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but the authorities knew 1t was not the
one sought, but was that OF D..
ANOTHER MANS WIFE.

one sought, but was that Of
ANOTHER MANS WIFE.
The peculiarities by which the body
was identified are quite common. The
hole in the septunI r1riHm Was OCCASION
ed by cstarrb, ana was no guide at Sill.
The false front tooth Wa. better, but IN
this case was merely u coincidence. The
young widower went away, bearing the
body, and feeling perfectly sure he had
recovered the remains of hlJ beloved
spouse.
IN THE DEyINs CASE
Dr.. Herdmsn says the wrong body has
certainly been taken away. Granting
that this be so, there was still no reason
for surrounding the sorrowtul search
with numerous and veXatlous difficulties.
There was no lodging the fac. that IN
necessary delay and expense have Ire
Quently been oCcasioned, and the lOudest
pro.esta.ions have failed 10 bring down
from his anatomical bigh horse Mr..
Demon strstor VIM. J. Herdmar. His
conduct in this Couurclph Is absolutely
shameful, and seriously reflects upon the
institution. Previous demonstrators have
cneerfuly yielded up every BODY traced
To the institution. Dr. Herdman hss
been and is sill pursuing different
course. He seeks to luLimidaie the
searchers and has had frequent tits with
the Ann Arbor Ulcers upon the public
| streets. In the Devins case he even went
further and lent his influence TO extoft
$50 tor ALLEGED services performed by old
Nsgley services for which the Unlver-
sity pays him. Were the bodies pesces
bly, surrendered it would spare the COL
lege an uneviable reputation. As 1t Is,
the University has made a host Of enc
mics on this account, and 1t "a freely
| charged by exGsperated parties that Herd
man connlves with his ghoulS to prevent
friends from recovering their stolen dead.
BODY sNATCHING PAYS.
II /. did rot, men would not follow il.
"Sukiects" command different prices, &C
cordlng to the demand for anatomical
material. The University pays from
$50 to $40 body, and the express
! charges, which amounts 10 several dol
| lars on each cadaver, according to the
distance they are shipped. They are a.
way. billed as merchandise, fish, or other
material upon which there Is no special
express rates. Bodies seldom arrive 81
! knn Arbor after the Isl of May, but the
Uerdman- Morton expose last winter de-
layed the receipt o! bodies, and they were
sent this spring to May %. There is no
special preference for male over female
subjects. but the cacsvers which arrive
at Ann ArbOr are mostly males.
A FAT MALE SUBJECT
is hated alike by body-snatch5rs and
medical students. /! weighs heavier, &C.
casions more trouble and spojls quicker
than d thin, spare cadayer. The latter,
consequently, commands good deal
moro money Besides, the surplus flesh
to be Gu. away and gnt rid of, makes dis
section much more distasteful to the
I students. Dead children are seldom
I wanted, and body-snatchers are cautioned
about stealing them. They are not &C
cepted if under twelve years of age.
Twelve to eighteen year old "stltts" bring
from IS to SIS. Once in while the
leaders of the ring cOnspIr9 together TO
/ increase the retail price OF csdsvers. In
other words, they get up corner on
"stif1s" and run the price up to $40 and
| $50; but the average price Is $50.