The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-14
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Last night A. Mackey, a student at the
medical college in this city, was arrested
here on the charge of body-snatching near
Beacon, a station of the keokuk and Des
Moines division OF the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific railroad. On yesterday
morning Owen OHaran, of Beacon, ar
rived in the city, and from him was learn
ed the circumstances which led to the ar
rest 1t seems that about the lst OF Oc-
tober Mackey took to the depot at Beacon
a barrel said to contain picked pork. On
the 29th another package similar to the
first was shipped by the same party. The
agent suspected that the packages did not
contain what they were claimed to, and
concluded to keep sharp lookout A, a
very early hour on Thursday morning, be-
fore daylight, two coal-oil barrels were
left on the depot platform at Beacon,
claimed by Mackey, and, under his direc-
ton, shipped to his address at Keokuk.
Instead Of forwarding both barrels, how
ever, the agent retained Cne, rolled it into
the depot, and that night, in company with
one or two others, opened it. Their sus-
picions were confirmed, for the barrel
was found TO contain dead body which
was at once recognized as that of J. Hynes.
a young man who died at that place on
Monday and buried on Tuesday. They
headed the barrel up and again forwarded
it to its destination. Fryff the attorney
OF the road, who was in Oskaloosa, was ad-
yised of the facts and sent a dispatch to the
officers here to detain the body upon its ar
rival. The barrel that was first forwarded
arrsral Thnr,.,,-
loaded on Friday morning, and some time
during the day was called for by dray-
man and delivered at the medical college.
The other one arrived on Friday night, was
unloaded on Saturday morning, and, in ac-
cordance with INSTITUTIONS, was retained
and placed in charge of the city marshal.
Both barrels were on one bill, were billed
as merchandise, and directed to A. Mackey,
Keokuk, Iowa. Mackey has been practic-
ing medicine at Beaver for the past two
pe-rs. Upon the opening Of the present
session Of the medical college he came to
this city and has been attending lectures.
When interviewed as TO what he had to say
about the matter he said he didn't know as
he had much TO say. He expressed the
opinion, however, that it was put up job
on him by parties living at Beacon. He
said that man who represented himself to
be farmer came to him and asked him |
10 ship the two barrels to Keokuk to
his (Mackeys) name stating that they were
ior his (the farmers) brother-in-law here,
snd would be called for. When only one
,f the packages arrived, however, Mackey |
sent TO the depot TO inquire what had be-
come of the other, and found considerable.
iault becarse it had not arrived. The frst
barrel which was left at the college had
not been opened, and it is not known whose
body it contains. DIR. Hughes stated that
The barrel was left there by Mackey, that
they had received no notice Of its contents,
and had no knowledge concerning it. They
purchase subjects whenever need.d d for dis
secting purposes, and the superstition WIS
hat this one had been left there for that
purpose, but they had not purchased it or
aiken charge OF it as yet. He says the bar
rel is standing just where it was left BY the
lrayman, and that the parties claiming it
an have it, The other barrel was removed
in the afternoon to an undertaking shop,
Ehere it was opened and the body recog-
,ized as that of John Hynes. The remains
we're in q shocking condition, having been
placed in the barrel without any protec-
ion, and begrimsd and dis6gured IRON los
ling about in handling. They were put
a colin and buried here, where those Of
IL father aFe inteEred .