Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-25
ana Colonel Brown. discovered that the
french hussar officer whom Lacey had
young lady.
Another Medical College Caught in tho
HeinOus Crime.

AAVAuVuS STI1ues
cleveland advices of SEPT. 18th state
intense excitement prevails in this
vicinity over a peculiarly exasperatino
ease OF grave-robbery. Mr.. Edwin
french, long and favorably known here
IN connection with the Winslow car.
roonng company, died on Saturday at
the mouse OF his son-in-law, j. II. Boyce
IN Wllioughby, of typhoid fever. The
funeral occurred Monday afternoon, al
mr.. Boyce's residence. 1t was attended
by large number of citizens from
cleveland. the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway company runnins y
special car 10 accommodate the friends.
AT about 1 o'clock Monday afternoon
the body was consigned to its grave in
the family lot in the Willoughby Gene
tery. Fearing that the grave nigh, be
robbed, Mr.. Julius L. French, son of Tho
deceased, hired young man of the
place named E. Bliss to watch
II: This done, Mr.. French and his
friends returned to the city. Monday
evening, feeling perfectly satisfied that
the body was safe, young Bliss visited
'he grave several times during the fore
part OF the night, and about IL O'Clock
was there. He returned again not iar
from l o'clock, when he discovered that
the remains of Mr.. French were gone
and saw signs that indicated that the
robbers were not much more than ont
OF slght. lie at once notified the son.
ln-law, MIR. J. II. 8oyce, of the occur
renee, and the latter, with few friends
hastened to the grave to find the story
OF young Bliss only too true. By the
SIDE OF the empty grave was found an
OLD coat, and leading from it were very
fresh wagon tracks. Squads of men
With all the weapons in the village were
sent of in every direction, and dis
patch sent to the city asking the police
TO be on the watch. Detectives HULL
ilgan and Reeves took the case In pass
ing through Rockwell street, near Erie.
these officers discovered q buggy an.
parently just arrived and covered with
mud. Tney went to it and found human
gray hairs on the foot-board. This was
a good clew, and pretty good evidence
that something was wrong. The pro-
prletor was called, and declared he
knew nothing about the case, and
could only say the buggy had been left
there early in the morning. Search
warrants were sworn out against all the
medical colleges here, and different
squads OF men sent at the same time to
search them. The officers went to the
homeopathic hospital on Prospect
street. They at once entered the dis
secting room and began the search.
Nothing out of the way could be seen
at first, but, after carefully looking I'M
der dissecting-table, they saw that the
dust on the floor, which was about four
inches thick, had been disturbed. Pry-
ing up the boards and removing scant-
ling, the body Of Mr.. French was found
in box, ready to be lowered into a
picking vault. 1t was at once taken
out and turned over to the officers.
During the afternoon man named
Joiner was arrested and confessed the
crime, saying he was assisted by a
young doctor named Carlisle. This
man was also arrested. The ianitor of
the college and nearly all the faculty
were arrested on the charge of secret.
ing the body.