them, and he ran ACROSS i lot and got away
They found two shoVe]s and pick-ax in the
barn and the five dead bodies.
>. OWEN DOwEN,
the other policeman who Was present ut the en-
counter, corroborated the formers testimony
about the time OF watching, and gave the fol-
lowing description OF his tight with the otner
resurrectionist: Il vent for tho driver and said
to him, IT you run I'll shoot you he made
as il feeling for I pistol: .oan ana az 1heh men
the team was between Us. pistoi-shot vas
fredin the fight OF the other officer with hla
man, and the team started and had 10 waas
until they got by me, 80 that the man got etars
on me. I ran after him and as no wou!a q not
stop, fred, and took him in the hand. II was
slippery sud fell down. just a. he WAS getting
over fence, fred again aud took him IN shd
leg, rolling him over. fell again and be waa
up .nd Oft again. followed him aud was
al near IS across the street to h'rn, "aen
I hallooed to him to stand or I'd frs
again Ho took up an alley. By that time
two OF three other officers had joined me. and
one OF them lit candle and We went up the at
loy and found him lying there"
In answer 10 questions ahe witness testified
that The bodies had stockings and gloves On, but
no other clothing. The old man had cut or
his forehead, and his hair was matted with blood
The bodies locked Us If they had been stolen
from graves Could not give an opinion ~ ID
THE CAUSE OF DEATH .
Coroner Diotzsch then said it would OF coufs&
be impossble to determine the Cause OF ths
death Of the persons without medical ezatnlnar
ton Dr. Winslow, the physician connected Wlta
the Hospital said that that would b6 almost I'M
possible III their present condition.
would be able to throw Some Light upon the sub.
iect, but tbs three who were examined 1teatldeG
that they wers informed that tho casos and
barrels contained dry goods and notions, and
tnat they took them in the ordinary eousse o.
business at ordinary rates.
BONE Express RECEIPTS
were exhibited that had been among tbs cap
tured effects. There were two made ons te
Cohn, Wampold & Co., one OF dat date jan: 10 ana a,
the other Jan: 25' s calling s$s,.;dos, for ETo 70
). F. Kelridge i Son, Dexter, Mich,
which is q railroad station near Ann A1bor,
| Mich. whore there is t medical university a
receipt dated Jan-26, 1875, did not give the nane
| Of the conaiguor, but acknowledged the con
sienuent Of two barrels to Scott, Hogan i Co.,
| Iowa CITY, La Another receipt, dated Feb. u,
| acknowledged the consi gnment OF one box 70
| Powell l. Armstrong, Grass Lake, Mich 40
| cordinR to the testimony OF the e1p1essnen
they had been calling at the barn Tor boxes ane
| harre1s for about three months, 30 that tht
resurrectionists must bave been doing thnT:
| ing business
| This closed the evidence Coroner Dletzect
sta.ed that he had talked WITH the captatet
body-snatcher, but could get nothing out Of him
| He simply asserted that be WAS hired to drive
| tha waeor and knew nothing about the buslness
| he was engnged in. He did not think it woule
| have baan OF any use to have him present at The
| inouest, Neither did he think post norteH
sary. It seemed to him thss it Wxs clearly case
| Of ho3y-snatchinc. He did not Wieh to influence
! their verdict but that Was his opinion, aud u
| saving he left the case to them
| THE VERDICT.
| Altar having retired for few minutes th.
| iury returned with the only verdict they coulf
! render On tho evidence presented. They foun1
that the unknown bodies came to their death, II
| the best Of their belief, from natural causes
til at said bodies were inferred and resu1rectet
| from some cemetery unknown to the jury, D.
! parties also unknown to the jury.
| tt had been expected that persons might h2V
come forward who would have been ablo II
| identify one or more Of the botiea, but such va
| mot the case. Four North Side underta&efs pta
in an appearance, but could not recognize any
| them.
sergt. Gerbing informed the reporter tlst
THE REAL NAME
| Of the captured resu1rectionist is Dr. u. T. WI!
iams, residing o: No. 26 Coventry street, AtnoaR'
| he eayo his name to the police AZ George Smith
| It was his brothar who escaped. aod wa un
| doubtedly shot and hurt in his flight. Tho t"'
| are well-known resurrectionlsts, and we're, soIn
time ago, fired upon by the sexton OF concosal
| IT, 49, &HA$ FhT1af ~