The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
a BOdy-SnatchiDg Horror.

4 week ago Cincinnati was intensely excited
over bodysnatching horror, Of which dis
patch of May Both gives the following ac.
count
John Scott Harrison, "A son of eX-President
Harrison, died suddenly some time Saturday
night, his body being found Sunday morning.
He was partially dressed, and had therefore
died while preparing for bed or had risen ear.
" and expired before he finished dressing.
The funeral took place in the Presbyterian
Church at Cleves Yesterday, and the body was
inferred in Congress Green Cemetery, within a
few yards of the tomb of President Harrison.
When preparing the grave it was ascertalned
that the body Of Horace Devins, buried ten
days ago, had been stolen lie was an init
mate friend Of the llarrsOnS, and the discov-
cry caused great excitement, making them
take extra precautions with the grave then be-
ing prepared. 1t was accordingly walled up
heavily the body placed in IA metallic caskct,
and stone which required six men for its
handling placed over it. In addition guard
was employed to watch the grave for thirty
days The funeral over Carter Harrison, son
of the deceased, and Geo. Eaton, grandson,
came to the city to search for the body Of their
friend Dcvins. They were not prepared with
the proper search warrants till this afternoon,
Smell Baker, they visited the medical college.
In the dissecting room rope leading to a.
chute seemed tight, and drawing it up a body
with the face covered was found attached Al
ter examining it moment, Carter HaTi-
son said, THAT is not he; my friend was
wasted with consumption, while this is stout
man" The body was entirely nude, save the
covering of the face Smell Baker suggested
that Harrison should take good look, and
the cloth being removed, he was seen to trcm-
bic and turn pale as he exclaimed, "Nly God
its fatherw The long, white, flowing beard
had been cut off close to the chin, the juguar'
vein had been cut and the blood let out The.
body was otherwise in no way mutiated. The.
doctors could make no explanation, in fact had
nothing to say regarding the matter, and now
stoutly refuse to talk. The presumption is that.
the suddenness of the death excited their in.
tercst, and they determined to secure the body
for postmortem examination. While search
was being made for the body of Devins, friends
at Clevcs discovered that Mr. Harrisons grave.
had also been despoiled, and two of them at
nnrn came in. and at the depot met those who
IN advance had made the discovery. 1hcl
stone on the grave had been pulled aside, the
grave opened, the glass IN the top of the cas-
ket broken and the body pulled rudey out.
The man employed to guard the grave has not
DtcH etCll SlllCc lllc ulSCONtly, uItliOuSl tNCI
effort has been made to ascertain his where
abouts. Opinion is divided AS to whether he
was "A party to the crime, or, after negcCting
his duty and learning the result, fled from fear
of being arrested for completely in it. The
body will at once be taken back and rcintGrred
with precautions still greater than ever. Mr..
Carter Harrison is almost PROSTATE from the
nervous shock caused by "a series OF severe or
deals through which he has just passed. He
is II married man and has several children, all
of whom reside i'm the Harrison llomestead-aI
farm given the late John Scott Harrison by his
father, President Harrison. 1t is located about
five miles from the historical Harrison farm
at North Bend, where the deceased members
of the Harrison family are buried, and where
the body of the last survivor of the immediate
family of William Henry Harrison was laid
Yesterday for so short a rest. John Scott IIar-
rison was seventy.tour years of age; he was
twice married, and both his wives reposc with.
in few feet of the place prepared for him.
General Ben Harrison, of Indiana, who was
last year defeated for Governor Of that State
by Blue Jeans Williams, was son of John
Scott Harrison by his first wife.