The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-16
CHASING 4 GRAVE ROBBER.
OverhauIina HIN amer n Hun OF Eighteen
Mnes-Mahy bodies Stolen.


ZASEsvILLE, o., Nov. l4.--At l2I o'clock
Wednesday afternoon tall. slim man OF n
dark complexion drove into Crooks livery
the man Appeared and called for his To- team M
Al 2h 4; NJ. Policeman Slit. on patrol at East
GAINESVILLE. saw spring wagon containing two
men. one tall and dark and the other OF medium
size and light. drive rapidly down Main street.
AT A. NJ. Policeman Launder was accostod in
the seventh ' Ward By solitary man in G spring
Park. Launder suspecting something. asked
what was In the wagon. apd the man answered.
and the man struck him with the butt
OF his heavy whip. felled him TO the
sEogand, and then drove rapidly "a; Lannd9r
informed Chief OF Police Linton, who started
IN pursuit with Policeman, Stitt The residents
Der BY the hurried flight Of The first team team.
and so were able. when Linton and Stitt
came along. 70 give them the route; The
bus pike. driving furiously. with the police
about three-Quarters OF an hour behind. The
darkness was so Intense that not until they had
catch sight OF their man. whose horse was q
thoroughbred. while the police had a lively
small village fifteen miles west OF the city. they
got view OF him. Policeman Slit. who was
driving. called out to him 20 halt. His only nm
awer was 10 turn around deliberately and fire a
shot which struck Stitt In the left wrist. The
ball hit the bone, glanced around and came out
In the back Of the hand. The missile was crushed
completely out OF shape. After firing. the fugi-
tive whipped up his horse and quickly disap-
pearsd Ia the darkness, The police fred three
once more the race was taken up. Policeman
Slit still pluckily hung on TO the lines though
cred with blood. He is probably disabled for
life, They did not again catch W. with the
fugitive until about mile west OF Browns
Vile where they overlook him and fired three
shots, The first evidently struck him. M
he fell back into the wagon but instantly reeov-
m I'm ha IN Of ia laU I. fhfn
turned and fired three or four shots, which
did not take effect. While doing 80 he had lot
noticed his approach 10 the third toll gate. the
bar OF which was down. His horse dashed
aRai nat the bar and came 10 sudden stop.
Seeing that further flight along the pike was
from the wagon md took 10 the woods. which
are dense at this point The policemen fol-
were unable 10 trace him further.
Coming back 10 the pike. they proceeded to
examine the contents OF the wagon and discoy-
Ned TO discover, contained four bodies instead
Of the spoils OF supposed burglary, As they
had supposed all The while Accusing the toll
borhood and pursue the fugitive. they returned
to tho city with the load. On their arrival here
Csrrnc. aged fivs. who died Of diphtheria and
WAS buried Monday; Hiram Curtis. who died
Of looklaw sunday. was buried Tuesday Ben
ton. and WAS buried Tuesday all OF which
were taken from WoodlAwn Cemetery. in the
Nlnln Mhru. ana tnnt OF hlfS. b. a. BulRer, WHO
died Of paralysis on Monday and was buried
"Wednesday in the City Cemetery. Tho greatest
excitement prevailed on the arrival In the city
OF tho CHASTITY freight, and kilograms were de-
spAtched all over the State in hopes OF capturing
the despniler., The bodies were quietly, rein
TERED. Tho horse and wagon. the toll-gnt0
Keeper says. have made on an average two trips
week At night over the pike for the last three
weeks. Il Ia the general opinion that the
bodies. OF which an unknown number have
beeh carried on have been taken TO TWO medi-
cal colleges Ia Columbus, and the matter will be
Investigated
CINcINNATI. Nov. l5-Marshal Fell Of Zanes-
vile arrested Cyrus Elliott. the grave rob-
ber In Columbus last evening. after a long
chase. In which several shots were fired A
mob OF fully fifteen hundred persons gathered
at the depot in Ianesville. and there might have
been violence had not the Marshal stopped the
train before reaching tho depot and taken his
prisoner to Jail while the assemblage were wait.
Ing. AS soon as the fact became known the
hundreds at the depot hurried to the police
station but no violence was done. Elliott con-
fessod the crime. and added that two others
we're implicated and At length, by little STRAIT
eEy, no was led TO reveal the name OF one Capt
billiard OF GAINESVILLE as the leader OF the
Rrave-robbing gang Hiiard was thereupon
arrested and Committed to jail.
gpatch from Fort Wayne says that Samuel
! Iced. appointment physician. has been Arrested.