Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08
The Ohio B0dy-Snafcher.

HE Is BELIEVED To BE "CHRIsTIAN,n WHO
WAS CONVICTED IN WASHINGTON OF GRAVE
ROBBING.
1t was hinted strongly in the Cincinnati En-
2Ntfer few days ago that the robbery of the
Harrison grave could be laid to the credit of
one "Dr: Morgan who figured SO cOnspicu-
lar character: The Enquirer of yesterday
says: Chief Ziegler and Inspector Wappen-
stem Yesterday admitted that they had a clear
a. +i ag2lSt MortQn. Inc latter was in the
and fed. His home is IN Columbus but he
piled his bust mess at various places wherever
ne could make most by it. This last act will
likely end his Infamous career at the profes-
sion. The authorities are hot on his track and
expect to have him in hoe before many DAYS.
morton laSt winter was engaged in collect.
ing Stli1S Tor the medical college at Ann
Arb0r, and while so engaged was arrested. II
is said that his real name is Christian and tat
tour or i've years ago he lived at Lebanon.
ONO, going from there to Washington citv'
where, after doing good business in the reSur
rection line, he was arrested and imprisoned;
that he has for long time dealt in bodies as a
merchandise, and taken up sstitis regardless of
age, sex or condition, preferring. however
those who in life had been rich for the reaS0n
that the sale of their grave clothes and orna-
ments sometimes went great way in PAYNE
expenses. 1hlS. so ia" as the name is cor
cerned, cannot be true. Four years ago Nor
ION was medical student at Michigan
University. He was callcd Morton then,
While in jail last winter at Toledo some let
terS came TO him from Ann ArbOr which gave
MN and his business away. The poStmaster
look the letters to the jail. Morton being
brought into tine turnkey Office was rendered
the letters, and taking them in his hand an
0fllcer demanded them, when he quickly put
mem Incl Int INTO the open crate, where good fire
letters, Morton thruSring his foot into the fire
to press them down quickly. The officer pushed
him away, however, and Cemetery frusCa
Scott snatched out, only partially ScOrched and
sui leglbie, letters iron William J. Jones
Co, Ann ArbOr, relating to the bOdy-sn.tch-
ing business in general. These letters pa~ticu-
iarly reierred to the bodies of the old lady ard
the boy, and remarked that the lat. er WAS too
lender, and he had better take none so young
fereafter-nO younger than fourteen Years
1t stated that the latter body had been die
posed OF 10 other parties. Ir closed was check
Ior S90, to apply on account Jones said Nor
ton better not remain. here too long but 90
elseWhere TO work on contrac., which WIS
referred to as for seventy bodies. There was
reference in the letter to the fact thai some
sixty bodies bad been received from him a.
Columbus and vicinity.
1t was also discovered that some of these
bodies were reshipped from Ann Arbor to
Cincinnati. About week later, b. means of
an application of crOtOn oil to the Skin, Nor
ton got up tlIst class eruption of the surface
OF ms body and created Jail sensation. Tie
physicians were beautifully deceived and
pronounced it clear case of smallpox In
THIS condition he was removed to the pest
hOuGe for treatment. On the 29.h of that
month he escaped from the pesthouse and
was never recaptured. After his escape it was
strongly lntimated that several interested sur
applying the crOtOn oil to Mortons skin, and
thuS erecting his escape. If caught this time
1t will require stronger dose than croton oil
10 get the ghOul from the hands of the law