Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-10
a HUSBAND HORRIFIED.
The Body Of His Wife Found on
= Rissecting Table.

KANSAS CITY, No, October 3d.
A horrible discovery was made tbs
afternoon in the third story Of the
Vaughn Diamond building, at the
junction Of Main street and Delaware,
used by the Kansas medical college. at
which time Mr.. John Terrence found
the dead body of his wife on a marble
slab where it had been placed BY a
party Of ghouls of the grave, having
been stolen from its resting place in
the Union cemetery, during the pre-
yious night. As the poor man saw
the naked body. where it had been
left by the human hyenas, he could
hardly believe that it was that of his
wife whom he had buried less than
twenty. four hours before. but being
requested by Sergeant Deitsch. he
drew closer and the frightful reye-
latiOn was made doubly apparent.
He sank back into a chair while the
police officer covered the body
with an old table-cloth, and after Civ
ing orders that no one should be al
lowed entrance to the room, the hus-
band went before Chief of Police
Speers, yowing vengeance on the men
who had dared desecrate the grave Of
his wife and lug her into a ~dissecting
room. As soon as it beclme known
to the faculty Of the college that the
body had been discovered, an effort
was made to keep the matter quiet.
but murder will out, and a reporter
was among the first to hear ofthe case.
At once dlvining that the faculty must
be acquainted with the facts in the
premises, an effort was made to inter.
vieW the prominent members. but sud
denly they had become as dumb as
oysters, and refused to say anything
about it. A reporter called on DR..
George HALEY at his home on Wyan.
dotte street, out that gentleman would
impart no information to the scribe.
being in conversation with DR.. Tyre
at the time, aud at last
the reporter sought new channel.
where the following facts we're OBJ.
tanned Mrs. Terrence, wife Of John
TorrenoG died on Wednesday last al
the old ellis mouse, on the levce. and
was buried on Friday. Her grave was
in the southeastern portion Of the CEN.
etory, aud Yesterday morning when
the sexton, VIM. Todd, made his in.
speetion Of the newly made graves, as
he is compelled to do by orders from
the association, he discovered thaI
Mrs. Torrepce's had been tampereC
with, and at once came down town anC
placed the facts before Nj. j. PAYNE
president Of the association, who il
turn gave them to Chief Of Pole,
Speers. II vas al once seen that tn,
utmost secrecy must be maintained
and Sergeant Deitsch was detailed I,
work up the case. After visiting sew.
eral localities and interviewing one o,
two physicians he came to the oonclu
sion thatthe body was in the dlssect
ing room Of the Kansas City mediea
college. In the meantime Mr.. Tor
renee had been notified and the tw,
proceeded "a tho building. but coulC
not gain admittanoe. The i%anitor wa,
found at last, but refused 10 ALLOW tn,
officer in the building till he wa
threatened with arrest, when h,
opened the door and tha investigation
was made. Several rooms weresearche,
before the one used for d~issectin.
purposes was reached, and the Office
felt sure before entering that Che bod,
was there, as proved to be the case
Mrs. Terrence, although she died in
miserable way, was a woman Of NOR
than ordinary intelligence and ability
and fifteen years ago numbered as hel
friends the best known people in tht
city. She was born in Edinburgh
Scotland, as was her husband. anC
shortly after their arrival here misfor